Harry Potter Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set (Sorcerers Stone/ Chamber of Secrets/ Prisoner of Azkaban/ Goblet of Fire/ Order of the Phoenix)

Like many others, I too had been renting these movies so often that I figured I might as well splurge on a boxed set. Well, the prices were quite steep until this particular edition came out - all five Harry Potter movies for a value deal! It's just a simple, no-frills boxed collection of all five movies, i.e. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Each comes in a plastic case that is pretty flimsy, but for the price you get all five movies that one can conveniently play over and over, instead of renting the individual movies. I am saving up to purchase the entire HP collection [1-8] once Deathly Hallows Parts 1 & 2 are screened and eventually make it on to DVD which will probably be sometime in 2012[?]. As a HP fan, I don't mind splurging on a boxed set of the entire movie collection, and don't mind the wait either. The first 3 movies in this set are rated PG, and the remaining 2 are rated PG-13. The language and subtitles option for "HP and the Sorcerer's Stone" is English and Spanish, the languages option for "HP and the Chamber of Secrets" are English and Spanish [subtitles are in English, French, and Spanish], the languages option for "HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban" are English and French [subtitles are Eng, French, and Spanish], the languages option for "HP and the Goblet of Fire" are Eng and Spanish [subtitles are in Eng, French, and Spanish], and finally, the languages option for "HP and the Order of the Phoenix" are English, French, and Spanish [subtitles are in Eng, French, and Spanish]. Here's a brief recap of the 5 movies contained in this boxed set for those new to the HP world: "HP & the Sorcerer's Stone": 11-year-old orphan Harry Potter[Daniel Radcliffe], finds that he is actually a young wizard and goes off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, run by Headmaster Albus Dumbledore [Richard Harris]. Harry is sorted into the House of Griffindor, where he makes friends with Ron Weasley [Ruper Grint], and brilliant Hermione Granger [Emma Watson], and discovers the joy of Quidditch [a wizard sport]. The trio find themselves embroiled in an adventure, having to do with the elusive and mysterious Philosopher's stone, owned by Nicholas Flamel. Harry also has to deal with the sad truth of his parents' death at the hands of the Dark Wizard Voldemort, who seems to have disappeared, after failing to kill Harry on the night his parents' were murdered. Harry bears the scar of the encounter on his forehead, and in this first instalment, begins his epic battle against evil. "HP & the Chamber of Secrets" - Harry and his best friends Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for another amazing year. Harry has been warned by Dobby the house elf to stay away from Hogwarts but ignores the warning, and finds himself close to peril many times throughout the year. The trio discover a strange message that the chamber of secrets has been opened, and when Muggle-borns [i.e. students born to non-magic humans] are found petrified, Harry and his friends race against time to solve the mystery. "HP & the Prisoner of Azkaban" - Harry discovers that Sirius Black, a notorious mass murderer has escaped from the wizard prison of Azkaban, and is out looking for Harry. Though Harry feels safe at Hogwarts, he is perturbed by his encounters with the Dementors, the guards of Azkaban, who seem to have a terrible effect on Harry. Under his new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Remus Lupin, Harry learns some new skills that may help him battle his adversaries, and in the course of the year, also discovers the truth about his parents' death, as well as the real identity of Sirius Black. "HP & the Goblet of Fire" - Harry and his friends attend the Quidditch World Cup where disaster strikes and the Black Mark [of Voldemort] is seen in the sky signalling his forces are gathering strength. Harry and friends return to Hogwarts which is hosting the Triwizard Tournament, and though only students aged 17 and older are allowed to compete, Harry finds his name chosen, and thus together with the other chosen champions, i.e. Cedric Diggory [Robert Pattinson who went on to garner fame as Edward Cullen in Twilight], Fleur Delacouer and Viktor Krum, faces one peril after another in a bid for the championship. But as always, darkness follows Harry and he finds his greatest challenge yet in this 4th installment. "HP & the Order of the Phoenix" - Harry and the rest of the Hogwarts students are in for a nasty suprise when a ministry official, Umbridge [Imelda Staunton in a wicked role] is sent to Hogwarts to keep an eye on Dumbledore and the rest of the faculty and students. Harry gets on Umbridge's bad side through no fault of his own, and the gang decide to rebel by forming their own group which teaches students to battle the dark arts. This installment is the darkest of the five here, and viewers will see how Harry and company have truly matured, the actors coming into their own in each of the roles. I hope this whets HP newbies' appetite for watching the movies. Though the movies do not capture all of what is contained in the books [that would take hours of screen time] - the sense of magic and wonder is quite amazing as portrayed on screen. Highly recommended [both the boxed set and the movies].

I love this gift set. The box it comes in is super cute but its not very well made but its not crap either its really cute thought and is about a foot long and about half a foot tall (I'm just guessing on measurements). The box has a clamp so the box stays shut which is good. Inside is a Harry Potter Bonus DVD which is in a cute case thus as big as a CD case. It includes- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: A Glimpse into the World of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secerets... Revealed. Harry Potter and The Prisioner of Azkaban: Something wicked this way comes; The Makings of Harry Potter and the Prisioner Of Azkabann; An interview in Spanish with Alfonso Cuaron, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Behind the Magic; Some Animal Magic; Dark Matters, New Masters, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Rebelion Begins; Fulfilling the Prophecy. Harry Potter Year's One and Two are also inside a decorated CD case kinda thing. Which includes two disc's; Disc one the movie, Disc two Bonus Disc. Harry Potter years Three, Four, and Five come in a decorative case as big as a small notebook (more like a regular DVD case. Also including the movie disc and Bonus Disc. This set also includes a Harry Potter Interactive Game (DVD). (play this in your TV) An envelope labeled - Mr. H. Potter The Cupboard under the Stairs 4 Privet Drive Little Whinging Surrey which opens and contains the Harry Potter Trading Cards. Also the Gift Set includes a Bookmark Collection including a set of Five Harry Potter Bookmarks, one bookmark to represent each year- An owl with a Hogwarts letter for Year One, a Gryffindor Chrest for Year Two, a Snitch for Year Three, a Firebolt for Year Four, and a Crystal ball (the Prophecy) on a stand for Year Five. Everything in this set is super cool and totally worth the money i recommend this to any Harry Potter fan.

First off, I am not reviewing the movies themselves in this review. What I am reviewing is the set itself. First off, by far my favorite thing about this set is how thin each individual case it. It is so thin that 2 of them stacked on top of each other is enough to have the same width of 1 normal DVD case. I wish all cases were like this and not just the set cases. If all movie cases were this thin it would save a lot of shelf space. Secondly, as far as picture quality the images look amazing on screen. You can see everything as long as you have a 1080p tv (some may have only a 720p ... I'm not sure what it looks like on that, but from what I hear it still looks terrific). You can see the individual pores in their faces and everything. It really is amazing to see how far technology has come with bringing us the best picture quality they can. Overall, it is a terrific set and I highly recommend it. HOWEVER, people have brought up a very valid point. Obviously, as everyone knows, there are 8 movies total with Harry Potter so this means they will come up with a COMPLETE box set one day once all movies are released. I would have waited, but I was far too impatient to wait and to me it is not that big of a deal to have a box set for the first 5 and then buy the next 3 movies individually. Others out there will prefer to wait though because it will look a lot nicer on their shelf to have the complete set sitting there all in it's own box. I agree, it is nice, but like I said I have no patience for it. So it's all a matter of preference really.

I received this yesterday and even though the box was slightly damaged in transit, I was still totally happy with it. I of course haven't had time to watch everything yet, but I have seen the first movie. It is great quality and if they are all like this, then I will be extremely happy. What you get for the money is a lot. You get all the first 5 movies in glorious full HD. You get a bonus DVD that is from all of the movies. You get a game which I haven't tried yet, some collection cards like in the movies and some metal bookmarks. Everything is well made and I will be keeping the bookmarks and cards still in their original covers and making sure they get protected as they might be worth something in the future. About the films, well we all like the films, they are some of the best movies made in our recent times, they are fun, entertaining and beautiful at times. All in all, I would recommend this to any fan of the films. If you love Harry Potter, then this is a must have.

This is my 2nd set of DVD's: the first set all 5 discs were loose inside the sealed case and scratched up - so I did not watch any of them to verify a problem with Disc 5 having or not having the movie on it. Amazon immediately sent me a replacement set in exchange for my scratched up set. The new set Disc 5 does not have the movie on it, and Amazon has told me, "Please let me apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced as a result of this particular order. I'm sorry to hear that you experienced the same problem with your replacement shipment. As it seems that the problem with this item is more widespread than we originally thought, we are not able to send another replacement. Please note that it is not our intention that we should not replace this item for you, but as we have been quite receiving similar notes about the item, we don't want to disappoint you by sending you a replacement which may still be defective. I hope you can understand our position on this matter. We will gladly refund you in full for the return of this item. If the item was part of a set, please return the entire set."

I had been holding off on getting HP on home video for quite some time. I only had Half Blood Prince on DVD and am perfectly happy with how good DVDs look when upconverted to hi-def (ie I don't plan on rebuying pix I have on DVD when I eventually go to blu-ray). I was kind of disappointed with Warner Bros. bare bones HP sets that include all 8 films. I know next holiday season (2012) they will have an amazing collector's set for the Potter series but I decided to go for this set and buy Deathly Hallows 1&2 to complete the collection now. Time will tell if I should have waited, but this is a great collector's set that includes films 1 through 5 each with it's own bonus disk, the packaging is really cool as well as the trading cards and high quality, metal bookmarks. For the price I paid ($26) here on Amazon, it is an amazing deal and you really can't lose even if you plan on still getting next year's collectors' set!

I just received this today, and I wanted to post the Special Features listed on the back of this set in hopes that I can help others wishing to buy this. The special features are listed by movie, so here goes: *Year 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Additional Scenes . Capturing the Stone: Casting and Bringing the Novel to Life . Around the world multilanguage Clip . Ghosts of Hogwarts . Yearbook Character Clips . Lessons in Quidditch and What it takes to hatch a Dragon Egg *Year 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Additional Scenes . Conversation with Author J.K. Rowling and Screenwriter Steve Kloves . Building a Scene: Moviemaking Magic . Visit Lockhart's Classroom to view his Certificates and Required Reading . Interviews with Students, Professors and More *Year 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkapan Additional Scenes . Creating the Vision: Director Alfonso Cuar'on, Author J.K. Rowling and others reflect . Conjuring a Scene: The On-set Magic of Cinematic Craftspeople . Shrunken Head Interviews with Heroes, Gryffindors, Slytherins, Teachers, Dursleys and Filmmakers . Choir Practice . Care of Magical Creatures *Year 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Additional Scenes . Conversations with the Cast . Preparing for the Yule Ball . Reflections on the Fourth Film . Harry vs the Horntail: The First Task . Meet the Champions . In Too Deep: The Second Task . The Maze: The Third Task . He Who Must Not be Named *Year 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (SPECIAL FEATURES FOR OotP ARE IN HIGH DEFINITION) Focus Points: Featurettes and Production Diaries . Additional Scenes . The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter: Revisit the First 5 Movies for Clues . Trailing Tonks: Personal Film . Set Tour . Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing - Director David Yates and Editor Mark Day Show What a Difference a Good Edit Makes and Then Allow You to Edit a Scene -------------------------------------------------- Overall I'm very excited about this, even without any of the Special Features, you still get all five movies in Full High Definition [1080p High Definition 16x9 2.4:1] for less than $90.

My focus here is more on the Blu Ray and this package than the 5 movie plots. First off the package physically is small. Each movie comes in a case that is about half the size of a normal Blu Ray case. I like the smaller cases so much that I wish all Blu Rays came in the small case. It is such a space saver and we REALLY appriciate that aspect alone. Each movie has loads of special features and behind the sceens content. So even though we have a smaller case for rach disk, they are packed full of goodies. Coming from the normal DVD's another aspect we really liked was not having to have multiple disks for each movie. Call me lazy but I hate to be interupted in the middle of a film to have to insert a new disk. So we really appriciate that as well. One thing lacking was each case was rather plain on the inside. The first two movies on DVD had a lot of nice decoration and such but their Blu Ray counter parts were pure business with no thrills or even a sceen selection index. I personally enjoy that type of thing but it is a minor detail really. Picture quality which is what REALLY counts here is 110% amazing. The detail is jaw dropping to the point it grabs you and pulls you into the film leaving the feeling that you are there. We watched them on our Samsung LN52B750. If you like this series and want to know if the jump from DVD to the Blu Ray is worth it then I would highly recomend this set to you assuming you have a TV to take advanatage of the quality.

Alle Aktuellen Filme aus den ersten 5 Jahren des Harry Potter sind in dieser Box vereint. Qualitativ wird das Bild mit jedem Jahr in Hogwarts etwas besser, was das Mastering angeht. Alle sind aber besser als DVD-Upscaled! Achso,...natürlich wurde auf allen 5 Teilen eine DD 5.1 german untergebracht ;-), somit verstehen auch alle 6 bis 12 Jährigen ohne Englischkentnisse die Filme aus dem UK Import. Klare Kaufempfehlung.

If like me you think that the complete ultimate collection of Harry Potter is ridiculusly overprice and oversize, that is the best thing to help you collect the full series. Yep, the firtst 2 movies don't have alternative cut but you still have the deleted scene. You don't have the newer documentarys but you've got all the old features. Granted, a lot of them are more infomercial than anithing but there are still a few interresting one and I presume that a lot of the added special features of the ultimate edition are as bad. It's a bit oversize but not too much and the packaging is pretty and fun. I would like having the second movie alternate version since I think the movies suffer for the missing scenes but stil that is a really good set for a good price, at least the price I paid a few years ago.

First, the service at Amazon.co.uk is more then excellent. I did order the box Friday, June 10 and received the box today June 13. Even more impressing since I live in Sweden and not in UK. Everything was very well packed and I'm happy! Second, the information on this page about the box is not making the box justice. There is audio as well as subtitles on the most common languages in Europe. English (of course), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish to mention some of audio-choices. On subtitles is there even more to choose from. So the box is suitable both for adults as for children :-) And third, the quality is excellent. I use PS3, and the movies are really coming to life on a LCD-screen.

I'm in love with everything it came with. The perfect gift for a Harry Potter fan!

Ein MUSS für jeden Harry Potter Fan der über einen BluRay Player verfügt. Deutliche Bildqualitätssteigerung gegenüber der DVD. Leider ist der 1.Teil nachträglich etwas überbearbeitet worden, so das die Personen zwar sehr plastisch herüber kommen, die Hintergründe dem entsprechend leider zu unscharf wirken. Zum Glück ist dieser Fauxpass bei den anderen 4 Teilen nicht zu sehen. Hervorragendes Preis/ Leistungs Verhältnis gegenüber dem Einzelkauf.