| | |  | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Home » » Harry Potter - Years 1-3 Collection (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) (6-Disc DVD Set) (Full Screen Edition) | | | | | | | Description: | | The Harry Potter Collection is a set of Years 1-3, including each of the three 2-disc sets of Harry Potter 1, Harry Potter 2, Harry Potter 3. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith | | Director:
| Alfonso Cuarón | | Format:
| Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Surround Sound, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English, Spanish, French | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Warner Bros. Pictures | | Run Time:
| 455 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 23, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 57 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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163 of 187 found the following review helpful:
 Not a good valueNov 28, 2004
By A. M. Ponzo
"book woman"
I was very disappointed in this boxed set. The movies, of course, are great but this boxed set was a big rip off. The only reason I didn't return it was because I promised someone my original copies of the first two movies. I already own the first two Harry Potter movies in their beautiful cardboard slipcovers. I was expecting this boxed set to have some continuity. Instead all they did was put the third movie (in a plastic case!) in a fancy box with the first two movies in their original (cardboard!) packaging. If you already own the first two movies do not waste your money buying this set. Just buy the third movie. You can always find your own box to put them in. If you want a boxed set, wait five or six years until all of the movies are released and buy it then. Maybe the packaging will be better. Yes Wolf, the third movie is in a plastic slip case not the nicer cardboard slipcase.
16 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Great movies, poor boxed setSep 19, 2005
By Scott
This review refers to the 6-Disc boxed set. I was disappointed to find out that literally all this is is the original three movies combined and put into a box with some Harry Potter scenes on the outside of it. I didn't expect them to actually create new DVDs, however they could have at least done something new with the packaging to enhance it. The first two movies are in cardboard DVD cases, and the third is in a regular plastic DVD case, which looks wierd. Also, after some use the cardboard cases fell apart. The glue that held the clear plastic piece that actually holds the DVD came off and the plastic piece fell off on both of the first two movies. I had to tape it back on.
I gave it three stars because the movies are great, but the collection is poorly done and a waste of money. At least they could have thrown in a 10 page pamphlet or something to go along with it. I would wait until a few more movies come out and someone does a better box set. Although if you want to own all three movies, this is pretty much the same as buying them separately.
32 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 Scenes have been omittedJan 08, 2005
By Mark T
"Mark T"
I truly love the Harry Potter series. My wife and I devoured the first five books and we take a day off from work to see the movies on opening day. For Christmas, my wife got me the "First 3 years" DVD box set. As we were watching each movie, but especially the third, we kept getting the feeling that something was missing. At first I thought I was losing my mind, but, from some clues in the Prisoner of Azkaban, we figured out that certain scenes- some particularly pivotal- have been left off the box set. Never mind the cardboard vs. plastic casing, leaving scenes out from the theatrical run is the antithesis of a DVD release where, allegedly, more scenes should be added.
The omitted scenes I know for certain are:
1. Sir Nicholas's party. In the DVD, there is a scene of ghostly knights charging through The Great Hall, but with no follow-up scene(s) to explain this action. What should come next, which was part of the theatrical release but was deleted for this box set, was a scene showing the knights entering Sir Nicholas's death-day party. Then, there are more scenes of Harry, Ron, and Hermione at the party, the only "mortals" to attend. They are baffled by some of the strange food and depressed by the atmosphere, so they decide to leave. Sir Nicholas thanks them personally for coming on their way out. I can distinctly see in my mind's eye John Cleese making some kind of feeble toast and then later on dejectedly bidding farwell to the Hogwarts kids.
2. There are some black and white flashback scenes of Harry's parents (at least his dad, from what I recall) poking fun at an obviously loner-type Snape, during their days as students at Hogwarts. This scene explains much of the animosity Snape has for Harry. At least one other main character (Sirius Black, I think, or maybe Lupin) appears in these flashback scenes. Again, I vividly remember the black and white look of these scenes, and the students (Harry's parents, etc.) sitting beneath a tree. These scenes are so crucial! Why would the filmmakers omit them?!
I'm really disappointed in the choice to omit these scenes. While the Sir Nicholas scenes aren't integral to the plot, it doesn't make sense to leave them off the DVD box set. And certainly, cutting the flashback scenes of Harry's parents on the DVD box set is just inexcusable, particularly considering the extra freedoms available with DVD releases.
What were they thinking?
Has anyone else noticed this? Please let me know in your review. Thanks so much.
14 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Widescreen or Fullscreen??Dec 30, 2004
By Movie Hunter
"Laur"
I understand that the box set happens to have two cardboard cases( years 1 and 2) and one plastic case (year 3).
My question is if it's the "WIDESCREEN" set why is year three the "fullscreen" version? Was it mispackaged? Has anyone else encountered this problem?
11 of 14 found the following review helpful:
MISLEADING DESCRIPTION! NOT ALL 3 ARE WIDESCREEN!Jul 13, 2005
By Michele Costa
I BOUGHT THE 3 CD COLLECTION OF THE HARRY POTTER SERIES.
THE DESCRIPTION SAID ALL THREE WERE "WIDE SCREEN"
WELL YEAR ONE AND TWO ARE, BUT YEAR THREE IS "FULL SCREEN"
VERY MISLEADING.
NOT WHAT I ORDERED.
TOO MUCH OF A BOTHER TO PAY TO SEND IT BACK FOR ONE MOVIE TO BE REPLACED.
AMAZON SHOULD SEND ME THE PROPER CD, OR HAVE THE SELLER CORRECT THIS MISTAKE THAT I ALREADY PAID FOR!
MISCHA
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