Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Cobra Entertainment LLC
• DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006N2EF0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,799 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad..., July 5, 2005

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yavin5 - See all my reviews

This review is from: J.K. Rowling and The Birth of Harry Potter (DVD)

This documentary doesn't have any interviews with J.K.Rowling, or with anyone for that matter. J.K.Rowling's life and the birth of Harry Potter are explained entirely by the narrator of this hour-long program, while we see images and footage of different places in Britain. It is nicely put together and quite informative, although I think for the knowledgeable fan, there isn't anything new.

60 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Impressed, August 7, 2005

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S. Beckley (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: J.K. Rowling and The Birth of Harry Potter (DVD)

There were no interviews with anyone, just a picture slideshow with narrative. The images that were shown that were "related" to Harry Potter were not even correct images. The music seemed to be a bit off from the overall mood of the DVD. Although you did learn some things about J.K. Rowling's life, you have to wonder if some of it wasn't just speculation. The best thing about the DVD were the beautiful Scotland scenes. Overall, watch it, but don't believe everything you see and don't expect too much.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 5 minutes of material stretched into an hour is BORING!!!, July 20, 2007

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Diversity Lover "sunmusic" (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: J.K. Rowling and The Birth of Harry Potter (DVD)

This seems to have been sponsored by some kind of United Kingdom tourism bureau, as it mainly depicts still photographs of places for Harry Potter fans to visit. They mention MANY times what a "private person" J.K. Rowling is, which is, of course, the excuse for why there is NO SUBSTANCE whatsoever to this DVD. I'm hesitant to even call it a movie, since it plays much more like a slide show with a narrative (plagued with lots of speculative "filler" to kill time). Save your money, or if you must see it, get it from your library or request it by interlibrary loan. If you don't have to PAY to watch it, you might feel somewhat less pain for having wasted an hour of your time on it.