Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Eaton Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: August 8, 2000
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004WGBZ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,153 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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27 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Marketing hype 1, DVD 0, August 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Magical World of Harry Potter: The Unauthorized Story of J.K. Rowling (DVD)

I like the Harry Potter books (and I am 24), I respect the author as well, for sticking to her guns and writing this through the hardship she faced as a single mother. But this is a waste of a DVD and should be avoided.

There is nothing revealing, nothing earth shattering, and very little that is even interesting. Save the money and wait for book 5 and buy that instead.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised, September 30, 2001

By A Customer

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This review is from: The Magical World of Harry Potter: The Unauthorized Story of J.K. Rowling [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I wasn't expecting too much from an "unauthorized story" about J.K. Rowling. I was pleasantly surprised to find that much of the video shows her speaking. She comes across as a very sincere and charming person. Her remarks are quite intelligent and interesting and she gives us a hint of what to expect next, both in the books and the movie.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give This Film A Chance: In your very skin like the books, October 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Magical World of Harry Potter: The Unauthorized Story of J.K. Rowling [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Give This Film A Chance, it deserve it! any harry potter documation is worth watching even if it has a reputation as a recycling the best children's book. It is a fantasy for children but any ADULT would love it if one would simply give this book a chance. It took me back to the beauty of being a curious child. There was a great "cliffhanger" feeling after each chapter. Favorite Lines: "...He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign...to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loves us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin..." like the books I thought that I was too mature to read these books or to see the film. well this film is not for kids but more for older people like me and I am 34.