Product Details

• Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith
• Directors: Alfonso Cuarón, Chris Columbus, Mike Newell
• Writers: J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
• Producers: Chris Columbus, Callum McDougall, Chris Carreras
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, THX, Widescreen
• Language: English, Spanish
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 8
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006
• Run Time: 612 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E6UZZK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,242 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The Harry Potter Years 1-4 includes each of the four 2-disc sets of Harry Potter 1, Harry Potter 2, Harry Potter 3 and Harry Potter 4 (all widescreen versions).

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117 of 120 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it for those who don't own the Widescreen Special Editions yet, March 8, 2006

By	J. Ian Abbott "Rakkasan240B" (Dallas, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I went out to buy the newest Harry Potter DVD (Movie 4) on it's release day, even though I don't already own the first two (I do own Movie 3, however). I knew I'd get the two I didn't own eventually, so why not get Movie 4 upon it's release? I arrived at the store and noted the price for the 2-disc Widescreen Special Edition of Movie 4 was about $23 USD. I looked around a bit and found this boxset with all four of the movies in it for $49 USD. That makes them about $12.50 USD each, and even though I'm buying one movie I own already, I'm getting three that I don't for less than I would pay buying them all seperately (Movie 4 was half the price of the boxset alone!).

The boxset contains Movies 1-4 in the 2-disc Widescreen Special Edition format. That is 8 discs total. Each one is packaged the same as it's original release, though Movies 3 and 4 don't have the cardboard slip covers that came with them originally, but they still display just as nicely. The box that the movies come in is rather weak and poorly constructed and I doubt I'll be keeping it, however I bought the set to get the movies at a bargin price and not to get a nice box to put them in.

I strongly recommend this set for anyone who wants to get the whole set for one low price, it's a great way to catch you collection up for cheap!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars great movies but........., February 13, 2006

By	Norman D. Dutra Jr. - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The movies themselves are absolutely perfect. They contain every element you would want or even consider in a well produced movie. My review is on this box set however. I bought the first box set, and it was nothing more than a collection of the first two movies in the set that are already out and placing the two "boxed" editions in with the brand new "plastic case" 2 disc set. Would it have been too hard to ask to get a unique version of these movies, such as the special editions found on TV. The set just seems off with a plastic case sitting next to the two boxes. If they return to the "box" set then the set would look even more uneven. I plea to the ones in charge of this marketing to give us at least something we can be proud to display without always trying to make money off of us. If they continue this marketing scam, and then finally give us an organized set I can only ask one thing. Every true Harry Potter fan shouls boycott that set.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the ages---and all ages!, August 28, 2006

By	Patricia Stringer (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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First things first---Harry Potter isn't just for children.
He belongs to a mythic tradition as old as King Arthur and as new as Luke Skywalker, with such notables as Oliver Twist,
Huckleberry Finn and Dorothy Gale in between--all of them orphans whose adventures teach us something about life, loyalty,
and what it means to be a hero.

This collection of four film is a fine introduction to
the mythology of Harry and Hogwarts, and gives viewers a chance to see its very young stars grow up. Not since the glory days of MGM have such novice performers and seasoned veterans worked together so seamlessly.

Sure, there's plenty of magic going on via special effects--
Buckbeak the hippogriff being a special wonder, but just as magical are the performances of the human actors--seasoned pros like Maggie Smith and Robbie Coltrane, plus newcomers like Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and especially Rupert Grint,
as fine a comic actor as any working today.

This eight-disc collection (one for each film, plus a disc of extras) is a tremendous bargain. If you love movie magic in any sense of the word, this is for you.