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(More customer reviews)THIS REVIEW IS EDITED BECAUSE OF A COMMENT FROM A READER.
THE ORIGINAL: I am an avid Harry Potter fan. I own all of the books and movies purchasing as far back as vhs, then DVD and now Blu-ray. The plus for the set is the Blu-ray itself is beautiful viewing, really clean and lively colors BUT, anyone who has viewed the earlier copies will notice that many scenes have been dropped and others added. Scenes I notice missing are not even in the deleted scenes. Anyway, lots of changes I've noticed in all of the movies in this set AND, WHAT IS VERY INCONVENIENT IS, THERE ARE NO SCENE SELECTIONS AVAILABLE IF YOU STOP THE MOVIE FOR OVERNIGHT. I have hunted thru all the settings and find no way to set up scene selections and so have decided they are non existent. ALSO, after purchasing a large screen to improve viewing pleasure, I can tell you the wording in the extras are much too small for reading (our screen isn't the biggest but it is 42 inch) plus the fancy fonts makes reading them even more difficult. A really poor choice from the developers of this series or for that matter any extras on any DVD. TO THE POWERS THAT BE, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WE CAN'T SEE THAT LITTLE STUFF AND TO MAKE IT WORSE YOU PUT IT ON PATTERNED BACKGROUNDS. A real shame for some of us who enjoy the extras as well as the movies. I had thought about returning the set as there are so many changes in the movies I wasn't sure I was happy not being told of them in the advertising but decided that some of the changes are good overall. Anyway, that about covers my thoughts on this particular set. Beautiful to look at but unexpected changes and poorly planned mapping of the Blu-ray for us, the viewer. For the price they should have included the original movies along with the changed versions so we could make a choice for watching, ALSO THE SCENE SELECTIONS WOULD BE GOOD. Signing myself, IRRITATED.
THE EDIT: The helpful comment from a reader was that he had purchased the set and not had the same scene selections issues. I went back into my set spending a lot of time with the TV Wand and settings. I discovered that there are, hidden scene settings for these Blu-ray DVDs. I don't know why they didn't show up and they have been difficult to discover, not an easy format of programming in this Blu-ray set at least not for me. I have very little problem, usually, and why this particular set is a problem I don't know but I do want readers and possibly buyers to know, I WAS WRONG PER THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE; THERE ARE SCENE SELECTIONS. Wishing things would always be easier in the programming of the DVD we purchase but guessing it will take more study on my part to discover EASY and proficient. Thanks for reading. RSBlain
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Prepare for the Final Battle!
Harry Potter Years 1 - 7: Part 1 Giftset includes:
Year 1 HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE BONUSES: Additional Scenes ' Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers ' Around the World Multilanguage Clip ' Character Clips ' Lessons in Quidditch and a Tour of Hagrid's Hut
Year 2 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS BONUSES: Additional Scenes ' Conversation with Author J.K. Rowling and Screenwriter Steve Kloves ' Dumbledore's Office: Build a Scene ' Visit Lockhart's Classroom ' Interviews with Students and Professors
Year 3 HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN BONUSES: Additional Scenes ' Creating a Vision with the Director, Author and Others ' Conjuring a Scene: On-Set Craftspeople Wizardry ' Shrunken Head Interviews ' Choir Practice ' Care of Magical Creatures
Year 4 HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE BONUSES: Additional Scenes ' Cast and Crew Interviews ' Preparing for the Yule Ball ' Triwizard Tournament Challenges, Including Harry Vs. the Horntail, In Too Deep and The Maze
Year 5 HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX BONUSES: Additional Scenes ' Focus Points: Featurettes and Production Diaries ' Trailing Tonks on a Personal Set Tour ' Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing
Year 6 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2-DISCS) BONUSES: Warner Bros. Maximum Movie Mode: Interviews and Trivia Track Focus Points ' Additional Scenes ' The Cast Close-Up ' J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life Profile
Year 7 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1 BONUSES: Prepare for the Final Battle Interactive Journey ' The Seven Harrys Hilariously Recreated by Daniel Radcliffe ' Play Golf, Recall the Past Decade and Look to the Future Career Moves with Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and James and Oliver Phelps ' Additional Scenes
MAIN FEATURES* 1080p High Definition 16x9 2.4:1. DTS-HD MA: English 5.1 (Movie 7); Dolby TrueHD: English 5.1 (Movie 6); PCM: English 5.1 (Movies 1-5); Dolby Digital: English 5.1, Français 5.1 (Except Movie 1), Espanol 5.1. Subtitles - English SDH, Français (Except Movie 1) & Español.
SPECIAL FEATURES* May not be in High Definition; Audio & subtitles may vary.
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