Harry Potter - Years 1-5 (Box Set) (DVD) > Reviews

I bought this for my kids at christmas and they loved it. Any harry potter fan would love to have this definitive collection. Harry Potter speaks volumes i don't feel the need to go in to depth on this one.

Advantages: Great characters, great actors, love the visual effects and music score
Disadvantages: Some of the DVDs are more action packed and exciting than others in the collection

...Daniel Ratcliffe is outstanding as Harry Potter, you feel real empathy for him at times and you are gripped to the screen watching his character develop throughout the films. The visual effects make it scary for children at some points but they can also enjoy the great music score by John Williams and an action packed colourful movie. Each film is directed by someone different and most of the stories are easy to follow. I did have a few favourites ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent viewing, good presentation, an excellent present
Disadvantages: There's still two (maybe thee) more films to be made

Having grown up with the Harry Potter books I've always been very interested in the film adaptions. I normally don't hold much hope for them, as the book is always richer in detail and frankly lasts longer than the film (I personally only count The Lord of the Rings films better than the books, but that's it). It's no different here. But that doesn't mean these films aren't excellent! I'd buy them just for the surroundings and set-pieces, let alone ... Read review

Advantages: Offers freedom to watch all films so you can keep a continual track of the story.
Disadvantages: Although enjoyable, the later films are more compelling to view than those before.

...that the earlier releases of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone I have purchased are actually on the old school format of VHS! The box set experience not only provides extended quality by means of the DVD format but allows the viewer to watch the character grow up from film to film without delay. The oustanding performance of Professor Snape, played by Alan Rickman, never fails to grip and terrify, particularly as the later films begin to introduce ... Read review

Advantages: great action in all books
Disadvantages: sometimes predictible

...book series we see the harry potter treo grow from young children to mature wizards, in the first book of the series we see the three as young children which do not quite no much about magic as they are only beginners. although harry and ron are not the brightest when it comes to spells and potion hermoine does the groug justice with her great skills as we read further into the book.there are many different obsticles they must pass along theyre journy ... Read review

Advantages: Great story and fantastic films.
Disadvantages: Child ators, and cmpared to the books, the films are rubbish.

...starts with a boy called Harry Potter, who is mistreated by his Aunt and Uncle; during a trip to the zoo, we find there is something different about him. One day he receives a letter. This is very unusual, because Harry Potter has no friends; his cousin makes sure of that, and no family left because his parents died when he was a baby. The Dursley’s try to make sure Harry can’t read the letter and head to a shack in the middle of nowhere. Along comes ... Read review