Harry Potter 5 (4k + Br)

I received the email to review the DVD before it had even arrived as it said it would arrive by the 9 April and didn’t arrive until this morning (11 April). Now it has arrived I am concerned by the fact it says ‘rental copy’ on it, it is not sealed and the case is cracked. I thought I was buying a brand new DVD, I had no idea it was a used one. Hoping to watch it this evening with the kids and keeping my fingers crossed it will actually work. Not looking too promising so far. Giving it two stars for the benefit of the doubt.

A replacement for one that had gone wrong - works well!, enjoyed the film as usual; but, this DVD was not secured in its box! came with small mark's on the disc!

As with the books the plots are getting darker and darker. There is vary little to smile about in this film and at times you just want to throuw the DVD, player and all, out of the window. If you are a Harry fan then it's a must especially if you've read the books but if it's just a one off film look somewhere else because you need all the films up to this to understand what is going on. That said it does move along at a good pace and there are some great lighter moments between the 3 main characters and their co-stars.

From the opening scene, I knew this instalment, the fifth film in the series, was going to be dark. There are very few laughs at all, everyone is miserable most of the time, and Hogwarts is slowly being turned into a prison. This film, for me anyway, has lost almost all the magic and charm of the other four films, and I think is rather drawn out. I didn't come away feeling good about having watched this film like I did with the others, and I think younger viewers may well find it just a little too dark and violent.Having said that, it's not a terrible film, it's just not quite as likeable as the others, but I'm sure any HP fan will still want to see it.

This film was great (first time) on the big cinema screen, but loses so much in the size & sound reduction that I found it boring on our TV.The problem with this film is that it misses out to many things that may be subtle, but are quite important later on (like the locket). I also hate the Harry writhing around on the floor posessed by Voldemort bit - talk about overacting.The part of the film I was really looking forward too (Fred & Georges swamp & fireworks) was a complete wash out. No swamp & pathetic fireworks - with todays technology could they not have managed a few more of the fireworks as described in the book?If this is a picture of what films 6 and 7 will be like I won't bother & just keep re-reading the books. Like too many sequals its going off the success of the first films and the success of the books. Even my kids don't want to re-watch it, whereas they watch no 1 & 2 all the time.

I gave this movie/DVD 5 stars because I think it is the best in the whole of the Harry Potter franchise. With the Ministry of Magic interferring in Hogwarts, total denial that Voldemort has returned and Harry's growing connection to the dark lord bring together a recipe for mystery, danger and spell-binding action for Harry, Hermione and Ron. BTW I think the 'Room of Requirement' in this movie is totally badass. Dolores Umbridge has to be the most annoying yet intruiging professor yet to make an appearance at the school and her 'dictatorship' methods prove brilliant to watch. Great bonus features on disc 2, brilliant movie. Nuff said.

Problem 1) it was the wrong filmProblem 2) it was unplayable due to disc damage and over cleaning it appears.

From day 1 I have loved Harry Potter and can honestly say that I have found that films 1-4 were spectacularly converted from book to cinema - this is not to say that the films can replace the books in fact anything from it.JK's books are involving and intriguing from the outset and the pace of the books make you want more to the very last page - sections have been omitted from the first 4 books to films however this is not particularly obvious initially and those films are works of art in their own right.Unfortunately the same cannot be said to the same degree of film 5, whilst fast paced and still full of action, so much of the original story has been lost or altered that though the film was good it is not great like its predecessors. As has been noted on countless occassions I am still baffled as to why the longest of the books has been translated into the shortest film. Furthermore, the director, story writers and producers, in my humble opinion, have lost the opportunity to bring back characters (which appeared in the book) e.g. Dobie, Firenze, Ronan and Bane (to name a few) who do play parts of varying significance in the last 2 books - I can only hope that films 6 and 7 stick more closely to the books I truly believe that I would rather spend an extra 20 or 30 minutes (or however long) in the cinema than to loose parts of the story.