Harry Potter 1-8 (2001-2011) (Hogwarts Collection / Wizard's Collection) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

riverbelow · 03-03-2012, 02:01 AM

Yeah and if thats true they really need to stop it! Stop releasing DVDs with blu-ray.

At huge price points it becomes burdensome to blu-ray consumers as opposed to regular consumers who have a DVD player and ps3 with some blu.

Taking away the DVD's would make it a 23 disc set you should pay maybe 250-280$ for.

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AgentOrange · 03-03-2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by riverbelow

Yeah and if thats true they really need to stop it! Stop releasing DVDs with blu-ray.

At huge price points it becomes burdensome to blu-ray consumers as opposed to regular consumers who have a DVD player and ps3 with some blu.

Taking away the DVD's would make it a 23 disc set you should pay maybe 250-280$ for.

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Exactly.

I thought the 14 or whatever discs on Lord of the Rings was insane, since half of them were DVD's. This is even crazier. For a release like this, they should really just make them blu-ray only just to cut down on unnecessary "bulk".

chip75 · 03-03-2012, 02:15 AM

No offence to Warners but the box would have to have some serious craftsmanship for me to spend more than a hundred bucks for it!

And bonus features are just that bonuses!

There's probably been less than twenty special features on DVD or Blu-ray I'd actually pay money for and half of those were made as documentaries twenty odd years before the format was even invented (and not as bonus EPK's!).

It would have been cool if they'd released a special edition From Page to Screen with the discs on hubs on the front and back covers, that would have been a nice release!

rosemelikian · 03-03-2012, 02:53 AM

The set looks stunning but to much money and i already have the futureshop exclusive's so i will pass.

royasave33 · 03-03-2012, 02:56 AM

does this come with an owl to send letters to people

koreyman · 03-03-2012, 03:07 AM

preordered today , Looks awesome can't wait

The Mad Kiwi · 03-03-2012, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ssjmichael

This is close I think, but I don't think these will come with DVD supplements. I think these will mirror the Ultimate editions nearly exactly in terms of the number of discs, and include a DVD for each movie and the 3D version...

When I said DVD supplements, I meant the third discs included in the Ultimate Editions of 1-4 that were just port-overs of the original DVD editions. So our lists both match; I just labeled mine differently.

JenM · 03-03-2012, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

I'm a huge Harry Potter fan but there is no way I will be buying this set, I own all the Ultimate Editions, besides 7.1 and 7.2, it seems this is just a repackaging of the Ultimate Editions with collectible items and an extra disc or 2

I'm a huge HP fan too, and I've been waiting to upgrade the first five movies to blu because I figured there would be a box set when the movies ended. And I assumed an 8-movie box set with bonus features would definitely be expensive.

But I never thought it would be as high as $350. That's insane. I'll be skipping this set as well if the price is that high, and I'm really disappointed about it, since I was really looking forward to this set.

ssjmichael · 03-03-2012, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by The Mad Kiwi

When I said DVD supplements, I meant the third discs included in the Ultimate Editions of 1-4 that were just port-overs of the original DVD editions. So our lists both match; I just labeled mine differently.

Oh okay, cool

koreyman · 03-03-2012, 04:35 AM

Looks like alot of people are unloading their ultimate editions to help absorb the cost of the $500 mega set. http://www.ebay.com/sch/diggerbugg/m...id=p4340.l2562

77Pat · 03-03-2012, 05:12 AM

I could see the value here for a collector, but not me.

I do not have any of the movies yet, but am considering the UK edition.

What I would really like is the set with both extended and theatrical editions. I do not really watch any extras (sometimes bloopers), but they are a nice bonus.

chris_sc77 · 03-03-2012, 02:04 PM

I am sure that Amazon will end up selling this for $250 within a month of release. The $500 price is ridiculous and extreme and a sad case of price gouging. I own the 2-disk DVD's of the first 6 movies , the Blu-ray limited luggage set of 1-5, and he blus of 6, 7.1 and 7.2 (The Best Buy and Target special bonus disk versions of 7.1 and 7.2. that is). Even $200 is a lot of money to ask for this to be honest. Nobody wants those digital codes.
They really need to go overboard and include pretty much any and all special features ever produced along with New special features for this to be worthwhile. Yes this is WB's cash cow and they are exploiting it for all that it is worth but they need to include something to make that very high price justifiable.

ssjmichael · 03-03-2012, 02:44 PM

Someone did bring up a good point earlier. If you were to buy all the Ultimate editions separately and Deathly Hallows 3D separately you'd probably be paying just as much here, but you're getting a unique package, more content, DVD versions (albeit useless to many here) and who knows what else

It's still a little overpriced because it shouldn't cost as much, but less than the individual sets. If we're looking at the MSRP's of those sets however as I'm sure WB is ($49.99 each) then it's not a bad deal.

goeagles5039 · 03-03-2012, 03:46 PM

Does Emma Watson come with this?

MrHT · 03-03-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by goeagles5039

Does Emma Watson come with this?

If it does, then I'm definitely buying this...

mzupeman · 03-03-2012, 05:16 PM

This is a really bad year to release something like this if you ask me... what with Indiana Jones and uh, the Bond collection coming out this year. I'm not buying this.

Dark Hueso · 03-03-2012, 06:25 PM

really want those extended versions, was hoping they finally got the goblet of fire version out

jtwise · 03-04-2012, 02:10 AM

why can't we just get the last two movies in Ultimate Editions?

PUsokrJosh305 · 03-04-2012, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jtwise

why can't we just get the last two movies in Ultimate Editions?

We are going to get them, most likely the same day this boxed set comes out

puheemanstrutt · 03-04-2012, 06:31 PM

i just want to know if there will be extended versions for the prior HP movies, so i do not have to keep buying the upgrade. $350 for the whole set is a rip off, especially for those who simply watch the movie and not bother with the bonus features.

does anybody know if i should just start buying the old releases? i just want to get a complete blu-ray collection.

03-03-2012, 02:01 AM	#41
riverbelow Banned Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Perth, Australia Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:473 Blu-ray reviews:2	Yeah and if thats true they really need to stop it! Stop releasing DVDs with blu-ray. At huge price points it becomes burdensome to blu-ray consumers as opposed to regular consumers who have a DVD player and ps3 with some blu. Taking away the DVD's would make it a 23 disc set you should pay maybe 250-280$ for. [Show spoiler]

03-03-2012, 02:15 AM	#43
chip75 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Wales 4K collection:304 Blu-ray collection:3100 DVD collection:1782 iTunes collection:230 Trading Score:9	No offence to Warners but the box would have to have some serious craftsmanship for me to spend more than a hundred bucks for it! And bonus features are just that bonuses! There's probably been less than twenty special features on DVD or Blu-ray I'd actually pay money for and half of those were made as documentaries twenty odd years before the format was even invented (and not as bonus EPK's!). It would have been cool if they'd released a special edition From Page to Screen with the discs on hubs on the front and back covers, that would have been a nice release!

03-03-2012, 02:53 AM	#44
rosemelikian Junior Member Member since:Jan 2012 Trading Score:1	The set looks stunning but to much money and i already have the futureshop exclusive's so i will pass.

03-03-2012, 02:56 AM	#45
royasave33 Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:new york Blu-ray collection:453 DVD collection:610	does this come with an owl to send letters to people

03-03-2012, 03:07 AM	#46
koreyman Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:717 Blu-ray reviews:1	preordered today , Looks awesome can't wait

03-03-2012, 04:35 AM	#50
koreyman Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:717 Blu-ray reviews:1	Looks like alot of people are unloading their ultimate editions to help absorb the cost of the $500 mega set. http://www.ebay.com/sch/diggerbugg/m...id=p4340.l2562

03-03-2012, 05:12 AM	#51
77Pat Active Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:145 DVD collection:137	I could see the value here for a collector, but not me. I do not have any of the movies yet, but am considering the UK edition. What I would really like is the set with both extended and theatrical editions. I do not really watch any extras (sometimes bloopers), but they are a nice bonus.

03-03-2012, 02:04 PM	#52
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	I am sure that Amazon will end up selling this for $250 within a month of release. The $500 price is ridiculous and extreme and a sad case of price gouging. I own the 2-disk DVD's of the first 6 movies , the Blu-ray limited luggage set of 1-5, and he blus of 6, 7.1 and 7.2 (The Best Buy and Target special bonus disk versions of 7.1 and 7.2. that is). Even $200 is a lot of money to ask for this to be honest. Nobody wants those digital codes. They really need to go overboard and include pretty much any and all special features ever produced along with New special features for this to be worthwhile. Yes this is WB's cash cow and they are exploiting it for all that it is worth but they need to include something to make that very high price justifiable.

03-03-2012, 02:44 PM	#53
ssjmichael Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:96 DVD collection:4	Someone did bring up a good point earlier. If you were to buy all the Ultimate editions separately and Deathly Hallows 3D separately you'd probably be paying just as much here, but you're getting a unique package, more content, DVD versions (albeit useless to many here) and who knows what else It's still a little overpriced because it shouldn't cost as much, but less than the individual sets. If we're looking at the MSRP's of those sets however as I'm sure WB is ($49.99 each) then it's not a bad deal.

03-03-2012, 03:46 PM	#54
goeagles5039 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Wakanda 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:155 Trading Score:77	Does Emma Watson come with this?

03-03-2012, 05:16 PM	#56
mzupeman Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Upstate New York 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1669 DVD collection:173 Digital collection:589 Trading Score:7	This is a really bad year to release something like this if you ask me... what with Indiana Jones and uh, the Bond collection coming out this year. I'm not buying this.

03-03-2012, 06:25 PM	#57
Dark Hueso Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:San Diego Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:477 Blu-ray collection:2906 DVD collection:167 MA collection:25 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:37	really want those extended versions, was hoping they finally got the goblet of fire version out

03-04-2012, 02:10 AM	#58
jtwise Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Louisville, KY 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1483 DVD collection:7 MA collection:1 Digital collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:4	why can't we just get the last two movies in Ultimate Editions?

03-04-2012, 06:31 PM	#60
puheemanstrutt New Member Member since:Jan 2012 Blu-ray collection:278	i just want to know if there will be extended versions for the prior HP movies, so i do not have to keep buying the upgrade. $350 for the whole set is a rip off, especially for those who simply watch the movie and not bother with the bonus features. does anybody know if i should just start buying the old releases? i just want to get a complete blu-ray collection.

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