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LesPaul · 11-26-2011, 06:51 PM

The PiP mode for PS and CoS seems to be missing (they were on the US release). I'm happy with these sets but it looks like the US got the better deal over all. The only advantage of the UK sets is that the boxes are more uniform than the US editions.

AJD1984 · 11-27-2011, 12:41 AM

Hi guys bought HP1 and HP5 yesterday. Very, very pleased with the box sets. Like I said before well worth the money (£25 for a blu-ray, digital copy, and 3/4 DVDs, Picture Book and Character Cards). You pay £20 alone for one blu-ray and a DVD for Disney's Diamond Edition. The Picture book is and extra I was looking forward to.

One question though. Is it just me or did anyone else get Professor Snape character card in the HP1 box set and not Harry Potter? Having not bought HP2 yet, I am unsure if Harry will appear in that set instead.

Andrew

LesPaul · 11-27-2011, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJD1984

Hi guys bought HP1 and HP5 yesterday. Very, very pleased with the box sets. Like I said before well worth the money (£25 for a blu-ray, digital copy, and 3/4 DVDs, Picture Book and Character Cards). You pay £20 alone for one blu-ray and a DVD for Disney's Diamond Edition. The Picture book is and extra I was looking forward to.

One question though. Is it just me or did anyone else get Professor Snape character card in the HP1 box set and not Harry Potter? Having not bought HP2 yet, I am unsure if Harry will appear in that set instead.

Andrew

Yeah, Harry and Snape were mixed up in mine as well.

fabiovasques · 11-27-2011, 01:50 PM

For those who already purchased the UE's in the UK, could you please let me know which audio and subtitles are included? Thanks in advance!

RazorwireRyan · 11-27-2011, 06:26 PM

Bought 1-3 today from HMV. I really didn't think the extended would be shifted to DVD! Annoying but I'm not too bothered, also a shame that the creating the world disc is DVD too...really is a glorified DVD set with a standard Blu chucked in. Just a shame about 7 and 8, wonder if they'll ever be released in this format and match up...

SethRex · 11-27-2011, 06:29 PM

So the UK in the end gets better releases.

The Apocalypse · 11-27-2011, 06:36 PM

I don't see how more DVDs is a better release, (LotR EE's not withstanding) As far as I'm aware, the extended editions of 1 & 2 aren't BDs. The packaging may look nice, but the real value is what's inside.

RazorwireRyan · 11-27-2011, 06:44 PM

I thought the Blu was the Extended because it's longer than the Theatrical but guess it's just the time difference from Blu to DVD?

simon_hrdng · 11-27-2011, 07:31 PM

Can someone please confirm the audio options. I had a look at these in HMV today and the audio options didn't look very promising.

blu for me · 11-27-2011, 10:31 PM

I ordered PS and CoS from the US when they came out there (as they are handily region free, thanks B-R.com) and it was worth it as they are both extended cuts, CoS was great, loads of new scenes and extra bits. The rest are a waste of time. WB, why would I spend extra £15(ish) just for a 1 hour documentary?

Vashetti · 11-28-2011, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SethRex

So the UK in the end gets better releases.

Umm?

PS and COS Extended cuts are shoved onto DVDs.

PIP commentary for PS and COS is not included.

Creative The World... documentaries are shoved onto DVDs.

Billz · 11-28-2011, 11:21 PM

Could someone post a picture of boxsets 1-6 on their shelf?

mdking · 11-29-2011, 05:45 AM

It doesn't seem that the Ultimate editions are leaving very good impressions. Well I, for one, am gonna wait for the DELUXE ELITE GIGANTIC NEXT LEVEL ULTIMATE EDITION coming 'xmas 2012. That if the world doesn't end by then :P. Harry Potter is now a household name; the longer you wait the better edition is going to come out. By 2016 Warner Bros are going to release the 15th Year Anniversary DEFINITIVE Edition.

LesPaul · 11-29-2011, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdking

It doesn't seem that the Ultimate editions are leaving very good impressions. Well I, for one, am gonna wait for the DELUXE ELITE GIGANTIC NEXT LEVEL ULTIMATE EDITION coming 'xmas 2012. That if the world doesn't end by then :P. Harry Potter is now a household name; the longer you wait the better edition is going to come out. By 2016 Warner Bros are going to release the 15th Year Anniversary DEFINITIVE Edition.

and being the sucker that I am I'll buy them all!

mdking · 11-29-2011, 12:21 PM

Well I changed my mind after reading this article. Warner Bros is going "Tricky" on us. They are pulling off all the blu-rays and dvds from the shelves 29 Dec 2011. Harry Potter is going "Niche" now. They will release 1 edition per year for a limited time only then pull off completely. They want to use the structure used by Disney for their "Classic" cartoons. For more read this article

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmb...vanishing-dvds

Personally this news kinda sucks. The movies managed to make 8 BILLION Dollars profits worldwide. WB has an obligations towards us the "audiences" who made this franchise the most successful one in history. I don't want to keep collecting the series over and over and over and over again for hefty prices every year they decide to release more ultimate editions. How much more do they want from us!!?. I am going to buy the Regular Blu-ray Boxset and that's it for me. They can keep the MORE ULTIMATE editions for themselves. Sorry for my rant guys I really was expecting one DEFINITIVE edition like Lord of the Rings and move on to other movies. Instead they will be like Star Wars.

Die hard fans... start building an exclusive library for your Harry Potter Collections.

lgans316 · 11-29-2011, 12:29 PM

The DELUXE ELITE GIGANTIC NEXT LEVEL ULTIMATE EDITION will include an additional kissing scene never seen before.

AJD1984 · 11-29-2011, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdking

Well I changed my mind after reading this article. Warner Bros is going "Tricky" on us. They are pulling off all the blu-rays and dvds from the shelves 29 Dec 2011. Harry Potter is going "Niche" now. They will release 1 edition per year for a limited time only then pull off completely. They want to use the structure used by Disney for their "Classic" cartoons. For more read this article

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmb...vanishing-dvds

Personally this news kinda sucks. The movies managed to make 8 BILLION Dollars profits worldwide. WB has an obligations towards us the "audiences" who made this franchise the most successful one in history. I don't want to keep collecting the series over and over and over and over again for hefty prices every year they decide to release more ultimate editions. How much more do they want from us!!?. I am going to buy the Regular Blu-ray Boxset and that's it for me. They can keep the MORE ULTIMATE editions for themselves. Sorry for my rant guys I really was expecting one DEFINITIVE edition like Lord of the Rings and move on to other movies. Instead they will be like Star Wars.

Die hard fans... start building an exclusive library for your Harry Potter Collections.

Thats only happening in the US mate. Won't be happening in the UK. I'll find the quote from WB that was made on fan site (which has escaped me atm). Rest assured the discs will not disappear in the UK.

EDIT: found the link for ya. http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/4913
Andrew

scamander · 11-29-2011, 01:47 PM

Well, Warner Bros. Germany announced to do this also, so I wouldn't be surprised, when the UK and the rest of the world follow. They use this strategy btw also for LotR and the Batman Franchise (though the Nolan movies will not go into the vault).

mdking · 11-29-2011, 03:08 PM

Well I just ordered Harry Potter - The Complete 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray]+Harry Potter Film Wizardry Book. That's it for me. No more waiting for upcoming editions. In any case they won't pull off LotR kind of extended editions any time soon :P. They will only re-insert the already available deleted scenes into the films. With the exception of CoS and DH1, all the deleted scenes on the rest of the movies add nothing important the films.

I will only wait for the day when Warner Bros runs out of "Fancy Words" for their "ultimate" collections and they have nothing left to con their audiences with. They will release the FINAL FINAL "Use any Fancy Word" Limited Edition where they will give out Emma Watson (in person) free with the collection..Man i bet it will be the most expensive one yet and if she isn't too old by then I'LL certainly be the first in line to buy that edition. The girls can get the one with Harry Potter himself :P.

simon_hrdng · 11-29-2011, 05:15 PM

Apparently the Blu-Ray discs are exact copies of the original blu's, even down to the audio drops. What a complete disgrace from Warner to UK fans.

11-26-2011, 06:51 PM	#121
LesPaul Active Member Member since:Nov 2011 Blu-ray collection:115 DVD collection:15	The PiP mode for PS and CoS seems to be missing (they were on the US release). I'm happy with these sets but it looks like the US got the better deal over all. The only advantage of the UK sets is that the boxes are more uniform than the US editions.

11-27-2011, 12:41 AM	#122
AJD1984 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Manchester, UK Blu-ray collection:220 Trading Score:2	Hi guys bought HP1 and HP5 yesterday. Very, very pleased with the box sets. Like I said before well worth the money (£25 for a blu-ray, digital copy, and 3/4 DVDs, Picture Book and Character Cards). You pay £20 alone for one blu-ray and a DVD for Disney's Diamond Edition. The Picture book is and extra I was looking forward to. One question though. Is it just me or did anyone else get Professor Snape character card in the HP1 box set and not Harry Potter? Having not bought HP2 yet, I am unsure if Harry will appear in that set instead. Andrew

11-27-2011, 01:50 PM	#124
fabiovasques Member Member since:Sep 2008	For those who already purchased the UE's in the UK, could you please let me know which audio and subtitles are included? Thanks in advance!

11-27-2011, 06:26 PM	#125
RazorwireRyan Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Norway/Wales 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:897 Trading Score:3	Bought 1-3 today from HMV. I really didn't think the extended would be shifted to DVD! Annoying but I'm not too bothered, also a shame that the creating the world disc is DVD too...really is a glorified DVD set with a standard Blu chucked in. Just a shame about 7 and 8, wonder if they'll ever be released in this format and match up...

11-27-2011, 06:29 PM	#126
SethRex Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:7 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:127	So the UK in the end gets better releases.

11-27-2011, 06:36 PM	#127
The Apocalypse Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:238 DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 33	I don't see how more DVDs is a better release, (LotR EE's not withstanding) As far as I'm aware, the extended editions of 1 & 2 aren't BDs. The packaging may look nice, but the real value is what's inside.

11-27-2011, 06:44 PM	#128
RazorwireRyan Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Norway/Wales 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:897 Trading Score:3	I thought the Blu was the Extended because it's longer than the Theatrical but guess it's just the time difference from Blu to DVD?

11-27-2011, 07:31 PM	#129
simon_hrdng Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray reviews:4	Can someone please confirm the audio options. I had a look at these in HMV today and the audio options didn't look very promising.

11-27-2011, 10:31 PM	#130
blu for me Junior Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:London	I ordered PS and CoS from the US when they came out there (as they are handily region free, thanks B-R.com) and it was worth it as they are both extended cuts, CoS was great, loads of new scenes and extra bits. The rest are a waste of time. WB, why would I spend extra £15(ish) just for a 1 hour documentary?

11-28-2011, 11:21 PM	#132
Billz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:In a rubbish part of England 4K collection:84 Blu-ray collection:448 DVD collection:78 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:38	Could someone post a picture of boxsets 1-6 on their shelf?

11-29-2011, 05:45 AM	#133
mdking Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:4	It doesn't seem that the Ultimate editions are leaving very good impressions. Well I, for one, am gonna wait for the DELUXE ELITE GIGANTIC NEXT LEVEL ULTIMATE EDITION coming 'xmas 2012. That if the world doesn't end by then :P. Harry Potter is now a household name; the longer you wait the better edition is going to come out. By 2016 Warner Bros are going to release the 15th Year Anniversary DEFINITIVE Edition.

11-29-2011, 12:21 PM	#135
mdking Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:4	Well I changed my mind after reading this article. Warner Bros is going "Tricky" on us. They are pulling off all the blu-rays and dvds from the shelves 29 Dec 2011. Harry Potter is going "Niche" now. They will release 1 edition per year for a limited time only then pull off completely. They want to use the structure used by Disney for their "Classic" cartoons. For more read this article http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmb...vanishing-dvds Personally this news kinda sucks. The movies managed to make 8 BILLION Dollars profits worldwide. WB has an obligations towards us the "audiences" who made this franchise the most successful one in history. I don't want to keep collecting the series over and over and over and over again for hefty prices every year they decide to release more ultimate editions. How much more do they want from us!!?. I am going to buy the Regular Blu-ray Boxset and that's it for me. They can keep the MORE ULTIMATE editions for themselves. Sorry for my rant guys I really was expecting one DEFINITIVE edition like Lord of the Rings and move on to other movies. Instead they will be like Star Wars. Die hard fans... start building an exclusive library for your Harry Potter Collections.

11-29-2011, 12:29 PM	#136
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	The DELUXE ELITE GIGANTIC NEXT LEVEL ULTIMATE EDITION will include an additional kissing scene never seen before.

11-29-2011, 01:47 PM	#138
scamander Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010	Well, Warner Bros. Germany announced to do this also, so I wouldn't be surprised, when the UK and the rest of the world follow. They use this strategy btw also for LotR and the Batman Franchise (though the Nolan movies will not go into the vault).

11-29-2011, 03:08 PM	#139
mdking Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:4	Well I just ordered Harry Potter - The Complete 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray]+Harry Potter Film Wizardry Book. That's it for me. No more waiting for upcoming editions. In any case they won't pull off LotR kind of extended editions any time soon :P. They will only re-insert the already available deleted scenes into the films. With the exception of CoS and DH1, all the deleted scenes on the rest of the movies add nothing important the films. I will only wait for the day when Warner Bros runs out of "Fancy Words" for their "ultimate" collections and they have nothing left to con their audiences with. They will release the FINAL FINAL "Use any Fancy Word" Limited Edition where they will give out Emma Watson (in person) free with the collection..Man i bet it will be the most expensive one yet and if she isn't too old by then I'LL certainly be the first in line to buy that edition. The girls can get the one with Harry Potter himself :P.

11-29-2011, 05:15 PM	#140
simon_hrdng Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray reviews:4	Apparently the Blu-Ray discs are exact copies of the original blu's, even down to the audio drops. What a complete disgrace from Warner to UK fans.

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