DVD
REVIEW:
Harry Potter and The
Chamber of Secrets Ultimate Edition
12/07/09
OVERVIEW:
Warner Home Video is creating a whole new way for muggles, wizards and Harry Potter fans to see the world’s # 1 film
franchise. Beginning December 8, the studio will release on Blu-ray and DVD the first two of eight Harry Potter Ultimate Editions. Each of the Ultimate Editions will include a new one-hour featurette that highlights a unique aspect of the filmmaking process and will be combined to make the complete 8-hour documentary, Creating the World of Harry Potter. Ultimate Editions include five hours of special features (one hour of which is the new featurette); theatrical and extended versions of the film; 48-page collectible photo book and other magical collectibles.
SYNOPSIS:
Discover the intriguing inside stories of why so many of Britain’s most celebrated stars took roles in the series • See the newly unveiled screen test between Daniel Radcliffe and Evanna Lynch (selected to play Luna out of 15,000 hopefuls!) • Go on the set to see firsthand how each of the directors brought unique strengths to the series • Witness the amazing transformations as Daniel, Rupert and Emma grow with their characters over a decade of unprecedented filmmaking. Plus: Never-Before-Seen Screen Tests of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Ultimate Edition will have Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins, in which viewers get an inside, in-depth look at the planning, creativity, personalities and other elements that went into the initial creation of Harry’s screen world. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets contains Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters. Here fans get a first-hand look at the unique strengths of each of the films’ directors and what they brought to the principal characters in the Harry Potter film series. In addition, it will include clips of never-before-seen screen tests of Daniel
Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, giving fans a chance to see how the characters have been transformed over the past decade.
With newly produced featurettes, both extended cut and theatrical versions included, premium packaging and themed collectibles, plus a Digital Copy of the theatrical film, the Harry Potter Ultimate Editions are bound to be irresistible gifts for this holiday season.
VIDEO:
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
AUDIO:
English 5.1 (Dolby Digital).
Spanish and French
Subtitles - English Spanish French
SPECIAL FEATURES:
DISC
1: Theatrical Version
DISC
2: Extended Version with 13 Minutes of Footage Not Shown in
Theatres.
DISC
3:
• Deleted
Scenes
• Lockhart’s
Classroom
• Photo
Gallery
• Certificates
- Have a look at Gilderoy Lockhart’s
many achievements.
• Required
Reading - Find out what text books you’ll need for
Lockhart’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
• Extra
Credit
•
Behind
Hogwarts
• A
Conversation with J.K. Rowling and Steve Kloves - The
author and screenwriter detail how the books are brought to
life, and the changes that happen in the process.
•
Dumbledore’s
Office
• Build
a Scene - Building a scene as magnificent as Professor
Dumbledore’s office takes more than wood, plaster, nails and
paint. It takes imagination.
• Tour
Dumbledore's Office - Welcome to the self-guided tour of
Professor Dumbledore’s office, one of the most fascinating
rooms at Hogwarts.
• Interviews
with Students, Professors and More
• Students
- What would you ask the cast, if you could? Put yourself
in the interview chair as the stars answer questions about
making the film.
• Professors
and More - Enjoy personal moments with the professors and
others as they discuss their characters: Prof. Gilderoy
Lockhart, Lucius Malfoy, Prof. Pomona Sprout, Molly Weasley,
Arthur Weasley, Prof. Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, Prof.
Severus Snape, Uncle Vernon Dursley, Aunt Petunia Dursley, Argus
Filch, Prof. Minerva McGonagall.
• Gallery
of Production Sketches
• Activities
• The
Chamber Challenge [Game]
• Tour
the Chamber of Secrets - What are you doing here? This
place isn’t safe. Begin your journey down the dark
corridor for the self-guided tour of the Chamber of Secrets.
• The
Forbidden Forest Challenge [Game]
• Colin’s
Darkroom
• Tour
Diagon Alley - Welcome to the self-guided tour of Diagon Alley,
where you can find all your supplies for the school year.
Explore the many shops, such as Flourish & Blotts and the
Magical Menagerie.
• Spellcaster
Knowledge Challenge [Game]
• EA
Game Preview
DISC
4:
•
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2:
Characters -
Explore how the cast and creative team of directors and
designers take the characters’ descriptions on the page to the
actors’ performances on film. [NEW]
• Screen
Tests of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson [NEW]
• Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Revealed - 2002 HBO
First Look special
• Trailers
and TV Spots
Disc
5
Digital
Copy of Theatrical Film
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