Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection

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But on the second, we took a leap of faith and gave much of what would normally be given to Californian vendors to UK ones. But the series has expanded now with the Fantastic Beasts movies, set some 70 years before The Sorcerer’s Stone. Meanwhile, Dumbledore and Harry secretly work together to discover how to destroy the Dark Lord once and for all. Chris Columbus praised the character development in the films, while Alfonso Cuarón admired the "quiet poetry" of David Yates' films.

Nisha Parti, the production consultant on the first film, said that Heyman "made the first film very much the way he felt the studio Warner Bros. Opinions of the films are generally divided among fans, with one group preferring the more faithful approach of the first two films, and another group preferring the more stylised character-driven approach of the later films. The series has spawned a vast volume of fan fiction, with nearly 600,000 inspired stories catalogued, [164] and an Italian fan film, Voldemort: Origins of the Heir, which received over twelve million views in ten days on YouTube. In the wake of the final film's release, Claudia Puig of USA Today wrote that the films "inspired every major studio to try to capture [its] alchemic formula, spawning a range of copycats and wannabes" and "also have shown Hollywood how to make a glossy blockbuster with an eye toward keeping costs down". The final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was split into two cinematic parts: Part 1 was released on 19 November 2010, and Part 2, the conclusion to both the final film and the series, was released on 15 July 2011.They are cited as having helped redefine the Hollywood blockbuster in the 21st century by initiating a shift toward established media franchises forming the basis of successful films. An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed. Goblet of Fire won a BAFTA award for Best Production Design as well as being nominated at the Saturn Awards, Critic's Choice Awards, and the Visual Effects Society Awards. The succeeding three motion picture adaptations followed suit in financial success, while garnering positive reviews from fans and critics.

The Harry Potter films have been top-rank box office hits, with all eight releases on the list of highest-grossing films worldwide.Half-Blood Prince was nominated for BAFTA Awards in Production Design and Visual Effects, [127] and it was in the longlists for several other categories, including Best Supporting Actor for Alan Rickman. As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. After Spielberg left, conversations began with other directors, including Chris Columbus, Jonathan Demme, Terry Gilliam, Mike Newell, Alan Parker, Wolfgang Petersen, Rob Reiner, Tim Robbins, Brad Silberling, and Peter Weir. Mike Newell noted that each director had a different heroism, and David Yates views the first four films "respectfully and enjoy[s] them". Part 1 was originally scheduled to be released in 3D and 2D, [75] but due to a delay in the 3D conversion process, Warner Bros.

While in a Potions lesson, Harry takes possession of a strangely annotated school textbook, inscribed as belonging to the 'Half-Blood Prince'. Obviously films have restrictions – novels do not have constraints of time and budget; I can create dazzling effects relying on nothing but the interaction of my own and my readers' imaginations. Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson were honored outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre at the Hand, Foot, and Wand Ceremony, Hollywood Walk of Fame, July 2007. Musí čelit nebezpečnému drakovi, divokým vodním démonům a ocitne se v začarovaném bludišti, aby se nakonec objevil v kruté společnosti Lorda Voldemorta. As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.During the year, Harry and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger become entangled in the mystery of the Philosopher's Stone which is being kept within the school. Chamber of Secrets won the award for Best Live Action Family Film in the Phoenix Film Critics Society. In 'The Prisoner of Azkaban' (2004), the trio are now in their third year of wizarding school, but there is a shadow hanging over Harry: dangerous serial killer Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) has escaped from the Wizards' prison, Azkaban - and he wants revenge for the death of his master, Voldemort, who Harry defeated 13 years earlier. And usually you're fighting with the producers (about the look) but they all wanted it dark and atmospheric, too. Extras: DVD 9, Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:2.