{"id":14721,"date":"2017-03-31T23:20:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T06:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=14721"},"modified":"2017-03-31T23:21:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T06:21:38","slug":"review-harrypotter7p1-uhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/03\/review-harrypotter7p1-uhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 4K + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<\/em><\/strong> is a good start to the final film in the series that started a decade ago and I can only hope it ends in the bang most have promised it would. It\u2019s certainly the darkest of the franchise but also one of the best especially with the performances of the three leads.<\/p>\n

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1<\/span>
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\u201cWarner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the 4K UHD I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share are my own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
\nWarner Bros. | PG13 \u2013 146 min. \u2013 $49.95 | March 28, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/31\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>David Yates
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>J.K. Rowling (novel); Michael Goldenberg (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio (4K): <\/strong>English (DTS:X), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nAudio (BD): <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note: <\/strong>Portions were copied from my original 2011 Blu-ray review. In addition, the video and audio transfers pretty much match between HP5-7.2 even with three different cinematographers.<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u201cThe beginning of the end\u201d is a tagline clich\u00e9 I\u2019ve seen all too often but in the case of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1<\/em><\/strong>, it\u2019s so true. It\u2019s also shaping up to be the best two Potter<\/em> movies of the series, a series in which has been consistent in being good on the cusp of greatness (for me, it got close with the darker Prisoner of Azkaban<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Plot (from back cover): <\/strong>Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE), Ron (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione (EMMA WATSON) set out to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort\u2019s (RALPH FIENNES) power \u2013 the Horcruxes. On their own and on the run, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever… but Dark Forces threaten to tear them apart.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve never been the biggest Harry Potter<\/em> fan and in fact have only read a couple passages from one of the books (don\u2019t even remember which one) but I have enjoyed the series as a whole from an outsider\u2019s perspective. I know some fans have qualms with what or was not included in these movies but from a storytelling point of view, they\u2019ve all done a good job from the casting to forwarding an interesting story.<\/p>\n

With Deathly Hallows Part 1<\/em><\/strong>, it takes the series to a whole new level. For one thing, we don\u2019t even enter into Hogwart\u2019s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which is under the guide Professor Severus Snape (ALAN RICKMAN) whom, like our other favorite Potter<\/em> characters (Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid, Brendan Gleeson as \u2018Mad-Eye\u2019 Mooney \u2013 whose demise was understated IMO \u2013 and the others in the Order of the Phoenix), we only see early on as a good portion of the second and third acts are centered on Harry, Ron and Hermione.<\/p>\n

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And even though much of the film has the kids on the run jumping from one part of the land to the next showing their wizard and witch kick assness with the spells they\u2019ve learned to defend themselves, it\u2019s one hell of a ride combining thrilling scenes with some truly crushing dramatic moments (the scene where Harry and Hermione dance to Nick Cave\u2019s song, \u2018O Children\u2019 stands out).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the drama and acting by our main characters, more so than the story, where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<\/em><\/strong> excels, however. Director David Yates and writer Steve Kloves split the final book in two not to get more money out of the fans (though I\u2019m sure Warner isn\u2019t complaining) but to tell the full story within a reasonable timeframe rather than cramming it all into a three hour and under feature film. This first part starts the journey and I\u2019m sure the opening and second act continues the quest in Part 2<\/em><\/strong> but from what I\u2019ve been reading, the majority of the film is outright action so Yates and company have set the appropriate tone before cranking things up for the ultimate duel.<\/p>\n

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As far as the acting goes, Radcliffe, Grint and Watson all have been fairly consistent through the series \u2013 save for maybe Sorcerer\u2019s Stone<\/em> \u2013 and here now a decade later, they\u2019ve obviously embodied their characters but rather than sleepwalking through their roles, they\u2019re still adding layers.<\/p>\n

Overall, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1<\/em><\/strong> is a great film and probably my second favorite behind Prisoner of Azkaban<\/em> (and Order of the Phoenix<\/em> is right up there as well) but I certainly hope the second part lives up to the build up because otherwise it will taint an otherwise great movie (see: The Matrix Reloaded<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

BLU-RAY 1:
\nMaximum Movie Mode (approx 2:46:00; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Warner\u2019s MMM is a picture-in-picture feature where different members of the crew and cast (minor cast members) show up and talk about different topics that\u2019s going on or in one instance, read passages from the book. I usually enjoy these Maximum Movie Mode\u2019s but this is one of the weaker outings.<\/p>\n

Focus Points (TRT 19:21; HD)<\/u><\/strong> are a collection of featurettes that delve some into the movie making but not a whole lot as I\u2019m sure anything deeper are or will be contained in the documentaries available in the \u201cUltimate Collector\u2019s Edition\u201d releases.<\/p>\n