{"id":14725,"date":"2017-03-31T23:40:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T06:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=14725"},"modified":"2017-03-31T23:40:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T06:40:56","slug":"review-harrypotter7p2-uhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/03\/review-harrypotter7p2-uhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 4K + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The final chapter in the Harry Potter<\/em> saga, Deathly Hallows Part 2<\/em><\/strong> is a fantastic ending highlighted by an intense, action-pakced, third act and nicely closes out giving a fitting conclusion to our favorite characters.<\/p>\n

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2<\/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 130 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); Steve Kloves (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\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), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), 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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It\u2019s been 10 years in the making but the finale for the boy wizard has finally come to a close… and with a blast and a bit of nostalgia for those who have journeyed with these characters from the beginning.<\/p>\n

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2<\/em><\/strong> begins where the first part left off and while most films stick to the three act rule, and this does, it almost felt like the third act with the previous film serving as the first and second acts.<\/p>\n

The story follows Harry (DANIEL RADCLIFFE), Ron (RUPERT GRINT) and Hermione (EMMA WATSON) as they search for the remaining Horcruxes that will weaken Voldemort (RALPH FIENNES). Their journey takes them from Gringotts to break into Bellatrix\u2019s vault \u2013 with the help of goblin Griphook (WARWICK DAVIS) \u2013 back to Hogwarts as Voldemort learns what the trio are up to and know they are one step closer. But getting into Hogwarts is easier said than done as its new headmaster is Severus Snape (ALAN RICKMAN) and the place is being run like a totalitarian dictatorship.<\/p>\n

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Helping the trio, albeit with some passive reluctance, is Aberforth Dumbledore (CIARAN HINDS), Dumbledore\u2019s brother. I should note here that the make-up effects crew did a fantastic job matching some key features from Michael Gambon to make him look like he\u2019s related; a task which some movies don\u2019t even try but here if you take a quick look, you\u2019d swear it was Gambon underneath the make-up. In any case, he eventually helps them to get into Hogwarts, with Neville (MATTHEW LEWIS), now leading the charge against the reigning powers that be. Inside Hogwarts is when the siege begins as Voldemort and his legions try to invade but supporters of the cause take a stand and in turn give Harry Potter to find the remaining Horcruxes\u2019 before an epic battle between the Boy Who Lived and Voldemort begins.<\/p>\n

Obviously this is a simplistic rundown of the plot, but it\u2019s the gist of the entire film and in fact, the final act of the entire franchise. After what was an emotional \u2013 and quite dark \u2013 part 1 for The Deathly Hallows<\/em>, I wondered how a more action-packed finale would translate and if filmmakers could keep the momentum going until the end and the very important confrontation, one that\u2019s been 10 years in the making. Thus far, beginning with Order of the Phoenix<\/em> and Half-Blood Prince<\/em>, Director David Yates has done a superb job with the franchise and given how he, along with screenwriter Steve Kloves, manages to fit in all the important aspects and create a satisfying conclusion is almost awe-inspiring.<\/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

This isn\u2019t to say this is a perfect movie because it isn\u2019t. One of my main issues, and it\u2019s fairly minor in the grand scheme of things, is the relationship between Harry and Ginny never felt fleshed out. They kissed in the Half-Blood Prince<\/em> then shared a moment in Deathly Hallows Part 1<\/em>, but since they get separated it never seems fully realized when the time comes for some dramatic tension towards the end. Similarly, we get the death of two prominent characters, members of the old Order of the Phoenix, and we see them on the ground dead arm reached out to touch the other. When did these characters get together? No doubt, seeing them dead is tragic, no doubt, but it didn\u2019t get quite the desired impact I think the writer and director were going after.<\/p>\n

Now, having said all that, I realize the movies together were approaching 5 hours and thus things that might\u2019ve been in the book had to be condensed or completely excised so I can excuse some of it, but those two items did stand out both times I saw the film.<\/p>\n

On the whole, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2<\/em><\/strong> is a well made, highly entertaining and in the end, poignant conclusion to one of the most successful franchises in history.<\/p>\n

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Even as somebody who hasn\u2019t read any of the novels, I still managed to enjoy several of the films throughout the series with the first two, in hindsight, are a bit of a chore to get through but once it got darker beginning with Prisoner of Azkaban<\/em> (a personal favorite), even with some of the more sluggish scenes\/sequences, they still manage to grab my attention from beginning to end.<\/p>\n

The filmmaking experience by all those involved with the Harry Potter<\/em> franchise is something to behold and might be second only to what Peter Jackson did filming the three epic fantasy Lord of the Rings<\/em> movies back-to-back-to-back.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5\/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.
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BLU-RAY 1:
\nMaximum Movie Mode (2:47:35; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Warner\u2019s staple Blu-ray feature returns where this go around actor Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) hosts and we get access to interviews with members of the cast and crew along with featurettes and deleted scenes. This one isn\u2019t bad, but you\u2019re only getting around 17-minutes of footage. As a side, I like that I don\u2019t have to watch it on my computer like the latest and lame ass Second Screen feature some studios are using.<\/p>\n

Focus Points (26:27; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is a collection of short featurettes showcasing a variety of topics including:<\/p>\n