UHD Review Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone UHD Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

Warner has gone back and released the first four Harry Potter films in 4K UHD Blu-ray, and, unfortunately, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is not up to par in the video department as the other seven films.



Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)



Released: 16 Nov 2001
Rated: PG
Runtime: 152 min




Director: Chris Columbus
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy



Cast: Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Saunders Triplets
Writer(s): J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay)



Plot: Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.



IMDB rating: 7.5
MetaScore: 64





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[Robert Crawford]

This one seems to be out-of-stock at Amazon. I wonder if something is up with that because of what you stated in your review.

 

[Wayne_j]

I love this release, now the best of the series in terms of natural looking grain.

 

[Todd Erwin]

This one seems to be out-of-stock at Amazon. I wonder if something is up with that because of what you stated in your review.

It may have more to do with the fact that some were shipped in the wrong cases, using a standard 2-disc UHD case (causing one disc to be a floater) rather than the 2-spindle multi-disc cases Warner has used in the past (and on the other three Harry Potter films). But that would usually mean a This item is currently unavailable warning on Amazon rather than the UPC being non-existent. Best Buy currently has it for $27.99 with free shipping.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I wish they could have finally included the Philosopher's and Sorcercer's Stone editions in the same package for once!

 

[gadgtfreek]

Just watched HP 1, been a LONG time since I have seen that. Call me not impressed with the PQ, I mean I have seen several older films in UHD that look much better.

I am going to get and rewatch them all in UHD, but I was expecting more unless it is just the way it was shot.

 

[Matt Hough]

While the film may not match the other Potter films in video quality, the UHD does constitute an advance over the Blu-ray which was really soft in lots of shots (as Todd said). Here, the clarity reveals the less than stellar CG effects as they related to the creatures (a victim of the era; CG has come SO far since then). I just got this today and watched it this evening. Todd is also right about the weakish black levels.

I don't plan to buy the entire series on UHD (I prefer the final two in the 3D versions I now have), but bought the first two since they were shot on film and Goblet of Fire since it's my favorite of the series.

 

[Jesse Skeen]

Some will probably see this as an extreme nit-pick, but did they still change the Warner Bros opening on this? The Blu-Ray in the "Hogwarts Collection" has an updated version with the "A TimeWarner Company" byline; the original release, and still on the DVD included in that set, says in all caps "AN AOL TIME WARNER COMPANY". That's an alteration in my book.

I have both the US and Canadian versions on DVD and HD-DVD, and the Blu-Ray set I have is from Canada and so has the Philosopher's title.

 

[Joel Fontenot]

So, this version is the theatrical cut, and not the (slightly) extended cut?

 

[Tino]

So, this version is the theatrical cut, and not the (slightly) extended cut?

It has both.

 

[David Norman]

It has both.

But only the Theatrical is on the UHD. The extended is on the included BD though

 

[Tino]

But only the Theatrical is on the UHD. The extended is on the included BD though

Same with the digital copy. Theatrical UHD. Extended HD as an extra.

 

[Wayne_j]

Some will probably see this as an extreme nit-pick, but did they still change the Warner Bros opening on this? The Blu-Ray in the "Hogwarts Collection" has an updated version with the "A TimeWarner Company" byline; the original release, and still on the DVD included in that set, says in all caps "AN AOL TIME WARNER COMPANY". That's an alteration in my book.

I have both the US and Canadian versions on DVD and HD-DVD, and the Blu-Ray set I have is from Canada and so has the Philosopher's title.

The UHD has "An AOL Time Warner Company".

 

[Jesse Skeen]

That's good to know, I might buy the UHD separate, and the rest if they're good enough but don't want the last one in 2D. They changed intro might've also been a result of the extended version, which would've been OK if they had only put it on that version. Haven't checked the rest of the movies in the Blu-Ray set yet.

 

[Vincent_P]

Are you sure this was scanned from an InterPositive and not the negative?

Vincent