Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [Limited Edition Fluffy Gift Pack] [2 Discs] DVD

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The best-selling novel by J.K. Rowling (titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in England, as was this film adaptation) becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from Chris Columbus, the winner of a high-stakes search for a director to bring the first in a hoped-for franchise of Potter films to the screen by Warner Bros. Upon his 11th birthday, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), who lives in misery with an aunt and uncle that don't want him, learns from a giant named Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) that he is the orphaned son of powerful wizards. Harry is offered a place at prestigious Hogwarts, a boarding school for wizards that exists in a realm of magic and fantasy outside the dreary existence of normal humans or "Muggles." At Hogwarts, Harry quickly makes new friends and begins piecing together the mystery of his parents' deaths, which appear not to have been accidental after all. The film features alternate-version scenes for every mention of the titular rock. Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, John Cleese, and Fiona Shaw co-star. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter Emma Watson as Hermione Granger Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid Alan Rickman as Severus Snape Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley Ian Hart as Professor Quirrell John Hurt as Mr. Ollivander Warwick Davis as Professor Flitwick Warwick Davis as Goblin Bank Teller Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick Julie Walters as Mrs. Weasley Sean Biggerstaff as Oliver Wood Zoe Wannamaker as Madame Hooch Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom

Crew Simon Lamont - Art Director Peter Francis - Art Director Lucinda Thompson - Art Director Steve Lawrence - Art Director Andrew Ackland-Snow - Art Director Michael Lamont - Art Director John King - Supervising Art Director Neil Lamont - Supervising Art Director Todd Arnow - Associate Producer Paula DuPre Pesman - Associate Producer Jane Jenkins - Casting Susie Figgis - Casting Janet Hirshenson - Casting Tanya Seghatchian - Co-producer Judianna Makovsky - Costume Designer Chris Carreras - First Assistant Director Chris Columbus - Director Rob Legato - Second Unit Director David R. Ellis - Second Unit Director Richard Francis-Bruce - Editor Mark A. Radcliffe - Executive Producer Duncan Henderson - Executive Producer Michael Barnathan - Executive Producer Chris Columbus - Executive Producer John Williams - Composer (Music Score) Nick Dudman - Makeup Stuart Craig - Production Designer John Seale - Cinematographer David Heyman - Producer Toad Tozer - Set Designer Peter Dorme - Set Designer Rosie Hardwick - Set Designer Patricia Johnson - Set Designer Michael Boone - Set Designer Stephenie McMillan - Set Designer John Midgley - Sound/Sound Designer Greg Powell - Stunts Coordinator John Richardson - Special Effects Supervisor Steve Kloves - Screenwriter Gavin Finney - Additional Cinematography J.K. Rowling - Book Author

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
For all but the most nitpicking Potterphiles out there, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is nothing less than the perfect visual incarnation of J.K. Rowling's world of swooping owls and flying broomsticks. However, it's never precisely more than that, either; the very act of giving image and voice to these rich literary precepts places them in a realm inevitably less magical than the imagination. Still, it's hard to picture a more essentially faithful adaptation of Rowling's tone and story, which weighs in at a hefty two and a half hours despite streamlining some of the more vestigial elements of a quick 300-page read. Steve Kloves' adaptation of the wildly popular bestseller lingers less on some of the episodic Hogwarts' adventures, only briefly touching on such red herring plot points as the wise centaur and Hagrid's dragon. The eye-popping visuals have numerous other opportunities to shine, chief among them the grippingly rendered Quidditch match, in which players on broomsticks zoom and jockey like the speeder bikes of Endor in Return of the Jedi. It's no surprise that Harry Potter should occasionally invoke a Star Wars movie, since its hero is an orphaned boy who yearns for a destiny beyond what his aunt and uncle can provide, and who possesses unparalleled mystical powers that the dark side seeks to corrupt. The landscape Chris Columbus and cinematographer John Seale have created -- with its levitating banquet hall decorations, animated games of wizard chess, ominous trolls, and three-headed dogs -- is of equal vividness and complexity as that galaxy far, far away, and it should make just as much if not more money. Besides the film's many technical achievements, the actors really deliver, well beyond the who's who of British thespians who comprise the Hogwarts' teachers. Daniel Radcliffe has the look and reluctant heroism of Harry down perfectly, if a little too languidly; he's bested by Emma Watson's deliciously petulant and precocious Hermione, as well as the masterful line deliveries and comic timing of Rupert Grint as Ron. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

Chris Columbus: British Academy of Film and Television, Best British Film (nominated) Daniel Radcliffe: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Young Actor/Actress (nominated) David Heyman: British Academy of Film and Television, Best British Film (nominated) John Williams: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Score (nominated) John Williams: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Composer (nominated) Judianna Makovsky: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Costume Design (nominated) Judianna Makovsky: British Academy of Film and Television, Best Costume Design (nominated) Nick Davis: American Film Institute, Best Digital Effects (nominated) Rob Legato: American Film Institute, Best Digital Effects (nominated) Robbie Coltrane: British Academy of Film and Television, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Roger Guyett: American Film Institute, Best Digital Effects (nominated) Stephenie McMillan: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated) Stuart Craig: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated) Stuart Craig: British Academy of Film and Television, Best Production Design (nominated)

British Academy of Film and Television, Best Makeup and Hair (nominated) British Academy of Film and Television, Best Sound (nominated) British Academy of Film and Television, Best Special Visual Effects (nominated) Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Live Action Family Film (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD-EX: Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1) Additional Features: cc Never-before-seen footage Self guided tour of Hogwarts New interviews Learn how to play quidditch Catch a snitch Have a wand choose you Meet the ghosts of hogwarts Cast a spell Create potions Sneak past fluffy Open a screaming book DVD-ROM features: Control your computer with your voice Be sorted Collect wizard trading cards Download quidditch screensaver Receive owl e-mail messages Sample game demos DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 152 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Main Feature 1. Doorstep Delivery [4:05] 2. Vanishing Glass [4:05] 3. Letters From No One [4:06] 4. Keeper of the Keys [6:07] 5. Diagon Alley [3:18] 6. Gringotts [2:57] 7. Ollivanders [4:07] 8. The Boy Who Lived [2:15] 9. Platform 9¾ [3:00] 10. Ron and Hermione [3:43] 11. Welcome to Hogwarts [3:39] 12. Sorting Hat [4:43] 13. Nick and Other Residents [4:15] 14. Potions and Parcels [4:35] 15. New Seeker [5:50] 16. Three-headed Sentinel [2:48] 17. Facts and Feathers [4:04] 18. Mountain Troll [5:55] 19. Quidditch [3:05] 20. Interference Overcome [6:28] 21. Christmas Gift [3:36] 22. Cloaked in Darkness [4:37] 23. Mirror of Erised [3:09] 24. Norbert [4:59] 25. Forbidden Forest [5:51] 26. Up to Something [6:29] 27. Through the Telephone [4:16] 28. Wizards Chess [4:47] 29. Sacrifice Play [5:34] 30. Man With Two Faces [3:11] 31. Magic Touch [3:59] 32. Mark of Love [3:23] 33. House Cup Winner [3:10] 34. Not Really Going Home [4:14] 35. End Credits [2:26]