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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: QUESTAR INC
EAN: 9781568558561
Feature: DISCOVERING THE REAL WORLD OF HARRY POTTER (DVD MOVIE)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 1568558562
Label: Questar
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Questar
MPN: QD3325
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Questar
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 28, 2002
Running Time: 72 minutes
Studio: Questar
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Features:- DISCOVERING THE REAL WORLD OF HARRY POTTER (DVD MOVIE)
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The bestselling stories of a boy wizard have left millions spellbound. Discovering the truth behind the fiction, British actor Hugh Laurie narrates this public television documentary (not authorized by J.K. Rowling) to provide historical and scientific context to the Harry Potter tales. Divided into six chapters, the 74-minute program offers footage of Rowling's childhood home and platform nine and three-quarters at King's Cross Station in London; notable discussions with authors Lindsey Fraser (Conversations with J.K. Rowling) and David Colbert (The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter); and clips of television interviews with Rowling. One chapter unearths some probable legends that may have stirred Rowling's imagination. Another guesses on a Scottish school that may have provided the inspiration for Hogwarts. Especially fun for Potter fans is a description of the now-famous Hogwarts' sport, Quidditch. In true documentary form, style outperforms sizzle, which more likely will appeal to older Potter fans, ages 12 and up. Beautifully filmed and scripted, here is an intriguing complement to the Harry Potter books and motion pictures. --Lynn Gibson
Description:
Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter picks up where the blockbuster film and bestselling books leave off. This critically-acclaimed documentary explores the myths and legends that inhabit the real world of Harry Potter. Follow award-winning documentary filmmakers as they offer insights to witches, wizards, Greek Gods, Ancient Celts, ghosts, magical creatures, alchemy, and ancient spells. Extra Features: The Ghostly Visitors of Harry Potter; Harry Potter's Alchemical and Herbal World; In the Footsteps of Harry Potter; Harry Potter and the Holy Grail.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
i ordered this thinking it would be a lot more about Harry Potter but it's sort of a pseudo documentary that's not very good. There are a couple good segments and it's a little interesting but i would have MUCH preferred to hear about JK Rowling and the Harry Potter characters more than the 'possible' places and people she might have been writing about. i thought it was okay but my kids thought it was super lame!
Rating:  -
The book was in great condition and came quickly. It's a good choice if you like Harry Potter books.
Rating:  -
Hugh Laurie,currently famous as the cynical doctor on "House" and Stephen Fry's comical foil on "Jeeves and Wooster",provides narration for this "special" about the "real" world of Harry Potter. As a narrator, Laurie is wonderful. He has an expressive voice,and is clearly having fun, despite the boring script.
There are tours of Oxford, Cambridge, English boarding schools, even an interview with a so-called "white witch" who claims broom-riding powers(???) It sounds more exciting than it is.
Seeing this on PBS,I found it terribly boring. JK Rowling's sources of inspiration are pretty clear,and this travelogue is a waste of time.
Rating: -
I was hoping that this video would have done 2 things: 1, given me a bit of a tour of the filming locations, like Christ's Church, Gloucester Cathedral, Glenfinnan Viaduct, and more and 2. given me a bit of history that led to the book, both mythic in telling and in real locations like Wookey Hole Cave. Basically, I wanted a fan tour without having to pay the 2-3K it costs to actually do that. Instead, I was given sort of "this is the junk we have in our pocket" presentation. It's not worth your money, unless you're REALLY interested in listening to some guy who calls himself the "white witch" babel on about proper broom flying technique. I suppose the author date should have clued me in that it wasn't likely too be all that useful, but I'm still disappointed (to the point I signed on to author this review), and I watched this for free.
Rating:  -
It is an alright documentary. But if you are any kind of a "Pot-head" (i.e. a serious Potter/Rowling fan) you won't find anything really new in here it was filmed in 2001. Still it is nicely filmed and excellent narrations by Hugh Laurie.
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