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Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter
Directors: David Yates
Format: PAL
Language: English
Subtitles: Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, English
Dubbed: Ukrainian, Russian
Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
Audio Description: English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.40:1
Number of discs: 2
Classification: 12
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: 2 Dec 2011
Run Time: 130 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (548 customer reviews)

ASIN: B004NBYRYC
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The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the film all Harry Potter fans have waited 10 years to see, and the good news is that it's worth the hype--visually stunning, action packed, faithful to the book, and mature not just in its themes and emotion but in the acting by its cast, some of whom had spent half their lives making Harry Potter movies. Part 2 cuts right to the chase: Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has stolen the Elder Wand, one of the three objects required to give someone power over death (a.k.a. the Deathly Hallows), with the intent to hunt and kill Harry. Meanwhile, Harry's quest to destroy the rest of the Horcruxes (each containing a bit of Voldemort's soul) leads him first to a thrilling (and hilarious--love that Polyjuice Potion!) trip to Gringotts Bank, then back to Hogwarts, where a spectacular battle pitting the young students and professors (a showcase of the British thesps who have stolen every scene of the series: Maggie Smith's McGonagall, Jim Broadbent's Slughorn, David Thewlis's Lupin) against a dark army of Dementors, ogres, and Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter, with far less crazy eyes to make this round). As predicted all throughout the saga, Harry also has his final showdown with Voldemort--neither can live while the other survives--though the physics of that predicament might need a set of crib notes to explain. But while each installment has become progressively grimmer, this finale is the most balanced between light and dark (the dark is quite dark--several familiar characters die, with one significant death particularly grisly); the humor is sprinkled in at the most welcome times, thanks to the deft adaptation by Steve Kloves (who scribed all but one of the films from J.K. Rowling's books) and direction by four-time Potter director David Yates. The climactic kiss between Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), capping off a decade of romantic tension, is perfectly tuned to their idiosyncratic relationship, and Daniel Radcliffe has, over the last decade, certainly proven he was the right kid for the job all along. As Prof. Snape, the most perfect of casting choices in the best-cast franchise of all time, Alan Rickman breaks your heart. Only the epilogue (and the lack of chemistry between Harry and love Ginny Weasley, barely present here) stand a little shaky, but no matter: the most lucrative franchise in movie history to date has just reached its conclusion, and it's done so without losing its soul. --Ellen A. Kim

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play.

Prepare for the Final Battle!

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2, is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. The much-anticipated motion picture event is the second of two full-length parts.

In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.

It all ends here.

Speacial Features

Aberforth Dumbledore
Deathly Hallows Costume Changes
Harry Returns to Hogwarts
The Hogwarts Shield
Room of Requirement Set
The Fiery Escape
Final Farewells from Cast and Crew
When Harry Left Hogwarts
The Goblins of Gringotts
The Women of Harry Potter
Deleted Scenes
Neville's Stand
Molly Takes Down Bellatrix
Pottermore Preview
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

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5.0 out of 5 stars And So It Ends: a look back at why Harry matters 16 July 2011

By Paul Campbell

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When all is said and done - when the eye candy special effects of Quidditch matches and fantastical creatures has been superseded by advances in technology in Hollywood blockbusters yet to come - it is the little moments that this viewer and his wife will return to.

When a friend one time bemoaned the fact that `Half-Blood Prince' gets bogged down in pointless hormonal teen-angst instead of getting on with the story, I smiled... and shook my head.

No, I said, that IS the story and it's what I love about the Harry Potter series: it never loses track of the characters. It never forgets that, when viewed as a whole, these eight movies are a story of growing up, of the transition from childhood to adulthood. Of love and friendship and death. Because without those little funny and touching moments between the characters - if all you want is for the movies to rush from one plot element to another - then all you're left with is plot... and no story. Remember: plot is what happens TO the characters; story is what happens AS A RESULT of the characters.

That's the real gorgeous beauty of these movies, and it's what will bring viewers back repeatedly to their DVD shelves. As Frodo said to Sam in `The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers': "What are we fighting for Sam?" "That's there's still some good in this world," Sam replies, "and that it's worth fighting for."

That's why you need those little indulgent moments, because without them it's just razzle-dazzle special effects and set-pieces. Harry and Ginny's first kiss: they're in the Room of Requirement and Ginny tells Harry to close his eyes while she hides Professor Snape's copy of Advanced Potion Making.... And before Harry opens his eyes Ginny leans forward, kisses him and whispers, "That can stay hidden up here too, if you like." That, my fellow Muggles, is pure movie gold. That's what the characters are fighting for. Love. Yes, the PLOT concerns itself with good triumphing over evil, but that only comes to pass as a result of the STORY which is about friendship. Because that is something worth fighting for.

It's why the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's astonishing trilogy, `His Dark Materials', is an utter failure: `The Golden Compass' movie rushes from one plot element to another: and THEN we go here, and THEN we go there. Never slowing down to allow the characters TO BE characters. What are they fighting for? Well, nothing the viewer could care less about...

Ultimately, all of this success comes about because of the brilliant way in which the author J.K. Rowling has constructed her seven-volume storyline. See, `The Chronicles of Narnia' are good - very good - but in the end don't quite fully succeed, and this is because the author, C.S. Lewis, had never envisioned them as a series: `The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' was originally intended by the writer to be a one off. As thoroughly enjoyable as the three Narnia movies are, there is no through-story like Rowling's Harry-Voldermort. Indeed, over the course of the three Narnia movies even some of the Pevensie children themselves become side characters. And although that was entirely the point - part of the plot - in the end it harms the story. It dilutes what the characters are fighting for. It weakens its forcus.

Look at the Harry Potter series: viewed in hindsight it's not just the story of teenage friendships, for it also presents an astounding portrayal of one man coming to be viewed in the end entirely differently by the viewer. Professor Snape. What an astonishing character arc - and yet Rowling had it all there, right from the beginning: Snape using a counter-curse against Professor Quirrell to save Harry during the first movie's Quidditch match. Wait, isn't Snape the bad guy?! We're made to wonder, right from that first movie all the way through to the revelations of the eighth. `Narnia' has nothing on that. It's clear that Rowling has thought her seven-volume story through like a military operation: the first four books may have come out only a year apart, but the author had begun planning them seven years before the first one was ever published.

And the friendships, that's all there too. Look at the Ron-Hermione moments seeded throughout the entire movie series. Harry and Hermione are just good friends, thus all the unself-conscious hugs she gives him. Yet there is a physical tension - a conscious awareness of each other - between her and Ron. At the end of `Chamber of Secrets' Hermione flings her arms around Harry... but, both of them equally awkward and embarrassed, Ron and Hermione only shake hands. In `Prisoner of Askaban' during Hagrid's first lesson with Harry cautiously approaching Buckbeak, Herminone grabs Ron's hand, before quickly letting go, both of them looking around uncomfortably. All, finally, converging in Hermione's emotional outburst at the end of the Yule Ball in `Goblet of Fire' where (like a soul crying out `Look at me!') she says, "Next time there's a Ball, pluck up the courage to ask me before somebody else does - and not as a last resort!" And in another moment of movie gold, Harry and Hermione comforting each other on the steps in Hogwarts, unable to be with the one they want. "How does it feel, Harry, when you see Dean with Ginny?" After Hermione sends her bird charms crashing into the wall beside Ron and Ron flees, Harry replies, "It feels like this."

It's why `Half-Blood Prince' is one of my favourite instalments: not only is it the calm before the storm of the seventh and eighth movies but it allows the characters' friendships to come to fruition. `Half-Blood Prince' does not become sidetracked, far from it. You need that, because that is the story. It's what I love about it: yes, they're wizards and witches but the film makers never lose sight of the fact that they're also young adults going through the most important transitional period of their lives. These movies aren't about fantastical magical events inconveniently interrupted by mushy teenage moments. Instead they're precisely all about those ordinary, everyday teenage moments, played against the backdrop of incredible events. Those amazing events only occur at all because of who the characters are; it's only natural that the plot should play second to the story of their lives. Because they are what truly matters. Because they, as Sam would put it, "Are worth fighting for."

As if that wasn't enough, as if the story of Harry-Ron-Hermione (and, indeed, Snape) isn't in itself reason enough to revisit this whole series, Rowling has also given us an amazing supporting cast of characters. All too often in a series, all the characters outwith the main group rarely hold a reader's/viewer's attention for long. And yet Rowling has created not one single boring character, and what an amazing supporting cast they are: the Dursley, the Weasleys, the Malfoys, Hagrid, Dobby, Sirius, Bellatrix, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, and on and on. In fact, one of Rowling's most inspired moves, and certainly a wonderful way of keeping things fresh, was to continuously have a new colourful character each year as the Professor of the Dark Arts. Glideroy Lockhart, Remus Lupin, Mad-Eye Moody, Dolores Umbridge. Not to forget the delightful potions master from `Half-Blood Prince', Horace Slughorn, or the Professor of Divination, Trelawney. Then, too, you have the caretaker Argus Filch, the ghost Nearly Headless Nick. Well, you get the idea. Quidditch, the Ministry of Magic, the Dementors. The richness of the world Rowling has created is so rewarding that I can't ever imagine tiring of it.

Watching these characters - and, indeed, the actors - grow up before us is fascinating. I love the fact the first two movies are kids movies; there's no hint, really, of what lies ahead. Until, of course, you get to `Prisoner of Askaban'. Even the naysayer film critics sat up at that one and said, "Hey, hold on a minute..." From the fifth film onwards these were no longer merely kids' movies. It's what accounts for their immensely broad appeal: children will watch them for the action and special effects, teenagers and adults for the humour and the series' growing depth. Even the opening titles change as the story darkens: from bright gold in the first few movies to chipped and crumbling grey stone.

Viewed as one 1100+ minute über-movie the achievement is nothing short of remarkable.

Thank you, Rowling.

And thank you Warner Bros and the cast and crew for the ten-year visual journey of these marvellous books that you have taken my wife and I on. Read more ›

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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing 26 Nov 2011

By Virgi;ia

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After watching DH 2, I feel that in some way or the other I have to get rid of my disappointment with this movie. Having always preferred the books, I nevertheless enjoyed the movies to some extent and I was really looking forward to the last of the series.

The first 90 minutes or so, the movie is okay with a few great moments like Maggie Smith fighting Snape. Unfortunately, after that, the movie goes downhill. I will give a few examples in no particular order.

The worst thing to me is the fact that the director does not bother to explain WHY Harry comes back to life after Voldemort Avada Kedavras him. In one scene you have Dumbledore explaining that Harry MUST die and then, somehow, he survives. Nowhere is it mentioned that it is because of his sacrifice that he survives. Dumb.

Which brings me to the next issue: the short chat in a limbolike King's Cross with Dumbledore is awful. In the book, it completely reestablishes the relationship between the two friends, in the movie, you wonder whether Dumbledore really cares for the boy.

Then there's Aberforth. Aberforth? Yes, Aberforth, although you see him for like three seconds. You either introduce a character decently or not at all, but this was just a disaster.

Also there's Neville, one of my personal favourites, who kills Nagini. As previous reviews mentioned, Nagini takes a walk through the castle which is completely illogical because Voldemort would NEVER let his last crux more than three inches from his side. No Neville, in mortal danger and close to Voldemort chopping off Nagini's head. What a pity. Such a great, great scene in the book.

Truly disappointing, as mentioned in other reviews, is the final duel between Harry and Voldemort. It's a disgrace of a duel.... Read more ›

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning finale 7 Jun 2013

By Laura Hartley

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I've actually been putting off writing this blog post for two reasons: one, I could never write a review that would do this movie justice and two, writing it would be admitting that the last, ever, Harry Potter film has actually been released and that this marks the end of an era in my life and in the lives of fans all over the world.

Obviously, I knew that this movie was going to be pretty spectacular, but nothing could have prepared me for the astounding special effects, absolutely brilliant acting and the emotional intensity conveyed by the actors. Surprisingly, I would say that this is the funniest out of the 8 Harry Potter movies, possibly to balance out the darkness of the final battle. I did find that almost after every sad or intense moment ended with some humour. I'm not sure if I like this or not as most of the time I was crying my eyes out, and yet laughing at the same time. I guess this makes the movie better as it reminds that Harry Potter isn't all about doom and gloom.

The most notable performance during the entire movie was Alan Rickman's portrayal of Snape. It truly was one of the most touching things I have ever watched and it was really interesting to see a completely different side of Snape. This part of the movie was so much better than I thought it would be. Obviously I knew that Alan Rickman is an incredibly talented man, but to see him take on an entirely different persona of Snape was truly magical (no pun intended).

The much anticipated line: 'Not my daughter you bitch!' was excellent, though in my opinion it could've been said with a little more conviction.... Ginny doesn't play a very big role in this movie, not that I expected her to, but the brief moments that she was on screen were rather disappointing and I think so much more could've been added to Ginny and Harry's relationship. Ron and Hermione finally get together, of course, though perhaps their first kiss was a little inappropriately timed, though it was rather comic. I'm thinking that that moment is all set to win 'Best kiss of the year award'.

Tom Felton keeps Draco's character much the same with both his commanding and cowardly personality. He doesn't play a particularly large role in the movie either but when he is on screen he brings across Draco's rapidly changing emotions quite well. (I have to say he looks hilarious after he's been put through the ageing machine. Perhaps he and Rupert Grint can battle it out for who looks the funniest).

Rupert Grint is the man who brings most of the comic moments to this movie and he does it in true Ron-like fashion. Grint shows many different sides to Ron's personality in this film. He shows his loyalty to his best friend, Harry, his love for Hermione, his grief over his brother's, Fred's, death, his hilarity when wimpering and running away from Goyle's fire charm gone wrong, his brave side when trying to kill Nagini and protect Hermione, and last but not least, his clever side (for once) when he remembers that Basilisk fangs can destroy Horcruxes. Now that's a whole lot of emotion to be cramming into one movie.

I was slightly disappointed with Helen Bonham Carter's perfomance when she was pretending to be Hermione under the influence of Poly-juice potion, at times I thought she captured Hermione's character perfectly, at others, I didn't. Or perhaps it wasn't Bonham Carter's performance, but the way that Hermione was scripted to act in those scenes.

We can really see that Emma Watson is the thread that keeps the three friends together and drives them forward in this movie. She really makes a stand for Hermione and girls everywhere by showing that we can be powerful and influential and a 'warrior' (quote Emma Watson). It's good to see Hermione with a bit of blood on her face. To be honest, I don't think there's any actor in this movie who doesn't have blood on his or her face at some point in this movie.

And let's not forget Daniel Radcliffe, the man of the hour. There were a couple of moments when I thought that he hadn't quite captured Harry's ways but on the whole there was some excellent acting from Radcliffe through out this movie. Harry goes through a lot of intense emotions during this half of the book as he finds out many things about his mother, father, Snape, Dumbledore etc. and also the realisation that in the end he has to die. When Aberforth, Dumbledore's brother, questions Harry as to why he's bothering to hunt horcruxes, he stands his ground, saying that he trusted Dumbledore and Harry shows his determination to see this through to the end, not only to free himself but also the rest of the wizarding world, from Lord Voldemort's clutches. We see just how brave and loyal Harry Potter is and Daniel Radcliffe definitely manages to show just how good a person Potter is.

Music has the power to affect me really strongly and emotionally and so many a time I cried during this movie purely because of the feelings that the soundtrack conveyed. It is definitely the best soundtrack yet and every single sound perfectly compliments the events going on on-screen. What also particularly struck me and tugged at my heartstrings was the sense of loyalty, friendship and love, that was conveyed the audience perfectly by all the actors. One actor in particular who has come into the spotlight this movie is Matthew Lewis (plays Neville Longbottom). He is the unspoken hero of this movie with one particularly brave moment when he stands alone facing hundreds and hundreds of Death Eaters. He has done a great job of bringing Neville from the frightened, but brave boy we saw in the Philosopher's Stone to the man willing to stand up to Lord Voldemort in the Deathly Hallows.

Speaking of Voldemort, something that I didn't really expect to see was the vulenerability of Lord Voldemort. I think that the movie makes Lord Voldemort appear a lot more weak and vulnerable than the books describe, but I prefer it this way. Ralph Fienes is such a brilliant actor and he show Voldemort's desperation and determination amazingly. Apart from the issue of Voldemort crying 'nyaaa' which has been a source of ridicule since the trailers were released he does an excellent job of playing the role of the 'darkest wizard of all time'.

The only thing that truly disappointed me, was the ending. After hearing a lot of hype about the '19 years later' scene, I thought that it was going to be really good and that the age-ing machine would've made the characters look very different. Alas, it did not. Personally, I thought that the characters looked much the same as they do now, especially Emma Watson. The entire audience laughed when we saw all their characters as adults but the only difference was that the men had developed beer bellies with grey-er hair and the women had changed their hair styles and there were of course a few wrinkles thrown in. I thought that this scene could've been a lot more detailed and more like the book; however, I understand the need for the producers to want to cut down the book as much as possible to be able to fit this in to a decent length movie. There was little interaction with any of the kids apart from Albus Severus Potter and the acting could've been a bit better, but then, they are just kids and they did a great job none-the-less.

And so, Harry Potter ends. This is it. There'll be no more trailers, no more midnight screenings, no more premieres. It really is heartbreaking. However, I firmly believe that this final, eight movie really does bring Harry's story to a close in a magnificent and magical way and it definitely does JK Rowling's books justice. There's not really much else that I can say except that if you haven't already seen HP 7 Part 2, get down to your cinemas NOW! You cannot miss this spectacular film, which, by the way, is even more excellent in 3D. I thoroughly believe that oscars should be given out for some of the performances in the final instalment of the Harry Potter series, don't miss out. Read more ›

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