These ultimate editions are for fans and completists.
My review of the Ultimate edition Blu-rays ofPhoenixandHalf-Blood Princefollow after the jump.
Order of the Phoenix was the first film in the franchise entrusted to David Yates.
Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) is a real threat, and the games are over.
WithOrder of the Phoenix, censorship and sedition begin to show their hands.
The series slows down a lot in this to let the characters go through the melodrama of teen years.
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But this is an impressive work.
But how things add up here is now all the more evident.
There are 28 focus points, which can be played with the movie (63 min.
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), and can be watched out of the movie, though Daniel Radcliffe hosts the in movie experience.
Disc two also has the same nine deleted scenes (11 min.
), making ofs Behind the Magic (SD, 47 min.).
Building the Magic: Behind the Sets of Harry Potter (20 min.)
The Rebellion Begins (23 min.
), Fulfilling a Prophecy (13 min.
), Trailing Tonks (19 min.
), The Magic of Editing and the same two trailers.
All then thats new here on the second disc is Evolution (57 min.
), which offers more perspective than the original supplements, but this is also a 2007 film.
Since most everyone is done making the films, there is some new insights to be had.
One of the great things about such an elongated series is also one of its negatives.
And afterOrder of the Phoenix, David Yates upped his game.
Again, theres not much difference here.
A digital copy, booklet, and trading cards are also included here.
covering important sequences like two of the kissing scenes.
New soundtrack, otherwise, same disc.
Disc two repeats a J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (50 min.
One Minute Drills (7 min.)
Whats on Your Mind?
(7 min.)
is trivia for the cast hosted by Tom Felton.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (12 min.)
Rounding out the old supplements are eight additional scenes (7 min.).
Theres a behind the scenes TV documentary (47 min.
), and the new looking back featurette Creating the Magic (64 min.
), which focuses on the integration of magic into the world of Harry Potter.
Its nice that this one has a little more.
But as fan service goes, this is good.
