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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
2002
Harry Potter has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley and their dread of his magical abilities, but also it seems as if Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have forgotten him, as they haven't replied to a single one of his letters. Then,.. Read more
| Starring | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh |
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| Director | Chris Columbus |
| Genres | Children, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Harry Potter has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley and their dread of his magical abilities, but also it seems as if Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have forgotten him, as they haven't replied to a single one of his letters. Then, suddenly and mysteriously, house-elf Dobby appears in Harry's bedroom and warns him of great danger if he should attempt to return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But despite the elf's mischievous efforts to thwart Harry's return to school, the ever-determined Harry is rescued from the Dursley's dreary clutches by Ron and his brothers and whisked into the warmth of the Weasley household. Upon arriving at Hogwarts, Harry finds that his first year heroics have caused him to become the center of much unwanted attention. His new fans include Ron's little sister Ginny; first year would-be photographer Colin Creevey; and most irritatingly, the New Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, Gilderoy Lockhart. Outshone only by his own vanity, Lockhart craves the attention that Harry shuns. But not even Lockhart can offer an explanation for the sinister new terror that is gripping the school.
| Starring | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Sean Biggerstaff, Miriam Marg |
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| Director | Chris Columbus |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 41 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Children, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Arabic, English |
| Released | DVD: 11 Apr 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
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Youngsters who worship the bestselling work of fantasy author JK Rowling will find this sequel to The Philosopher's Stone even more to their taste. The mood is darker and more scary, but adventure tinged with danger has always been attractive to children, though this may prove too much for the very young. Here, predatory spiders stalk Harry through the Forbidden Forest, there's a mandrake root with an ear-splitting scream and Harry (an audibly older Daniel Radcliffe) even exchanges a kiss with Hermione (Emma Watson). Director Chris Columbus (again working from a screenplay by Steve Kloves) has allowed some mechanical repetition to creep in, but overall this manages to be ingenious as well as faithful to its source. Of the adult performers, Kenneth Branagh stands out as the egotistical new teacher Gilderoy Lockhart, managing to upstage even the special effects, but, sadly, the character of Dumbledore (Richard Harris) is mostly lost within the convolutions of the plot.
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More interesting than the first film in the series, it still remains a puzzle to the unconverted as to why this bland and resolutely old-fashioned saga should prove so popular.
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26 out of 38 people found this review helpful
My wand. Look at my wand.
This is where the Harry Potter story really begins to take off. This movie is a little more horrific than the first story with some frightening visuals. Think giant spiders and snakes. The story is tight, and well told, limiting us to the world and knowledge of Harry Potter, the way it should be. Music and sound are great. Cinematography is beautiful and smooth. The acting is better that what I would expect from a film centralized around a large amount of teens and pre teens. If you saw the first, see the second. If you haven't seen the first, see them both.
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- JediSi
- Posted 31 Aug 2007 21:37
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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This film was interesting and exciting a lot of action and really great fun to watch
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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Harry Potter has not had a good summer. Not only has he had to put up with his overbearing Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley and their dread of his magical abilities, but also it seems as if Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger have forgotten him, as they haven't replied to a ...
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