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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

November. 15,2002
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7.4
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PG
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Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.

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NekoHomey
2002/11/15

Purely Joyful Movie!

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Sexyloutak
2002/11/16

Absolutely the worst movie.

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BelSports
2002/11/17

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Kaydan Christian
2002/11/18

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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adonis98-743-186503
2002/11/19

Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him. Although darker than the previous film and a bit more serious 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' doesn't reach the magic of the original but still boasts enough energy to be a great movie on it's own terms. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint once again deliver some very good perfomances but also their chemistry gets better and better with each second as for the story itself? It was definitely way more dark than the first. (7.7/10)

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AndrewHeaney1
2002/11/20

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was directed again by Chris Columbus, and again stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Richard Harris. It is a sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, taking place one year later at Hogwarts.This time, it seems that a mysterious terror is "petrifying" specific characters, and again it's up to Harry, Ron, and Hermoine to stop them all while learning some new backstory regarding Draco Malfoy, Voldemort, and Hagrid.I'm not ashamed to admit that I LOVED this movie and book when I first read and saw it. It was one of my favorites of the franchise, and I was unsure why it is considered by many to be the least of the franchise.Now that I have rewatched it, I have noticed some flaws that I failed to notice earlier, mainly the fact that it is a semi-rehash of the previous film, and how it has more or less the same problems as the previous film (uninteresting parts, subpar acting, an easy-to-solve mystery, etc.). However, in the film's defense I feel as if The Chamber of Secrets is a copy of Sorcerer's Stone, but one that is done better. This film captures the creativity and charm and likability of the world much better than the predecessor. I also appreciate the film for upping the stakes, especially with (SPOILER) the basilisk at the end, which by the way, is an effect that still impresses me.I highly recommend this film, if you liked the first film you'll like this one too.RATING:7/10

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OneEightNine Media
2002/11/21

I just finished watching all the Harry Potter films back to back to back to back. What a crazy trip. Before starting this review, here is my ranking, from best to worst:HP4 > HP8 > HP1 > HP6 > HP7 > HP2 > HP3 > HP5This one is not necessarily an awful film or anything. It is just not as good as most of the other HP films. But if for example, if it was released this year in 2017 it would be maybe the 3rd best film of the year.

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mark.waltz
2002/11/22

Even a piece of children's fiction like the "Harry Potter" series can stir up controversy over the themes it deals with. Stories of witches and magic and supernatural powers and beings have cluttered literature since the days of Greek mythology, and people simply looked at it either as the remains of an ancient culture, a piece of art from a creative mind or a reminder of the many worlds out there which we know nothing about. In reading claims that the "Harry Potter" books and films open up the minds of children to magic, black or white and is a Pied Piper journey towards evil, I had to remind myself that as far as I can see, it's only a piece of fiction, that children have wild imaginations, and that as long as they are made aware that it is indeed, pure fiction, no evil can come from reading books or watching the films. If there are hidden messages there, they are way hidden beneath the theme that evil is always destroyed by good, that monsters of all sorts are conquered, and that children can be influenced to help others in times of crisis, something everybody in life needs to be prepared for.Having spent a miserable summer at home with his aunt, uncle and awful cousin, Harry Potter is rescued by his old pals and returns to Hogwarts for his second year in spite the attempts of an elf to prevent him from going back. It seems he's in some sort of danger, and as he gets settled back in school, strange occurrences start to unfold. Students who are not of full magical backgrounds (think of Samantha and Darren's kids in this category if they were Harry Potter characters...) end up "petrified" (frozen), and even Harry ends up with a boneless arm thanks to an inept professor (an over- the-top Kenneth Branaugh, mugging delightfully) who fixes his broken arm after a game but removes the bone. Rumors of a monster of extreme power (enough to "petrify" the students if they only get a glimpse of its reflection) take over the school, scaring even the local cave spiders which at one point trap Harry and Ron in the forbidden woods. Warning: If you are at all arachnaphobic, proceed with caution; The spider sequence is quite gruesome. The monster, too, is quite a sight, straight out of those 1950's and 60's Ray Harryhausen adventure films that hold up quite well today.The film goes into detail as to the past of the school, and it becomes clear how loyalties were formed, how the evil dark wizards came about, and why certain characters are the way they are. The presence of Malfoy's father gives a great indication as to why he is the way he is, but there's certainly no sympathy added for him, as he still looks like he could give Rhoda from "The Bad Seed" and Damien from "The Omen" films a run for their evil money. Richard Harris and Maggie Smith continue in their showy but quiet loyalty for Potter and his band of friends, and there's the presence of a ghostly student whose fate is revealed and seems tragic in spite of some annoying qualities she has. Emma Watson, as Hermoine, is off screen for a bit as she is one of the petrified students, so there is a break from her know-it-all attitude which sometimes put me on the side of Malfoy when they would go up against each other.For me, the first two of the series were the best, and from then on, they were of very mixed qualities as the special effects and CGI went way over the top at times as did some of the newer characters and plot elements which drove the series to its conclusion. I watch these films simply for the magical elements that take the viewer away to a world that doesn't exist, or one that at least those in tuned with a different type of spirit world can block from intruding into their lives. The quality of the veteran actors here is another attraction, and rising stars with true talent make it nice to see the next generation at their beginning. To see this series as anything other than a children's dream as seen through the eyes of an adult becomes pointless.

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