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Summary: It was 100,000,000,000,000 times better than the first
Review: Of course, almost everybody says it was at least better than the first. Well some people say the first one was better than this movie. And some people say it was great as the first one. But to me, I think it was 100,000,000,000,000 times better. It had a better plot, better music, better intrest, better happens, better everything. Better characters, a better year. I will defintly get that movie on DVD.
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Summary: HUGE Improvement over #1. Great Job C. Columbus!!!
Review: The first movie, #1, had a lot of obstacles to overcome. First, the OVERWHELMING pressure and expectations that were set on it. It, for the most part, past that. It had to introduce hundreds of thousands of people to this wizarding world, and it's hero, Harry Potter, and that took nearly an hour out of its running time. Those were just a few of the many obstacles the Sorcerer's Stone HAD to overcome. Well, in Chamber of Secrets, people now know the story of Harry
Potter, have lowered (a bit) there expectations, and the entire cast and crew is back with a LOT more experience. All of these advantages over #1 should make this a better movie, right?Thankfully, it WAS. Here's what I thought of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 1) Plot: This movie follows the second book in J.K. Rowling's recored-selling book series, and follows Harry throug his second year at Hogwarts. While many have said that this was the worst book of the series, and because of that this might turn out to be the worst movie of the series. I highly disagree! We start out with Harry, back at the Dursleys for the summer...here we go again. They treat him like...a criminal, work him to death, and dont allow him to say the "M word" (magic) AT ALL IN THIS HOUSEHOLD!!! Well, one night, when Harry is in his room, a house-elf, named Dobby, visits Harry. He warns of GRAVE DANGER at Hogwarts, horrible things planned for the following school year! What is this elf talking about? Harry ignores the elf, and goes to school anyway. Everything seems to be going normally (or whatever you would call "normal" at Hogwarts) when Harry finds a cat, Mrs. Norris, hanging upside down...petrified in a hallway. And above, written in what looks like blood, are written the words "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened." What's going on??? No one knows, and within a few weeks, more people have been petrified by an un-known creature. That's when Harry remembers Dobby's comments, that something terrible would be happening that year at Hogwarts... 2) Acting: HUGE improvement. Amazing the difference a year makes...at least for the cast of Harry Potter. There is so much more emotion, drama, suspense. For example, last year, there were perhaps 2 or 3 confrentation with Malfoy the whole movie. In Chamber of Secrets, they really clash! There are wizarding duels, TONS OF QUIDDITCH!, a lot more emphasis on Harry and his friends, etc... Bonds are really made here, and some of the best scenes are when Malfoy's father (a Voldemort supporter) and Ron' s dad (a true wizard) talk... Hermione, Ron, Harry, and the rest of Gryffindor really seem to come together. There is real emotion as well when they defend each other, *example: Malfoy calling Hermione a "mudblood", everyone from both Gryffindor and Slytherin yelling and trying to get a piece of the other! Hermione's tears after the insult, Ron and Harry's support. The entire school welcoming Hagrid back toward the end, everyone cheering Harry on after the Quidditch game, etc... And the actor who played Gildera Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh) did a SUPERB job! He was holarious, loved to show off his teeth and get attention, and really played the clueless part well too! The whole movie had some humor in it as well that was lacked in the first one, and it was little things like Kenneth Branagh's GREAT acting and sense of humor that made this one better than the first. There is a lot more dark acting here too. Voldemort is brought to life in a scary way, and seeing all the petrified people, Harry hearing voices in the wall that NO ONE else can here. Tom Riddle's Hermione like brilliance, all the mystery, suspense, and those spiders...and that snake. All of the acting combining with a suspeneseful story made this a better movie then the last. 3) Graphics: Another huge improvement. Hogwarts, while see ming
confined in the first movie, seems to come alive in this. You learn about the whomping willow, go a lot DEEPER into the forbidden forest, and see those....horrible spiders. The snake, the blood, the Quidditch game(s) (brought together a LOT better than in the Sorcerer's stone. A lot more action!). Even the blood and the big fight against Voldemort is all very exciting....thanks to the graphics. You really feel a lot more like your seeing Hogwarts the way J.K. Rowling saw it. It feels real, not like it came off of a computer program. That helped capture the feeling, and continue the magical flame the first one lit! 4) Problems: It seems like they often go for ALL of the big things, and don't try to ease you in to regular life at Hogwarts. And while this was a great movie, and nearly flawless in a lot of ways, it still lacked that and could still use something. The main problem right now, in my opinion, is the fact that they go for the BIG things. When I read the books, I felt (feel) like I was attending Hogwarts myself, reading about all of the homework and going to all of the classes and Quidditch practice every night and eating breakfast and discussing tactics with Ron in the morning. They seemed
to have still missed that for the most part here. *(They also left a few things out: Deathday Party for example)* Overall, this is a GREAT movie. It has a lot of action, GREAT
graphics, and superb acting in a lot of ways. It's still not perfect, but I think that by the third movie, "The Prisoner of Azkaban" (set to be released June 2004 as last reported) we may have a 5-star series ! I'd reccomend this to anyone who even thought the books were okay, and who doesn't have an XTREME fear of Snakes and or Spiders *lol*. Thx!
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Summary: Scarier Than the First
Review: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is a good sequel to "Harry Potters and the Socerer's Stone". Much like the first movie, "Chamber of Secrets" is full of magic and fantasy. However, this film is much scarier than the first, something the surprised me a little. Even though I read the books, I was a little surprised by how graphic and violent some of the fight scenes were. Even though some of the scenes may have been a little too much for younger children, I would still recommend watching this film. I doubt there is a Harry Potter fan out there who hasn't, but those of you who aren't, this is a film to at least check out.
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Summary: Better than Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Review: The truth is I liked Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I was a little dissapointed with the Sorcerer's Stone. I thought the first one was O.K. I thought the second one was better. I liked the part when Harry used Tom Riddle's Diary and putted the baslests tooth in it and Tom Riddle died. I thought it was cool when the letters said TOM MARVALO RIDDLE and it changed to I AM LORD VOLDEMORT. When I saw the second trailer for the movie when I saw Jonah A Veggietales Movie, I relized that I think Harry Potter 2 would be much better.
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Summary: Unless they screw it up, this dvd will rock hard
Review: Now it was not as good as part one, but The Chamber of Secrets really pleased me. My biggest fear going in was that Daniel Radcliffe had gotten too old to be any good in the role, but he still shines. Sure his voice is a little deeper, but these things happen. outstanding final performance for richard harris. must own.
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Summary: Could Have Been Better
Review: I know some people will disagree with what i have to say but thats what America is all about; freedom. The Harry Potter series in books is a GREAT series but i was really dissapointed with the first movie, my family needed to drag me to see the second. This movie was closer to the book than the first one and i wasn't as upset with it as i was with the first one. But there were certain scenes that they pulled that you needed to see to understand if you have never read the books(my father kept on asking me what was going on since he has never read the books). They did a really good job on the speacial effects and the cast did a really good job delivering their lines. But i think this will always happen with books that are made into movies, they add scenes that never happen in the book to apparently make it more exciting and suspenseful for those who have never read the books. So as i say in the title of this review "It could Have been better."
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Summary: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (etc) GOOD!
Review: I ove Harry Potter. Its NOT just 4 kids. It is for Adults too. They make the movies look like they are 4 kids. ut hey if your an adult you will fall in LOVE with those books! i read all of them. IM DYING WAITING FOR THE NEXT ONE TO COME OUT! ...
Rating:
Summary: Better Than the 1st!
Review: I, as many other Harry Potter Fans, greatly anticipate the arrival of the 5th book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix"(I believe I spelled that correctly). Many also are waiting to get their hands on the upcoming release of the 2nd movie, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"(count me in, I ordered it a month ago...), and I think that it was a spectacular film.
Many people have complained about the flow of the movie, and I somewhat agree with them, the movie goes slow at some points, but what movie doesn't? Anyways, IF you get bored, you can listen to the background music and look at angles/places you hadn't taken notice to before. All the characters fit perfectly with the book, and I applaud the filmmakers for getting them all together. The main action shots were exciting, while the last one was a tad under this movie. Daniel, Emma, and Rupert (Harry, Hermione, and Ron) work together nicely, and also Draco and Harry are still bickering as usual :). Overall, I give this movie, oh, say, 97%-
Out of 20% Out of 100%
Action 19% 95%
Characters 22% 110%
Screenplay 19% 95%
Movement 18% 90%
Music 19% 95%
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4 4/5 stars
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Summary: Harry Potter, kids movie, adults love it.
Review: We must be nuts about Harry Potter. My wife and I have seen the movie about 20 times in the theater and have lost count of how many times we watched this DVD at home (and even camping). Like many DVDs this one contains lots of extras. You will need a fast internet connection and a microphone on your PC to try everything. I just wish they had a option to put the deleted scenes back into the movie.
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Summary: WICKED!
Review: Although a little dissapointed with the first movie, I feel that the second installment of this series was great! Not only following more closly to the book, it also provided a better story line, improved acting, more humor, and improved special effects. I would be more then happy to recomended this movie to others since I myself loved it so much (saw it 5, count them 5 times in the theaters!).
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