Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Forced to spend his summer holidays with his muggle relations, Harry Potter gets a real shock when he gets a surprise visitor: Dobby the house-elf, who warns Harry Potter against returning to Hogwarts, for terrible things are going to happen. Harry decides to ignore Dobby's warning and continues with his pre-arranged schedule. But at Hogwarts, strange and terrible things are indeed happening... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Chris Columbus
Written By: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Starring: John Cleese, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Isaacs, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Genres: Family/Kids, Fantasy
Franchise: Harry Potter
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets belongs to 55 collections
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BeeDub | 85 63rd |
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A bit of an improvement over the first film, but Columbus's workman-like direction brings nothing to the proceedings beyond what's already on the page.
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Ytadel | 4 43rd |
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The strengths and weaknesses are roughly the same as the first film: it's a fun world but Chris Columbus's bland direction feels more like a staged reading of the book with special effects than a full-blooded movie, and it's much longer than it needs to be. Dobby is Jar Jar Binks annoying (but fortunately has limited screen time). That said, the movie is darker than the first and Alan Rickman and John Williams still fully deliver.
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Magb | 60 23rd |
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Rather weak, I'm afraid. The book is perhaps the most unremarkable of the series, and I wouldn't be surprised if the same ends up being true of the movie. The story has its moments, but too many things ring false -- the ending in particular. The acting is often subpar, the effects are starting to look quite dated already, and much of the magic just sort of fails to happen. It's still decent entertainment, but the third film is twice as good.
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Bok dong | 100 94th |
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i am still scared of the brilliance of this film absolutely love it
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MartinTeller | 82 73rd |
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A far more satisfying tale than the first one in every way, densely packed with clever inventions, genuine thrills, and a plot that turns every few minutes. It's sometimes a struggle to keep track of all the twists, but familiarity with the book (which surely most of the intended audience will possess) aids in that endeavor. On the down side, Dobby is a most irritating creature, but then again, he's supposed to be.
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| 1 | triffid | 50 2nd |
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Probably the most expensive book illustration ever. There's nothing, absolutely nothing that isn't in the book, it's just taken and word for word put on film. And even though the book is good, the film is unbelievably boring. Just read it instead. The third and fourth Potter films are much, much better.
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Kojiless | 30 32nd |
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Drags on...and on...and on... Isn't there some spell that can magically skip me to the climax? Fasto Forwardus!
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recklessmess | 82 79th |
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Shouldn't this be Harry Potter and the Sewer of Secrets?
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Bown | 55 10th |
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The worst one.
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Lilarcor | 58 17th |
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Overpowered magical items and creatures randomly appearing as Potter, Hermoine and the useless Ron get into trouble take away a lot of the stakes and tension from an otherwise mildly entertaining but incoherent story.
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Mistakes | 48 39th |
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Mistake - A cameraman is seen in the wizard duel scene.
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gorejunky | 100 92nd |
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Fantastic book adaptation--even for non readers of the book series. Loved the cast, they did a great job. Perfect family movie.
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hotsake | 80 92nd |
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Darker and with more going on than the first film but just as fun and exciting. All of the effects are better and the actors seem much more at ease and natural this time around.
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magdabag | 85 58th |
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Still magic.
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Quintonjamin | 80 80th |
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While it doesn't have some of the awe of the magical world that the first had, the improvement in acting from the three stars is noticeable. Dobby is quite annoying, but the rest of the cast is great, especially with Kenneth Branagh added in.
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