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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets - 1/10/2005 7:54:30 AM

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Harry Potter 2 - 18/3/2006 2:29:36 PM

premierbaron

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Easily the best after GOBLET, this movie gives a great second outing in the franchise. Brilliant fight scenes and story lines.

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enjoyed it darker - 16/5/2006 10:05:05 AM

alexisreaver2132

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Thought it was v. good slightly darker in tone than its predecessor.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 16/5/2007 6:42:39 AM

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I dont see what everyone has got against the COS especially since it is probably the best adapted films from the novel. The effects, story and acting has improved dramatically from the first film and the franchise has taken its first step towards a much darker tone (one of the few things Curan did brilliantly with the weak Azkaban). On the whole one of the strongest Potter movies and has definietly set the standard for future Potter films. Spellbinding.

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- 18/7/2007 6:00:28 PM

lynnshep

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Long live Gilderory

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- 18/7/2007 6:00:28 PM

lynnshep

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Long live Gilderory

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- 8/1/2009 2:26:22 PM

hellboy22

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A little unbalanced and unfair in its review. Claiming that if you love the books you'll love the film and if you don't its kind of tough luck, but the director has to cater more towards existing fans but try and make it accessible to non fans and I think Columbus does this admirably and while not as good as Philosophers Stone (which I gave 5stars) its certainly worthy of 4.

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- 8/1/2009 2:26:22 PM

hellboy22

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Good, but overlong ... - 30/3/2009 12:06:17 AM

sunnygirly2k4

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From: Essex, UK

This second Potter film in ways does what the first did - it's a cut-and-paste of the book to film. This means it lacks any sort of artistic flair or it's own take on it's source material but is completely dependent on it. Shame, as JKR's books offer possibilities of interesting and imaginative adaptations.

The acting from the main trio range from decent to cringeworthy - Dan's facial expressions can be very blank, Emma's still at theatre school level and Rupert gurns his way through. But here and there, there dialogue delivery is fine. But lacks the depth of say, Freddie Highmore or Henry Thomas. The villians, like Coulson and Malfoy are acted out like pantomine villians - they have little 'fear' about them.

The plot is a 'what is' mystery again, like the first film, but the film could've gone the extra mile on the whole Hogwarts isn't safe for Harry or it's pupils theme.

The cinematography is overly bright most of the time - Scotland certainly isn't like that weather-wise. The SFX are improved over the first but that Ford Anglia part was too long as was the whole film!

Overall, a decent effort, but the next PoA feels like a film, whereas this doesn't and lacks a clear structure(just scenes from the book stitched together). It's alright but I hope forthcoming HBP and DH 1 and 2 will be alot better and more daring, without the kiddy slapstick humour.

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- 3/10/2009 12:08:52 PM

FanaticalAboutFilm

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Love the scenes with Kenneth Branagh!! LOCKHART 4EVER!!!

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Potter Improvement - 12/10/2010 5:52:58 PM

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This is easily the 2nd best potter film yet (Goblet of Fire Being the Best)
It Improved on the original by a lot and was much darker which can never be a bad thing

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Thoroughly Enjoyable - 22/3/2011 3:19:13 PM

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Personally, I thought that The Chamber Of Secrets is the best potter adaptations, due largely in part to the perfecting of the formula created by the first film. The acting is, as always with the series, solid, if not immaculate, but the script is superb and the characterization is second to none. It's a real shame they decided to dispense with all the innocence in later adaptations. They didn't have to.

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Greater than PS but this is strictly more of the same - 8/7/2011 3:17:06 PM

trainedasninja

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Chamber of Secrets is a true sequel of the first film which is kinda its greatest flaw since it doesnt feel that fresh. However it is its equal if not better than it. The ante is upped, it is funnier, more action packed, the mystery more mature and interesting, darker than the philospher's stone and is certainly more entertaining. We are also given some more cool characters, Lucius Malfoy, Lockhart and Dobby among others. As a story this is much more entertaining but what on the face of it seems an interesting adventure you cant help but sideline Chamber of Secrets. There isnt anything that new here - 3 stars

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- 9/7/2011 9:43:01 PM

TheGodfather

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
That explainatory character from the first part is gone for the biggest part here. The tone of the whole thing is a bit darker and more exciting.
Already a step up from the first one.

7,3/10

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Review - 13/12/2011 9:28:19 PM

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Darker and livelier than the first Harry Potter, but much of what's wrong with the first movie is also present here.

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