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 houseelf who warns Harry Potter against returning to Hogwarts for terrible things are going to happen. Harry decides to ignore Dobbys warning and continues with his prearranged schedule. But at Hogwarts strange and terrible things are indeed happening Harry is suddenly hearing mysterious voices from inside the walls muggleborn students are being attacked and a message scrawled on the wall in blood puts everyone on hisher guard The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies Of The Heir Beware .

Review

Lessons learned since the 1st film! Clearly this film was edited at script stage rather than the cutting room floor stage!! This story reads as film narrative rather than a book illustration which was the big mistake of the 1st film. Anyone can watch this film and follow it without knowing the book. The 1st hour is pure laugh out loud fun (the adults in my Cinema audience were shouting with laughter!). The last hour is scary wand dropping tension.

The problem is how do we convince muggles putoff by the 1st film to go see this one Why should they give this one a chance Answer If you know someone who likes Fun make them see this film! This film is not about Oscars & Acting despite the fabulous performances by all the adults it is about enjoying the overall effect of the film this being to give the viewer a long lasting buzz. Brilliant! The staging is very theatrical in its minimalism yet extravagantly arty in visual specifics. In the not to distant future I see fans going to a regular weekend slot at their local cinema for Audience Participation fun. Wands swords sorting hat spiders mandrakes & crucial ear muffs as standard props! Lots of gaps for us to shout out funny quips. A Rocky Horror Show Audience Participation Show for kids! Long overdue.

My Rating 810. Not a masterpiece of cinematic potential but such jolly good fun that no one should be denied the joy of a "Bloody Marvelous" frolic. A film for the child within us adults. Go see it with a predominantly adult audience if you want to experience the real buzz of unfettered emotion. Only three children were present at the Preview I witnessed and they were silently spellbound whereas the adults evoked emotion noisily throughout and then stood up cheered and applauded at the end! I shall never forget this truly magical experience.

Richard Harris you can not be replaced you will always be Dumbledore and hence Omnipresent. Thank you for the fantastic finale to a wonderful life that you gave us. Thank you. And Thank you JK & Chris. You did it the Chamber is well & truly open now!