|
 HARRY
POTTER
and
The
Chamber
Of
Secrets
With
Daniel
Radcliffe,
Rupert
Grint,
Emma
Watson,
Kenneth
Brannagh,
Robbie
Coltrane,
Alan
Rickman,
Richard
Harris,
Maggie
Smith
Directed
by
Chris
Columbus
With
the
overwhelming
success
of
the
first
filmed
version
of
the
J.K.
Rowling
characters,
what's
the
chance
that
they'd
leave
it
at
that?
Slim
to
none.
This
time
round
Harry
is
relieved
to
return
to
Hogwarts
from
his
terrible
uncle
&
aunt,
only
to
be
welcomed
by
a
nasty
dark
cloud
hanging
in
the
halls
of
his
witchcraft
&
wizardry
school.
The
rumour
of
a
Chamber
Of
Secrets
built
to
be
opened
and
be
the
end
of
Hogwarts
has
become
a
reality.
People
are
starting
to
turn
up
petrified
like
salt
pillars
and
Harry
seems
like
the
most
likely
suspect
causing
the
havoc.
With
his
buddies
Ron
and
Hermoine
they
set
out
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
the
dangerous
mystery.
This
will
be
a
bit
more
scary
for
younger
Potter
fans
as
some
monster
and
spider
related
creepy
moments
could
even
freak
out
some
older
viewers.
Obviously
there
are
plenty
adventurous
moments,
juvenile
laughs,
scares
and
over
the
top
digital
FX
to
satisfy
fans
and
newcomers
alike.
Most
of
the
previous
cast
returns
(even
John
Cleese
as
the
ghost
roaming
the
halls
with
a
detachable
head).
Kenneth
Brannagh
does
a
humourous
turn
as
a
celebrity
wizard
who
teaches
at
the
school.
Sadly
veteran
actor
Richard
Harris
died
before
the
film's
release.
Interesting
how
(just
like
last
year)
Harry
Potter
and
Lord
Of
The
Rings
get
released
back
to
back
-
here
a
few
similarities
are
quite
uncanny
-
a
Golom
like
elf
called
Dobby
(digital
of
course)
and
a
living
tree
(beating
the
crap
out
of
the
flying
Anglia
when
Ron
and
Harry
crash
into
it).
But
now,
the
question
remains,
how
many
more
Potter
films
will
actor
Radcliffe
be
able
to
do
before
his
voice
breaks
completely
and
stubble
starts
sprouting
between
his
zits.
It
will
probably
become
like
the
James
Bond
franchise,
new
actors
drifting
through
and
the
series
outrunning
the
actual
books
it
is
based
on.
This
is
not
unlikely
as
this
series
is
bound
to
outdo
the
007
earnings…and
unfortunately
that
has
become
the
bottom
line.
As
long
as
it
remains
entertaining
we
can
forgive
their
capitalist
greed...
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