Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

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An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.

Director
- Chris Columbus
Writers
- J.K. Rowling(novel)
- Steve Kloves(screenplay)
Stars

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Won 1 BAFTA Film Award
- 13 wins & 46 nominations total

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Director
- Chris Columbus
Writers
- J.K. Rowling(novel)
- Steve Kloves(screenplay)
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Forced to spend his summer holidays with his muggle relations, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) gets a real shock when he gets a surprise visitor: Dobby (Toby Jones) the house-elf, who warns Harry 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. Harry is suddenly hearing mysterious voices from inside the walls, muggle-born students are being attacked, and a message scrawled on the wall in blood puts everyone on his or her guard, "The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies Of The Heir, Beware". —Soumitra

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Taglines
- "Dobby has come to warn you Sir."
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for scary moments, some creature violence and mild language
Parents guide

Trivia
Tom Felton forgot his line when Draco sees Harry disguised as Goyle, so he improvised "I didn't know you could read".

Goofs
(at around 20 mins) The scene in Flourish & Blotts, where Hermione's parents are seen inside Diagon Alley, has been called a plot hole. Normally, Muggles cannot enter, or see, Diagon Alley. However, the Grangers are accompanied by Hermione, who, as a witch, would know how to enter through the Leaky Cauldron (and be able to see the pub). In the book, the Grangers comment to Mr. Weasley about having visited Gringotts to exchange their Muggle money for Wizarding money. If this is the case, they obviously aren't the first Muggles to enter Diagon Alley (indeed there have been numerous children who must have been taken there by their parents alongside a school staff member to buy their first year equipment for Hogwarts).

Quotes
Dumbledore: It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.

Crazy credits
At the end of the credits we see what happened to the amnesiac Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. He has written a book titled "Who Am I?". His moving image on the book's cover wears a straitjacket, and hums the movie's theme tune.

Alternate versions
German theatrical version was cut (the Willow tree bashes the car three times less, Ron being attacked by a spider in the car, close up of a bone in the dungeons, Harry being pursued by the Basilisk, Harry uses the tooth only once to kill Voldemort, the death of Voldemort, the death of the Basilisk) to secure a "Not under 6" rating. Additionally some dialogue was changed (when Harry hears the Basilisk at the beginning, it says "I will get you" instead of "I will kill you"). This version was released on DVD & VHS in Germany and Austria but not in Switzerland where the uncut version was released (resulting in high exports to the two other countries). The uncut version of the movie was rated "Not under 12" and was shown on TV and released on Blu-ray.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #28.12 (2002)

Top review

7/10

That bit of magic returns

The second installment seems to carry on where the first left off. All previous characters return and then some!! The grandiose majesty of Harry Potter continues with new tricks, new delights and little treats that can be taken for granted. At times I find the Harry Potter world has so many wonderful things happening at the same time that you tend to overlook the smaller things (ergos the Weasley's residence and the great Hall) The Chamber of Secrets is a darker tail but is well within the tolerances of most children's ability to handle. The creatures are excellent, the overall story is easy enough to follow, though some aspects have to be explained to younger children.

What does get annoying is that constant overused Daniel Radcliffe cheesy smile. It wears on the sensibilities after a while like sharp finger nails scraping down a blackboard. Overall though, Chamber of Secrets is a solid good natured magical movie only slighter less pleasing than the first.

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Release date
- November 15, 2002 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Warner Bros.
Languages
- English
- Latin
Also known as
- Harry Potter và Phòng Chứa Bí Mật
Filming locations
- Glenfinnan Viaduct, Fort William, Highland, Scotland, UK
Production companies
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Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $262,450,136
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $88,357,488
- Nov 17, 2002
Gross worldwide
- $879,602,366

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Runtime
2 hours 41 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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