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Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Daniel Radcliffe | ... | Harry Potter | |
| Rupert Grint | ... | Ron Weasley | |
| Emma Watson | ... | Hermione Granger | |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Uncle Vernon | |
| Fiona Shaw | ... | Aunt Petunia | |
| Harry Melling | ... | Dudley Dursley | |
| Toby Jones | ... | Dobby (voice) | |
| Jim Norton | ... | Mr Mason | |
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Veronica Clifford | ... | Mrs Mason |
| James Phelps | ... | Fred Weasley | |
| Oliver Phelps | ... | George Weasley | |
| Julie Walters | ... | Mrs. Weasley | |
| Bonnie Wright | ... | Ginny Weasley | |
| Mark Williams | ... | Mr. Weasley | |
| Chris Rankin | ... | Percy Weasley | |
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". Written by Soumitra
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Chris Columbus said he wanted to make a 2,5 hour movie that feels like 30 Minutes. Well, in my case he surely succeeded! I saw the movie as a member of the press and couldn't get enough of it. I would have gladly sat in the cinema for another two or three hours with a biiiig smile on my face.
Like part one, "chamber of secrets" stays true to the book. I don't know about you - but I HATE it when movie makers change the storylines, add or remove characters and do it for the "sake of the art". I think they do it because they are too lazy to create their own storys, so they rip off other peoples ideas and crush them to make it more comfortable... If a book is loved by millions of readers there must be a good reason for that. Chris Columbus has captured the essence of the book on screen. So, after "philosophers stone" he delivered again!
When reading the book I always envisioned Michael Crawford playing Gilderoy Lockhart. His broad smile and clumsiness à la Frank Spencer would have been perfect for the role. But instead we get to see Kenneth Branagh, so of course you won't see ME complain. The great find of the movie is Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy. In his short scenes onscreen he makes your blood freeze. And again: all the casting is brilliant. Every character just feels right - even if you imagined something different when you read the book. There also has been talk about the young actors getting older. Well, let me remind you that this also happens in the books. In every book Harry Potter and his friends are one year older. So there's no excuse to take the roles away from Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. I couldn't imagine someone else playing their parts.
Go see "the chamber of secrets". It's pure fun and excitement! And it will wet your appetite for more to come. Richard Harris couldn't have asked for a better movie and legacy to be remembered by.