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"Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets" is the second film in the Harry Potter series and
chronicles Harry's second year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry. In case you're from Mars and have never heard of
Harry Potter here's a brief background: Harry was orphaned as a baby
when the evil Lord Voldmort murdered his wizard parents.
Harry was left to live with his awful Muggle (non-magic) family who
hate him....but luckily Harry, like his parents, is also a
wizard and he spends all but the summers at his new home, Hogwart's
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry-- a place where he is accepted for
who he is...and not forced to sleep in a cupboard!
The
second installment of Harry Potter is even better than it's
predecessor. The action is more fast paced and the story is
more complex. This year at Hogwart's the mysterious Chamber of
Secrets has been opened and horrible things begin to happen at the
school. Everyone is frightened because it is said that the
"Heir of Slitheren" has opened the chamber and unleashed a
terrible monster-- one who will rid the school of all non
pure-blooded students (which means, any student who has a Muggle in
his or her family lineage). Harry and his friends make it
their mission to find out who the culprit is.
Being a fan
of the Harry Potter books I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I
was a little hard on the original film-- I didn't quite like all of
the special effects and I was annoyed by some of the things that
were left out of changed from the novel, but this time I forgot all
about my expectations and just went into the film ready to have
fun. I really enjoyed all of the magical scenes and spells
that were cast-- since the previous film spent so much needed time introducing
the audience to the world of Harry Potter, a lot of the cool spells
were left out.
One thing I really
want to warn you about is this: although Harry Potter is aimed at
children, this particular movie isn't appropriate for small
kids. A lot of scary things happen-- death is even an issue--
and I'm not sure small children should be exposed to a film that
contains that much darkness. There are lots of scary monsters
too. It's just not a good idea to bring the little ones so
don't-- go see a Veggie Tale instead.
Recommendation: If you are a
fan of Harry Potter then you shouldn't miss "Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets". Be sure to catch it in the
theaters while you can-- DVD just isn't as good. If you've
never seen the original movie rent it and then go see this one--
it's really a great film and series!
-- Patsy
( 4 pops out of 4 pops )
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