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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Salesrank: 77898
Released: January 1, 2004 |
| Our Price: $8.28 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
First sequels are the true test of an enduring movie franchise, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets passes with flying colors. Expanding upon the lavish sets, special effects, and grand adventure of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry involves a darker, more malevolent tale (parents with younger children beware), beginning with the petrified bodies of several Hogwarts students and magical clues leading Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) to a 50-year-old mystery in the monster-laden Chamber of Secrets. House elves, squealing mandrakes, giant spiders, and venomous serpents populate this loyal adaptation (by Sorcerer's Stone director Chris Columbus and screenwriter Steve Kloves), and Kenneth Branagh delightfully tops the supreme supporting cast as the vainglorious charlatan Gilderoy Lockhart (be sure to view past the credits for a visual punchline at Lockhart's expense). At 161 minutes, the film suffers from lack of depth and uneven pacing, and John Williams' score mostly reprises established themes. The young, fast-growing cast offers ample compensation, however, as does the late Richard Harris in his final screen appearance as Professor Albus Dumbledore. Brimming with cleverness, wonderment, and big-budget splendor, Chamber honors the legacy of J.K. Rowling's novels. --Jeff Shannon
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Reviews:
Review of Chamber of Secrets ULTIMATE EDITION Blu-ray 
2009-12-10 - To start off this isn't a review of the movie itself, by now you should have already formed an opinion of the movie for yourself or from other reviews of just the film. This is a review for the Ultimate Edition.
Two words: Absolutely Amazing!
This isn't just some scam from Warner Bros to get a few more dollars squeezed out of the Harry Potter movies, this is brand new and refreshing. Warner Bros packaged this set to be (or what appears to be) the last Harry Potter set to be had. Everything that you could want in a collectors set it included here.
The booklet included is surprisingly well done. The book keeps with the theme of the special feature exclusive to the ultimate edition. For example, in the Chamber of Secrets edition the booklet is all about the characters and their development, both at the beginning of the series and how they have evolved through the years. Included are stills from the movie, pictures of the theme (ie. characters, buildings, sets), and my favorite... concept art.
As for the character cards that are included they aren't anything super special but at the same time they aren't cheaply done. The cards are solid and printed well. I could see where some people will find them very satisfying and a highlight of the edition.
The thing that I was most impressed with, however, was the presentation. Finally someone released a special edition of a film and made it presentable and convenient. The boxes are made to look like books that fold open and are neatly packed on the inside. Also on the inside of the book there are images from the film, making it look very much like a collector's item. Warner Bros has really set themselves up nicely for the release of the next six of these.
Overall I was extremely pleased with this edition of the movie and cannot wait for the rest to be released.
awesome harry potter movie.
2009-12-07 - I NEVER WAS A FAN OF HARRY POTTER UNTILL DECEMBER 4,09. I WATCH THIS ON TV AND IT WAS AWESOME AND VERRY FUNNY TOO. SO I BOUGHT IT AT WALMART AND STILL WATCHING IT TODAY.I DON'T LIKE HOW YOU SEE MORE PARTS ON TV THAN IN THE DVD.OTHER THAN THAT I LOVE IT. HARRY POTTER IS AWESOME.I PLAN ON BUYING THE FIRST ONE AND THE REST OF THE HARRY POTTER MOVIE. I CAN'T WAIT FOR DEATHLY HOLLOW I THINK IT CALLED. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY BYE.
Harry Potter Scores a second O
2009-11-20 - After the first succesful movie Harry Potter has again got a perfect score. With new magic and new friends, such as the slightly obnoxious Colin Creevey, and Ron's youngest sibling Ginny Weasley. The movie starts you out with Harry again with the Dursleys living his days wishing time would go faster when a slightly annoying but fun little elf named Dobby comes and visits and gets Harry into a load of trouble in an attempt to keep him away from Hagwarts. His attempt is thwarted by the Weasley brothers who save Harry from the Dursley's oppresion. It was hard fro me to comprehend that Dobby was a CGI for he looked so real and lifelike. The animators are really talented succesfully animating a pheonix and even a giant serpent. Radcliffe is back and as good as ever as Harry Potter. Richard Harris has also returned with a slightly hoarse voice but his performance is as good as ever. The special effects are amazing I don't care what magic they do it's amazing. this movie has again surpassed the book in both action and story. Director Chris Columbas truly has the knack for this making a great adaptation once again. The fight with the basilisk has been redefined and made a full amazing battle instead of a fast swing the sword battle as shown in the book. Now for the bonus features I just got to say. Thank you so much for improving it. I had no trouble whatsoever finding what I wanted finding the deleted scenes with great ease and even some interesting interviews. they seem to have decided to actually put in things that people actually care about as opposed to things no one cares about. Again great movie keep it up!
Studios for this release ought to be ashame to rerelease this. 
2009-11-15 - You know hear we go again,Now we will get all the blu ray releases released again and claiming to be extreme editions or super editions.The blu ray disc was suppose to be the ultimate form in itself with 7 times the amount of info as the regular blu ray.Now we have the greed factor stepping in and the Studios will start releasing the special editions and super editions on blu ray.Every should not buy any of these special editions on blu ray and stick it to them.I for one will not buy and further editions of Harry poter or any other film without I dont have it already.Shame on you Studios and shame on you Amazon for even selling these.
Director Is Still Trying To Adapt the Book 
2009-10-29 - Like the first, the sequel suffers from being too long and literally trying to adapt the book. It worked for Lord of the Rings and they STILL cut out a lot from the books (though they did embelish a little in Two Towers by bringing in the Elves at Helm's Deep but I digress). The young cast has aged a little, clearly for the young men (they're voices are starting to get deeper). Though, to me anyways as I haven't read the books in a while, it gets a little tiring of Ron Weasley being reduced to the comedic sidekick. I know he is one, but not all need to be used for comedic relief. The elder cast is still perfect for their respective roles and Kenneth Branagh is excellent as the ego-centric Lockhart. Again, they could've trimmed up a few things; Harry didn't need to look at every little thing in the Weasley's home (despite the fact that he's not used to magic homes), Ron's slug scene could've been eliminated, some characters that're important in the novel (like Justin and Colin [who at least is important in later books]) are glanced over and are only petrified as that's what happens to them in the book. Still no Peeves (the one character I'm glad they decide to cut out as he adds nothing to the story) and instead of they're ghostly Magical History teacher giving the speech on the Chamber, its McGonagall, which I think is a better switch as they're history teacher is hardly ever mentioned once or twice in the books anyway. Action scenes and CGI are better in this than the last, Dobby and the Basilisk being the highlights of the computer charcters. And hardly any new music from John Williams, who's music from the first film is pretty much tracked to this.
