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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2002
Pros: Familiar Cast of Lovable Characters
Cons: OMG was this movie LONG
Summary: Okay, those of you who have read my reviews know I have the sweetest nieces and nephews and they have gone absolutely crazy for Harry Potter. They've read the books, and I decided to go visit the local movie theater for a pre-screen of the movie.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 11, 2002
Pros: Good effects, fun story
Cons: a little scary, very derivative
Summary: The success of the Harry Potter books is largely based on encouraging kids of all ages to read. Before these movies, the books, which are well-written but major regurgitations of past and present fairy tales, had kids lining up at bookstores for the next ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 9, 2002
Pros: Good Character Development; fun and exciting action sequences;
Cons: Film didnt dig deep enough into the diary bit, it just scratched the surface.
Summary: While anxious fans of Harry Potter sat in anticipation of the next installment of the Potter series, hopes were high for another great, action-packed, comical masterpiece. Unfortunatly, by the end of the 3 hour long film, many viewers, including myself, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 8, 2002
Pros: Fantastic special effects, better and livelier than the last one.
Cons: Very scary for children.
Summary: This second outing of the Harry Potter movie series based on the popular children's books far surpasses its predecessor, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." That film stuck so close to the book that there wasn't room for new cinematic life or much ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2002
Pros: transports you to a wonderfully wizardly place
Cons: no movie can match your imagination, but this one does well
Summary: Even my husband, who isn't a fan of this sort of thing, enjoyed Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets because he said it's such a good story. Four fifty-something adults, two of whom have read the books and two of whom have not, enjoyed the movie ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2002
Pros: Follows the book all most to a "t"
Cons: The movie is close to 3 hours long!
Summary: Harry Potter is once again rescued from his hateful aunt, uncle and cousin...by the Weasley's...in a flying car. Harry, Hermoine and Ron are back at it again in the second of the Harry Potter movies. This time they are faced with the challenge of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2002
Pros: Charming, Great casting.
Cons: Nothing new.
Summary: The FIRST Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, was good because it brought the characters to life, and brought everything that was put into our imagination from the books onto the screen. I think we all know that. But, as ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2002
Pros: THE FX WERE GREAT, EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST MOVIE.
Cons: THE LENGTH
Summary: I WENT TO THIS MOVIE WITH MY FAMILY. THE MOVIE STARTS OFF SOMEWHAT SLOW BUT, AS SOON AS IT PICKS UP SPEED IT DOESN'T SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE END. THE SPECIAL FX ARE MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST MOVIE. THE ACTORS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH EACH OTHER AND THIS ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2002
Pros: Written and directed very well carries on in the same way as the last
Cons: Tends to be real slow developing at times
Summary: Harry Potter is in his second year at Hogwart's wizardry school. This movie made from the book with the same title is very good. Unlike most movies this movie follows the book almost exactly with minimal changes to the story line. Harry Potter and the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 4, 2002
Pros: Nearly parallel to the book, exciting for all ages, and incredibly entertaining
Cons: Too long for an average moviegoer, yet not long enough to capture the entire book.
Summary: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second installment of a movie based very closely to a book by J. K. Rowling is definitely a movie for everyone. It captures the book well with its story of an adventure of a young wizard. Harry Potter, this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 4, 2002
Pros: Hits the right visual note.
Cons: The list just goes on and on.
Summary: It's hard to figure out where to start reviewing this movie. It may be that I still don't quite know what to think. I just saw this movie last night I am still trying very hard to puzzle my way through it. I guess that the first thing I noticed was that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 4, 2002
Pros: Well...there are some
Cons: Too many to mention
Summary: Having watched the previous Harry Potter film, I was expecting quite a lot from the second film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It can be said that the first film was obviously lacking in many areas. Therefore, many people assumed that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2002
Pros: Special effects, faithful rendering of the story
Cons: Looooong and LOUD
Summary: It’s true. For the second time in one calendar year I saw a movie in an actual movie theater! This as an accomplishment of which I am extremely proud, seeing as how it exceeds my usual quota by 100%. After being begged by a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2002
Pros: Technical improvements, darker tone, effects, production design, solid cast
Cons: Slow middle sequences, Kid actors are showing there age, little plot development
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The mysterious forces of Wizardry have returned as the Chamber of Secrets enters as the second installment in the highly popular and enchanting Harry Potter series that have kids and adults ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 1, 2002
Pros: Great visuals, cast
Cons: Don't develop characters or follow book very much
Summary: Well, it's been a while since I wrote for this site. In fact, the last one I wrote was for the first HP movie. But on to business:
The second movie in the series, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," is, in my opinion, better than the first. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 1, 2002
Pros: Scarier than the first, adventure for the whole family.
Cons: Characters take a back seat to the action.
Summary: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a scary movie. It has spiders, snakes, ghosts, murder, and all the spookiness associated with horror movies. Kids will be scared...but they won't be disappointed. From beginning to end, the action never stops. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 1, 2002
Pros: exciting, entertaining, easy to understand
Cons: too scary for young children, a little plain
Summary: If you were to have seen the first Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, you would have found it... well... bland, lacking artistic creativity, which the director could have added. However, in the second movie of the series, Harry ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 30, 2002
Pros: Magic, Quidditch, Harry Potter, and even more thrills and chills!
Cons: Missing some info from the book...
Summary: The Review:
Cast of Characters:
Daniel Radcliff – Harry Potter: Daniel is the only child of Alan Radcliffe, a literary agent with International Creative Management, and Marcia Gresham, a casting agent. He has wanted to act since ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 30, 2002
Pros: The true identity of Lord Voldemort is revealed; Harry slays a dragon.
Cons: The ending is not as intense as the escape from the eight-legged freaks' lair.
Summary: Having considered the first "Harry Potter" movie to be ideal fodder for its target audience but difficult for a highbrow adult to swallow, it was with some trepidation that I accompanied my father, stepmother, and seven youthful friends of theirs to this ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 2002
Pros: The cast, the pacing, the sfx, Prof. Gilderoy's wardrobe, the Weasleys' home.
Cons: Not for anyone who's afraid of snakes or spiders.
Summary: It's been a while since I read the book, so I came to "Harry II" without any clear recollection of the plot, and expected, from the hints I'd read, something really "down" and scary. Well, scary it can get--the whole basilisk sequence is definitely not ... read more
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