61 | The second film of the Harry Potter franchise had more horror elements than the first one. We learned about a bit history of Hogwarts and the mysteries around it. This film was cleverer than The Philosopher Stone, even though it still had bad details it was not ruined the whole film. One of the good parts of this film was we knew more about Wesley's family, how many, and how famous they are among some wizards. There were also some new teachers, there was a useless one and a useful one. Gilderoy Lockhart did not give much of a development for the story, instead, Lucius was a more interesting character than him. From Lucius, we got a bit of understanding about the main villain in the Wizarding World. In short, this film was an improvement for the Harry Potter franchise, hope it would get better for the couple's next films.
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Rating: 60.21
Plot
P1: 1.3
P2: 1.1
P3: 0.9
P4: 0.8
Director: Chris Columbus
Favorite Characters
1.3: Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
1.3: Toby Jones as Dobby
1.3: Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid
1.2: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
1.1: Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore
1.1: Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
Written by Kornelius Harda Wicaksana
Ron: "Why spiders? Why couldn't it be "follow the butterflies?"
My second favorite of the franchise and the most fun out of all of them. Some of my favorite moments are in this one; Dobby, the flying car, the Quidditch tournament, the spiders and the Basilisk. The tone is a bit different from the first, less childish and there's a "something creeping in the night" feeling to it (Prisoner of Azkaban ups that even more). The whole mystery and the Heir of Slytherin storyline is an improvement from the first. The world building and setting up for future events is pretty good. Great score once again, the child acting is getting a little better and the set pieces are phenomenal. Thrilling third act and perfect ending.
Magical Creatures Ranked (by favorite):
Review by drqshadowBlockedParent2020-02-03T20:43:30Z
Harry and friends return for a second term, where they're quickly caught up in a long-standing plot to rid the school of so-called "impure" students. Between the celebrated, absurdly deep cast, the charming, nuanced world at large and the constant manipulations of a shadow-clad foil, this picture had an awful lot going for it right out of the gates... so why does it feel like we're just treading water? A large swath of The Chamber of Secrets seems inessential and redundant, which isn't to say it's without merit, just that it could be using this time to fry much larger fish. Did we need to reinforce the idea that Harry's adoptive parents are cruel people? Didn't our hero avoid an attempt on his life on the Quidditch pitch last time around? For that matter, wasn't the entire endgame eerily similar in the preceding installment? Too much time smelling the roses when there's a fire down the block.
Of course, it's not all bad news. The CGI, though still not without the occasional hiccup, has vastly improved since the last picture. That doesn't excuse the force-fed inclusion of an all-digital supporting character, but at least these appearances are kept mercifully short and to-the-point. Although it's the longest installment in the Harry Potter franchise, this chapter skims along at a strict pace and feels much shorter than it actually is. Though seemingly inconsequential as a whole, the plot does drop frequent hints at a darker side of the Hogwarts mythos before, ultimately, allowing such things to continue lurking in obscurity. It shows promise in spades, and will certainly capture the hearts and minds of the younger audiences it's primarily there for, but more demanding viewers will likely find it too thin and sugary for serious digestion.