Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Harry Potter, the franchise that lived. This is arguably the single greatest franchise of the 21st century. And with the release of the final film in this great franchise, I am re-watching all films in this brilliant series, even if not in chronological order. I am starting off with the second film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, based off of the book of the same name (like all the other films in the series) by JK Rowling. Personally, as a fan of the series (I have seen all the movies released and read all of the books released), this is one of my favorite movies in the series. This is, however, not one of my favorite books in the series, but I don’t care to get into that right here. I review movies, not books. Either way, the film begins where the first one left off, having Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliff), after his miraculous defeat of Lord Voldermort, goes back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Witchery for his second year, meeting up with his friends Hermoine (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint), until bad things start to happen again. The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, and a giant snake creature called a basilisk is petrifying students. As more students get knocked off, the stakes get higher, and Harry has to save Hogwarts, and many of the students. Here, we have one of the greatest adventure films since Indiana Jones. I think that this film is better than its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Granted, it’s still a great film, but I like this one better. It is a beautiful family adventure film, mature but not dark. Well, it’s still dark, but not dark compared to even the film that followed it, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban. Beautiful, adventurous, dark, and amazing. This is a fantasy epic starring a bunch of kids, and without any major inappropriate content. This is a fantasy epic for adults, teenagers, and children. Yes. This is the Star Wars of the early 21st century.
9/10