Of course, not all moviegoers will enjoy this one.
The movie undoubtedly draws you in and makes you forget that this isn't real.quite an acheivement! The set design for Diagon Alley and the Weasley house was fabulous! How wonderful to see these places come to life outside of our imaginations! This stays true for nearly every aspect of om the greenhouse, to the moving staircases, the dorms and Dumbledore's office.ĭaniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson do superb jobs of playing Harry, Ron, and Hermione. However, with both Harry Potter movies, the visuals were spectacular, the acting well done, and the characters almost perfectly matched. Sure, some things were left out undoubtedly due to time constraints, but overall, it conveyed the story well.Īs an avid reader, I am quite hesitant to see my beloved books displayed on screen only to have the directors do them no justice. However, when I saw the first Harry Potter, I was terrified it was going to be "butchered" like most "books to movies" are but was pleasantly surprised by the relatively "stick to the book" script it displayed.
I chose to read it to them so we could ALL enjoy it.and we did! Naturally, the kids were excited when the movie came out. Having three daughters I have a choice when a great book comes out: buy three of them (EXPENSIVE!!), force someone to wait until the other is done before they can read the book (sure, I enjoy breaking up fights!), or read it to them. Reviewed by ivony 9 / 10 A wonderful journey into a world where magic is, indeed, real. Harry is suddenly hearing mysterious voices from inside the walls, muggle-born students are being attacked, and a message scrawled on the wall in blood puts everyone on his or her guard, "The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened.
But at Hogwarts, strange and terrible things are indeed happening. Harry decides to ignore Dobby's warning and continues with his pre-arranged schedule. Forced to spend his summer holidays with his muggle relations, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) gets a real shock when he gets a surprise visitor: Dobby (Toby Jones) the house-elf, who warns Harry against returning to Hogwarts, for terrible things are going to happen.