Blu Ray - Harry Potter et la Chambre des Secrets

The extended version of this movie is far, FAR superior to the regular version. It's almost like watching a completely different movie. Now that I've seen this, I wish that Columbus had directed more of these movies, as this extended version is truly satisfying and shows a real regard for and commitment to the book on which it is based. All of the Harry Potter movies would benefit from added scenes (except perhaps Deathly Hallows, which is already pretty perfect and also significantly long), as all of them left out beloved parts of their respective books. "Goblet of Fire" in particular comes to mind, as it left out huge portions of the book and in so doing made the movie itself one of the less successful ones of the series. I don't understand why these extended versions are being held hostage the way they are, apparently they exist but we just aren't allowed to see them. I wish Rowling would get involved and force them onto the market so we could have access to them.

Of coarse the movie was great, it's harry potter! However we couldn't watch the very end of the movie because amazon app comes up with this stupid "hit back" to remove other movies to buy when the credits are rolling. However when you hit the back button it stops the movie from playing. And when I go to tell Amazon of this issue, the only, THE ONLY thing I can do is write a review. So here I am writing a review. Movie is 5 stars, BUT DONT RENT IT ON AMAZON.

I have watched this second film in the "Harry Potter" franchise over a dozen times...the latest viewing was in BluRay, which I highly recommend. Can't believe I've never written a review...but several of my reviews have suspiciously disappeared and that could be the case here. Anyway, this is a worthy successor to "The Sorcerer's Stone" and a great fantasy actioner in its own right. Not only did the audiences love it in the theaters, the critics also loved it...a rare combination. The principle young actors - Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson - are a year older here and I've always loved being able to watch them in these movies as they mature. Richard Harris made his last appearance as Albus Dumbledore in this film...wish he had lived long enough to do them all! Look for the Hogwarts staff regulars, Alan Rickman as Professor Snape, Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall; and Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid. Kenneth Branagh makes a wonderful one-off appearance as the bumbling, chicken-hearted Professor Guillory Lockhart and Jason Isaacs makes his first appearance as the evil Lucius Malfoy. The plot is a good one too and Chris Columbus is back behind the camera to craft a memorable film...my highest recommendation!

My granddaughter and I watch a Harry Potter movie whenever she visits so this was #2 in our viewing. The movie holds up well over time. She was totally enchanted although some parts were frightening to her. I expect in another 6 mos. when we watch the next one, she won't be so frightened by certain scenes. She remembers so many details from both the first and this movie so I know she's invested. She even dressed as Hermoine Granger for Halloween. We are making memories!!

I fell in love with Harry Potter, the moment I read the very first book when I was in middle school and from there on, I was totally addicted! To this day, I watch all 7 movies, all the time!! i even put them on to go to sleep to, when I'm having trouble sleeping! lol! My favorite ones to watch for when I'm trying to go to bed are, the first movie, "The Sorcerers Stone" and this one, movie number two, "Chamber Of Secrets." Because, they aren't quite as "dark"..."deep" and not too crazy full of action. So, better to go to sleep to, at least in my opinion! I discovered Amazon Prime movies by mistake one day & I couldn't be happier ever since! I live out in the boondocks on a bunch of land in SC and I have HORRIBLE WiFi and internet connection. I've tried iTunes- it would no lie, take DAYS to download ONE movie to watch! Then I signed up for Netflix and Hulu and they were definately 10x faster downloading movies! But Amazon, OMG! It literally downloads any and all movies I want in SECONDS!!! Amazon is the absolute fastest movie downloading/playing app I have EVER used! I don't know how I lived without it now! haha!

I love that with this BluRay version of the film you can watch it with the deleted scenes put back in - same as with Sorcerer's Stone! Once again, the picture and sound quality are great. The bonus feature on the characters was enjoyable to watch, too. I was slightly disappointed that there weren't more characters included, but overall they covered all the main characters and secondary characters.

The extended version is SO much better than the theater release was. I almost walked out of the theater version a couple of times (yes, saw it on its first run, once and was not about to see it ever again). I don't know who did the theater edit, but they should never be allowed to do film editing ever again.Based on that memory, my son had to buy this movie himself. Had I known that the extended version was available (accessible, as this isn't really a "buy"), we could have enjoyed this awhile ago. With the extended footage, this turns into a wonderful screen adaptation of the book.

I bought this particular movie on 4k blu ray because I had previously purchased the 8-movie box set on Best Buy, however the "Chamber of Secrets" disc in the set was defective, (and coincidentally the box was a bit damaged). Anyway, I couldn't return it, so I decided just to buy a replacement for the one movie, here on Amazon. I got the box today, the box had a huge crack in it from corner to center. The Bonus features disc was scratched as a result and is unusable. Luckily...I only bought this for the one 4k movie disc, and thankfully, it was perfectly fine. I would have given this a worse review if I had really cared that much about the bonus features or the box. Normally, I would request a replacement...but seeing as this is the second time I purchased a damaged Harry Potter movie box, I'm not liking the chances of waiting for yet another replacement. One star removed for the damaged box, and another star for the damaged bonus features disc.

Zum Thema Harry Potter muss ich vermutlich nicht schreiben, ich gebe euch dennoch einen kurzen Überblick.Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens ist der 2. Teil der Harry Potter Saga.Insgesamt gibt es 7 Bücher, aber 8 Filme, da der letzte Teil zweigeteilt wurde.Harry Potter ist im 2ten Teil ein Junge von 12 Jahren, der auf die Zaubererschule Hogwarts geht.Als er ein Baby war, wurden seine Eltern von dem bösen Schwarzenmagier Lord Voldemort getötet, der von der ganzen Zaubererwelt befürchtet ist.Als er versuchte Harry zu töten, überlebte dieser auf wundersame Weise und Lord Voldemorts Macht brach in sich zusammen. Harry wusste bis er 11 war und seinen Brief aus Hogwarts bekam nicht, dass er ein Zauberer ist. Denn er wurde von der Schwester seiner Mutter und deren Familie großgezogen, die Muggel sind und von Zauberei nichts wissen wollen und auf Teufel komm raus versuchen diese zu unterbinden.In seinem ersten Jahr in Hogwarts traf Harry dann wieder auf Lord Voldemort, der aber nur ein Schatten seiner selbst war und verhinderte, dass dieser an den Stein der Weisen kam, um seine Macht wiederzuerlangen.Im Zweiten Teil beginnt Harrys 2tes Schuljahr in Hogwarts, das mit einigen mysteriösen Vorfällen und einer Warnung, er solle nicht nach Hogwarts gehen, denn es würden schreckliche Dinge geschehen.Mich selbst versetzt der Film immer wieder in meine Kindheit zurück. Ich habe die Bücher und Filme geliebt und tue es immer noch.Es ist einfach mittlerweile ein Alltimeclassic und darf in keiner guten DVD-Sammlung fehlen

Harry Potter's (Radcliffe) second year at Hogwarts is affected by the opening of a legend known only as the Chamber of Secrets.The second instalment of the series brings more adventure and more imagination to the now infamous adaptations of J.K Rowling's wondrous world.Rowling's first novel broke barriers for the concept of magic and a different world and the film broke numerous records all around the world with a stunningly entertaining and enjoyable family make over. Chamber of Secrets follows in its footsteps by targeting family viewing again with humour for the young (Errol the Owl) and comedy for the old (Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart) and never underestimating the significance of magic relating to serious issues.The question of friendship, the treatment of children under adoptive parents and the importance of blood relations are all points that become even bigger in the sequels and here we again see another wonderful build up and get to see where they all began.Like Philosopher's Stone, this has a mystery all set up for the students to figure out and there are subtle hints being dropped along the way with laughs, drama not to mention twists and turns but ultimate fun and great family viewing.All the stars reprise their roles from the Philosopher's Stone with the younger stars like Radcliffe and Grint noticeably more sophisticated and mature in their approach to their respective protagonists. Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy is perhaps one of the finest pieces of casting that have been implemented into the series. Branagh, Rickman and Richard Harris' last major film role are all stand outs once again but like the first, these films are all about the magic narratives.J.K Rowling's second novel was more flowing and slightly more exciting than her first, not to mention darker. This was noted by Columbus who uses a more artistic style to capture the more mature moments.There are lapses and moments which feel a bit outdated. Not to mention recent novels have hindered the meaning of elements, in particular the diary but don't let that take the shine of the adventure that is still sharp and entertaining.This is a fine adaptation of the award winning novel that delivers everything a family film should and reminds us of what happened at the beginning and when watching years from when it was made (2002) it brings back some magical memories.8.5/10

Review written by GillianBeing the avid Harry Potter fan that I am I wanted to complete my collection of games, dvds, videos and books. Therefore I decided that it was about time I bought the first two years in dvd format to replace my video format discs. Exceptionally great value for money and the graphics are just brilliant I found myself saying wow a couple of times. Fast service and I have no problems at all with the product. If you havent read the books then as with any film you'll miss out on a few details so I reccomend to everyone to read the books, J.K Rowling is brilliant and without her and her writing these films wouldn't be made.

This is not a review of the movie, there are plenty of those. This is a short review of the Blu-Ray. As an avid HD fan, I have slowly but surely re-obtained my favourite films on BD and given away the DVD's to friends and family. The most obvious thing to say is that they are all better quality than DVD which is an aged technology now. However, the "transfer" from cell to digital is not always well done and some movies which were not mastered in digital can be comparatively poor at HD.Potter has transferred very well, the scenes are crisp and clear with relatively low evidence of grain although this can sometimes be a subjective matter. The audio is also very good although not true HD. I am happy with this transfer to BD and consider it good value.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ticks all the boxes that Philosophers stone did, but this time it magnifies them to a bigger and better experience. The magic is really more magical, thanks to new advances in SFX. The acting is better than ever, and the scenery and landscapes from the first film look more beautiful.The one problem I have with this collection is that the Extended movie is only on the DVD, not the Blu-Ray. You can, however, watch the extra scenes on the film Blu-Ray disc separately.This is a truly great collection.