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"HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS"
What can I say, I love Harry Potter. I read the first book tentatively to
be more active in what my kids were going to be watching and/or reading,
and ended up plowing through all 4 in no time at all. They are great books
for all ages ( Well okay, actually, as the books progress, maybe not so
much for the smaller children ).
That being said, I've been now doubly amazed at how well they've
managed to reproduce the feel of the books on film. This has historically been a
problem with these kinds of conversions. Lord of the Rings is a good
example - although "good" and having excellent imagery, they still
managed to botch the script to the point of almost completely negating some very
important plot points in the book. But I digress, as with Harry Potter and
the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, Chris Columbus and company have
done an impeccable job of cutting out things that would just make the film too
long, without cutting things that would change the flow and context of
the story. This one is a lot "scarier" that the first ( and in fact maybe the
scariest of all 4 to date ... Although I can't wait to see what the
Dementors will look like in the next film ), and has no more need for the
whole introduction to Hogwarts and the fact of Harry's descendance.
If you are totally anti-Harry Potter, then I guess you can miss this
one. But I do say that you should give this stuff a chance, as it's
really not just the sugar coated fluff that one might think ( eh Jon? ),
but just might envelop you completely. Of course . . . READ THE BOOKS
FIRST!
Stephane Morrell
Laurier CIM Group
MCSE,CCA
-Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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