HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (DVD/WS/SP-SUB) NLA DVD

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Youthful wizard Harry Potter returns to the screen in this, the second film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular series of novels for young people. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) return for a second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Headmaster Dumbledore (Richard Harris), Professor Snape (Alan Rickman), Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith), and Hagrid the Giant (Robbie Coltrane) are joined by new faculty members Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh), a self-centered expert in Defense against the Dark Arts, and Sprout (Miriam Margolyes), who teaches Herbology. However, it isn't long before Harry and company discover something is amiss at Hogwarts: Students are petrified like statues, threats are written in blood on the walls, and a deadly monster is on the loose. It seems that someone has opened the mysterious Chamber of Secrets, letting loose the monster and all its calamitous powers. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out to find the secret chamber and slay the beast, speculation is rife that one of the heirs of Salazar Slytherin, the co-founder of the school, opened the chamber as a warning against the presence of "mudbloods" (magic-users of impure lineage) at the school -- and that the culprit may be fellow student Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets featured Richard Harris' second and final appearance as Headmaster Dumbledore; he died less than a month before the film was released in the United States. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley Emma Watson as Hermione Granger Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore Warwick Davis as Professor Flitwick Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy Alan Rickman as Severus Snape Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall Julie Walters as Mrs. Weasley Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle Julian Glover as Aragog the Spider Miriam Margolyes as Professor Sprout Mark Williams as Mr. Weasley Toby Jones as Dobby the House Elf Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy David Bradley as Argus Filch Gemma Jones as Madam Pomfrey Christian Coulson as Tom Riddle

Crew Peter Francis - Art Director John King - Art Director Andrew Ackland-Snow - Art Director Lucinda Thompson - Art Director Steve Lawrence - Art Director Mark Bartholomew - Art Director Neil Lamont - Supervising Art Director Paula DuPre Pesman - Associate Producer Karen Lindsay-Stewart - Casting Tanya Seghatchian - Co-producer Lindy Hemming - Costume Designer Chris Carreras - First Assistant Director Chris Columbus - Director Peter MacDonald - Second Unit Director Peter Honess - Editor Michael Barnathan - Executive Producer David Barron - Executive Producer Mark A. Radcliffe - Executive Producer Chris Columbus - Executive Producer John Williams - Composer (Music Score) Nick Dudman - Makeup Special Effects Stuart Craig - Production Designer Roger Pratt - Cinematographer David Heyman - Producer Patricia Johnson - Set Designer Stephenie McMillan - Set Designer Industrial Light & Magic - Special Effects Cinesite - Special Effects Framestore - Special Effects Moving Picture Company - Special Effects Mill Film - Special Effects John Midgley - Sound/Sound Designer David Randall Thom - Sound/Sound Designer Greg Powell - Stunts Coordinator John Richardson - Special Effects Supervisor Steve Kloves - Screenwriter Mike Brewster - Additional Cinematography Jim Mitchell - Visual Effects Supervisor Nick Davis - Visual Effects Supervisor Nick Dudman - Creature Effects J.K. Rowling - Book Author

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is more enjoyable and better made than its predecessor. Paced well and effectively balancing thrills and laughs, Chamber feels much shorter than its intimidating 161 minute running time. The plot is occasionally fuzzy -- reasons are left unclear as to why the bad guys have to go through the complicated plan that they do, but complaining about that is the equivalent of quibbling with a Bond villain. Hogwarts looks more like a real place and less like a movie set this time around. The characters and sets have a familiarity that helps make this film feel more natural than Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The actors acquit themselves well, although only Kenneth Branagh as the vain, egotistical Gilderoy Lockhart truly shines. Branagh is obviously spoofing himself, and his joy is infectious. Although the film delivers the goods, disappointing neither fans of the books nor admirers of the first film, there is a certain restrictive feeling about the film that is hard to place. That Chris Columbus so closely follows the books seems to be a big reason why the series has succeeded (financially) as much as it has. However, there is an inevitability that disappoints ever so slightly. One has difficulty sensing much individuality in the film. Chamber of Secrets feels like a mission accomplished more than an inspired piece of storytelling, but it is a worthy mission and it is accomplished with skill. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

John Williams: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Composer (nominated) John Williams: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Score (winner)

Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Live Action Family Film (winner) Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Live Action Family Film (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD-EX: Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1) Additional Features: cc 19 additional/extended scenes, including more Dobby mischief, more flying car adventure, a frightening encounter with the Malfoys in Borgin and Burkes and much more! Crystal-clear self-guided tours let you linger on the details of the Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore's office and Diagon Alley, including places never shown in the film Harry, Ron, Hermione, and other students and professors talk about making the film, favorite scenes, what their friends think and more Exclusive interview with author J.K. Rowling & screenwriter Steve Kloves about rendering the adventure to the screen Escape the Forbidden Forest, sneak into the Chamber, visit Lockhart's class, & more Languages: English & Español Subtitles: English, Français & Español DVD-Rom features: Magically control your computer with your voice Keep track of events with the Hogwarts official, animated timeline Over 15 animated puzzles, sliders, screensavers, matching challenges, magical trading cards, & much more DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 161 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- The Movie 1. In a Cage 2. Dobby's Warning 3. Car Rescue 4. The Burrow 5. To Diagon Alley 6. Flourish and Blotts 7. Flying to Hogwarts 8. Whomping Willow 9. Not Expelled...Today 10. Mandrakes; Ron's Howler 11. Gilderoy Lockhart 12. Mudbloods and Murmurs 13. Writing on the Wall 14. About the Chamber 15. Rogue Bludger 16. No Longer Safe 17. Dueling Club 18. A Parselmouth 19. Nothing to Tell 20. Polyjuice Potion 21. Harry and Ron Transformed 22. The Diary 23. Tom Riddle 24. Petrified 25. Cornelius Fudge 26. Aragog 27. Spider Attack 28. Missing 29. Chamber of Secrets 30. Backfire 31. Heir of Slytherin 32. The Basilisk 33. Healing Powers 34. Out of the Hat 35. Dobby's Reward 36. Welcome Back 37. End Credits