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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Blu-ray delivers great video and superb audio in this excellent Blu-ray releaseHarry returns for his second year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry along with his best friends Hermione and Ron. He ignores warnings not to go back to Hogwarts by a mysterious house elf named Dobby. Soon into the school year strange things start happening. Students are found in a petrified state, messages written in blood appear on the walls and Harry starts to hear voices in his head. It becomes apparent that someone has opened The Chamber of Secrets. But who is responsible and can the dark forces that lurk there be stopped?For more about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Blu-ray release, see published by Kenneth Brown on December 8, 2009 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.Director:Writers:,Starring:,Producers:,». Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Blu-ray ReviewPotter and his pals earn a more fully-realized Ultimate Edition release.Reviewed by, December 8, 2009Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is an interesting conundrum.
On one hand, it clings too dearly to the same bubblegum imageryand kiddie-pop fantasy director Chris Columbus brought to. On the other, it grants its fans their first legitimate glimpse into the seedy underworldlying dormant beneath Hogwarts. Shadows begin to push away the light, frightening villains begin to emerge, and dark conflicts within Harry'sown soul begin to fester. At times, it's a film of intriguing ideas and mesmerizing encounters; a fitting, albeit restrained preview of the madnessto come.
Unfortunately, it's also a film of inconsistent identities and contrasting tones, a dissonant sophomore outing that hints at the series'inevitable departure from the oh-so-sweet misadventures that sometimes plagued The Sorcerer's Stone. It's certainly a passablePotter entry, even an occasionally absorbing one, but it lacks the power and punch of later installments.I feel a Dance-Off brewing.After what seems like an eternity piddling about Privet Drive, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) finally returns for his second year at the HogwartsSchool of Witchcraft and Wizardry, reuniting with good friends and fellow budding wizard-warriors Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and HermioneGranger (Emma Watson), meeting his rival classmate's shady father (a supremely snaky Jason Isaacs), and returning to his studies.
Buttrouble once again looms on the horizon, this time in the form of a strange voice only Harry seems to hear, the discovery of the petrifiedvictims of a deadly foe, and the cursed diary of a student named Tom Riddle. Before you can say angst and puberty, Potter has to come toterms with his past, unlock the secrets of Hogwarts' latest mystery, prove his own innocence, restore the honor of headmaster Dumbledore(the late Richard Harris), and thwart Voldemort's most recent attempts to return to power. With the help of the school's new DefenseAgainst the Dark Arts teacher, famous author Gilderoy Lockhart (an amusing Kenneth Branagh), his helpful half-giant friend Hagrid (RobbieColtrane), and a meddlesome House Elf named Dobby (Toby Jones), Harry finds himself risking life and limb, yet again, to save his friends andthe world at large from evil incarnate.If nothing else, Radcliffe, Grint, and Watson seem more seasoned this time around, infusing their characters and the many trials they'reforced to overcome with more dramatic weight and believability. Gone are the clumsy cherubs tasked with bearing the burden of aninternational blockbuster; their replacements largely look the same, despite having aged, but seem blessed with older souls and wiser eyesthat render their performances all the more effective. It helps that Rowling's second story and screenwriter Steve Kloves' subsequent script,while significantly broader in scope than The Sorcerer's Stone, are more nuanced works that resonate with deeper, more relevantthemes and truths.
Harry's search isn't for a hidden chamber, but rather his own identity. His obsession with his past isn't about solving ariddle, it's about coming into his own.
As Radcliffe has grown older, so too has Harry, lending every exchange and coming-of-age encountermore thoughtfulness than it might have otherwise had. Few scenes offer the maturity or psychological labyrinths of later films, particularlyThe Prisoner of Azkaban and The Order of the Phoenix, but it's still a welcome change of pace from The Sorcerer'sStone.Sadly, these subtleties hurt the film as often as they help it. Columbus frequently trots out slapstick humor and whimsical gags in themidst of increasingly sinister reveals, but fails to fuse the seemingly disconnected elements as easily and effortlessly as Rowling does in herbook. The Chamber of Secrets is a wildly jarring jaunt fraught with flighty highs and distressing lows, neither of which Columbusmanages to blend into his cinematic Potter gumbo. Worse still, tragic moments are followed by bursts of lofty abandon, robbing thetragedy of its pain and the gee-wizardry fun of all its joy; scenes that should be haunting are sometimes undermined by the hilarity thatproceeds them. It's a dissatisfying game that grows more and more tiresome as the first hour-and-a-half hobbles and wobble along. Still, toColumbus and Kloves' credit, the tail end of the second act and the whole of the third act are rousing affairs peppered with harrowingadventure and strong twists.
Harry's quest finally begins to offer answers, the perils of Hogwarts come to light, and the series' centralconflict (Potter v. Voldemort) takes its rightful place at center stage. The payoff is a bit cumbersome, as is the film's theatrical andextended runtimes, but it makes The Chamber of Secrets a solid vaulting point into The Goblet of Fire and beyond; entries Ipersonally find far more appealing than Columbus' kid-centric fare. Ultimately, the meat of Potter's tribulations begin here. Those new to thefranchise will find it to be a slightly more rewarding experience than its predecessor and a proper gateway to the stellar installments thatfollow. For better or worse, Warner's 1080p/VC-1 Chamber of Secrets transfer appears to be identical to the high definition transfer minted forthe film's 2007 Blu-ray release.
But while a complete overhaul may have ironed out a few wrinkles, the studio's recycled presentation isn't adetriment to the Ultimate Edition box set. Lit by candlelight, bathed in shadow, and occasionally pierced by a bright and vivid sun, colors areinviting and blacks are inky, lending the image both richness and depth.
Delineation and contrast aren't entirely revealing, but they areconsistent, granting Potter's first legitimate brush with the dark underbelly of Hogwarts a definitive edge and a menacing atmosphere. Detail,though sometimes as soft as it is in The Sorcerer's Stone, is fairly impressive and rarely a source of distraction. Fine textures aren't ascrisp or refined as they are in later entries in the series, but the presentation is bolstered by a filmic appearance that more than makes up for anyclarity issues. Likewise, digital anomalies are well-contained - I didn't detect any debilitating artifacting, banding, source noise, or smearing -and only a few, minor mishaps occurred over the course of the film.
Edge enhancement has been applied as well, but ringing is kept to aminimum and halos only worm into the proceedings on occasion. All things considered, The Chamber of Secrets looks pretty good, notOrder of the Phoenix-perfect mind you, but attractive all around.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' Blu-ray debut already offered an able-bodied PCM mix, but Warner outdoes itself and its formerefforts this time around with a pair of hearty DTS-HD Master Audio surround tracks. Sorry, I'm not exactly sure why the film's theatrical cut ispresented with a DTS-HD MA 6.1 mix and the extended cut only nets a DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix, but it honesty doesn't matter. Both sound fantasticand both should help justify the Ultimate Edition's cost. Dialogue - be it delivered by wizard, muggle, or creature - is crystal clear, Quidditchcrowds envelop the listener, and prioritization is spot on throughout. Some scenes pack more punch than others (a basilisk battle is animmersive show-stopper), particularly since The Chamber of Secrets is often a chatty whodunit, but warping spells and roaring monsterstap into the LFE channel and the rear speakers, creating a genuinely unnerving sonic spectacle.
Low-end tones are powerful and earthy, thetracks' soundfields are convincing, and dynamics are bold and lively. Did I mention how swiftly effects dart from one speaker to the next? Pansare golden-snitch smooth and directionality, though a tad two-dimensional on rare occasion, is precise and exciting.
It's an altogether magicalexperience worthy of the set's Ultimate Edition moniker. The Ultimate Edition release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is more satisfying than its Sorcerer's Stonecounterpart, but primarily because the features on its third disc are more substantial and enjoyable.
Otherwise, it feels strikingly similar,offering fans a mildly disappointing Picture-in-Picture video commentary, a phenomenal documentary (the second of eight scheduled parts),and various supplemental content ported from previous DVD and Blu-ray releases. There's certainly more to be had in Warner's secondPotter UE, but it still struck me as less-than-mind-blowing, particularly since the PiP track is such a letdown.The case it all comes bundled in bears a striking resemblance to its attractive, albeit ungainly Sorcerer's Stone cousin.Unfortunately, that means it also shares the same design flaws. A thin slipcover nestles a sturdy cardboard cardboard box that seals with ahidden magnetic clasp.
Tucked inside is a 48-page hardcover booklet, an envelope containing two heavy character cards, a digital copy disc (inits own paper sleeve), and a digipak that houses the set's main discs in safe, plastic trays. Sadly, the hefty box set will make for an unsightlyaddition to most consumer's shelves; a problem that can't be remedied by removing and displaying the equally oversized digipak. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is better than The Sorcerer's Stone in some ways, but stays too close to the first film'sformula to rise to the level of later entries. However, Warner's Ultimate Edition release is better. It delivers a stronger video transfer, apair of powerful DTS-HD Master Audio tracks, and more pleasing supplemental content (thanks to the more traditional featurettes that grace itsthird disc). While its Picture-in-Picture experience falls flat and its packaging is woefully oversized, it also offers the second part of Warner'senormous eight-part documentary, a production that single-handedly justifies any fan's upgrade to the Ultimate Editions.
I was disappointedwith The Sorcerer's Stone UE release, but The Chamber of Secrets hints at the greatness to come.