Surprising

Rating: Null/10 (19 November 2002)

Okay first thing you have to know is i'm a great fan of the books but was not impressed by the first film. I found it slow and lacking in the magical quality that the books have. Now COS was very good.
**possibly minor spoilers**
Chamber of Secrets was a great improvement. Much to my surprise i didn't notice the nearly 3 hour film go, it had the pace the first had lacked. There are however ( like with any translation of book to screen )things that were missing. The character development was not there, the film was all plot. I also found the final scene with Tom Riddle to be lacking having great dialog from the book at there disposal they did not use it. Saying all this it was an extremely enjoyable film and i'm looking forward to how the new director Alfonso Cuaron (A Little Princess) will handle the next installment Prisoner of Azkaban. It is my favorite book as it has my favorite characters Remus Lupin and Sirius Black so i now have high expectations.
Saying all this Chamber of Secrets is worth it for all the family but parents with kids easily scared might want to avoid it as there are some scary scenes but thats easier said then done Harry Potter mania has taking off again.
Roll on Prisoner of Azkaban.