Scary Children's Movie

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 2002)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets provided a very enjoyable movie-going experience. It moved at a quicker pace than the last Harry Potter film, and kept its audience on their toes throughout the film. However, as I looked around the packed theatre and noticed several little kids, I began to wonder how this movie could be aimed at such young children. Scenes with giant snakes and spiders, messages written with blood, and ghosts will certainly be the cause of countless nightmares. What good can come of showing little children a graphic portrayal of someone slaying a giant serpent? Or of a floor littered with bones? Harry Potter kept the audience entertained, but at the expense of the kids that it was supposed to be for. Hopefully, in the next installment of this series, the producers will be reminded who their audience is - the kids - and aim the movie more towards them.