If you've seen the film, please go back to the book

Rating: 5/10 (14 October 2018)

I was seven years old, when the second Harry Potter film 'The Chamber Of Secrets' first came out in 2002, a year after the first film 'The Philosopher's Stone'.
First of all, it is also directed by Chris Columbus, and it features the return of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and the rest of the cast. Second, it introduces new characters like Dobby the House-elf, Mark Williams as Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, Jason Isaacs as Draco's father, Lucius Malfoy, (who we would later see until the 4th film, as one of Voldemort's Death Eaters) and Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart. Lastly, it was Richard Harris' final film role as Dumbledore who had passed away in October 2002 before the film was released.
Like the last HP film, I read the book (although it is the 2nd book in the Harry Potter series) or listened to the audiobook read by Stephen Fry, after seeing the film.
Firstly, it leaves out the scene where Harry does all the chores before the Dursleys have the Masons over to their dinner party.
The scene where Harry gets the official warning after Dobby performs the hover charm is omitted, which would cause a continuity error with the later films.
The scene where Harry and Ron de-gnome the garden during Harry's first time at the Burrow is omitted.
The scene with Lucius Malfoy and Arthur Weasley's fight in Flouish & Blotts and Hagrid pulls them apart is omitted.
The scene where Harry and Ron are caught by Snape and brought to his office is also changed when they meet Filch at the top of the staircase who brings them to Snape's office.
While Harry spends detention, helping Lockhart answer his fan mail, there is no mention of Ron's detention which is helping Filch polish the trophies in the trophy room.
The scene where Harry is got, dripping mud, and finds out that Filch is a Squid while reading his Kwikspell letter in his office is omitted.
The scene where Harry, Ron and Hermione go to the Deathday Party on Halloween, before hearing the murderous voice, which leads to the message about the Chamber of Secrets and Mrs Norris petrified, is omitted. Because, in the film, Harry hears the murderous voice for the second time, after spending detention with Lockhart and meeting up with Ron and Hermione who were looking for him. Of course, in the book, Ron and Hermione were with him the whole time.
The scene where Professor Binns explains about The Legend of the Chamber of Secrets during History of Magic is replaced with Professor McGonagall who explains it, during Transfiguration.
The scene where Harry, Ron and Hermione go into Moaning Myrtle's bathroom for the first time and are got by Percy in the corridor is omitted.
The scene where Herimone ask Lockhart for permission before taking out 'Moste Potente Potions' from the Restricted Section in the library is omitted.
The scene where Harry and Ron use one of Fred's Filibuster fireworks to put into Goyle's cauldron while Herimone sneaks into Snape's private stores to steal the Bicorn horn and Boomslang skin ingredients for the Polyjuice Potion is omitted.
The scene where Herimone comes back from the hospital wing and looks at Tom Riddle's diary with Harry and Ron is omitted.
The scene where Hogwarts celebrates Valentine's day with Lockhart is omitted.
The scene during Herbology, where Ernie Macmillan apologises to Harry for suspecting him is omitted.
The scene where Ginny tries to explain something to Harry and Ron before she is taken by Slytherin's heir into the Chamber of Secrets is omitted.
And Lastly, after Harry, Ron, Ginny and Lockhart fly out of the Chamber Of Secrets, scenes where they go to Professor McGonagall's office and find Mr and Mrs Weasley who take Ginny to the hospital wing are omitted, while in the film, it takes place in Dumbledore's office instead.
In conclusion, I think both 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and 'Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets' are both above average. If you haven't seen the films yet, I recommend you should read the books first, but they are always better, as usual.