Sunday 17 November 2019

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 Chris Columbus)

The one where Harry learns he can speak Parseltongue, is taken back in time by Tom Riddle (Christian Coulson), saves Ginny and is rescued from an army of CGI spiders (surely child nightmare inducing) by the flying car (which then seems to disappear from the rest of the series). Oh, and frees Dobby the house-elf.

There's another cartoonish Quidditch match and guest Dark Arts teacher is Kenneth Branagh.

Again the production design is wonderful (girls' bathroom, the Chamber, Dumbledore's study).

Shot by Roger Pratt, editor Peter Honess, Williams, Craig.

Is that the Bodleian standing in for a library? Yes, and bits of several other Oxford Universities. And Black Park!



I love that when Moaning Myrtle tells Harry that if anything happens to him, he's welcome to share her cubicle, he sincerely thanks her.. he's so polite!

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