I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watch it all the time. Ron has very funny faces. I'm reading the 3 book still. I think the end is kinda like Sleeping beauty. They talk a lot about Lord Voldemort. And it is a little bit scary. For young kids.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Common Sense says
Action- and creature-packed Potter sequel.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that this movie is scarier than the first in the series and characters spend a lot of time in extreme peril. There are frightening creatures, including lots of big spiders and an enormous snake that can kill anyone who looks in its eyes. Though it appears that some characters have been hurt or killed, all the good guys are ultimately fine. Children who are not familiar with the story, however, may be upset. There are also some gross moments when Ron's spell backfires and he spits up slugs, and when another misapplied spell leaves Harry without any bones in his forearm. Friendship, love, bravery, and loyalty are always major themes in the series. So is the idea of making good choices.
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What’s the Story?
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS is more pure magic for young Potter fans who like adventure over the darker themes in the series. Flying cars, giant spiders and snakes, and faster and larger-than-life Quiddich matches keep the story moving as Harry and friends soar through their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As this episode begins, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) gets a visit at the Dursley's from an odd little house elf named Dobby, who warns him that someone is trying to harm him. After a hair-raising trip with Ron (Rupert Grint), Harry arrives at Hogwarts where there are new classes, new challenges, and a somewhat suspicious, extremely narcissistic new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher named Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh). Harry's nemesis, Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), is now his opponent on the Quidditch field. Harry is the only one who can hear a strange voice echoing through the halls. And he is in the wrong place at the wrong time when some very bad and scary things happen. It seems that there is a Chamber of Secrets that has not been opened for 50 years. Somewhere in that chamber is a dangerous creature just waiting for the right person to let it out. Many people suspect that Harry is that person, and he wonders if they are right. The two adults Harry trusts most, Hagrid and Dumbledore, are removed from the school, and if someone doesn't stop the creature, Hogwarts may be closed for good. As always, it will take Hermione (Emma Watson)'s research skills, Ron's courage, and Harry's heart to save the day.
Is It Any Good?
Those who are looking for a meticulous realization of a beloved book and those who come to the theater knowing only the first movie -- or even with no knowledge of Harry Potter at all -- will find this chapter a thrilling, eye-filling, and an utterly satisfying experience. There is a wealth of detail and delight to entrance viewers so much that they will leave wanting more, even after a running time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. Every frame is filled with wonder, especially Diagon Alley and the moving photos and portraits.
The child actors are growing up and they seem more comfortable in their roles here, bringing more depth and subtlety to their acting, and wildly funny as the new Hogwarts professor. And there are some magnificent cast additions, especially Jason Isaacs, coolly cruel as Lucius Malfoy, father of Harry's foe Draco.
Movie Details
Studio: Warner Bros., Director: Chris Columbus
Run time: 161 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/15/2002, DVD release: 4/11/2003
MPAA Rating: PG for scary moments, some creature violence and mild language
Run time: 161 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/15/2002, DVD release: 4/11/2003
MPAA Rating: PG for scary moments, some creature violence and mild language
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
LOVE IT
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
good movie
the movie is good but it has more peril and a lot more bloody vilonce then the first. And hermionie is called a mud blood by draco, which Isnt exactly a bad word but little kids might think it would be funny to copy it therefore saying it to someone else. Besides that it's A-OK!
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Excessive violence
I am 8 and I am a big harry potter fan. And I loved this movie so much. my mom and I are reading the third book.My mom says it will be a year or two before I can watch the movie.I think the faces that Ron makes in this movie are really funny. my little sister is 6 she really wants to see it to.
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Good role models
SEE IT.
This Harry Potter movie is a very good one. I like it very much and I think that the movie people did a VERY good job on Dobby the house elf.
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I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it
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- Excessive violence
Rare Family with 4 and 6 year old...We love it...LOTS of discussion!!
A LOT scarier than the 1st, but not as much as subsequent films. I have a 4 and a 6 year old and they both love this movie. I've talked to them all throughout the movie many times when it comes to the violent and scary things. My kids have never been scared of much of the scarier things they SHOULD be scared of (ex. Basilisk...my kids love snakes, so a big one is cool to them). My 4 year old hides during the beginning scene where Harry ends up in the "wrong part of town" and gets grabbed by the hand on the shelf. That's the extent of what he's afraid of in this movie. As soon as he hears Harry stuggling with the hand, my son has already popped out of his hiding place and watching the rest of the struggle. Both my kids love the magic and fantasy!! They particularly think the part where Ron's slug spell backfires on him and he starts puking slugs is funny. They love bugs of all types! Please parents...watch the movie first and judge for yourself!!!! MANY kids my kids' ages will NOT do well with this movie. I am VERY involved in talking with my children all throughout their movie time and they are the type of kids that have always been just fine. We are a very rare case!! This is the movie I draw the line at, though. None of the others until they are MUCH older!!Wonderful movie for older kids, though!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
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- Excessive violence
Scary but a family favorite
The scene with the basilisk is intense for me, as an adult. Nevertheless, my daughter adores this movie and will watch it repeatedly if I let her.
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I rate this title off for age 8 and give it
good
very vilont but still very good.
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
I LOVE IT!!!! I WATCH IT ALL OF THE TIME!
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
A Hugging scene betwwen a 12-year old boy and a 13-year old girl. Too scary and violent. Ron says bloddy hell
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I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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perfect for your family to watch
this was a really nice movie and very entertaining. it is good for all ages. i gave this movie ify for 7 because there was some creature violence and some scary stuff. overall this was a great movie
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Good role models
LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought this movie was great! The basilisk was really well done!!!! This movie might be scary for younger kids, considering the Basilisk, but otherwise it is fine for kids of all ages!! There wasn't any major swaring either. It was very accurate too the book, also. It was not my favorite Harry Potter movie I've seen, but it was still really good. I would recomend it to kids 7 and up.
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
This fun flick will bring out the kid in all of us...!
GReat movie just as fun for kids as adults of any age!!! And for the christians out there, I am one and the spiritual content is not harmful to christian relationship let you kids watch this!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
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- Good role models
Loved it.
The hissing sounds may be scary the first time someone under 8 hears them, but it is nothing too scary. It is by far my favorite Harry Potter movie I have yet to see.
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I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Educational
- Good role models
a little scary for under six.
i have a little brother who got scared when he heard those hissing voices and the snake but other than that a good movie!
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Can be scary for younger kids. Ron says Bloddy Hell. Huggng Scence
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Good Mystery
Classic like the rest
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
good movie
everthing was fine and was pretty good
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give itDarker than the first one, and more firghtening and intense...
This movie is darker, more frightening and more intense, and about equally entertaining than the first one. Sensitive kids ages 7, 8 and 9 should not watch this movie, but if they are not sensitive they will do fine. Some language, some snake blood, and some more intensity. I reccomend this to non sensitive 9 year olds and up!
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
An overall good movie.
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