Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Cast View all

	Daniel Radcliffe	Harry Potter
	Rupert Grint	Ron Weasley
	Emma Watson	Hermione Granger
	Richard Griffiths	Uncle Vernon
	Fiona Shaw	Aunt Petunia
	Harry Melling	Dudley Dursley
	Toby Jones	Dobby
	Jim Norton	Mr Mason
	Veronica Clifford	Mrs Mason
	James Phelps	Fred Weasley
	Oliver Phelps	George Weasley
	Julie Walters	Mrs. Weasley
	Bonnie Wright	Ginny Weasley
	Mark Williams	Mr. Weasley
	Chris Rankin	Percy Weasley
	Tom Felton	Draco Malfoy
	Jason Isaacs	Lucius Malfoy
	Edward Tudor-Pole	Mr Borgin
	Jenny Tarren	Aged Witch
	Robbie Coltrane	Hagrid The Giant
	Tom Knight	Mr Granger
	Heather Bleasdale	Mrs Granger
	Isabella Columbus	Girl in Bookstore
	Kenneth Branagh	Gilderoy Lockhart
	Peter O'Farrell	Short Man - Daily Prophet

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Director	Chris Columbus
Writer	J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
Producer	Michael Barnathan, David Barron, Chris Columbus, Paula DuPré Pesmen, David Heyman, Mark Radcliffe, Tanya Seghatchian
Musician	John Williams
Photography	Roger Pratt

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Story Synopsis:
"Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" is the second installment in a series of spellbinding adaptations from J.K. Rowling’s novels, and the young wizards’ and witches’ second year at Hogwarts. This will be a year of adventure and danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: the Chamber Of Secrets has been opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron, and Hermione's magical abilities and courage. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture is quite a magical visual experience. Images are sharp and well defined, with nicely balanced contrast and shadow delineation. The tiny hairs atop Doddy, the house-elf’s head, are intricately detailed, and textures inside Hogwarts are well discerned. Still, other scenes can have a slightly soft focus. The color scheme is rich, with accurate fleshtones, vibrant hues, and deep blacks. At times, colors can border oversaturation, but are likely to appeal to younger audiences. There is a bit of edge enhancement noticed at times, and occasional pixel breakup can be detected. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital Surround EX™ audio presentation is an excellent recording, with superb, natural-sounding fidelity. The use of dimension is generally moderate in nature, though with many selective instances of acute directionality, as well as substantial split surround activity. Dynamic range for this soundtrack can also be downright considerable. The back surround channel comes in rather handy, of course with the enhancement of the immersive listening space, but also with some directional pans laterally and over your head. Some fine examples are the fly-bys of the car as it travels between the front and surround channels. The deep bass content for this soundtrack seems to be more formidable than the first movie, with some instances even having the potential to threaten your subwoofer. In Chapter 8, for example, as the car is crashing through the trees, the LFE meter on our Dorrough monitoring system was pegged several times, and the output from the subs was commensurably intense. There are also generous doses of very deep bass for the surround channels. The music is another of the standouts for this soundtrack, and is an excellent recording, imparting a palpable perception of holosonic™ envelopment. Perhaps the only minor shortcoming for this presentation is the dialogue, for which voices sound very natural, but with varying degrees of effectiveness in terms of spatial integration. This is a great soundtrack and one that adds immeasurably to the experience of this entertaining movie. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Reference Quality
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality

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