The Chamber of Secrets: The Most Underrated Harry Potter Film (Video Essay)
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When Dumbledore says, “Ah fascinating creatures phenixes” and smiles. THAT is Dumbledore, perfectly there.
Meanwhile we have
“how did you put your name in the goblet of Fire?!” 😤
“I know how you feel Harry.” 🥴
Harry you wonderful boy. Let us walk.” 🤦♂️
This. This so much. While I do enjoy Michael Gambon's take on Dumbledore more than most, the writing and directing from the fourth movie onward didn't do his character nearly enough justice. It's a shame Richard Harris passed, because he was 100% the perfect Dumbledore
And then we have “ HARRY DID YOU PUT YER NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIYAH!!!!”
@@thecoolesthana he said "calmly"
*pheonixes
Best improv line by Tom Felton is in here to : "I didn't know you can read!"
does anyone know what the original line was ?
@@alicephiri283 there is no original line because Harry is not wearing his glasses by the time he and Ron find Malfoy because Goyle doesn't need them. One of the first things he does after he becomes Goyle is take off his glasses because his vision becomes blurry. It's a hilarious line in the movie though, especially the way he delivers it! I laughed so hard.
IT HAD ME DEAD BC IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ACTUALLY IMPRESSED SJSKRGVRHIL
Nah best improv is when Draco's dad threatens Harry , and Daniel replied
@@alicephiri283 there was no original line because the other actor improved "reading" as well
I think the Chamber of Secrets film was the most nostalgic film in the series.
Exactly! I feel the same!
And the things they left out from the book weren't very important.
Thank you! No other Harry Potter film brought that nostalgic, vintage Harry Potter feel to the film. The directing and the writing were perfect, making the movie feel like classic Potter and being loaded with memorable, legendary scenes. The cinematography is also underrated. The lighting and way Hogwarts was filmed brought a real mysterious yet vintage Harry Potter feel to the film. It’s my 2nd favorite movie in the franchise
@@highroller4203 I got curious... Which HP movie is your fav?
True
I feel like Chamber of Secrets is the movie that was shown on TV the most during my childhood. I love it very much.
Same! I saw it on tv when I was 3 and it was technically the first Harry Potter film I saw!
Me to
It’s honestly one of my favorites, if not my favorite, so I appreciate this.
for me it was the prisoner of azkaban
Same
Did you know that the actor who plays Lucius Malfoy wanted a cane, not because he had problems walking, but because he thought it would look posh to pull his wand out of a cane.
His original costume design was something along the lines of "Draco Malfoy but grown up and in a businesssuit," his actor looked at it and thought it was too mundane. The logic being that if Lucius Malfoy was a wizard supremacist, then he'd want a look that distance himself from muggles as much as possible, so he suggested the things like luxurious robes, cane, long hair, etc.
Really? I didn't know. Lucius' wand in cane is by far my favourite one . His appearance is simply amazing, reminds me of one of those dashing anime warriors . I didn't know the actor was the one responsible for all these. Wonderful taste.
It fits so well that when I read the books years later I just assumed he had a cane.
And I think it was also so that when he would swing the cane around, it would look like he was hitting dobby.
I frickin love how he plays lucius its top tier
I honestly love the ending. Is it cringey? Yes. But is it wholesome? Yes! I think the ending gives Hagrid the appreciation he truly deserves.
Agreed it’s a bit corny but it’s way less goofy than the Azkaban freeze frame.
I mean, the ending now has a whole new meaning
I always cry watching Harry say “There’s no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid!”
Its what Richard Harris would've want
@@raphaelhcunha R.I.P Robbie Coltrane.
That lighter feel is exactly what I miss about the other films. The first 2 films have a magic to them that the others don’t! That magic is given by the tone, and John Williams’ music
Yeah the first two films are the best at capturing the wizarding world and coolness of it.
I so agree. The later films are ridiculously dark and change one of my fave characters too much (Ron)
Ron’s great in the first two I don’t really like the way they portray him in the other ones
I never thought champer of seacrets was a light movie though, i feel its really scary( no joke)and the most scary one of them all, the isolated and tension with the snake and voldemort under the castle gives it an almost horror feel, the worst part is that the movie dont try to be that way but it only comes of more autentic beacuse of it lol, but seriously it has a really spooky atmosphere, its weird the movie might be light in a way since its a children movie but its easly the most spooky and scary one for me beacuse it dont intend to be, but there is a kind of alarming shadow about whats under the castle thats just creepy, i dont know not a bad film of course though 🙂
@@oscaroscar7904 my 11 years old brother calls it the scariest Harry Potter movie.
Wait, Chamber of Secrets is the least favorit of maney fans? It’s one of my favorits!
Yup, I 've seen like 20 different ranking videos on youtube, and almost ALL of them rank CoS the lowest. Even people in the comments do :)
@@Kille483 even book fans rank chamber of secrets as their least favorite which in my opinion had one of the best twist that nobody saw coming.
Same i love it
same ! i always loved that movie
lol the spelling is amazing
I've always wondered what the movies would have been like if Chris had stayed for the entire series.
I doubt Chris would have been able to adapt the films into the darker themes that rest of the HP films dealt with because Chris is known for making kid movies. He definitely was perfect to set the foundation of the films but he would not have been able to bring the complexity of the later books into the films. David Yates did well with using the characters and their emotions/humanity to move the story forward but he failed the moment he decided to experiment with Half Blood Prince. If he had kept the style of direction he used in OOTP then later films would have been alot better.
@@shara26dimpy Oh,c'mon,are you telling me a kid turning a man into dust,a brainwashed kid,a bunch of petrified students,a giant snake and a giant spider with a whole scary family are not dark enough for you?!?X-[ What I appreciate about the 1st 2 movies the most is that they don't use the shortcut of _looking_ dark and dull *ALL THE FUCKING TIME* in order to look"grown up"!X-[ If there's a thing that I *HATE* about ALL the movies that came after his(YES! Including"The Prisoner of Azkaban"!!😠)is that you can BARELY SEE COLOURS most of the time...and in a lot of moments *there's no reason for it!!* I mean...how much more effective would the presence of the Dementors have been if _when they arrive_ the colours went progressively darker and duller to visually communicate their ability to suck the joy out of the world?And instead...the very 1st time the world simply becomes _a blue filter_ and after that I don't recall any significant visual difference between the enviroment with or without Dementors.Such a wasted potential!Or..let's think of the Tournament from the 4th movie..I'm ok with the underwater scenes being all greeny and kinda dark..but BEFORE THAT,while the characters are on the surface,why can't I enjoy a bit of colours,also to increase the contrast with the underwater scene?!?You wanna make the labyrint part all dark and dull?Fine,but why can't you give me a bit of colours during the dragon one?!?Why does the Quidditch game from the 3rd movie have to be during a fucking storm?!?!Couldn't it be like the ones we saw in the 1st 2 movies and _THEN_ you suddenly see clouds forming the Grimm and _at that point_ everything starts to become more dark and dull,since the Dementors are present?!?Just to make a few examples....
@@Nicamon I agree with every single word you said. I wanted to write a very similar comment and you already put it brilliantly. Thank you
@@viewzation ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
See? *COLOURS!* It's not that difficult!;-P They're so beautiful,LET'S USE THEM!!!!!
@@t.hussain921 I'd rather taking all Cuaron's artistic choices _while_ maintaining Chris Columbus' colors 😉...I don't see why I must _choose_ a benefit over another instead of having both.🤷♂But I'm glad we at least agree about Yates.😓Such a shame he was the director of _most_ HP movies.X-(((
Did you notice at 4:35 when they show that parallel scene, even if the lines said are exactly the same the expressions on Harry's and Tom's faces are different. Harry blinks shakes his head because he doesn't really want to lie but Tom does it with a straight face.
Ya... N harry kind of shows some reflectance to lie and guilty about it
Yeah
that's actually a really subtle way of showing the differences between the two. well played :)
the scene was actually mentioned in the book, Harry when seeing dubmoldore do it to tom knew tom had the same lying face or tone he did. its in one of the books anyway but I think chamber
the spider scene was terrifying imagine being ron who is scared of spiders and then getting headlocked by a huge spider
CoS is perhaps my favorite of all 8 films, and I think the book is underrated and often overlooked as well. I loved how they stayed true to the source material and the overall feel of the book, and how the film is more mature then the 1st one (my second favorite). After those two, the film franchise drifted away from the books, in my opinion.
Agreed. CoS is personally my favorite movie, and 2nd favorite book. (1st is POA.) It’s very underrated and I don’t understand why people say it’s the worst, when GoF-DH movies don’t really stick to the book!
Actually the problem with the later movies is that they were being cast and scripted before the books were even published, esp. the last two.
What people don't understand is that the later books are longer than the first two, so they can't incorporate every little thing in the later films
Chamber of secrets was my all time favorite one! Especially how it had that spirit of the value of having your friends and loved ones around and how together, anyone can accomplish stuff. Kind of like the fifth one did where it had that similar spirit of Harry learning the value of friends standing by him.
1:15.
In that scene Jason Issacs was told to improvise what he was going to say, and Arvada Kadavra was the first thing that came to his mind. Maybe Columbus thought nobody would notice.
It's by far my favorite. It captures that wonder and familiarity perfectly in the opening scenes and really gives you that warm exciting feeling as the characters reunite for the first time since the first film. There's so much mystery and variety in the scenes and themes. Dobby, Flying cars, Womping Willow, the greatest Quidditch scene in the series, Malfoy v Potter duel, Aragog and the spiders, the chamber and basilisk fight, the list goes on. While most of the films are focused on following one direct theme, this film explored so much more than anyone bargained for. It hit that perfect balance of whimsical fantasy and haunting mystery that the later films lose.
Y’all are insane lmao, anyway Chamber of Secrets is soooo underrated it’s sad
nUmBeR-Nine agree
Agree
I agree it has always been one of my favorites
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NUMBA NINE
1:35 OMG! That is the most cutest, adorable ending in that movie!
i cried at that end
I know!! It’s so fricking corny and cringey but GODDDD I love it so much, and I always stare at the screen like 🥺🥺🥺
I was around 2 years old when this movie came out and it is my favourite in the series for one simple reason, toddler me knew how to use a VHS player and not a DVD player which we had for all the other films including the first one. So it’s the one i’ve seen the most.
I agree. It's my favorite in the series, too.
You a baby.
All the assessment about the horror elements and action scenes is so true. As a kid, I was so scared after watching the movie, the blood on the walls and the chamber itself still give me chills even after rewatching it multiple times.
As underrated as the Chamber of Secrets may be, I kinda liked the soundtrack, particularly Harry’s duel with the Basilisk
Same here
'I didn't know you could read'
-Draco Malfoy
Best line in the series
The fact that it was improvised by Tom is even more hilarious
Honestly the ending of Chamber of Secrets is not cringe is actually very emotional just like the end of the first movie where Harry hugs Hagrid. The relation between both characters, the soundtrack makes it a very big deal has Hagrid IS a big part of Harry's life.
I still get chill from the first scene where Harry hears the basilisk said
"I ...smell... blood," and "kill," in that snake tone, especially when it nighttime and turn off the lights.
CoS captured perfectly the Tom Riddle lore in a way HPB couldn’t, so I’ll be forever grateful to Chris Columbus for giving me a piece of an accurate Voltemort’s memories.
This!! Exactly, HBP was all about Voldemort's past, but they made it into some dumb and cringy teenage romance
CoS is too underrated. The tension and eerie feeling was excellent, as well as the plot twists. I always found it bone-chilling which is why it’s my personal favourite. It's darker and spookier than most people give it credit for and I’ve always hated how it’s often ranked low to most HP fans
I love how they start to develop Harry’s brooding personality in this. They slightly touch on it which sets him up well for the rest of the series. For a lighter movie, this is a hard topic to address
The actor who played Tom Riddle played his part perfectly every time I see him it makes me forget about the cringy ending.
Yes! He did it perfectly
His name is Christian Coulson.
Chamber of Secrets is one of my most favorite of the movies especially when the cut scenes are put back in. The mystery of who opened the Chamber had me on the edge of my seat because of how well they set it up. I also appreciate that they didn't go full CGI with this film and made Fawkes and the baslisk animatronic puppets.
This happened right as I was hoping for a new Harry Potter movie review
My little cousins are watching Harry Potter for the first time and they are on the fourth one and decided that the chamber of secrets was the scariest because of the basilisk wait until they watch the later ones lol
Tbh if i was in charge i would make them wait a year or so each movie so that they can grow alongside them.
Talk about the suspense
hahahaha
Same o went to watch it the outside cinema and ab half way I told my perents I wanted to go home 😂
The chamber of secrets is actually my favorite Harry Potter movie, it reminds me of mystery games
Ditto, it's my favorite because it reminds me of The 2002 Spiderman. Idk why. . . That and also it follow the book so well.
I’ve always loved The Chamber of Secrets movie , the Sherlock Holmes vibe the trio gets to solve the mystery, putting pieces of a puzzle together, the dangerous atmosphere - Dumbledore saying that Hogwarts wasn’t safe anymore - I remember that Harry hearing the voice through the walls scared the crap out of me at the time
I have never in my life seen that cameraman😂
me too 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love the scene when Ron gets the howler 🤣
So funny to learn other people don't like this one because this one was my FAVORITE as a kid. I watched it on every single road trip, every holiday...I knew EVERY LINE of this film ❤️❤️
Ron: "Why spiders? Why couldn't we follow the trail of butterflies?"
Because there would be a giant butterfly to eat you at the end of the path, Ron. Its proboscis would literally shoot out and impale you before sucking out your insides, or maybe even your soul (it's the wizarding world. Don't question their logic or magical creatures). Then you would be terrified of butterflies even more than spiders, and that would be quite sad.
Also, this was my favorite growing up. It's even in my top 2 favorites to this day.
riakun it’s actually
“Follow the spiders? Why couldn’t it be follow the butterflies?”
@@sugarrushjoe3621 close enough
That was the best line XD
obviously Ron has not played Fatal Frame Crimson Butterfly on the PS2
Addison Amos lol so true!
Chamber of Secrets was always my favorite book and movie in the series. It had the best mystery for me because it got me invested in the story the most and really got me reading/watching.
Thank you so much for appreciating chamber of secrets. It’s the most nostalgic to me, holds a special place in my heart. Fr.
Am I the only person who thinks chamber of secrets is the best?
i also think its the best
No I think so too
No
No it is my favourite, too! The next on my list is PS. They are the only ones I love and will watch over and over. In all the other movies there are scenes that I detest and that make me angry at the screen writer and director. The one I hate the most is PoA followed by GoF.
I think so too
When I was eight Chamber of Secrets was my favorite movie in the Harry Potter series. I even made a poster for it. It’s not my favorite anymore but it still is higher then Sorcerer’s/Philosopher’s Stone on my list.
Rupert, dan and Tom's acting was amazing. Bonnie played her party really well
I love Chamber of Secrets. This was one of my favorite movies I ever saw in theaters as a kid because it was scary. To this day I still am impressed with The Chamber of Secrets set and the Basilsk VFX. It's amazing what they did and I have probably watched Chamber of Secrets more than any other film in the series.
Last time I was this early, MovieFlame wasn’t the best film analysis channel on RUclips.
So never
So before 1st September 2012?
RUclips Life movieflame wasn’t the best when he first created the channel
RUclips Life I assume u don’t get the joke, even though it’s not funny anyways
Please someone say to me the background music name on this video
Chamber of secrets for me will always hold a special place in my heart and is always the Harry Potter I think of when i hear the name. I loved the film growing up, I used to get scared at the hand in borgin and burkes I believe he ends up in the floo powder scene and I'd time it perfectly to come back in the room from start to him leaving the shop haha
The chamber of secrets has always been my favorite HP film of all time. Everything that Morgan has said is exactly why I love this film even tho it's the forgetful film in the franchise. I love the introductions to Dobby, Lucius Malfoy, Arthur Wealsy, Gildorly Lockheart, and Tom/Voldemort. I love Harry's struggle and the whole murder mystery vibe to the film. And even tho the ending is cheesy, I still love it cuz when I was a kid, I teared up to it. I even clapped to it cuz I was a kid so don't judge.
So, I don't care this film is forgetful, it's still my favorite HP film and I will always love it. Thanks Morgan for this video👍❤
It will remain a childhood movie
It's the first movie I've seen in the series
at that time I was seven🥺
When asked if we would pick the 1st movie or second i will always choose the second movie
Chamber of Secrets is one of my favourites (probably right after Order of the Phoenix). It still has the innocent youthful adventure as the first one but still develops serious themes begun in the Philosopher's Stone. Sure little things like Lucius almost casting the killing curse are worth criticizing, but it doesn't take away from the power of the story that is well delivered.
Agreed. This is actually my favorite movie of the series and after recently re-reading the 2nd book, I was impressed with how much they stuck to the source material. Plus Gilderoy Lockhart is #Gold
Perfectly cast
This film is my personal favorite due to its survival horror feel. The soundtrack adds to that very much.
You could have just said
"Gilderoy lockhart was in it"
And it would have been in my top 3
Me, my siblings and childhood friends are Potterheads and we all love the Chamber of Secrets because of the suspense and because it’s a huge part of our childhood. It was only until recently that I found out that some fans actually hate the movie, especially in the Honest Trailer where it was deemed as, “The One that Everyone Hates”.
Morgan "Tom Riddle, who is actually my favorite character" Ross.
I liked the Chamber of Secrets more then the first one,I felt the Chamber of Sercrets is so well done! the details, and my favorite Mystery! One of my favorite Harry Potter movies!
Growing up reading these books, I always ranked this as my least favorite book. Then I reread the series, and I was also pleasantly surprised by this book. There was so many subtle hints that were paid off later in the story (like the water reflection, moaning myrtle, etc etc). Also, this movie came out after the Goblet of Fire book was out, which showed how important polyjuice potion would be later. I could go on, but I'm not here to write an essay. Good video, man!
Harry Potter or Star Wars: comment for Star Wars and like for Harry Potter
Ijaaz Abdulla they are equal
I like both but I think I like Harry Potter more
They are both really good
Both in my top 3 with the MCU
They are my favorite tied with Doctor Who
It definitely is underrated.
And actually, in terms of how well it makes me feel the story, ,,The Chamber of Secrets" and ,,The Order of the Phoenix" are the best.
But it was actually ,,The Chamber of secrets" which made me fall in love with the Harry Potter series. The few days after I watched I was like crazy thinking why I waited so long to watch it. The way of telling the story and everything was just really great. Absolutely loved it!
The Chamber of Secrets book is my favorite in the series
Mine too!
Its my third favourite ( deathly hallows is first and goblet of fire 2nd favourite book)
I have chose Prisoner of azkaban as my favorite book.
@@DANNYTHEFROG123 I'm with you 100% and Goblet of Fire is a close second.
@@samuelprusa817 I love Goblet of Fire book. Movie not so much.
This was always in my top 3. Chamber of secrets is when I became a fan
Honestly the chamber of secrets is my favorite Harry Potter movie
For me the first two films portray the world of HP the way I imagined it when reading the books.
Something I noticed when I rewatched this recently with the Cornish pixie scene. Given this is a Columbus film, the pixies were pretty easy to portray since most likely he based the mannerisms off of his other work, Gremlins
The thing that makes the first two movies feel different is they keep this essence of magic. Like you're still discovering the Harry Potter universe. It made you feel immersed in it. The later movies lost that.
This has been my favourite movie in the Series for the longest time.
Chamber of Secrets is kind of like a children's ghost story.
Yeyeye
How long have you loved chamber of secrets?
Me: Always...
^^^ this!!!!
Same
Good comment, but quoting Snape... oof
(it's a joke btw)
This needs more likes
One of my fav movies from the franchise. Parsel mouth was so cool to me and also scary as a kid
I love how the most unpopular Harry potters are my favorites- except the third
Hands down best Harry Potter film in my opinion 🙇🏻♂️
It has always been one of my favourites, maybe even my absolute favourite. The mystery about who/what commited these attacks, was so thrilling, especially when watching this as a kid for the first time. I remember being legitimetly scared of this movie back then, lying in bed being too scared to open my eyes, because I feared, I could watch a Basilisk, that sneaked into my room, into the eyes. Especially the scene, where Harry was inside Tom Riddle's memories and saw, how Myrtle's corpse was transported away, always gave me shivers.
this was always my fav hp movie
it has balance of humor ,mystery and action
develops the most questions (who opened the chamber?who is the heir of Slytherin?does harry belong is Slytherin?
its kinda better than the book
The first two films captured the sense of wonder that the latter films couldn't replicate. Seeing it as a 6-7 year old, those movies hit me in the RIGHT PLACE AND IN THE RIGHT TIME, and they are perfect in their own ways.
I watched them as an adult and i also agree about the movie having a rare sense of wonder. I prefer that type of movies
_Chamber of Secrets_ was & still is my favorite in the series. Especially the extended cut (the first 2 movies had ext. cuts)
Chamber of secrets is one of my favourite film of the series but I didn't like how they didn't create the suspense that Harry might be the heir of Slytherin
YES! This one was always my favorite!
This movie has always been my favorite in the series!
The tcos movie is very dear to me, as it was the first one I ever watched. I still remember that feeling after I left the cinema. It was like coming back from a different planet. Of course it has been over a 20 years since, but I still enjoy watching it - not just because it obviously IS a great movie, but also because it stayed so true to the books and transmits that hogwarts feeling so perfectly.
(thinking about it... I might re-watch it today, lol.)
I just love THIS Dumbledore 😭
Me too
2:18 that is very much accurate! When I was 10 y/o and watching it for the first time, I didn’t even get that that was cornelius when watching the other movies
Thank you for the video. It is by far my best harry potter movie. I always wondered why this movie is so underrated amongst the other movies in the franchise. This video perfectly depicts my feelings and love for this movie. This video connected with my heart.
Chamber of secrets is my favorite book movie and I will stand by this untill the day I die
I swear had I not finished this video I would've gone on for the rest of my life without knowing the chamber of secrets movie had a post credit scene.
Unpopular opinion: Chamber of secrets is the best film in the franchise it’s my personal favorite
I remember watching the first HP movie and was like “that was awesome” Then when I watched the Chamber I wasn’t thrilled at all. Only after re watching it did I realize it’s pretty good...Sometimes watching a movie again is just what it needs
I still weirdly enough find it chilling when they discover "her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever" written on the wall.
I personally enjoy and go back to the first two movies more than any of the others. It perfectly encapsulates the magicalness of the world and if I’m trying to go back for the dramatic side of the plot I find myself reading the books more than the movies. The first two show how amazing the world and hog warts is while still keeping the innocence of the characters.
The camera man was just Colin Creevey had he survived the battle of Hogwarts
the first two movies were the best ones if you ask me, a great introduction to the world and they were verry uplifting, from part 3 onward they started getting pretty dark.
Morgan you are the RUclipsr I go to when I want to learn about a character in detail you are awesome your work is amazing
Isn’t it ! 😯😄😊
This is actually one of my favourites of the Harry Potter films, was an improvement on Philosophers Stone in nearly every way
this movie was always my favorite so when I found out most people don't really like this film, I was shocked. I remember when I was younger and watching these movies COS was the one that made my feel creeped out and I was really into the mystery aspect of what harry was hearing through the walls.
This is my favourite Harry Potter movie, the Flying car, aragog scene, basilisk scene, EVERYTHING is so good!
The Chamber Of Secrets’s ending actually made me cry.
It’s because in 9 years / 6 movies later, the School we all grew up with will get destroyed. The zoom out of the Great hall is the same place where some of our favorite characters are laid to rest.
The ending of chamber of secrets is the best fucking one of the series
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This movie has always been my absolute favourite, and I fully agree that the casting for Riddle was the best in this one. I felt like the actor for him in Half-Blood Prince wasn't intimidating enough.
actually i like this one more than the first one "the philosopher stone"
Growing up, this was my favourite film of the series. It still is
This is my favorite movie of the series thank you for giving it the spotlight it is really underrated
I love this book. I like the mystery part of it. One other thing I love from the first two movies cause they don’t remove a lot of things from the books like the other movies (Half Blood Prince and Goblet of Fire movies)
Biggest takeaway from this video: I desperately want to see/hear Richard Harris saying “fuck off” in disbelief that the bird wasn’t real while in full Dumbledore costume and makeup