HP: The Chamber of Secrets (Ultimate Edition)
Another excellent fanedit of the HP franchise and a massive improvement over the theatrical version. It’s a real pleasure to enjoy these editions. I extend more in things I would change, this is just my opinion. I don’t intend to be too critical but if you find it helpful I’m happy about that. Giving feedback is the least we can do after you share your work with the community. Big thanks Andreas!
Strengths (Same as Socercer’s Stone):
• Beautiful colour grading is perfect! Align with the visual tone of late entries in the franchise.
• Narrative: The excision of 20 min vastly enhances the movie’s pace.
• Music/score changes are everywhere seamlessly integrated. The end, in particular, resonates very well.
• Deepfake and visual effects with Voldemort/Tom Riddle work quite well.
Weaknesses:
• Few abrupt cuts:
o It seems that Harry´s stay in the burrow lasts no longer than one morning (between breakfast and the
whole family standing in front of the chimney). I read you saved some shots for later entries in your revised
saga, so this is a mild complaint.
o Ron fixing his wand and telling Harry he is doomed. The cut from Hogwarts aerial overview feels very rushed. I
would reinsert Ron’s mother howler, also to give some context that muggles have seen a car flying over London.
Thus, you show consequences.
o Crabbe and Goyle (Harry & Ron using Polyjuice potion) discussion with Malfoy in the common Slytherin room feels
rushed. The cuts are obvious here and don’t work for me. It seems that Malfoy is giving a solo speech.
o In the Chamber of Secrets, Tom’s revealing his plan to Harry feels abrupt. Cutting Harry asking for help from Tom
in order to help Ginny would be restored to make a more logical transition.
o During the end in the Great Hall, the round applause to Prof. Sprout is unnecessarily trimmed and the transition
to Hagrid’s arrival is jarring. In terms of the music score, there is a harsh switch when Hagrid start walking
towards the trio.