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recapturing the magic
ABOVE: PHOTO BY PETER MOUNTAIN/KRT CAMPUS. BELOW: ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF KRT CAMPU:
Above: Daniel Radcliffe plays Harry Potter in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” Below: Radcllffe and Rupert Grint, left, as Ron
Weasley, Joy ride in Ron's father’s Ford in the opening scenes of the movie, which made an estimated $87.7 million in its first weekend.
Harry Potter
phenomenon
still dazzles fans
after follow-up
BY PAT CAULEY
g THE IIAMECOCK
Harry Potter is an element of
pop culture that came out of
nowhere to take the country by
storm. The famous children’s
books by author J.K. Rowling are
definitely not just for children.
Much like C.S. Lewis’ “The
Chronicles of Narnia” and the
J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the
Rings” series, the Harry Potter
tales are magical fantasy adven
tures. They focus on the life of
an 11-year-old boy who leaves
his bitter life with his aunt and
uncle to study magic at
Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry.
As Harry finds out the
truth about his own par
ents and discovers why
he is so special to the
magic world, he also
faces dangers, chal
lenges and laughs.
Children re
serve the novels
at bookstores
and libraries for
weeks before
the books are
even on the shelves. The film
based on'the first book broke
records, and the second film,
which came out this weekend, is
doing well in its own right.
“Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets” posted the
third best opening in cinematic
history when it raked in an esti
mated $87.7 million during its
first weekend in theaters. Its
earnings fall second only to
“Spider-Man” and its predeces
sor, “Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone.”
Something about the whole
Harry Potter phenomenon has re
♦ RESPONSE, SEE PAGE 6
Second movie in
Potter series tops
original in plot
and filmmaking
“HARRY POTTER AND THE
CHAMBER OF SECRETS”
Starring Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
★★★★ out of
BY DAVID STAGG
THE GAMECOCK
A lot of us might have a reason
to start believing in magic.
Hard is the road for sequels,
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but along with the Terminator
Godfather and Austin Power;
movies, the Harry Potter film;
might just capture some of then
own box-office magic. The firs
film in the rumored seven-movie
series set records worldwide, ant
is now the second-grossing movie
of all time, behind “Titanic.”
That’s a strong legacy to live
up to.
But clocking in at more thai
two and a half hours, the secont
installment of the Harry Pottei
series stays true to the book anc
builds on the filmmaking of the
first, even if it doesn’t surpass i
in ticket sales. Chris Columbus
known most for his direction o:
the Macaulay Culkin flick
“Home Alone,” ups the ante o;
the first Harry Potter movie ir
almost every aspect of “Harrj
Potter and the Chamber o:
Secrets.”
With special effects sucl
L as flying cars, 60-foot snakes
thousands of spiders anc
K Quidditch matches
Columbus delivers more
B than any audience mem
^ ber could have expected
Daniel Radcliffe as
Harry is flawless once
again, and is ever
more stunning because
he is such a young ac
tor. His cohorts, Ruper
Grint as Ron Weaslej
♦REVIEW, SEE PAGE 6
The Witches
and Wizards
of Hogwarts
'I
Harry Potter
The wizard who saves the day. The evil
wizard Lord Voldemort killed his father and'
mother when he was an infant, but Harry man
aged to survive. The incident made him fam
ous, and now, he and his friends keep the
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry safe from evildoers.
Hermione Granger
The smart, stubborn witch. Born to f
"Muggle" parents (who aren't Jk
wizards or witches), she gets made’ H
fun of, but her expertise always H
gives Harry the extra Info HR
he needs to right wrongs. Hi;
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Ron Weasley
^ The poor, scapegoat wizard and
Bkt Harry's best friend. He provides
much of the film’s comic relief.
pRB| Ron has lots of siblings, and he
iyS| struggles to live up to his older
fl| brothers' reputations for smarts, .
■ talent and humor.
Albus Dumbledore
The Hogwarts headmaster. He is wise,
believes in Harry and lets him off
the hook when he gets in trouble.
Richard Harris, who plays Dumble
dore in the series, died Oct. 25
of Hodgkin's Disease.
Ginny Weasley
-
. The smitten younger sister of Ron '
Weasley. The first-year Hogwarts
' student has a major crush on Harry,
and she plays a vital role in the
■ strange and scary happenings at
■ the school.
L i Source: Harry Potter series byJ.K. Rowling
PHOTOS COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS. GRAPHIC BY DAVID STAGG/THE GAMECOCK
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Kicking off WUSC’s ’80s Weekend _
PHOTOS BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK
Left: Owen Beverly, a third-year student from the
College of Charleston, plays guitar Friday afternoon for
students on Greene Street. Above: Fifth-year USC public
relations student David Adedokun also performed as
part of WUSC’s ’80s Weekend.
CD.REVIEW
Clapton offers ride
well worth taking
“ONE MORE CAR, ONE MORE
RIDER”
Eric Clapton
★★★★★out of
BY BEN ANGSTADT
THE GAMECOCK
Few musicians have been as
prolific and, at the same time, as
influential as Eric Clapton has
been throughout his career. He’s
persevered through personal loss
and tragedy and still humbly
achieved guitar-god status.
In his latest release, “One More
Car, One More Rider,” his first live
album since 1992’s “Unplugged,”
Clapton proves yet again that he
deserves his exalted state.
During the past few years, old
Slow Hand has stepped back from
the spotlight; his only recent re
leases, 2001’s “Reptile” and his col
laborative work with B.B. King,
“Riding with the King,” got rela
tively little press attention. But
with “One More Car,” Clapton
shows that he’s still got all his old
talent and then some.
Recorded in Los Angeles and
Tokyo during his 2001 tour, “One
More Car” is Clapton with a twist:
His old style is there, but many
classics have been rearrange*d to
give a mellow, slow-jam-blues style.
Each song features wailing guitar
solos, a soulful organ accompani
ment and growling vocals.
The guitar solos, more than
anything else, make the songs.
“Key to the Highway,” the melan
choly “River of Tears” and the
laid-back “Got You on My Mind”
all culminate in jaw-dropping so
los that seem impossible for any
one but Clapton himself.
The track list is a good blend of
Classic blues songs, Clapton’s new
material and his immortal clas
sics. It even includes “Badge” and
“Sunshine of Your Love,” from
Clapton’s days with Cream.
Smooth blues styles shine
through on “I Want a Little Girl,”
“Goin’ Down Slow” and “Hoochie
Coochie Man.” Again, it’s the in
♦ CLAPTON, SEE PAGE 6