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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Oh gosh, I did a movie marathon today, and am kinds exhausted, and I still want to complete this review.

SO if my spelling is out, or I don't make sense in general, go gentle on me....

This movie is one of Warner's big gun for the year, and it is...

I am getting ahead of myself.

Watching Part 1 & 2 of this is a little weird.

Why?

With the Harry Potters, I had read the book before I watched the movies, so I knew the story.

Where as with these movies, I really wasn't sure what to expect.

So did I go in with High Expectations?

You bet your bottom dollar.

Jude Law, Johnny Depp and surprisingly, a very sedated Ezra Miller??!?

So Newt's (Eddie Redmayne) adventure, continues.

The main gang from the first movie rerturns.

Some HUGE plot holes from the first movie are being patched here.

Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz) is in this. In some way, this movie "is" about her.

Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) is explained. Also surprising the reason why Dumbledore did not go after Grindelwald much earlier on.

Nagini get a back story here.

Even Fawkes (I think) makes an appearance.

So what do I think of the movie?

A little bit of a mess.

In patching the plot holes of the first movie, this movie dug new ones for itself?

Why?

Because some of the ideas introduced here, contradicts the Harry Potter movies....

So, did my "perfection complex" stopped me from enjoying this movie?

Maybe it did.

My Two Sen....

P.S. Just found out there are going to be 5 of these (movies) What The *beep*

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Nov 15 2018, 05:15 PM

Still mixed feeling on this movie. I expected more revelations or nagini backstory or appearance as a snake like for one.
Second I really wanted Johnny depp to stand out more, coming from a fanboy who watch most of his movie. In here dia tak menyerlah sangat. other than ZOWU I expected more beasts thou like how the first one had. scenes at the grave tu when they were explaining backstories of each character I really think that they can do better la honestly. And and the introduction of baby nifflers was such a delight. But a mere less than 1 minute on screen time Saja of them. I expected more from them cute babies to wreck or steal shiny stuff
Sighhh just my 2 cents

This post has been edited by sicklad77: Nov 15 2018, 01:48 AM

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

I want to like this movie.

I really do.

I love the harry potter books and movies (well with the exception of one of the movie).

This is an expensive movie.

The producers, writers and director are Harry Potter Universe veterans.

If you do follow my reviews, the main issue I have with Fantastic Beast movies are the storyline.

I don't think there is a true idea of what they are trying to express to the audience or even a clear pathway to get to the end game

If it was really up to me, they should end the series with this movie.

It does come to some form of conclusion.

Gellert Grindelwald has so far been played by three actors and latest being Mads Mikkelsen.

I don't think Mads Mikkelsen has a strong grasp of Gellert.

I know Ezra Miller is in alot of kaka at this point in time. Seriously, he literally could have phone his performance for this movie in...

They expanded the wizarding world without much explanation and just assume the audience would "buy it".

Some of the Fantastic Beast is way WAY out there....

The only one that seems to hold it together is Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore, not sure if that is enough to keep the series going...

They just had so many things happening and did not know how to keep the audience's focus... Leaving the audience... lacking a better term... exhausted/fatigue...

My Two Sen...

Agreed with your review.

They need to put an end with this Fantastic Beast series.

The latest movie seems so messed up, lack of directions. I feel that they already out of idea. It's so obvious to be honest when I watched this movie.

The ending is really underwhelmed.

For actor part, Ezra Miller is too problematic. Johnny Depp keep going to court regarding his ex Amber Heard. It's not a good PR for this movie.

I'm not sure if I will watch the next installment if WB decided to do it.

This post has been edited by xpole: Apr 15 2022, 11:39 PM

The only thing I look forward to the latest installment of Fantastic Beast is a scene during WW2. How they are going to fight with magic against another witches and wizards.

No its darker and more complex than Harry Potter. So if u r not a Potterhead u might fell bored as they don't explain all the spells and magic in this movie.

Overall i really enjoy this movie.

Hmm.. Nope but would be better as most basic move (spells + magic) is show and tell in Harry Potter movie but not in Fantastic Beast.

this latest installment is made for potterhead and not really for average joes

even worse if you have missed the previous 2 installments, you'll be WTF is going on?

Anyway... Secret? what secret?

Huh, got say meh. I don't recall hearing Dumbledore expressing himself to Grindelwald...

They plan making another 2

Yes Dumbledore is gay. JK Rowling actually say it before. Just google bro. Its a not a secret anymore

And in Malaysia they cut a 6 second scene where Dumbledore was professing his love for Grindlewald.

I think they cut it coz i didnt see it in the movie.

early in the movie, when dumbledore was talking to grindelwald, he said "i love you" but the love was muffled out
although at the end, grindelwald was not censored when asking who will love dumbledore anymore

FINAS not doing their job properly...

Mehh ever since they make his character gay i rather rooted for Newt. Well honestly if the show is spose to be about Fantastic Beast.. Newt is the main character here.

I never find all the scene of Dumbledore and Grindlewald interesting pun

Can change the title to Dumbledore Life Story now.