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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Reviews
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Good point. I have to admit I was expecting higher but this is perfectly fine.
I'm surprised David Yates is still a part of this series. He does not seem capable of elevating scripts.
last one got a pretty middling 60s score on meta too, I enjoyed it though. but I'm kinda disappointed that Farrell is replaced by Depp but moreso that the setting is moved back to UK again. setting it in old America was novel.
didn't realize this was out so soon, in for sure.
didn't realize this was out so soon, in for sure.
I just finished a rewatch of the Harry Potter movies - although I just saw Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 and 2 for the first time ever (save for the last ten minutes of 2 on YouTube many years ago) - and I am ready as ever for this movie. I need to rewatch the first movie before seeing this but I am so excited. I love this universe. Gah!
I don't follow the books and was never a huge Harry Potter fan, so does that mean there are too many fan-centric scenes / elements in the movie?
I don't think will do a formal review, but yeah it's kind of a "middle" movie in that it spends a good part of its runtime setting things up for future installments of the franchise, and really wasn't keen on what they did with Queenie.
But I do think there are several fascinating revelations and curious to see what happens in future entries. And like the first one, I do love seeing fully grown magicians. It dazzles with a creative energy you didn't always get with the Potter films as they were students.
But I do think there are several fascinating revelations and curious to see what happens in future entries. And like the first one, I do love seeing fully grown magicians. It dazzles with a creative energy you didn't always get with the Potter films as they were students.
The first movie was enjoyable overall but dragged in spots and definitely needed more Ron Perlman. Newt was also fairly uninteresting as a protagonist. Kowalski and Queenie were the best parts.
I'm still looking forward to this one. The HP world is good fun, but I think it'd benefit from having different directors liven things up. While Yates is serviceable, there's just something in his style that leaves many scenes feeling sterile to me.
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I think I'm more interested in knowing what happens in this movie rather than actually watching it. A lot of things have just eroded my enthusiasm for it over time and I'll wait for it to hit Netflix or similar
I still think Yates should hand the next films to another director, just for a refresh in style. Plus, giving Rowling a new creative partner to interpret her story and scripts could help regain the magic the novels had.
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The first one is in the leagues of Jurassic World, Last Jedi and new Ghostbusters for me.
I enjoyed them in the theater but every time I try to rewatch them I can't make it through.
I enjoyed them in the theater but every time I try to rewatch them I can't make it through.
Got my early tickets, but not excited. Still sad these movies seem like they are just going to turn into the Dumbledore prequels.
Same boat. I walked out of its midnight showing all sorts of unhappy.
Harry Potter movies will make money as long as the end result isn't actual garbage.
The worst thing WB did for this franchise is hand over the reins to the intensely milquetoast, bland-as-fuck David Yates.
lol what? they make tons of money whether critics like them or not
Harry Potter peaked at book 5 anyway and the movies were never particularly good.
Ohhhh welllll.
Ohhhh welllll.