Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Warner Bros. | Release Date: November 16, 2018
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IceDragont4tNov 17, 2018
Absolutely hated it. I'm a fan of HP. Read all the book numerous times, watched all the movies numerous times. The first part of Fantastic Beasts was enjoyable, but the sequel is SO boring and slow. But forget about that, I can appreciate aAbsolutely hated it. I'm a fan of HP. Read all the book numerous times, watched all the movies numerous times. The first part of Fantastic Beasts was enjoyable, but the sequel is SO boring and slow. But forget about that, I can appreciate a slow movie if it makes sense, opens up characters and etc. But this movie made absolutely NO SENSE at all. Characters are irrational and illogical. The worse thing though - it is so contradicting the whole HP universe. If you actually know smth about HP, if you consider yourself a fan of the series and the universe, please don't see this move. You will be so disappointed!… Expand
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michaelburnNov 16, 2018
Total disappointment. Broke everything that worked in the first film, did not add alternatives.
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danghuong18Nov 16, 2018
This movie was amazing with me, it’s very different with Harry Potter. The visual effects of the movie are really great. Really thank the creative team. And the end of the film is really a trick for those who do not watch the movie intently.This movie was amazing with me, it’s very different with Harry Potter. The visual effects of the movie are really great. Really thank the creative team. And the end of the film is really a trick for those who do not watch the movie intently. I'm really looking forward to the next movie.… Expand
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Minh18121999Nov 16, 2018
Harry Potter has become one of the best franchises out there,Half Blood Prince imo is still the best one,Deathly Hallows is great,and then Fantastic Beasts Where to Find Them came out and i am one of those people who found the filmHarry Potter has become one of the best franchises out there,Half Blood Prince imo is still the best one,Deathly Hallows is great,and then Fantastic Beasts Where to Find Them came out and i am one of those people who found the film disappointing,not an entirely bad movie,but definitely a huge step down from the previous films.Which is even more disappointing bc The Crimes of Grindelwald will make that first prequel look like a bonafide classic.The Crimes of Grindelwald is a monumentally boring, drawn-out 140 minutes long beautiful looking mess with a bunch of unrelated subplots clashing each other for nearly 2 hrs and easily IMO the worst one in the HP franchise.The writing stuffs, by JK Rowling,who is a great writer,are unbelievably lackluster,the plot is so jumbled,really messy and unexpectedly boring.Also,The title is "The Crimes of Grindelwald" but he doesn't do much in the movie, except for last 15-20 minutes,where **** really happened,and where the film was actually worth watching. Depp and his character are also very underutilized. Probably the only really GOOD things about this movie are that last 15 minutes and the opening sequence and once again James Newton Howard score is mind-blowingly great. Sure the some of the acting or visual effects are solid,but the terrible script and the snailed pacing AND The twist,OMG it is unimaginable,it makes no sense to me and feels out of nowhere,so dumb.This movie to me has started to feel like what the Star Wars prequel had become,just placeholder,they add barely anything.… Expand
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Happy-KMay 26, 2019
A bit disappointing but i still liked the Movie. The problem with it is it still feels like the first part of an whole Story because it is over-pact with to many story-lines. For the audience to keep up with there is a lot of talking and theA bit disappointing but i still liked the Movie. The problem with it is it still feels like the first part of an whole Story because it is over-pact with to many story-lines. For the audience to keep up with there is a lot of talking and the story is more slower paced compared to the First movie. I still liked the darker tone of the Movie. I also like that Newt the main character isn't like the chosen one, no more like a part in the bigger picture. After all i liked it but the First one is way better.… Expand
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silbakkerJan 17, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fantastic film. I really liked the opening and Grindelwald's speech. Johnny Depp was amazing.… Expand
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AuxikFeb 5, 2021
I liked this one a lot better than the first one. It felt a lot more serious and less campy/slapstick.
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Beth_LondonJan 7, 2021
Una película extraordinaria y sin duda alguna se espera la próxima película, pero la verdad siento que será una decepción no ver a Johnny Deep como nuestro Grindelwald, no hay duda de que no hay otro como el ya que solamente el es nuestroUna película extraordinaria y sin duda alguna se espera la próxima película, pero la verdad siento que será una decepción no ver a Johnny Deep como nuestro Grindelwald, no hay duda de que no hay otro como el ya que solamente el es nuestro Grindelwald… Expand
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bfoore90Apr 28, 2020
Clear disappointment when compared to the first one, which I greatly enjoyed. The acting, visuals, score are top notch and sense of wonder are still there but the plot and screenplay is just so overstuffed that you almost feel this movie isClear disappointment when compared to the first one, which I greatly enjoyed. The acting, visuals, score are top notch and sense of wonder are still there but the plot and screenplay is just so overstuffed that you almost feel this movie is filling for something better. I loved the performances as the returning characters, creatures, ect and Johnny Depp is a very convincing villain but the script lacks focus with meaningless side-characters and subplots that end up going nowhere… Expand
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vitortfvDec 16, 2020
Disappointed, as this new universe is not bringing me a bit of the emotions I felt with Harry Potter.
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andre27Mar 5, 2019
Fantastic Beasts e os crimes de Grindelwald não é de longe tão bom como o primeiro mas consegue ser um bom filme. Todo o envolvimento com o mundo Harry Potter é muito fixe e a história não está mal conseguida mas para este segundo filmeFantastic Beasts e os crimes de Grindelwald não é de longe tão bom como o primeiro mas consegue ser um bom filme. Todo o envolvimento com o mundo Harry Potter é muito fixe e a história não está mal conseguida mas para este segundo filme resultar era necessário mais carisma por parte do vilão e ai o filme falha completamente.Péssimo papel de Jonhy Deep. O vilão não tem carisma, personalidade, motivo, impacto e nem é assusta. Depois de um Voldmort esse Grindelwald não nada nadinha mesmo e o filme perde muito com isso.… Expand
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kushtopiaJul 28, 2019
On first watch, I loved the movie because it seemed like a genuinely interesting and complex narrative. The sound design, production, CGI, cinematography is all amazing, as expected, and the actors are on top of their game and give rise toOn first watch, I loved the movie because it seemed like a genuinely interesting and complex narrative. The sound design, production, CGI, cinematography is all amazing, as expected, and the actors are on top of their game and give rise to some very likable characters. Not to mention, the opening sequence of this movie is the best in the entire Harry Potter franchise. On second watch, however, I realized that my small suspicion that the movie wasn't as coherent as it seemed, was correct. This time, I made sure to pay attention to every detail, plot point, ect, and....this movie doesn't make sense in the slightest. Like not even a little. I suggest watching it once, and never watching it again. If you do this, there is a good chance you will like the film and will remember it fondly. If you watch it again, you'll notice how stupid it is. I'm giving this movie a 6 because it atleast tricked me into liking it on my first pass.… Expand
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eva3si0nMar 28, 2019
2 part of Fantastic Beasts it is possible to look at a trailer. All plot in it is perfectly described. What in general sense to watch the movie if the only role of this movie to connect 1 part and not left 3 yet. In general it is impossible2 part of Fantastic Beasts it is possible to look at a trailer. All plot in it is perfectly described. What in general sense to watch the movie if the only role of this movie to connect 1 part and not left 3 yet. In general it is impossible to call the movie the integral work, considering as it comes to an end. If the 3rd part appears the same, then it will be the biggest extension of a plot, knowing Warner Borthers I will not be surprised. Mediocre cinema which discredits a saga name about Harry Potter.… Expand
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DominArsenOct 27, 2019
Le premier avait une.. Un quelque chose.. De plus grand que celui-ci a perdu. Il en reste un très bon film, mais inscrit dans une série ce qui fait que faire monter les enjeux n'est pas seulement sur un seul film, mais plusieurs. Harry potterLe premier avait une.. Un quelque chose.. De plus grand que celui-ci a perdu. Il en reste un très bon film, mais inscrit dans une série ce qui fait que faire monter les enjeux n'est pas seulement sur un seul film, mais plusieurs. Harry potter va finir par être l'univers cinématographique le mieux noté du monde si cette qualité est gardée de bout en bout. Une main de fer dans un gant de velours. Cet univers en plus d'être magique nous permet de caresser la vie de Dumbledor et de nous faire douter du réel personnage principal. Est-il dumbledor depuis le début ?


The first had a .. Something .. Bigger than this one lost. It remains a very good film, but registered in a series which makes raising the stakes is not only on a single film, but several. Harry Potter will end up being the highest rated film universe in the world if this quality is kept end to end. An iron hand in a velvet glove. This universe in addition to being magical allows us to caress the life of Dumbledor and make us doubt the real main character. Is he dumbledor from the beginning?… Expand
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Mitya64Feb 23, 2019
Снято отлично. Но много разных историй и не понятно зачем они были добавлены. фильм много вопросов оставляет.
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FilipeNetoJun 26, 2020
The Harry Potter universe is one of the most lucrative and striking cinematic phenomena ever and has faithful admirers. Personally, I am one of many teens who read all the books and saw all the films but I was very disappointed withThe Harry Potter universe is one of the most lucrative and striking cinematic phenomena ever and has faithful admirers. Personally, I am one of many teens who read all the books and saw all the films but I was very disappointed with “Fantastic Beasts”. However, I decided to watch this film and see if there would be any improvement here. And I'm glad I did. Far from being wonderful, its much better than its predecessor.

After the events of the first film, Newt Scamander is sent by Dumbledore to Paris in order to look for Credence, who survived. Also alive and gone missing is the fearsome Gellert Grindelwald, responsible for many deaths and atrocities, committed to starting a war for global dominance in which sorcerers are to dominate non-sorcerers.

Its a generally better film than its predecessor, as it has a lighter pace and takes much less time to develop. The story told seems to have gained a logical thread and that's a good thing. The use and appearance of magical creatures was not as intense as in the first film, and this may have helped to focus the film on the story which, until now, was too weak and uninteresting. However, too much creativity is also a problem as some ideas in the plot end up useless. The development of the characters improved and the material given to the actors was certainly better. David Yates did a good job and takes advantage of all his experience, as he directed the most adult and developed films in the Harry Potter franchise.

The cast, certainly due to a better script and material to work on, achieved better results. Despite all this, it continues to make unforgivable mistakes. Some sub-plots, sequences and even characters, like Flamel for example, are totally unnecessary. Eddie Redmayne finally manages to give Scamander a certain attitude and leadership, although he is still uncharismatic and boring. Katherine Waterston also improves here. Callum Turner is good, Zoë Kravitz was a good addition to the role of the psychologically complex Leta Lestrange and Jude Law shone as the intelligent and young Dumbledore. Less positive was Dan Fogler, who is no longer as funny as in the first film. If this ends up being compensated by gaining dramatic depth, the film gives a terrible excuse to justify his presence, given that the character had been “obliviated”, that is, had his memories erased at the end of the first film. On the negative side, I would highlight the poor performance of Alison Sudol. It was not her fault but the fact is that her sweet and stupid character stopped being sweet and became just stupid. Finally, we need to talk more about Johnny Depp. If the cameo in the first film achieved to hide what his participation was going to be, this film shows us the greatness of the actor in the role of another fearsome villain, who is not far behind Voldemort in malice and cruelty. The actor is good and brought his character to life in a brilliant way. If everything goes well for Depp in the films that follow, this could become one of the most outstanding characters in his career, who has left us great jobs before.

Technically, this is a very visual film, thanks to tons of very high quality CGI, as we would expect in the Harry Potter universe. Cinematography has good colors, a good use of light and dark and clear footage. To add aesthetic quality we have the charm of the Thirties, with its props and clothings. Much of the film is set between London and Paris, with a brief and unnecessary passage through Hogwarts, and the sets, in all these moments, were meticulously done. The soundtrack, by James Newton Howard, is good and epic, but not surprising.… Expand
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meydianarizki21Apr 23, 2021
This movie was definitely more in line with the spirit of where the series is heading-the first Fantastic Beasts was a little fluffy. I liked the tone, I liked the pacing and the backstories. I liked the expositions of new characters. I amThis movie was definitely more in line with the spirit of where the series is heading-the first Fantastic Beasts was a little fluffy. I liked the tone, I liked the pacing and the backstories. I liked the expositions of new characters. I am super interested to learn more about how Nagini's story will her to being the right hand man of Voldemort. I felt like a couple lines were forced, such as "Grindelwald doesn't value that which is simple." I get that it was a recall to what Dumbledore says about Voldemort to Harry, but I felt like there was no motivation for that line since Newt would've had no reason to say this based on Newt's experiences with Grindelwald. There were some interesting things that could potentially set up some plot holes in the Potterverse. And I would say that I am not worried at all, but Cursed Child made plenty of mistakes in terms of plot direction that cheapened or poked holes in the Potterverse.

I actually like Grindelwald movie version more than Voldemort movie version (book version is a different story), he seems more sophisticated and his motives more reasonable.

Overall, I liked the tone. And felt encouraged by this installment. It seems to be following the Potter series in that it improves with each installment. I just really hope she does not poke holes in timelines, or plot points..… Expand
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JaysographyAug 28, 2019
The Crimes of Grindelwald is the latest in the ever expanding universe of J.K. Rowling but also its second film in the Fantastic Beasts trilogy. From the beginning of the film you are filled with laughter and joy as you once again live outThe Crimes of Grindelwald is the latest in the ever expanding universe of J.K. Rowling but also its second film in the Fantastic Beasts trilogy. From the beginning of the film you are filled with laughter and joy as you once again live out your Harry Potter dreams as a child. However, while you are lost in the magic you might also end up leaving the film being lost in the plot as well. The main gripe with the film is that, technically speaking, the film never actually accomplishes anything. The movie ends where it began, there is no progress. Therefore leaving many critics scratching their heads as to why there should be a third instalment when they could have simply ended the series with a slightly longer than average film.… Expand
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YunusKatMar 25, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A great follow up on the previous one but one thing that still bugs me is the fact that everything needed to happen so fast. The movie flew by in a flash and just when u feel you are getting into the story it ends with a huge typical cliffhanger. It's in the Potterverse so the lore is amazing.… Expand
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TomtagApr 14, 2019
There was great but less magic and we didn't see many creatures here but they were more beautiful and the previous ones. The story wasn't that good though, just wars
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abooApr 21, 2019
Despite the controversy, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, displays incredible direction from, David Yates, spectacular cinematography, and brilliant acting from the cast. The plot of the film sort of sets up the franchise for theDespite the controversy, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, displays incredible direction from, David Yates, spectacular cinematography, and brilliant acting from the cast. The plot of the film sort of sets up the franchise for the next three films.… Expand
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ATHG-WAug 20, 2019
Einfach phantastisch dieser Film!
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DawdlingPoetNov 22, 2021
This follow up film features plenty of decent special effects and lots of CGI creatures, as was the case in the original film. I particularly enjoyed the choreographed scenes.

The plot is a bit confusing, which didn't entirely surprise meThis follow up film features plenty of decent special effects and lots of CGI creatures, as was the case in the original film. I particularly enjoyed the choreographed scenes.

The plot is a bit confusing, which didn't entirely surprise me given its a 'wizarding world' (i.e. Harry Potter universe) film and I've never been interested in Harry Potter but I watched it as I enjoyed the first 'Fantastic Beasts' film when I saw it on TV and I also enjoyed this follow up. There's a decent cast present, with Jude Law and Johnny Depp among them, plus of course Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander. I enjoyed his performance and found it a quite watchable and indeed entertaining film, even though I can't say I fully followed the ins and outs of every plot aspect but that doesn't always entirely matter. From what I've seen, a lot of people weren't much impressed with this film due to the plot being a bit scatter-brained. This didn't overly bother me, as I say and I did enjoy the special effects, although sometimes its more of an issue, such as with full out action films, if the main plot seems utterly implausible then it can put me off the whole film, though I really enjoyed watching this film. It's a nice enough form of escapism and so I'd recommend it for that purpose, although I'm not sure I'd say its better than the first film, its certainly not bad at all. Its surprisingly engrossing really and the CGI creatures have a real charm to them, so I felt, its just not a film to overly analyse or take especially seriously I suppose. I certainly enjoyed it more than I didn't.… Expand
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RebeccaWOct 1, 2019
Another amazing movie by JK Rowling. Love all the actors in this movie, perfect match for their characters. Awesome! Hope the same actors continue with last 3 movies. Excited to see them soon.
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ThejodjeremieNov 11, 2020
A fun action packed sequel that continues the story and also sets up another sequel later on. I really enjoyed the acting especially from Johnny Depp as grindelwald. The visuals are awesome as well.
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Hh110May 17, 2021
AWESOME MOVIE, honestly so good I absolutely loved! So incredible, this franchise never fails to impress!
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16westhJun 15, 2021
Absolutely love this movie! I am a big HP fan, and this was an excellent addition to the franchise. I thoroughly enjoyed it, from start to finish - it was superb.
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JortigoMar 17, 2019
A tape that is very good but lacks the elements that made his predecessor fantastic.
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DukeJonDec 27, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first 20 minutes was the best of any Harry Potter film I've ever seen. Dark and exciting, it's a shame the rest of the movie didn't stand up to this. The movie is long, boring in long stretches, with a convoluted plot and too many characters. The CGI looks great but it's overdone - you feel as though you're being led from one over the top set piece to the next. I'm not crazy about the Harry Potter universe (unlike the people I went with) so a lot of what went on was very confusing. This isn't the film to see if you're not familiar with the franchise. Johnny Depp was ok as the villian... though he never seemed to do anything particularly villainous. The best part was when they went back to Hogwarts. Above all, a movie should stand on its own two feet, it shouldn't exist simply to set up the next movie in the series.… Expand
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marcmyworksDec 29, 2018
The Crimes of Grindelwald isn't as bad as the critics are making it out to be. Sure there is a lack of character development and it feels like the precursor to a bigger film (setup if you will) but overall its a complex and character drivenThe Crimes of Grindelwald isn't as bad as the critics are making it out to be. Sure there is a lack of character development and it feels like the precursor to a bigger film (setup if you will) but overall its a complex and character driven feast for the eyes.… Expand
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Vitor007Nov 21, 2018
In a matter of characters, J.K. Rowling does very well, leading everyone to want more about their story.
By being a very long film, often does not have enough plot to tell, making some pure points curl up for big revelations in the end. TheIn a matter of characters, J.K. Rowling does very well, leading everyone to want more about their story.
By being a very long film, often does not have enough plot to tell, making some pure points curl up for big revelations in the end. The production can repeat the sequence of incredible effects of the first film, but with less "intensity". The conflict between Dumbledore and Grindewald is the key point of the film. In order for there to be no new issues in the script, it is best that the next sequences have a better "direction". 6.1/10… Expand
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WaelDec 4, 2018
While remaining undeniably enjoyable, "The Crimes of Grindelwald" has some flaws to it, the major one being is that it keeps building up on and on for a climax it doesn't end up reaching, quite frankly. The acting is very well done, but theWhile remaining undeniably enjoyable, "The Crimes of Grindelwald" has some flaws to it, the major one being is that it keeps building up on and on for a climax it doesn't end up reaching, quite frankly. The acting is very well done, but the visual effects are a little overwhelming here and there. Another thing that annoyed me while watching is that the script paints the magic and the spells to be way more elaborate and way more advanced than the magic depicted in the Harry Potter series, which is supposed to take place around 60 years later. However, the film still does encapsulate that JK Rowling magical feeling, and it's undoubtedly a step forward in the franchise.… Expand
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ivanmsnchzNov 24, 2018
UNA SECUELA A LA ALTURA.

Los Crímenes de Grindelwald nos adentra aún más en el mundo mágico en el que ya nos adentramos hace dos año, la magia aquí es aún más espectacular, los efectos especiales se salen, al igual que la banda sonora que esUNA SECUELA A LA ALTURA.

Los Crímenes de Grindelwald nos adentra aún más en el mundo mágico en el que ya nos adentramos hace dos año, la magia aquí es aún más espectacular, los efectos especiales se salen, al igual que la banda sonora que es maravillosa. Al contrario de lo que se pueda decir creo que las historias que se nos presentan tienen su coherencia, y si no la tienen es porque se van a desarrollar a lo largo de la siguiente película. Siendo fan de Harry Potter vas a disfrutar muchísimo de la película, pero también te cuestionarás varios temas, pero siendo fan debes de saber que Rowling tiene respuestas para darte más adelante con toda seguridad.

Para ir terminando, creo que este largometraje es una buena segunda parte que hace continuar la historia perfectamente, se podrían haber esclarecido más algunos temas, sí, pero esto no impide para nada ver, entender y disfrutar la película al máximo. Os la recomiendo totalmente.… Expand
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UnsightlyWhaleNov 25, 2018
I understand where the criticism for is coming from for this movie. However, for me it was entertaining and that's I'll I was really hoping for with this.
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andrewtichlerDec 1, 2018
The second movie in the "Fantastic Beasts" series, Crimes of Grindelwald cannot stand alone, you MUST have an understanding of the Wizarding World of the Harry Potter Series and you must have seen the first movie in this series to understandThe second movie in the "Fantastic Beasts" series, Crimes of Grindelwald cannot stand alone, you MUST have an understanding of the Wizarding World of the Harry Potter Series and you must have seen the first movie in this series to understand relationships. It is the unfortunate middle child in the series and is more of a Setup movie that will have better action in the next few movies. This movie provided wonderful special effects from all the creatures to the movement of characters and cuts to scenes. Good movie.… Expand
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roastbirdNov 18, 2018
Bad.

1. Random character pops up without a reason.
2. Character do things that out of his character.
3. 80% of the time was talking about love stories that doesn't related to the movie.
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angelsanzcorreaNov 27, 2018
Shallow, goes nowhere, and with undeveloped+plain characters. A bit of fun, but mostly just a device to push watchers into the next movie.
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HARRYNUGZZNov 20, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a decent HP fan. Not the biggest of fan boys but I definitely have a lot of respect for the series and only want to see it presented in the best light. In my opinion this movie while beautifully done lacked in its ability to develop and present a fluid story. To keep things simple here's what I enjoyed about the film. First this film didn't focus too heavily on the magical creatures like it did in the previous installment. I felt like the first movie relied much to heavily on cute/weird creatures to give a reason of interest to the audience. This time around a decently clear story line was first presented with showing Grindelwald and him being the bad guy. I loved the sets and visuals as well as the characters who were all fairly interesting. Ok... so now the bad. It seems like who ever wrote the script said to hell with a coherent story, lets fill this piece of crap up with as much convoluted story material as possible. Even the beautiful scenery and interesting places the characters go cannot distract one from constantly wondering where did such and such come from or how did she or he get here? Why are the characters here? so on and so forth.. Weird sub plots and characters popping in and out made watching this movie extremely difficult to watch at times. One example is Comma's eye parasite or whatever. The movie clearly eludes to him having some sort of problem with his eye....ok cool. As the story goes on we see him mess with it and take eye drops and such. It finally comes down to him passing out randomly and the main characters pull some squigly creature out of his eye. This part has no meaning to the movie as a whole and I was personally left wondering how did he get the parasite why did they put so much effort in showing us all this information?This is just one example where you're left scratching your head wondering what was the point. I can name 3 other parts of the film with the same head scratching confusion as this example. In summary just wait till the movie hits red box. Its worth renting not paying a crazy movie ticket price to view.… Expand
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MisterGokuNov 17, 2018
Pros: Good acting, gorgeous visuals, beautiful score. Cons: Overstuffed with subplots, often confusing, and it all just seems like a filler for the next film in the installment. Definitely one of the weakest entries from the mind of JK Rowling.
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Trineo99Nov 17, 2018
First of all, just like in the last movie the acting in this film is excellent but with a few exceptions. Eddie Redmayne was still excellent as Newt but I think he did a better job in the first film. Same thing with Dan Fogler who didn’t seemFirst of all, just like in the last movie the acting in this film is excellent but with a few exceptions. Eddie Redmayne was still excellent as Newt but I think he did a better job in the first film. Same thing with Dan Fogler who didn’t seem as funny but useless and could have just been written out of this film. But I did really like Jude Law as a younger Dumbledor and Joshua Shea who plays young Newt. Joshua played younger NEwt so well that he actually looked like a younger version of Eddie. Jude Law brought the same kind of attitude towards Dumbledor that we all know and love. The special effects and set designs still looked marvellous. The creatures special effects just like last time were great and looked like if we saw them in real life that’s what they would look like. The sets looked directly like they got taken directly out of a history book. Now with this film being a sequel, you would think they would fix the problems they had in the last film but for this one, they didn‘t. The main thing that bugged me was Johnny Depp. He didn’t do a good job of playing the main villain. It could be because of the writing or just because of his acting. Next is all of the subplots. I counted there are around four of them. But seeing how I couldn’t really figure out the main plot one of those subplots could have been the main plot. The last thing is the pacing in this film. Some scenes just seemed like the plot stopped for this one scene that could have just been taken out. The entire film felt really slow and only in the action scenes did it seem to pick up. At least the music was good. In the end, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald just seemed like a cash grab film.… Expand
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Captain105Nov 25, 2018
Johnny Depp saves the film!
Without Johnny Depps stunning performance of Grindelwald there would be very few good aspects to The Crimes Of Grindelwald. The movie seems mishmashed at some points and doesn’t really fit together well, theJohnny Depp saves the film!
Without Johnny Depps stunning performance of Grindelwald there would be very few good aspects to The Crimes Of Grindelwald. The movie seems mishmashed at some points and doesn’t really fit together well, the characters built in the first film kind of fell flat. But the seriousness of this new fantastic beasts cinematic universe will be fun to see expand.

So, if you like a darker serious Harry Potter film that still ends with blue flaming dragons then by all means, go see it!… Expand
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Jim222001Jan 30, 2019
J.K Rowling and David Yates still don’t give us much of a good reason to why these movies exist. Fans rather have more Potter. The Fantastic Beasts stories have yet to fully get off the ground. Despite a likeable cast and some magicalJ.K Rowling and David Yates still don’t give us much of a good reason to why these movies exist. Fans rather have more Potter. The Fantastic Beasts stories have yet to fully get off the ground. Despite a likeable cast and some magical moments.
The Crimes of Grindelwald is bit over-stuffed with too many characters and subplots. You also have Rowling annoying fans. By messing with the time line and having some characters introduced way too early. To how she originally wrote them.
My main problem is how they used the delightful Queenie though. Having her tempted by the dark side is like Mary Poppins tempted by the dark side. To me that worked least of all. Well that and flashbacks of Dumbledore (Jude Law) and villain Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) looking at each other in lust. To show as Dumbledore said it “they were more than friends.” Rowling has said they were an item. However on film it came off a bit goofy.… Expand
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SuchiB14Nov 20, 2018
This movie had a lot to live up to, not only being the successor to an extremely successful first movie, but it also delved deep into the history of the well known Harry Potter wizarding universe. In that sense the movie did really well, theThis movie had a lot to live up to, not only being the successor to an extremely successful first movie, but it also delved deep into the history of the well known Harry Potter wizarding universe. In that sense the movie did really well, the large majority of the movie made sense and it was very interesting story. However, the excessive use of "subplots" was slightly confusing especially since the movie spanned over a relatively short period of time. The visuals were brilliant, the actors and actresses from the first film played their parts well (especially Grindelwald and Newt), fantastic beasts were displayed and shocking revelations created tension and hooked the audience for the next movie. The movie was reasonably long, but, due to the brief period of time it took place in, I suspect much of the audience was left unsatisfied. However, being a Potterhead and a huge fan of the franchise I love the movie and can't hate it. 9/10… Expand
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DubeauNov 18, 2018
Second watch + deleted scenes: FB2 is a darker movie then the first one. So, this film lacks the positive and loving emotions. It is kind of: a setup the villain movie. I didn't mind the quantity of information but I think the structure ofSecond watch + deleted scenes: FB2 is a darker movie then the first one. So, this film lacks the positive and loving emotions. It is kind of: a setup the villain movie. I didn't mind the quantity of information but I think the structure of movie wasn't fitting so well this time. The flashbacks had a tendency to broke the rhythm. Not that they were useless but the editing around it wasn't well decided. The relation between Credence and Nagani was way better with the deleted scenes. I felt it was a poor decision to cut them. I give it a 70%. I think the film has a lot of bad rhythm but it is still interesting to watch for the characters and the lore. And some of the deleted scenes bring a bit more to the table. They should have been in the movie for most of them.… Expand
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manningn15Nov 21, 2018
The visual effects were spectacular. I loved all of the new creatures they were very cool and some were very cute. The cast gave stupendous performances especially Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz, Katherine Waterston, Jude Law, DanThe visual effects were spectacular. I loved all of the new creatures they were very cool and some were very cute. The cast gave stupendous performances especially Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz, Katherine Waterston, Jude Law, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, and Kim Soo-Hyun aka Claudia Kim. The film score was fantastic. This was a very entertaining movie but I felt that we really got nowhere with this movie in terms of the story.… Expand
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LarsoosDec 21, 2018
This movie is horrible. It's confusing, and just lazy. But I'll give credit where credit is due. The last 30 minutes of this film was okay and brings my score slightly up. But still this movie is not worth your money or your time.
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TerryDNov 20, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having given the latest instalment in J.K. Rowling’s magical world as unbiased a viewing as was possible, considering the scathing reviews, I would like to submit my own take on the film. I am neither a professional film critic nor a particularly rabid fan of the Harry Potter universe; however, I enjoyed this film for the reasons that any patient reader will discover below.
As a film, this story had only four goals: The Scheherazade goal, the Empire Strikes back goal, the revelation of familial heritage goal (also present in Empire Strikes Back), and the retrieval of a powerful, sacred object goal. In those goals this film succeeded and did so in an exciting, suspenseful, and entertaining fashion.
As the reader may recall, Scheherazade is the fictional narrator of the Arabian Nights tales who craftily kept herself from being cut in half the morning after her wedding night (and for 1,000 nights thereafter) by telling her husband stories and leaving off with a cliff-hanger before drifting off to sleep each night. Rowling and Yates have to avoid the literary executioner’s block by keeping us involved and excited about what is going to happen next. They accomplished this goal in two short scenes at that end of the film.
We all remember the shock of the Empire Strikes Back, our hero’s decent into Hell, the rise of the victorious bad guys, and the defeat of the forces of good. This is a standard trope that adds a little bit of realism to an otherwise fantastical “good always triumphs over evil” boring story. We see evil triumph all the time in the real world; and to lend a little of this realism to a story gives it a scent of veracity to the tale and keeps us hanging on to see the end. Despite this shout out to realism and the reference to the ugly reality of two world wars, this is not a Twentieth Century post-modern realism story. It is rather a Nineteenth Century heroic fantasy on the scale of The Prisoner of Zenda (just as Star Wars was). We all know that good will triumph in the end, it is just the details of how that triumph is achieved that hold our interest. Admittedly, the Dumbledore character is Homeric in its origins, a somewhat tragic, conflicted character of ambiguous means versus ends motivations and deep scars from past regrets. Fans who wish that Albus Dumbledore would just settle in as a kind, avuncular mentor and protector miss a depth that Homer gave all his heroes and villains. Long before post-modern authors thought they invented it, Homer recognized that people are complicated and heroic motivations often ambiguous. Let us not be confused here, Newt Scamander is not the hero of this story. The hero is Albus Dumbledore.
This brings us to the retrieval of the powerful and sacred object: The blood-oath amulet that the Niffler steals from Grindelwald and which Newt returns to Dumbledore. This is the talisman that prevents Dumbledore from confronting Grindelwald directly (and explains why he had pursued that confrontation through surrogates heretofore). This is a Samson’s Hair type of device. It makes Dumbledore vulnerable, much like Achilles’ heel or Superman’s Kryptonite, which is necessary because a perfectly invulnerable hero is boring. However, there has been established by the late reveal in the movie another chink in Dumbledore’s armor. This chink is the true identity of Creedence Barebone as one Aurelias Dumbledore.
The reveal of the true heritage served several narrative purposes. Firstly, it relieved a tension that had been built during the entire film regarding Creedence’s true identity. Secondly, the reveal provided a cliff-hanger to keep fans interested in the next installment. Most importantly, it heaped on the Kryptonite for Dumbledore. He may be in possession of the blood-oath amulet that he may or may not be able to destroy, but there is now another very powerful shield between him and Grindelwald and their final battle.
The next three films will no doubt be about how that shield is breached, as well as other minor fan service narrative devices about reuniting Jacob and Queenie, throwing Newt and Tina together despite themselves, and solving all the apparent continuity errors Rowling teased.
This was a well-crafted effort, not without editing errors. It succeeded in making me want to see the next chapter.… Expand
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WrathfaceAlexNov 24, 2018
Visuals were simply amazing, Jude Law does a good job as Dumbledore. We find out more about the Potterverse and the menagerie of magical creatures grows by a lot. They did a good job making them all seem unique and interesting. I'd personallyVisuals were simply amazing, Jude Law does a good job as Dumbledore. We find out more about the Potterverse and the menagerie of magical creatures grows by a lot. They did a good job making them all seem unique and interesting. I'd personally have liked to see more of the Japanese Kappa. The gang from the first Fantastic Beasts movie is back and it's a blast. Not only new beasts and characters, but also new magic we've not seen before. I feel the score of the movie could have been better, but the original from the Potter movies are hard to live up to. It kept me interested the whole way though. It felt like less time had passed than actually had at the end of the movie, which only happens when i'm really sucked into a movie.… Expand
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PanchogulNov 21, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me siento un poco abrumado por las malas críticas, puesto que Animales Fantásticos: Los Crímenes de Grindelwald cumple con ser entretenida, los personajes están ok, tiene escenas viscerales y la historia tiene buena cadencia y mantiene su ritmo pese a que algunas veces parece perderse y no tener pies ni cabeza. Ahora esperaré con ansias una futura secuela.… Expand
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IgorMizyurin10Nov 19, 2018
Просто плевок какой-то. Абсолютно не интересный фильм. Ни магической атмосферы, ни интересной истории, ни хорошой музыки, ни эффектных поединков, ничего нет. Вместо этого какая-то гнетущая атмосфера, какие-то персонажи, которые мне вообще неПросто плевок какой-то. Абсолютно не интересный фильм. Ни магической атмосферы, ни интересной истории, ни хорошой музыки, ни эффектных поединков, ничего нет. Вместо этого какая-то гнетущая атмосфера, какие-то персонажи, которые мне вообще не интересны, какаято беготня весь фильм, какие-то невзрачные герои, которые сильно переигрывают, обнуление отношений персонажей. Короче, никому не советую это смотреть. Пересмотрите лучше любую из частей Гарри Поттера - даже если вы будете смотреть ее в 10ый, 100ый раз, будет намного интересней.… Expand
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CyberglyphNov 19, 2018
Sooo Boring and slow.
I thought the first movie was very good, a good story lots of fluid telling and the special effects were on par with the typical Harry Potter movies. This one is completely different. Slow, slow and convoluted story.Sooo Boring and slow.
I thought the first movie was very good, a good story lots of fluid telling and the special effects were on par with the typical Harry Potter movies. This one is completely different. Slow, slow and convoluted story. I left the theater scratching my head wondering why I just saw this wreck of a movie. Should have been a DVD rental not worth the price of a movie ticket even a matinee price. Wait for a rental on this one. Johnny Dep is good in the movie.… Expand
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Double_JNov 24, 2018
A movie with flaws but still enjoyable overall. I really dug the change in style from the first movie (even though I liked the previous iteration of this growing franchise), Yates is once again able to adapt his direction to the circumstancesA movie with flaws but still enjoyable overall. I really dug the change in style from the first movie (even though I liked the previous iteration of this growing franchise), Yates is once again able to adapt his direction to the circumstances of the script (as we've seen him do with the Harry Potter franchise).

The major issue I have with the movie is its script, which feels disjointed, even sloppy at times, and overcomplicates a simple story by trying to mess with its audience.

Yet I enjoyed the ride and am on board for the next opus.… Expand
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AlejoFartoNov 26, 2018
The end of the movie is absolutely amazing! Grindelwall is a great villain!
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DouglasreynholmNov 22, 2018
it isn't the best or favourite wizarding world movie. it still has the loveable characters we loved from the first fantastic beasts movie, with funny comedy and some fantastic performances by Jude law and Johnny Depp. it's visual effects andit isn't the best or favourite wizarding world movie. it still has the loveable characters we loved from the first fantastic beasts movie, with funny comedy and some fantastic performances by Jude law and Johnny Depp. it's visual effects and directing is also really good. J.K.Rowling yet again does bring out anthor wonderful enjoyable wizarding world movie that makes you want more even know this movie you have to see 2-3times to fully understand everything.… Expand
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mariomelloNov 22, 2018
Que inferno de comunidade que dá nota baixa pra essa obra incrível, vão todos a merda!
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VirgonoShakaJan 7, 2019
Ugh!!! I'm starting to wonder if JK has read her own book series because at times, this felt more fanfiction (bad one) than cannon. With a story that is not even interesting, effects that are meh at best, and characters that have no purposeUgh!!! I'm starting to wonder if JK has read her own book series because at times, this felt more fanfiction (bad one) than cannon. With a story that is not even interesting, effects that are meh at best, and characters that have no purpose at all in being in the movie other than "we were in the first one" or "we appeared in the books" this movie at no point seems like something worthy of the Wizarding world, and easily takes the place as the worst so far, with its final "twist" only adding insult to injury. Apart from good music, some ok performances (Deep and Law) and some nice moments or creatures, this is a list of crimes that make the future bleak.… Expand
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DargonetNov 24, 2018
At start a little disclaimer: I've loved the HP books and watched all the movies but so far I'm not the biggest fan of fantastic beasts and ended pretty much bored watching the first film, because I did expect too much.

This movie is atAt start a little disclaimer: I've loved the HP books and watched all the movies but so far I'm not the biggest fan of fantastic beasts and ended pretty much bored watching the first film, because I did expect too much.

This movie is at first and foremost exploring Rowlings wizarding world and it's past respectively. This series is a love letter to this magic universe more than everything else and it's not interested in telling a story as quick as possible. It's more like the Hobbit trilogy, with more depth added to it, because Rowling is involved.

I think what made this movie one of the best experiences this year for me have been the seats next to me. Because both male adults in their 20s were so immersed, that they actually tried to support Newt Scamander vocally more than once. The movie is entertaining and promising and I think after this two movie introduction, I'm on the train to explore this world even further. I'm also thankful that I've seen this in 3D because those effects are going to look bad once I watch this again on Netflix someday.

In short: immersing, promising, entertaining
=> The title is misleading though… Expand
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thedaywalkerNov 17, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Being a HUGE fan of the Harry Potter series (including the first Fantastic Beasts) I got out of the theater truly disappointed.

This isn't a terrible film by any means, but it's the first time I was completely bored watching a Harry Potter movie.

The performances are great, Jude Law as Dumbledore was amazing, it's really a shame we didn't get a lot of him, Redmayne as Scamander again blew it out of the park, Johnny Depp's performance was good, but unfortunately because of all the useless subplots, and useless characters that were added, the character of Grindelwald didn't have the attention it needed, I mean the name of the movie is "Crimes of Grindelwald" and he really doesn't do much. All the romance added just help make the movie even more boring. J.K. Rowling missed the mark on the script on this one

The movie is visually stunning, the score is amazing, the first scene with Grindelwald escaping prison is awesome, and the twist in the end was actually really good and quite shocking.

But unfortunately those things couldn't save this movie from it's very inconsistent storytelling and boring really boring script… Expand
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mrmonsterNov 23, 2018
I don't know what people are talking about, I loved this movie. Johnny Depp owned the part of Grindelwald, he was the best villain we'd have in any movie in years.
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HumorousGeorgeNov 26, 2018
CoG = anti Last Jedi. At least it's better than the first one. JK is going to George Lucas this whole franchise.
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SNoOOobNov 21, 2018
With too many cups of writer's overflowing ego and wasted consideration about own creation.
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Xan_RyilNov 19, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I went with almost no expectations after lukewarm first movie, but J. K. Rowling along with David Yates still manage to disappoint me. Grindlewald starts off with a brilliant sequence but within that you could see that the director does not have that grip and lacks the crunch. A promise which is thrown soon after.

Rowling needs to understand that writing a movie is different than writing a novel. You can’t keep it that slow and almost no character development is offered in the movie that’s why. Much like it’s ancestor series, Grindlewald hardly did not lose any of the character from the first movie even though strict criticism over the talentless cast. Here is what is wrong with the movie
1. Baggage of the first movie
As said earlier, fans failed to identify with almost all of the lead characters from the first movie. It was needed to drop some of the characters (Jacob atleast) but next movie kept them on even though Tine, Queenie and Jacob play no role in story. Even new characters don’t help much. Dumbledore, Theseus and Nagini are merely decorative items. Someone should tell the producers that the beasts are not as interesting as they think and presenting them. Neither are they cute not funny and no one wants to see them. People want the darker tone and a better goal (not credence again).

2. Who to follow
Although movie is flooded with the characters but there is a confusion who is real protagonist. Series started with Newt, but his role and contribution has diminished to only avoiding direct eye contact. Dumbledore was expected to have a strong role but he has only an extended guest appearance. 3. Marvel’s Formula
Harry Potter has always casted diverse actors but here it was diverse too much. Much of the cast was unnecessarily ethnic. Smaller roles to only bring some interest or color in the story were played by international actors. Also this single movie has more special effects then all of the 8 Harry potter movies combined. Many of the actors are in 20’s or 30’s. It can’t be swallowed that there is not mature aurar on the team. Everyone is just out of school and holding a high rank and important position in ministry. On the other hand, they were too old for kids to connect with.

4. Weak writing
Screenplay is vague and even by the end one is not sure what’s Gindlewald’s real motive. May be it was explained in the novels but not in the movie which audience came to watch. Last movie ended with Gindlewald’s capture and this started with his escape, that was too quick to digest. He was shown to be very strong and powerful from the start of the movie which should have been a work in progress. A slow escape and gradual raise to the power involving obtaining of a special object to cast a citywide curse which would kill that many aurars. Instead they kept Ginglewald doing nothing after escape and in climax (which was hard to identify) Gindlewald casts a spell so massive to kill a lot of powerful wizards.
5. Waste
Like Harry Potter, we don’t have “Cream of British Film Industry” but we do have “Johnny Depp” an actor known for his vast versatility and what a waste. He never was given a chance to show his true colors (especially with all white makeup). Series’ fans were against his casting but producers could have benefited from Depp’s following which they totally lost as he does nothing out of the box except wearing weird lenses.

Still I liked the movie better than the first one as it had a better second half. Here is what is good with this movie.
1. Jude Law and Zoe Kravitz
Only two actors stood out of the mediocre performance. Jude looked like he studied Michael Gambon very well and transformed his personal accordingly. With all his movement, one can see Michael Gambon’s Dumbledore. Zoe had only one chance to shine in the series and she sure did not miss it. She brought much needed depth to her character with mysterious air and elegance.

2. Magical effects
For fans, it would be satisfying to see there are a lot of magical sequence. When you are directing a movie after a fan favorite series, a lot of things could go wrong, and in case of Grindlewald, everyone involved in the movie made sure that they all do go wrong.… Expand
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KayVen17Nov 27, 2018
Deutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt dasDeutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden? Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

Pro

+ Fantastische Bilder
+ Epische Szenen
+ die Musik zieht einen nach wie vor in den Bann
+ sehr gut designte Monster
+ Landschaften und Kulissen sind genial (in IMAX geschaut)
+ unerwartete Wendungen

Contra:

- der Film hat leider seine Längen
- ein paar auffällige Logiklöcher für HP-Fans
- leider besitzt der Film ein offenes Ende, was ihn leider nicht für sich selbst stehen lässt

Endpunktzahl: 87/100… Expand
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Jk9785Nov 19, 2018
A convoluted mess from start to finish, David Yates' sixth entry in the Wizarding World franchise is a massive disappointment. J.K. Rowling's script makes no sense and it messes up the timeline. This is unfortunate, because the performances,A convoluted mess from start to finish, David Yates' sixth entry in the Wizarding World franchise is a massive disappointment. J.K. Rowling's script makes no sense and it messes up the timeline. This is unfortunate, because the performances, especially those of Johnny Depp and Eddie Redmayne, are insanely good, but the writing makes this film the worst in the Wizarding World.… Expand
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ThatOneNerdyGuyDec 14, 2018
Absolute snore fest this was i wish i could appreciate the FX but either color grading is god awful or my theater has a bad projector, it's honestly hardcore fan service.
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danghuong180894Dec 10, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love characters, i love music, i love visual effect in this film. So i love FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD… Expand
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phillipchambersDec 19, 2018
The storyline and screenplay were pretty poor. There are some highlights of characterization (plucky comic relief etc). And I'm pretty tired of Johnny Depp doing a quirky characterization. After a while it becomes 'overacting'.
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DahliaGNov 17, 2018
I very much enjoyed this movie! I'm surprised by the mixed reviews. I thought the story was very interesting and coherent. The many new characters added a lot to the narrative. The special effects were great. I found the LeStrange andI very much enjoyed this movie! I'm surprised by the mixed reviews. I thought the story was very interesting and coherent. The many new characters added a lot to the narrative. The special effects were great. I found the LeStrange and Queenie stories particularly affecting.… Expand
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d0vla11Nov 21, 2018
I did enjoy it. It has quite different structure than other big movies you often see in cinemas, and that kept me interested while the story was moving on.
Not better than the previous movie, but still good and interesting!
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jacob4Nov 24, 2018
It may not have been as much fun and charming as the first one, but it still had incredible scenes and magical moments and creatures. Though it may have seemed a bit lack-luster compared to the first by not using magical creatures inIt may not have been as much fun and charming as the first one, but it still had incredible scenes and magical moments and creatures. Though it may have seemed a bit lack-luster compared to the first by not using magical creatures in inventive ways, the twists and plot hangers leaves you wanting to learn more about what's to come in the wizarding world.… Expand
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SrPepeNov 18, 2018
Empieza muy lenta y puedo entender porque a la gente no le guste, es una película par ampliar el universo mago que le gustará más a aquellos fans de Harry Potter. Los gráficos y efectos visuales son impresionantes.
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DenXNov 18, 2018
Out of the fact that the teleport spell is widely overused in my opinion (like in the first movie) it's a nice addition to the franchise.
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Amkhazaei83Nov 19, 2018
This movie is a pretty good movie. And it has very beautiful visual effects. I repeat the story fairly well. Of course, there are many weaknesses, but it is good to see half a glass of glass. Alan Rickman plays the role of Mr. Newt Scamander,This movie is a pretty good movie. And it has very beautiful visual effects. I repeat the story fairly well. Of course, there are many weaknesses, but it is good to see half a glass of glass. Alan Rickman plays the role of Mr. Newt Scamander, and Johnny Depp has always appeared to his own side. There are fewer movie quotes in the film. Dumbledore is also less likely to be seen in the film. Of course, there are some issues in my mind, you and others. It is created after watching the movie.This movie can entertain you at the end of the week. So if you want to see this movie.… Expand
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klornekNov 22, 2018
omg!!!!! my wig has been snatched! i'm now bald! this film was so good!!!!!
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nick001Nov 19, 2018
I have never been disappointed this much in my life by watching a movie. Huge fan of HP, Rowling books - read all of them, watched movies multiple times. in this one, wanted to sleep twice. The movie is soo boring, the storyline is out ofI have never been disappointed this much in my life by watching a movie. Huge fan of HP, Rowling books - read all of them, watched movies multiple times. in this one, wanted to sleep twice. The movie is soo boring, the storyline is out of order. This movie is only for children nothing else. Not for adults. Want your kid to see some magic? Right for them.… Expand
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umbershapNov 22, 2018
It was a great movie for me. Don't listen others who says this movie is bad. They are just boring people who don't likes magic.
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92096563Nov 17, 2018
Filme muito bom, ótimo fan service, desenvolvimento dos personagem gradativo e satisfatório e final surpreendente!!
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johncpickensNov 18, 2018
For all the hype and downplay from critics, this movie is pack with information and action. its fast moving and while it can be a bit confusing, it brings the wizarding world into a much clear perspective.
There has been a lot of flack on theFor all the hype and downplay from critics, this movie is pack with information and action. its fast moving and while it can be a bit confusing, it brings the wizarding world into a much clear perspective.
There has been a lot of flack on the chronological time line. One has to remember that wizards do not conform to muggles time.
I am impressed how the film is unwinding especially with the unraveling of Credence story. Pay attention because here is the real story.
Would I recommend it. Yes… Expand
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KevinChau5Nov 17, 2018
Saw this in 3D last night, was AWESOME!! Loved the performances by Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, fun film, entertaining!
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JamppaNov 16, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An amazing movie that blew my mind with it's expansions to the potter universe. Acting and special effects were perfect, Jude Law was great as Dumbledore and Johnny Depp as Grindelwald.
The expansions of the harry potter universe were really cool, like the blood oath of Dumbledore and Grindelwald or Credence maybe being a brother of Dumbledore or whatever that meant in the end, we'll see in the next one. The Story on how Grindelwald gathers power is really awesome and Newt and Tina's story goes really well to that and the same with Jacob and Queenie. A mind blowing, emotional movie. Really happy with it!… Expand
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werewolf3dNov 16, 2018
the most boring movie I've seen this year .... is it bad, no... but it's boring....
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nateOstrikeNov 16, 2018
I really liked this movie. I'm not sure why as a lot of people have mixed feelings over it but I loved it. I liked the 1st one too. The story and characters and how they all intertwine is really cool to me. The magic isn't over the topI really liked this movie. I'm not sure why as a lot of people have mixed feelings over it but I loved it. I liked the 1st one too. The story and characters and how they all intertwine is really cool to me. The magic isn't over the top and the creatures are great. I'm looking forward to the next one now.… Expand
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samgggggggNov 17, 2018
Understandable for all. More complex than the first. Crazier creatures. Best Harry Potter graphics yet!
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EpicLadySpongeNov 16, 2018
We have had awesome adventures throughout this Wizarding World universe, but the fun seems to be missing in this latest installment of Fantastic Beasts. Not even J. K. Rowling can save her own work from having a muddled plot that's right inWe have had awesome adventures throughout this Wizarding World universe, but the fun seems to be missing in this latest installment of Fantastic Beasts. Not even J. K. Rowling can save her own work from having a muddled plot that's right in your face. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is everything you just saw from its predecessor minus the fun you just experienced and an extremely muddled story that will leave you begging for someone to fix it.… Expand
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GregdelNov 17, 2018
The critics are so WRONG on this one. It’s not the best or an outstanding film, but it’s a great one and very entertaining. I just don’t understand people who said that this film have too much characters and subplots... are you guys crazy?!The critics are so WRONG on this one. It’s not the best or an outstanding film, but it’s a great one and very entertaining. I just don’t understand people who said that this film have too much characters and subplots... are you guys crazy?! It was so easy to follow and there’s maybe what... 8 or 10 characters!? Not a single time I was confused. Avengers can have 50 characters but critics still love them LOL. It’s just non-sense. Amazing visuals, beautiful score and great actors. My only complaint would be that yes, it’s a filler episode, but still a great one. I enjoyed it more than the first one. The bad reviews are delusional.… Expand
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FreeholdMarkNov 18, 2018
Simply awful, and worst of all, boring! Yes, it looks great, with impressive special effects, but so what? The story is a mess, with plot points cribbed from Gilbert and Sullivan or certain grand operas. I love the original Harry PotterSimply awful, and worst of all, boring! Yes, it looks great, with impressive special effects, but so what? The story is a mess, with plot points cribbed from Gilbert and Sullivan or certain grand operas. I love the original Harry Potter series, ending with "...Deathly Hallows" but really, J. K. Rowling should have stopped there. A waste or time and money.… Expand
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EilanzerNov 19, 2018
This movie have a LOT of plot holes, doesn´t have a skeleton of a proper story or basic elements to the construction of a narrative for cinema.
Sorry, but even as a fan i can´t be blind and turn my brain off to say this is a good movie. ThisThis movie have a LOT of plot holes, doesn´t have a skeleton of a proper story or basic elements to the construction of a narrative for cinema.
Sorry, but even as a fan i can´t be blind and turn my brain off to say this is a good movie. This thing have the same level of bad quality a harry potter fanfiction you can find anywhere on the internet.… Expand
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MatteoJeanNov 18, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very bad movie. No respect for Harry Potter series, too much easter-eggs and love stories. All the new characters are useless as well as Newt, who should be the main character. Silente's new brother revelation make me very angry. It's impossible. Hope Jk Rowling die before writing another one and ruin HP forever.… Expand
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LinttaFlamingoNov 27, 2018
This movie was F*CKING TERRIBLE and can burn in hell.

I have no idea what David Yates has been smoking but he just made the worst goddamn Harry Potter film ever and they are thinking about making three more?? Or I can't say I'm surprisedThis movie was F*CKING TERRIBLE and can burn in hell.

I have no idea what David Yates has been smoking but he just made the worst goddamn Harry Potter film ever and they are thinking about making three more?? Or I can't say I'm surprised since basically all this movie does is set up things for a sequel. And Jesus Christ is it so awful to watch through.

This movie starts with an alright scene of Grindelwald, played by Johnny Depp. He's flying a carriage in the middle of a storm. It was pretty cool. Then the film escalates into endless scenes of just jumping around to different places, people delivering atrocious dialogue that was written by J.K Rowling herself, and basically no development to Grindelwald himself whatsoever even though this film is supposed to be about him. Or so you would think. He's barely in this film anyway. He has a couple scenes but he just disappears all the time until the random confusing "climax" of the film. When it comes to the other characters, this film basically just forces in new faces that no one knows nor cares about. Just tons of characters everywhere that keep setting up something for the sequels. It was so goddamn confusing. Later the film tries to have these "shocking" reveals of these new faces and it was absolutely cringeworthy since I still couldn't even remember their names nor did I care. I just wanted to see Grindelwald or Newt Scamander again. There's barely even a main character since Newt also just disappears every now and then for a while and you're left wondering what these other characters are supposed to even do or mean for the story.

Well what about the story itself? Well I really don't have a damn clue. This loud mess just keeps jumping to these different plots without any sort of direction like the director had a seizure in the editing room. Something something happens, we see Newt for a little while and everyone thinks the movie is back on track again, and then it jumps to something something again. IT'S SUCH A MESS. No one is given any time to focus on so we could attach ourselves to at least someone. The pacing is horrible. This f*cking jumping around and shoving all this stuff to your face is so rushed and messy that it just goes past the point of caring about anything and the movie ends up being painfully boring.

I love the Harry Potter films, and sometimes even this randomness has some of those magical moments though. The visual effects are spectacular, especially in Newt's briefcase world, the setting is very nice and atmospheric, the score is great and I enjoyed Eddie Redmayne's, Jude Law's and Johnny Depp's performances. Even if Johnny Depp wasn't as intense as I'd hoped and even when Jude Law wasn't in the film for longer than probably 10 minutes. Jude Law especially was wasted potential. Also, Hogwarts is in this movie for about 15 minutes and I LOVED IT!!!

But seriously, that's where it ends. This absolute mess of a film has a confusing and boring plot, endless sequel bait, awful new characters, atrocious pacing and dialogue and just straight up no interest in paying attention to what we would like to see. They also put Nicolas Flamel in the film who I recognized from the Harry Potter films, but instead of making him a meaningful character with some backstory and actual personality traits, he's just used as a comic relief. He does this weird stupid slow run that's supposed to make the audience go HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!!! But it was just random.

After the film I basically had no idea what had happened and what's supposed to happen in the upcoming third film. I heard almost everyone asking each other if they understood anything either. If your audience can't understand almost a single thing that happens in your movie, you should maybe change a couple things.

At the time of writing this the film has already made almost 440 million dollars in the box office, so I guess they're just getting away with this anyway.… Expand
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RudygerDec 16, 2018
I didn't like the first movie (I fell asleep in the theater and had to watch it again on TV). But I wanted to like this one, I really wanted. What a letdown! What I hated about this movie:
- The pace: soooooo boring. Damn, I almost fellI didn't like the first movie (I fell asleep in the theater and had to watch it again on TV). But I wanted to like this one, I really wanted. What a letdown! What I hated about this movie:
- The pace: soooooo boring. Damn, I almost fell asleep again. Twice! - The plot: One major flaw of the first movie was the characters. People generally liked Newt and Tina, but hated Queenie, Jacob and Creedance. In this movie, here we go again. 3/4 of the movie is dedicated to Creedance backstory and Jacob/Queenie "complicated" relationship.
- So many useless subplots: soooo many backstories, sooooo many red herrings.
- The acting: I didn't see Grindelwald. I saw Johnny Depp with a ton of makeup. - Fanservice: Oh, god, the fanservice is so heavy in this one. The plot is so unnecessary convoluted, stretched and boring, they had to put a million references to the HP universe, so that people can be excited. "Look! It's the guy from HP" / "Look! It's that stuff from HP"...

In conclusion, the fantastic beasts saga is The Hobbit of Harry Potter. Boring prequels filled with streched boring plot and a ton of fanservice.… Expand
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MakorNov 20, 2018
While the first fantastic beasts movie wasnt great, it atleast felt like it had some heart and a nice story to tell. The sequel however feels uninspired and messy. The worst thing about the movie in my opinion was the pacing, the storyWhile the first fantastic beasts movie wasnt great, it atleast felt like it had some heart and a nice story to tell. The sequel however feels uninspired and messy. The worst thing about the movie in my opinion was the pacing, the story switches between so many characters , and non of them feel very human or likeable. Things just seem to happen so the movie can show you some expensive CGI magic, and then move on to the next stupid character. And the characters really dont hold up. While the original Harry potter story had a few strong, main characters. Fantastic beasts has maybe one, Newt. He is likeable and rather interresting, but the movie tries to show you the story from everyones perspective, and it ends up kind of ruining the movie, because almost all of them suck. The acting sadly wasnt good enough to hold up the sometimes terrible dialog and characters just dont seem like real people.

The story is real heavy on fan service in my opinion, as it all revolves around setting up the main Harry Potter story, and making nothing a coincedence in that story. Everything needs to be connected. But then again just as much of the story is about the AMAZING magic and the TRAGIC heatbreak of the love stories the movie features. Sadly it feels old and kind of cliche, which is the last thing this overproduced film needs.

One thing i did like about the movie is its music, Quite a few times, i looked away from the bad movie, and just enjoyed the good music that was playing in the background.
Will probably be trying to find some sort of soundtrack to listen to sometime.

All in all, the movie needs you to either be a hardcore HP fan, who will swallow up anything Rowling makes. Or someone who just wants to see a stupid lovestory cliche, with some cool magic. Sadly i am neither
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HannibalBNov 27, 2018
The spectacular animals, settings, and costumes and Johnny Depp's excellent performance can't save this one from the unlikeable characters and the boring, convoluted plot. Too many bland characters locked in forgettable relationships weighThe spectacular animals, settings, and costumes and Johnny Depp's excellent performance can't save this one from the unlikeable characters and the boring, convoluted plot. Too many bland characters locked in forgettable relationships weigh the film down. Newt is too much of a Beta even to care about.… Expand
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MarkiniNov 22, 2018
Slow and an over-encumbering plot. The film has way too much dialogue for its own good. And story arcs that are both confusing and boring. While the magical parts are great, they're short and sparse. The cast is great, but it really is aSlow and an over-encumbering plot. The film has way too much dialogue for its own good. And story arcs that are both confusing and boring. While the magical parts are great, they're short and sparse. The cast is great, but it really is a tragedy on how untapped the talent was used.… Expand
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qqiwkqaqwNov 23, 2018
Dissapointing movie, lower than it's predecessor, and the story is just pretty bad.
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JLuis_001Nov 24, 2018
J.K. Rowling is a good writer. What she achieved with Harry Potter was surprising, after all she made many children become interested in reading again. Even for me Harry Potter also meant a lot. His books were among the first ones I read as aJ.K. Rowling is a good writer. What she achieved with Harry Potter was surprising, after all she made many children become interested in reading again. Even for me Harry Potter also meant a lot. His books were among the first ones I read as a kid and I continued with my love for the saga during my adolescence and yes let's say that now as an adult I still enjoy the films.
The books are part of my library and I now consume these new films and I repeat; I think she is a good writer. Hardly a great one but her work was solid, however and sadly, there's a serious problem: She's not a screenwriter. Maybe someone made her believe it and the people involved in the production allowed it, but even though the characters of this whole universe belong to her, it's incredibly obvious that she's not a good screenwriter and unfortunately this films suffers because of it.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a film completely devoid of structure. Being a film of little more than two hours long, its plot barely advances a little. Evidently they're trying to extend the story, though perhaps too much. Even getting into trouble with her own mythology.
Unlike the previous film, in this one, everything feels pretty lackluster. Everything that made the previous film pleasant is completely absent here. All the events feel hurried and misguided, in addition to leaving almost all situations completely open.

The theme is interesting, especially for those who already know more or less where the story is going, but the way in which Rowling builds the events feels neglected and what probably would have worked very well in a novel doesn't translate well to the cinematic language and therefore doesn't work as it should.
And also I have to say that the film has two very serious problems. The first has to do with its title. By being called Fantastic Beasts the story has to include them even though they're completely unnecessary. The second one is the level of magic shown in these stories, which is far superior to that seen in the Harry Potter films, with the exception of the battle between Dumbledore and Voldermort in Order of the Phoenix.
Voldemort being a more powerful and obscure wizard than Grindelwald, I'm surprised that he could never have done something similar to Grindelwald's final attack in this film.

And above all, don't fool yourselves, maybe they're selling us Newt Scamander as the main character of this franchise now but frankly it's quite evident that this story is aimed at building the mythical final duel between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald and especially the ultimate fate of the new key character: Credence, who finally gets to know his true identity at the end of this film.
Although it's fair to ask if with the little success this film has had at the box office, Warner will move forward with the five films plan. I really don't know that, although frankly there's no point in making five films if you're only going to be sharing crumbs in each installment until they reach the ending. That's not fair to the fans because it honestly seems a very rude way to take more money out of them with what little is being delivered.
I said this because the mystery of this film is poor. The biggest revelation only happens in the last two minutes and everything that goes on until that moment is really not essential, it's not really important, they don't give anything really substantial and that disappointed me a lot because I'm a fan of this universe, but it is what it is.

The only reason I gave it a five is for one simple reason; The level of production remains at the very first level. The magic of this magical world created by Warner is still there.
You can see that technology has advanced and honestly, the film looks excellent. Only some minor problems in which the green screen is very evident, but beyond that, the visual effects, the costumes, the sets, the music. Everything's excellent in those departments. I cannot complain about that at all.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was very regular. It wasn't worth the two year wait. It's definitely the most disappointing film of this franchise so far but I could hardly say that it's the scandalous failure that many people are saying it is. I don't see it that way and I don't believe it, but it's very far from what was promised.… Expand
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PipeCDec 31, 2018
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Yates and Rowling.

The fantasy cosmos the whole world fell in love with is back under the title "Wizarding World," this time around no Potter included. Mr. Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander takes up theFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Yates and Rowling.


The fantasy cosmos the whole world fell in love with is back under the title "Wizarding World," this time around no Potter included. Mr. Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander takes up the torch, a famed Magizoologist known for being expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, his gorgeous and naughty creatures and his duty to helm supposedly five entries.

Directed by well-known filmmaker David Yates and written by the author herself behind the books, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" arrived in theaters two years ago, cooking a spin-off/prequel franchise up that got more positive than negative opinions among the stern fandom. Enjoying acceptable box office numbers both domestic and overseas and mostly positive critical reception thanks to the modest-yet-charming performance of Academy Award-winning Eddie Redmayne, wonderfully crafted visual effects, the unexplored pre-Hogwarts world, the fabulous titular beasts and mythical creatures, an enticing plot twist and the delightful journey across New York; "FBWFT" was a pleasant and far-seeing surprise that shocked us sooner rather than later.

"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" is the second extension set in this long-running sub-Potterverse, directed by the same director of the last four films in the original saga and penned by prolific writer J. K. Rowling. A bolt from the blue is that even with the creative backbone almost untouched, this second part happens to be a pyrotechnic and enjoyable misfire, plenty of deficiently unified sub-plots that ultimately saturate the not-so-eye-popping visual spectacle, introducing untidily so many narrative threads that, instead of complexity, utterly erode the core story.

Admittedly the dark beauty of some gigantic, messy set-pieces works not quite right because of the writing individuality, but still, by composition, they're simply bracing, as ever. Philippe Rousselot also returns as director of photography, which benefits visual cohesion as for the franchise' look and tone even when the action moves from America to Europe, mainly to Paris, France. Some shots really work, others shine, but none of them are part of the confusingly edited, overextended, strange action sequences. As usual, imagery is rich in content, not as cozy, universal and relatable as the previous ones, but at least it's impressively appealing. The titular 'fantastic' adjective is tailor-made for these beasts. The two adorable creatures who stole the show last time come back in order to edge into the spotlight with their naive behavior and mini-treatments; but it's Europe which hypnotizes with engaging animals. The Circus Arcanus holds important gears for the plot, so when madness is unleashed in the Parisian streets, it showcases a range of magnificently designed creatures who take over the screen, and therefore, the audience. Newt's traveling zoo/suitcase gives us short glimpses of unexplored habitats, in which the most prominent feature is a visually overwhelming underwater seaweed-seahorse. They monopolize a large part of the long title, but their greater and short splendor takes place only in the first act in visual terms, as story-wise, the greatest trick comes up.

Rowling's widely known for erecting fantasy worlds brimming with mythos, facing good against evil, going through an ambiguous area of grays which create beautiful, knotty stories. The primary thread here is clear and synthetic, but to strengthen it and nourish it she draws upon clumsy narrative saturation that ends up throwing an all-star cast, a few engrossing performances and some gloomy digital effects out. The script has no focus to unfold, its ambition to put too much information into a single two-hour-plus feature is atrocious; Dumbledore's true origins are only tested by giving more plot weight to Jacob Kowalski's love affair, mitigate the prominence of the beasts and deliver a worthy development to its great villain are some of the sins that neither the strongest cinematic spell achieves to break. This is a perplexing mythological disaster of endless derivations that, without the talented central figure, would have been the longest headache of this year at the movies.

"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" by David Yates mesmerizes us with gorgeous beasts, good performances and special re-encounters with characters from the original franchise; but a hodgepodge of overlong, untidy plots doesn't enrich the main world as it should, instead, weakens and endangers this new franchise of dissimilar entries. "The Crimes of Grindelwald" loses its magic, is darker and more tedious than its predecessor, a longueur which tries to provide emotion and thrill with wrongly placed provocative twists that the only thing they achieve is to sink progressively this magical world which is lost in a mess of sequels, spin-offs, homages and Hollywood rip-offs.… Expand
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imthenoobDec 18, 2018
Law and Depp were perfectly cast and really shine is the sadly small amount of the film they are featured in. The film, as a whole, is pretty decent but it features way too many subplots and I mean WAY too many. And there's so muchLaw and Depp were perfectly cast and really shine is the sadly small amount of the film they are featured in. The film, as a whole, is pretty decent but it features way too many subplots and I mean WAY too many. And there's so much information crammed into this movie that it seems like they are quickly jumping from one thing to the next without really letting us digest what we have seen. It's a little annoying but I think that there are plenty of parts, especially the ending and the scenes with Law and Depp, that more than make up for the shortcomings.… Expand
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JaninedeamDec 10, 2018
It was a wonderful movie for Potter' fans, JK made some mistakes with the rhythm of the movie, but very entertaining. I wished more story line for Grindelwald and Dumbledore Better than the first one.
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SH1Apr 23, 2019
I was seriously bored halfway through this movie. The CG was very good, but was unfortunately wasted on a poorly told story. This is like the Wheel of Time book 9 where you do not really care anymore, and have forgotten who most of theI was seriously bored halfway through this movie. The CG was very good, but was unfortunately wasted on a poorly told story. This is like the Wheel of Time book 9 where you do not really care anymore, and have forgotten who most of the characters are. I think it is time to move on from Harry Potter.… Expand
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calderraJun 17, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Crimes of Grindlewald is an objectively bad film, and I know how much people hate when you claim a movie is objectively bad. This one is.

Fact - The film has many abrupt jumps where characters will be in one place, and suddenly deep into the story in another, so clearly there was a longer edit of the film and a massive chunk was badly edited out. Non-spoiler: Characters are being chased in a library in a big action scene, hard cut, the same characters are all deep into a giant exposition dump inside a crypt. How did they get here? What's with the change in tone? The directly clearly hopes you'll shut up and eat your popcorn.

Fact - This film contradicts its own canon. A character in the first film literally explodes and is absolutely certainly dead, and the start of this film handwaves that character as still being alive. If death doesn't matter anymore in this movie, I don't care about any of the conflict. A character just caught fire and fell to dust? For all I know they're coming back in the next movie. Who cares?

Fact - The plot has some the biggest leaps in logic of any Harry Potter movie, bordering on incoherent script writing. In one scene it's explained that an important character actually died a long time ago - but wait - that character was accidentally mistaken for an even more important character. They have to leap through a bunch of hoops as to how this character's whole backstory was an insane, crazy coincidence - in order to introduce an even bigger coincidence on top of that! The big reveal is convoluted at best, and when it's explained poorly as it is here, it's just bad.

Fact - JK Rowling is going insane. Dumbledore is gay for no reason. I say "for no reason" here because the film is constantly telling you that characters are in love, and that being in love is their motivation for doing something. That's not interesting storytelling, that's just bad writing. Why is Dumbledore not fighting the bad guy? He's gay for him. Why is the hero going after a girl? He wants to bone her. Why is the fat guy chasing the blonde lady? He wants to bone her. Why is the asian lady hanging out with the freak? They seem to be sexually attracted. It's basically safe to assume the only reason anyone gets off their ass in this universe is that they're horny. It's dumb.

Fact - No seriously JK Rowling is insane. The whole plot hinges on Grindlewald telling wizards that they're being persecuted by the Ministry of Magic, not being allowed to marry muggles and so forth. Except he also wants only pureblood wizards to rule the world. So muggles have to be removed from power, but it's also cool if you marry them? That seems weird, but fine. So Gindlewald's whole argument rests on wizards being afraid of the terrible "aurors" - basically cops who kill bad wizards. He specifically says it's important wizards understand he's not the violent one. So how does he show he's non-violent? In literally the scene after that argument, he tries to destroy the world. What in the everliving hell is this terrible writing!? How would his followers not be mad that he's trying to murder tons of people - including wizards - when that is literally exactly the sort of behavior he's using to turn them to his side!? It's like listening to an actual insane person trying to explain political conspiracies to you.… Expand
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