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royalguy07Apr 16, 2022

+Think they are doing a good job with Dumbledore overall

-The whole fantastic beasts angle is completely shoehorned in and nonsensical, a baby animal decides the elections?
-Uninteresting plotting and direction

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Jp2017Apr 18, 2022

Very slow and boring missing the magic you used to get with Harry Potter. Weird woke parts within 5mins to please a certain group so annoying. Mads was amazing but no reason to replace Johnny. Overall I hope this is the last of these!

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JLuis_001Apr 15, 2022

In The Crimes of Grindelwald I waited the whole film to see those crimes and they never appeared.
This time in The Secrets of Dumbledore I kept waiting for those secrets, but they didn't show up either.
I mean, there's a confirmation about aIn The Crimes of Grindelwald I waited the whole film to see those crimes and they never appeared.
This time in The Secrets of Dumbledore I kept waiting for those secrets, but they didn't show up either.
I mean, there's a confirmation about a certain character in that family but that's it.

As with its predecessor, it's become very clear that J.K. Rowling doesn't have enough material for this prequel saga and she's basically filling in the gaps with what she can.

With this third instalment, the total absence of direction is the constant feature of what we are seeing on screen.

With the exception of a more action-focused tone, a distinctly fascist flavor clearly inspired by our present day that is infused into the character of Gellert Grindelwald, and that Mads Mikkelsen playing him is a monumental improvement over Johnny Depp; Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is an improvement over its predecessor, but it's also another disappointing addition to the franchise of the Wizarding World that fails to capture the magic and grace that made the Harry Potter films so famous.… Expand

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MattBrady99Apr 20, 2022

Man, they killed so many magical Bambis in this movie.

While not as depressing and miserable as the last movie, the magic of these movies are quickly fading. These movies need a brand new director with a fresh vision. Jude Law and MadsMan, they killed so many magical Bambis in this movie.

While not as depressing and miserable as the last movie, the magic of these movies are quickly fading. These movies need a brand new director with a fresh vision.

Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen were good together, so at least there's that.… Expand

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The_kmanApr 21, 2022

The ending to this film is incredibly weak and disappointing. The side plots are dull and the characters aren't all that interesting.

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dharmaApr 16, 2022

The Secret of Dumbledore shows that this series should have been a trilogy, pure and simple. This reminds me of the Hobbit all over again; a thin story stretched to fill in a planned 5 films 'saga'. As such, despite the great casts andThe Secret of Dumbledore shows that this series should have been a trilogy, pure and simple. This reminds me of the Hobbit all over again; a thin story stretched to fill in a planned 5 films 'saga'. As such, despite the great casts and incredible production values, the film ring hollows and the weakest of the 3 Fantastic Beast films. Still, if you are a Potter-head, this will satiate your thirst for this 'world view'. Normal viewers may not be as enthused.… Expand

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KlebartApr 20, 2022

Where were all the fantastic beasts????????? Movie had dull side plots, characters you maybe didn't care about and weak fight scenes. A few plot holes without twists and turns. I thought that the ending was pretty weak. No real point for aWhere were all the fantastic beasts????????? Movie had dull side plots, characters you maybe didn't care about and weak fight scenes. A few plot holes without twists and turns. I thought that the ending was pretty weak. No real point for a few characters to return to be honest.… Expand

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BigEggsKitchenApr 15, 2022

Please let it end please let it end please let it end please let it end Please let it end please let it end please let it end please let it end Please let it end please let it end please let it end please let it end

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CesargalvaoApr 15, 2022

If with “The Crimes of Grindelwald”, the script seemed confusing, here it turns out to be the opposite and is too simple. More than that, it's obvious. JK Rowling's classic plot twists don't excite, although the fan services work more in thisIf with “The Crimes of Grindelwald”, the script seemed confusing, here it turns out to be the opposite and is too simple. More than that, it's obvious. JK Rowling's classic plot twists don't excite, although the fan services work more in this one than in the previous one.

Mads Mikkelsen is a welcome addition to the cast and manages to intimidate just by looking.

Maybe JK should focus more on writing her stories than wasting time on Twitter. By the way, the film explores Dumbledore and Grindelwald's passion well.

The film pays tribute to Brazilian fans, but fails to save one of the greatest franchises of all time.

Technically it's beautiful, but I couldn't help but notice Newt Scamander's hand holding 'nothing' in the opening sequence.

The success of the 20th anniversary special of “The Philosopher's Stone” only proves one thing. It's time to stop telling a story from the past and put Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint back on the big screen, even if we don't like The Cursed Child very much.… Expand

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Rebecca31Apr 15, 2022

Fantastic Beasts & the Secret Crimes of Grindelwald & Dumbledore is back with another instalment that isn’t quite great but it’s not awful either, it’s a painfully average film that I’d only really recommend to fans of the series right now,Fantastic Beasts & the Secret Crimes of Grindelwald & Dumbledore is back with another instalment that isn’t quite great but it’s not awful either, it’s a painfully average film that I’d only really recommend to fans of the series right now, that is if there are any left.

Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his suitcase full of magical creatures are back showing up in the most inconvenient times and locations during Grindelwald’s (Mads Mikkelsen) attempt to seize power and begin war with the muggles. Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) must now assemble a team of unlikely heroes to stop his nemesis.

The Fantastic Beasts franchise has continued to suffer from the same mistakes of the previous two movies. Very much the way The Hobbit movies were stretched out into an unnecessary trilogy, The Secrets of Dumbledore has fallen into the same trap, which makes you question why this whole franchise exists in the first place. Fantastic Beasts is a few ideas dragged out into five feature length movies in which we’re only just past the half way mark, continually building you to the epic showdown between two of the world’s most powerful wizards, Dumbledore and Grindelwald, but Eddie and his suitcase are there too for some reason.

Yes Eddie is still the main character but I’d argue that the far more interesting story lies between Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen. There are however plenty of adorable CGI creatures to look at in between all the drama. In case you’re wondering, yes the visuals are stunning but I’d expect nothing less at this stage. Sadly a few cute CGI creatures and the onscreen presence of Mads Mikkelsen isn’t enough to save the film.

I’d happily re-watch the Harry Potter movies on a loop until I die whereas with Fantastic Beasts I don’t have anywhere near the desire to ever see them again. Perhaps in the hands of a different director these could have been better movies as all the right ingredients are there, unfortunately it just doesn’t come together as well as it should. Also that’s difficult when it’s trapped in the massive shadow of Harry Potter and the sense of awe and wonder that created. Sure the magical world has been expanded yet again and it’s impressive to see the magical universe and all that comes with that but it’s still lacking.

This is a franchise that desperately tries to fill the void left when Harry Potter ended and honestly at this rate if they decided not to bother with the sequels I don’t think too many people would be upset about it. Recommended for the fans of the other Fantastic Beasts movies, just don’t expect it to be anywhere near the standard of Harry Potter.… Expand

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InShaneApr 15, 2022

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” was… Fun, but messy. It turned out to be the happy medium between the first and second movie like I expected it would, but it still kinda fell flat. I honestly don’t have too much to say about“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” was… Fun, but messy. It turned out to be the happy medium between the first and second movie like I expected it would, but it still kinda fell flat. I honestly don’t have too much to say about the movie (or the “Fantastic Beasts” series). It was a “political spy movie” with wizard stuff sprinkled in.

I am to understand that this is supposed to be a series of five movies. I can’t imagine them being able to squeeze 2 more movies out of this story. Everything was sort of wrapped up in “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” and two more movies would feel like a HUGE stretch. Maybe end it on the fourth film.… Expand

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lowfiv3sApr 18, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Newt and his animals really need to stay out of the Dumbledore vs Grindelwald conflict, it really muddies the tone of the movie from the dark gritty civil war to cute fun animal scenes. Unlike the previous movie, this movie at least makes fantastic beasts an integral plot to the movie, that being the magic deer to determine elections. Doing so makes the movie stupid though, like if everyone watching the twitch live stream at the end of the movie knows Grindelwald is lying about the deer bowing to him then how is he going to have any followers for the next two movies? Jacob, Newt, and Newt's assistant are constantly being shoehorned into these movies for no reason. Why put a muggle in major danger doing wizard quests against the most dangerous wizards? It seems Dumbledore is very irresponsible and not thinking straight. Let's get a muggle to do a wizard cop's job and hope he doesn't die like Jacob should've stopped being relevant after the first movie. Let the man bake and keep him out of wizarding problems for once. Hell, why not get Tina to replace Jacob? She's a wizard and a wizard cop she's an instant upgrade. I'm glad they got rid of Nagini, she really has no reason to be in any of these movies besides an "Oh look it's a character from Harry Potter" moment. I have no hate towards Eddie, Depp, or Mads, but I just want Newt to have his own separate TV show/movie not connected to the wizard war. Mads does a way better job at being Grindelwald than Depp. Important aspects like the blood pact, Queenie's redemption, and Credence's arc, were all rushed in this movie and concluded too soon. Overall, a decent movie if you turn your brain off, but if you start to think about the plot it all starts crumbling like Voldemort at the end of Deathly Hallows.… Expand

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jaredwallace91Apr 15, 2022

Adding an additional writer still couldn't save the narrative of this latest FB entry. It's confusing, awkwardly edited, and mostly underwhelming.

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TVJerryApr 22, 2022

It's especially rewarding to see 2 men (Jude Law & Mads Mikkelsen) declare their love for each other in the opening scene. Sadly, they go on to become enemies in the battle for rulership of the wizard world. Eddie Redmayne's character returnsIt's especially rewarding to see 2 men (Jude Law & Mads Mikkelsen) declare their love for each other in the opening scene. Sadly, they go on to become enemies in the battle for rulership of the wizard world. Eddie Redmayne's character returns with his much smaller menagerie of fantastical creatures and a few other characters are added to the mix. The occasional magic moments are the only visually interesting aspects. Otherwise, there's lots of dialogue and drama. Sure, the cast is blessed with fine performers, but there are simply too many long conversations that are meant to settle the story. The first film in the series got 3/5 stars. The sequel dropped to 2 stars. This 3rd (and rumored final) release doesn't do any better.… Expand

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imthenoobJun 7, 2022

I liked it more than the previous film but you could honestly tell they had no idea where to go with the plot. It felt like we experienced bits and pieces of several stories rather than being told a single cohesive one. There were so manyI liked it more than the previous film but you could honestly tell they had no idea where to go with the plot. It felt like we experienced bits and pieces of several stories rather than being told a single cohesive one. There were so many unnecessary moments that felt out of place and so many characters that were needlessly added that it all felt like a jumbled mess at times.

Don't get me wrong, There were positives to this movie. Mads and Jude were amazing and absolutely stole every scene they were in, The action scenes were sadly brief but enjoyable and I really liked the ending. However, the negatives far outweigh them.

What became obvious fairly early on is that they were clearly treating this as a film bother as a continuation and as an ending. It wrapped everything up and left no question unanswered should this be the final film of the series yet it also is open-ended and could easily be revisited down the line. TBH, I expect the former to happen and that this is the end of the Fantastic Beasts series.… Expand

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00LiteyearApr 19, 2022

There was some entertaining scenes, but it was frankly slow and a bit anticlimactic compared to the previous movies. Ezra Miller's character had a pretty bad character arc. The plot was convoluted. I wasn't expecting anything, but I would'veThere was some entertaining scenes, but it was frankly slow and a bit anticlimactic compared to the previous movies. Ezra Miller's character had a pretty bad character arc. The plot was convoluted. I wasn't expecting anything, but I would've liked to see some AMAZING magic. Dumbledore is a big character, but his spells were underwhelming. Is it bad to want some excitement like the end fight of Shang Chi, or have this film feel like a stand alone movie?… Expand

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vitortfvMay 10, 2022

There are just two good things about this: the animal scenes that generate a certain affective appeal for the creatures and Jacob as comic relief at some point.
The movie has a giant plot problem, unnecessary scenes that don't add anything toThere are just two good things about this: the animal scenes that generate a certain affective appeal for the creatures and Jacob as comic relief at some point.
The movie has a giant plot problem, unnecessary scenes that don't add anything to the story and that have only two functions: spending money on CGI - which by the way shocked me to see this in the Wizarding World, many "strange" effects - and time of screen. Not to mention situations that could easily be resolved with a "magic touch".
The most intriguing part of the story is the political context, but it also fails miserably because it is poorly fleshed out. The addition of Mads Mikkelsen was perfect to play the "villain", yes, in quotes because there were few moments that I could feel a real threat from the character, maybe it's not even Mikkelsen's fault but the whole atmosphere of the film.
In short, we are heading towards a worrying end of the franchise where we seem to be going around and around and not understanding what is happening. I predict that they will choose to solve everything in the last movie. In addition, Dumbledore's secrets were only a surprise to those who are not fans of the saga.… Expand

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JPKJun 23, 2022

So-So

Though it is an improvement over its mediocre predecessor, The Secrets Of Dumbledore is still a disappointing entry into a once promising franchise though it is fun enough to entertain some.

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GLADIADORApr 23, 2022

Filme esquecivel. Deu pra passa tempo, mas aquela batalha tão esperada do final do filme foi bem interessante

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RustyDiamondsMay 20, 2022

Overall, I was very mixed on this movie. Some scenes were good, some scenes were boring, and others were hit-and-miss. It wasn't the WORST movie I've seen, but definitely not an amazing masterpiece.
It did feel slow at times but was notOverall, I was very mixed on this movie. Some scenes were good, some scenes were boring, and others were hit-and-miss. It wasn't the WORST movie I've seen, but definitely not an amazing masterpiece.
It did feel slow at times but was not entirely a bore-fest. Not necessarily a recommended watch from me, but you'll probably like it enough if you enjoyed the first film of this series.… Expand

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AndreyCloudJun 3, 2022

This movie is just not reminiscent of the hardcore mystery, action, and drama of the Harry Potter series. This movie might as well be called Bambi 3. Poor and lazy writing makes for a boring movie with no real solid and interesting plotThis movie is just not reminiscent of the hardcore mystery, action, and drama of the Harry Potter series. This movie might as well be called Bambi 3. Poor and lazy writing makes for a boring movie with no real solid and interesting plot elements that make me question everything like Harry Potter did. Plot twist, Bambi is a wizard, there you go everyone I guess.… Expand

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r96skMay 12, 2022

Meh again.

'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' isn't any worse than the two films it follows, which is a minor positive at least. I'd actually put it above 1 but just below 2, though I'm splitting hairs really. I just feel allMeh again.

'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' isn't any worse than the two films it follows, which is a minor positive at least. I'd actually put it above 1 but just below 2, though I'm splitting hairs really. I just feel all three are simply missing that little something extra, yet I'm not sure exactly what.

I also feel the same about the cast as I do for the preceding instalments, with the likes of Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law not doing much for me; though Law is at his best in the role here. I will say, however, that I did mildly enjoy Jessica Williams' performance.

The pacing is a tad iffy, if nothing super slow. The ending does feel delayed, I would've personally cut a decent chunk of it to be honest. The dialogue and humour is average, but one scene involving Pickett and Teddy did make me laugh in fairness.

All in all, I'm undoubtedly underwhelmed by these spin-offs/prequels to the great 'Harry Potter' franchise.… Expand

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iCampoRamilMay 18, 2022

Le tenía hype, y lo cumplió, para ser honesto. Nos dan lo que queríamos, ese combate tan esperado, puro fan service, supongo, pero con toques de auténtica maestría y con una historia muy interesante a contar.

· Cosas buenas: Mad MikkelsenLe tenía hype, y lo cumplió, para ser honesto. Nos dan lo que queríamos, ese combate tan esperado, puro fan service, supongo, pero con toques de auténtica maestría y con una historia muy interesante a contar.

· Cosas buenas: Mad Mikkelsen está extraordinario, Jude Law más de lo mismo, se nota química entre los dos, y se comen la película, aunque en general, actoralmente es brutal. El fan service que propone, a mí, como fan, me encanta.
· Cosas malas: le falta algo de epicidad, la edición no está muy allá, tiene algunos fallos graves de raccord, y la alusión al nombre, hay pocos animales fantásticos. Además, todos los problemas fuera de cinta que envuelven a la película.
· Conclusión: a mí me gustó, sí que es verdad que tiene bastantes fallos y que si la analizas con detalle puede que no sea tan buena, pero ya lo he dicho, a mí como fan me ha gustado, pero quizás sí que esperaba algo más.… Expand

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WatchinMoviesMay 21, 2022

This movie got so boring so quickly I had to clench my teeth to finish watching it. It isn't worth watching at all, let alone paying to watch it. It's slow, convoluted, slow, incomprehensible, and boring (did I mention slow?). Don't waste your time.

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ItIsIApr 23, 2022

Is it fun for moments. There are some very questionable editing choices, ugly slowmo action scenes and weird static during on the dialogue tracks but they're just jarring not too distracting and honestly I just noticed them because the storyIs it fun for moments. There are some very questionable editing choices, ugly slowmo action scenes and weird static during on the dialogue tracks but they're just jarring not too distracting and honestly I just noticed them because the story was so boring and confusing. Overall this feels like the adaptation of a footnote in a history of magic text book.… Expand

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KJ_20May 17, 2022

Its not great, or even average. The movie is bland, horrifying acting and scripts which are just plain bad and lazy. The plot is interesting and there a very few moments of emotion and joy. The movies just get worse and worse for this franchise.

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mckaing10277Apr 24, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wish Johnny Depp was in this one. They make it seem like the muggle guy is going to have some pivotal part in the plot and he doesn't... He never really does anything too unexpected. Cool visuals, cute animals, but it fell kinda flat. I enjoyed the movie but I would not watch a second time.… Expand

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mfurnMay 22, 2022

There are too many characters the film is trying to follow which makes it very hard to keep track as to what is actually happening. It kinda made sense to me at the end and this was after watching the first two films again the day before IThere are too many characters the film is trying to follow which makes it very hard to keep track as to what is actually happening. It kinda made sense to me at the end and this was after watching the first two films again the day before I went to see it at the cinema.… Expand

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MarlaIsBackJun 24, 2022

Ewwww this one was really not interesting at all, kinda boring, ok tier visuals anyway.
Not the same without Johnny Depp.

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SchueliOct 24, 2022

Kann man sich mal anschauen, kommt aber wie auch die Vorgänger nicht an die Faszination der Harry Potter-Filme ran.