7/10
Not as good as the first good but I had fun.
12 August 2023
If you know what happened back in the first film maybe it's because you seen it already. But now it's time for the second one, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. I literally went into this after seeing the first movie, Where To Find Them, I'll be glad to see Jude Law playing one of my favourite characters, Professor Albus Dumbeldore including Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald. Let's get on with it. Gellert Grindelwald is stand trial but he escapes. Three months later Newt Scamander requests the Ministry of Magic lift his international travel ban. While there, he runs into former Hogwarts classmate Leta Lestrange, his brother Theseus' fiancée. The Ministry will grant Newt's request if he agrees to help Theseus locate Credence Barebone, who is in Paris. But he declines but Professor Dumbledore also asks Newt to find Credence. Newt is visited by his friends, Jacob and Queenie. Newt realizes that Queenie enchanted Jacob and came to London to circumvent the marriage ban between wizards and non-magical people. After Newt lifts the enchantment, Jacob refuses to marry Queenie. She gets upset and leaves Jacob to find Tina who is searching for Credence in Paris. Newt and Jacob follow soon after. Since that I'm looking forward to reviewing the third movie, there are something I have to get to the point about this movie I need to clarify. I like this movie and I still think I had a good time watching the entire trilogy in one day just like the other films of trilogies and quadrilogies I watched without a fail. Although I will admit I don't find it to be as good as the first Fantastic Beasts come to the point of the title "Fantastic Beasts" doesn't really have a role of beasts apart from the ones that are in Newt's magic world of beasts. Jude Law playing the young Dumbledore is an unique choice for me considering that I heard that he was playing one of my favourite characters, another one on the other hand, Captain Hook from a movie I haven't seen, Peter Pan & Wendy. I'm a little surprised he's a little underused as Dumbledore even though we don't get to see much of him after he's in Hogwarts and until the very end. Johnny Depp on the other hand played a good villain in it of Gellert Grindelwald. He is the most powerful dark wizard who caused mass violence, terror, and chaos around the world seeking to lead a new Wizarding World Order. And it's such a shame that... Well, I'll fill you in when I get to The Secrets of Dumbledore. The ending climax is such a good scene. After the twist reveal scene we get to see the final battle between Newt and the wizards vs. Grindelwald. When Grindelwald say "I hate Paris." The blue fire dragon came into the battle. Since that I love the colour blue so much, look how beautiful and amazing the blue dragon is. It's so amazing! Despite that The Crimes of Grindelwald is not as good as each other like I thought it would be I'd still say that this is not a bad movie by any means despite that it received hate from people, I'd still return to it and once I do I'll be sure to do so after seeing the first film again. So as it is I love Johnny Depp's performance in this along with Jude Law. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a good movie that is a little silly and convoluted. And now with that out of the way, Let's get into The Secrets of Dumbledore. Hahaha!
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