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  Irene > February 18th, 2024, 10:38 AM

  Yesterday saw all three of the Magical Beasts and where to find them movies, on TV.
  
  I have watched the first movie multiple times and liked it each time. 
  I had recorded the second movie, but never got far in re-watching it. 
  
  So yesterday, I watched the first movie, with the surprise appearance of Jonny Depp, and the second movie with Depp all the way through. AND then the third movie, for the first time, with (almost) no JD at all.  
  
  Since this was my first watching of that third movie, there were several questions answered.  So now I know who Credence is, and now Albus Dumbledore is free to hunt down Grimwald.   
  
  [My spelling is bad, but so is my memory for the names.... All of the names.]

• RE: Magical Beasts

  Michael > February 19th, 2024, 06:22 PM

  We've watched all 3 movies several times. The dynamic between Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and Grindelwald was very interesting and it made up for the disappointment I felt in not seeing more of Dumbledore (completely missing from the 1st movie).
  
  I'd like to see the last 2 movies made, despite J.K. Rowling's controversial views and relationship with her fanbase. It was, in my opinion, a compelling enough story to be worth making. Of course, the pandemic killed the momentum in a lot of franchises, not just this one.
  
  That said, I do feel the 1st movie was the best of the three. And I think the 3rd one was only slightly better than the 2nd one. The storylines feel a bit rushed to me, and I only understood some things on 2nd and 3rd viewings.

• RE: Magical Beasts

  RobRoy > February 19th, 2024, 09:44 PM

  (February 19th, 2024, 06:22 PM)Michael Wrote: That said, I do feel the 1st movie was the best of the three. And I think the 3rd one was only slightly better than the 2nd one. The storylines feel a bit rushed to me, and I only understood some things on 2nd and 3rd viewings.

  
  I had the same problem, but I was also struck by how much "meh" was in the film.  There didn't seem to be a point to a lot of the scenes.  They felt like filler to me.

• RE: Magical Beasts

  Michael > February 26th, 2024, 12:19 AM

  I read somewhere that J.K. Rowling composed these stories very quickly, compared to how long she took to write the Harry Potter stories. I don't know if that's really true, but there was definitely a kind of rushed feeling to the movies. And part of that could be the way Warner Brothers screwed around with the cast.
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