Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. From TMDB
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60 of 218 · most liked firstThe first Fantastic Beasts movie is a lot like the first Hobbit to me in that there’s a lot of “well ok this is ultimately not very good but you can sort of see how there’s the bones of something here and maybe the sequel can salvage it?” and then a sequel is just absolute shite
unlabelledView post →I love how in the modern era, an obviously ill-conceived movie has this “oh, we angered the gods through [trivial story no-one normal heard of]” routine. It’s like when Rowling’s tweets were why the third Fantastic Beasts film flopped.
unlabelledView post →Not caring about Harry Potter for the past decade or so of my life has been a blessing, but it does mean I was today years old when I found out Rowling fucking publicly announced Fantastic Beasts would be a 5 film series without telling ANYBODY that was the plan. Lol. Lmao. Nightmare woman.
unlabelledView post →By this logic, all of the live action Disney remakes would have made the same amount of money and “the third Fantastic Beasts movie” would have made the same amount of money as Harry Potter. But in the real world, “what is the specific appeal of this use of the IP?” matters.
unlabelledView post →You don't even need to go that far out from HP. Fantastic Beasts was supposed to be a five movie franchise and Joanne imploded it in 2½ with her atrocious writing.
unlabelledView post →One of the plots of her shitty Fantastic Beasts movie was that the villain wanted to intervene in muggle affairs to stop the holocaust. JK Rowling implied that wizards letting the holocaust happen was a good thing. Wtf
unlabelledView post →I think if anything these movies were successful in spite of Rowling, not because of her. She wasn't a writer on any of them, and when she did try her hand at screenwriting for that Fantastic Beasts movie it fucking sucked (or at least the first 30 minutes of it I could bear to watch sucked).
unlabelledView post →There are fascinating directions a television remake of a series with a famous, iconic film series that was already extremely faithful by Hollywood standards to the original book could go to be interesting, but I know because of the Fantastic Beasts movies that they won’t do that
unlabelledView post →My hot take was that a large reason why the first ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film was awful, and its imaginary American magical world felt “wrong” had to do with this.
unlabelledView post →Looking back from 2026 the first Fantastic Beasts film is a fascinating time capsule because a) its one of many failed attempts by rival studios to launch an MCU-style franchise and b) Eddie Redmayne’s character is so obviously an Eleventh Doctor knockoff it’s not even funny
unlabelledView post →In Fantastic Beasts, the most heavily queer-coded characters suffer, turn evil, or live in eternal guilt. The movie also treats the memory-erasing rain as an uplifting moment. Like its a great thing to re-closet. I was becoming quite disillusioned a few years before the TERF essay dropped.
unlabelledView post →Yes, she even wrote out the female lead from the third Fantastic Beasts film because that actor stood up for trans rights.
unlabelledView post →Not to be an ass, but I think it's telling that most photos I see of Rowling on articles are from a premiere for a Fantastic Beasts film which was...awhile ago. Probably cuz she looks like absolute SHIT rn.
unlabelledView post →When the second Fantastic Beasts movie was coming out, people were angry about Depp still being in the movie, but Rowling defended the casting in 2017
unlabelledView post →I’m not quite sure but my candidates would be: White Chicks Epic Movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
unlabelledView post →I did the midnight release of the final book. Devoured the thing cover to cover in 8 hours. Cinema tickets to see the first Fantastic Beasts film from my sister for my 21st Birthday. Entire series went in the bin. Maggie Smith died the following day, which did bits to my OCD.
unlabelledView post →Very funny. JK Rowling tried to bounce Warner Bros into making five films out of 'Fantastic Beasts' by just declaring it herself. Then they did so badly, dragged down by her own views (including being fully behind Johnny Depp) that they ended up binning it. www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oc...
unlabelledView post →...if they don't make a new movie or TV show, those rights expire. It's why we got so many Fantastic Beasts movies despite how badly they flopped and why we're getting this TV show. It's a loss leader for tends of billions in merchandising. Which is why we say STOP BUYING HARRY POTTER SHIT.
unlabelledView post →Source? From bbc > In a statement, the actor - Ron Weasley in the Potter films - said "I firmly stand with the trans community". > > > > "Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment." > > > > Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have also voiced support for trans people following Rowling's remarks. > > > > So has Eddie Redmayne, star of Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its sequel. > > > > Grint,…
unlabelledView post →How do you go about curating things that you like?. For example: Recently I discarded all of the Harry Potter movies that I've had in my collection. I had the mainline ones and two of the three Fantastic Beasts films. But, as much as I have liked the visual representation of what the films projected, I didn't feel that they were faithful adaptations. Because they changed too much for my liking. Instead, I prefer the books because they do have better character representation than the…
unlabelledView post →The empty platitudes become even more empty when you remember Rowling had the female lead for Fantastic Beasts cut from the third movie for being too vocal in her disagreement. It's not just that they took the job, it's that they still have the job. She does not tolerate vocal opposition.
unlabelledView post →I didn't watch the movie because I got better thing to do with my time but my understanding is in one of the later Fantastic Beasts they try to pick their supreme leader based on who a qilin they smuggled out of China bows to it's like groundhog day but with animal trafficking idk
unlabelledView post →My one time leaving the theater angry was after watching Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Yes, a Harry Potter movie, tho before I knew of any transphobia. Anyway, Rowling is a TERRIBLE movie writer, holy shit it sucked ass. It even undid what made the first FB a little decent lmao.
unlabelledView post →Ohh boy, my time to shine. I'll try to break it down based on safeness. I'll avoid listing some obvious ones, like main Disney movies. There may be some spoilers in my notes. Also "suggestive" may be more accurate as level of awkwardness. And everything is my opinion. As safe as can be: * Arrival (while the military is involved I don't recall there being any violence) * Brewster's Millions * Cars * Cast Away (there's the part where he's testing out hanging himself but IIRC it's not…
unlabelledView post →One of the actors got dropped from the 3rd Fantastic Beasts movie after she spoke up about Rowling’s anti trans comments, so yeah she definitely tried to have him fired.
unlabelledView post →it’s the same reason they hastily reworked the third Fantastic Beasts movie into a finale for that franchise, when Rowling had committed to 5 films at least
unlabelledView post →Still baffled at the direction they took for Fantastic Beasts, honestly doubt any good film/tv/theater adaptations can be made after the failure of Cursed Child and FB.
unlabelledView post →People forget that Fantastic Beasts 1 was legitimately a big hit movie.
unlabelledView post →My favorite thing of all the hype push for the new Universal park is all the influencers being sure to stress it's cool because of fantastic beasts (creatures which are magical) and not Fantastic Beasts (the film series even Harry Potter diehards don't like)
unlabelledView post →I can't lie, one day I will probably watch HBO Potter to see what a trainwreck it is. Just like I still want to rubberneck that third Fantastic Beasts movie. But I still haven't done that, and I won't be in a hurry to do this either, because I don't want to empower hatred while laughing at bad art.
unlabelledView post →22. By making a bad movie, Fantastic Beasts made Harry Potter fans more receptive to the fact that the author is a terrible person.
unlabelledView post →It’s #LetterboxdFriday and these are my #LastFourWatched Mostly film noir for Noirvember. We also rewatched all of the HP & FB movies, because they are purveyors of mood. (Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know). •••••••• Out of the Fog The Mask of Dimitrios Murder, My Sweet Fantastic Beasts (no.3) #filmsky
unlabelledView post →I feel like we don’t talk about Fantastic Beasts enough. Like, they were planning a five-part movie series, and it was so bad and incomprehensible that they legit just gave up on it, lol
unlabelledView post →Still thinking about the Fantastic Beasts movie where they straight up say “we know Nazis exist but we’re not gonna do anything about it”
unlabelledView post →I have to say, Joanne's movie pissed me off when I finally saw it at home years ago lol (before she was mask off) How do you have a movie called "Fantastic Beasts", and not make it about the beasts? And whyyyy are so many of the beasts boring? They're magic! Some creativity please???! Blah!
unlabelledView post →The first Fantastic Beasts movie is set in New York, and it makes several appearances in the supporting lore books. Apparently, Americans don't really like Quidditch, preferring some sort of magical-explosions basketball-ish game. Jeez I wish Joanne weren't such an awful piece of shit human.
unlabelledView post →And the Fantastic Beasts series also saw dwindling returns with each new movie. The third (and probably last) movie made less during its entire domestic run than the first HP movie made in its first four days of release.
unlabelledView post →I really hope Harry Potter and the Cursed Reboot tanks harder than the Fantastic Beasts franchise that fizzled to a tepid end two film early. (And before anyone hisses at me, I'm sure all these actors would do just fine if this was a one-and-done belly flop.)
unlabelledView post →woke people have given JK Rowling such bad PR that we will probably never get a fourth Fantastic Beasts film where Newt Scamander trains a Niffler to go into public washrooms to check everyone’s genital situation
unlabelledView post →There's a parallel universe somewhere where Jake Rowling came out in like 2017 and in interviews he talks about how he was going to a really dark place there and thank goodness he realized in time. (Also he let someone edit his scripts, so this world is on its fifth or sixth Fantastic Beasts movie.)
unlabelledView post →Why couldn't that last Fantastic Beasts movie kill the Harry Potter franchise?
unlabelledView post →Probably the 2nd Fantastic Beasts movie, or Star Wars Ep. IX 🫠
unlabelledView post →Counterpoint, Jennie Nicholson trashing the final attempt at a Fantastic Beasts movie with clips from a pirated cam instead of official clips fucking ruled. I propose an exception to your rule for video essayists who have a "your clipstudio license will expire" watermark on the parts they put in.
unlabelledView post →Warner Bros. will be releasing "PADDINGTON 2" on 4K Ultra HD on February 11.. > Following the worldwide hit "Paddington," one of the most successful family films of all time, this much-anticipated sequel finds Paddington (Ben Whishaw) happily settled with the Brown family in London, where he has become a popular member of the local community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. > > Reuniting many of the original film's cast while welcoming those in new roles, "Paddington 2" stars…
unlabelledView post →The Meep looked like the Meep escaped from the set of some canceled Fantastic Beasts movie AND was the antagonist in a Doctor Who episode that said trans rights? Cannot WAIT to hear JKR's reaction lmao
unlabelledView post →Fantastic Beasts is, in retrospect, a fucking crazy movie, in that it is so messy and devoid of any brightness that doesn't also come across as disgustingly twee. It's really Harry Potter the franchise laid bare without ANYthing people originally liked.
unlabelledView post →Obv, the transphobia can’t be understated, but JKR also sunk her own brand with inferior work like the Fantastic Beasts series. If she had quietly retired after the last film, there would have been some drop off in fandom, but nothing like this.
unlabelledView post →She never made a single tweet promoting the release of her last Fantastic Beasts movie. Not even one. Just transphobia.
unlabelledView post →Fun fact! The third Fantastic Beasts movie reveals that the big bad is trying to prevent the Holocaust, and after the wizards kill him, they proceed to let it happen. So according to Rowling, the Holocaust was as necessary as slavery.
unlabelledView post →Harry Potter and Spider-Man producers lined up by Amazon to oversee Bond franchise. cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/26078241 > > Amazon is lining up Harry Potter’s David Heyman and Spider-Man’s Amy Pascal to oversee the James Bond franchise for its studio MGM. > > > >In news first reported by Puck, the two heavyweight producers are said to be the choice of senior Amazon-MGM executives Mike Hopkins, Jen Salke, and Courtenay Valenti and the studio is now negotiating deals with the…
unlabelledView post →FWIW, I actually thought the first Fantastic Beasts movie was better than some of the original movies - Newt Scamander is a fantastic hero who is characterized in opposition to a bunch of toxic masculinity stereotypes and I wish we had actually got a franchise of him doing wizard-y animal rescue.
unlabelledView post →All I asked of that movie was Fantastic Beasts
unlabelledView post →I saw a Fantastic Beasts movie on TV (no 2, I think). Which she wrote, right? Grünewald says wizards must take over the world or else THIS WILL HAPPEN *shows Hitler, the holocaust and nukes on Japan* The heroes: We must stop him! *stops him* Yay, happy days ...? My jaw was on the fucking floor!
unlabelledView post →I’m conflicted when her movies enter the libraries of streaming services. I’m not sure how exactly they get monetized and how much of a difference one watch makes. I watched Fantastic Beasts. Newt Scamander is a cute character. But I watched it with my parents, who would’ve watched it anyways. I own Hagwarts Legacy, I got it somewhere for free. They probably get some compensation for freebies, but I wouldn’t expect that to be determined by the exact amount of gifted titles either. I never…
unlabelledView post →The Harry Potter spin-off prequel series Fantastic Beasts has been “parked” by Warner Bros, according to its director David Yates. www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oc...
unlabelledView post →As a former HP junkie, I can confirm: The first Fantastic Beasts movie was OK but the second and third were horrible...
unlabelledView post →It's just a gigantic money grab because the Fantastic Beasts series is unwatchable and JKR is a moron. That being said, yeah I actually think 1-4 are very well-made movies in their own right. The third movie is better than the source material
unlabelledView post →It really feels they learned the wrong lesson from Fantastic Beasts sequels (at the very least, be a better movie is one of the key ones)
unlabelledView post →disc horse unfortunately i don't think the Fantastic Beasts movie was for haters of cis people
unlabelledView post →#StrictlyInstrumental #MusicChallenge No. 19: Hedwig’s Theme (“Harry Potter”), John Williams First heard in the prologue to "Philosopher's Stone," a portion of this music appears in every subsequent film, as well as in the "Fantastic Beasts" series. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHr...
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