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Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eddie Redmayne | ... | Newt | |
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Sam Redford | ... | Customs Official |
| Scott Goldman | ... | Customs Official (voice) | |
| Tim Bentinck | ... | Witness | |
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Tristan Tait | ... | Reporter |
| Colin Farrell | ... | Graves | |
| Tom Clarke Hill | ... | Photographer 2 (as Tom Clarke-Hill) | |
| Matthew Sim | ... | Photographer 1 | |
| Katherine Waterston | ... | Tina | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Mary Lou | |
| Dan Fogler | ... | Jacob Kowalski | |
| Ezra Miller | ... | Credence Barebone | |
| Faith Wood-Blagrove | ... | Modesty Barebone | |
| Jenn Murray | ... | Chastity Barebone | |
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Cory Peterson | ... | Bank Employee |
In mid-20s New York, Newt Scamander, the British young activist wizard, arrives in town, holding a mysterious leather suitcase which shelters a wide array of diverse and magical creatures that exist among us. Amid an already fragile equilibrium of secrecy, and the increasing disasters ascribed to the dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald, Newt's precious suitcase will be lost--and to make matters worse--several creatures will manage to escape. Before long, this situation will catch Senior Auror Percival Graves' attention who will target Newt, in the background of an invisible, devastating, and utterly unpredictable menace that still wreaks havoc on 5th Avenue. In the end, is there a hidden agenda behind Graves' intentions; moreover, what will happen to the remaining fantastic beasts still loose in the streets? Written by Nick Riganas
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I have to say that I am really disappointed of the movie as a whole. The Harry Potter movies are easily one of the best and most rewatchable movie franchises so far. And this movie is sadly nothing like the original HP movies. The only thing that is has in common are the special effects (for the apparitions). There was no real dialogue between the characters. Just silly one-liners and the occasional humorous remark. I am also very angered by the fact that they just introduced a new concept (obscurials) to the HP franchise that would literally change everything (if obscurials exist why hasn't Harry Potter become one? After all he fits the criteria).
There was also way too much CGI in the movie. It became a real nuisance after a while. Especially because it wasn't even "up to today's standards".
My final critique concerns the overall flair of the movie. It just didn't feel like it belongs to the magnum opus that is the HP movie franchise. And righteously so; why did they film it in NYC? The HP franchise is the most British thing since James Bond and Doctor Who. I never really realized it before but now that I watched this movie it became very clear to me. You can't just change the location like this and expect the audience to embrace it. Sorry. What's next? Fantastic Beasts in Japan? No thanks. We already have that, it's called Kaiju.