FANTASTIC BEASTS MARATHON
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FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE
All watchable. All directed by David Yates and written by J.K. Rowling, though the last one together with Steve Kloves, who produced that instalment. Music by James Newton Howard in all parts but resembling the Harry Potter theme by John Williams. Eddie Redmayne, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol grace the screen in the memorable roles of Newt Scamander, Jacob Kowalski and Queenie Goldstein respectively. On the one hand, it offers some decent dialogue, e.g. "Are all No-Majs like you?" "No, I'm the only one like me." On the other hand, some beasts look like dust mite. Plot-wise, it's worth seeing the whole trilogy at one go, you get a different view when you know who to pay attention to. The trilogy is very consistent. The latest of the movies feels quite up-to-date when you hear of "Wu Han Po" or that Newt Scamander worked on some Ukrainian creatures during the war - it was written long before the war, mind it. All in all, "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" is unlikely to win the series any new fans. But one gets the feeling that this is more about pickpocketing the old ones.
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