Fantastic Beasts:THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE (DVD + Digital)

Great movie needed this one to complete my collection came in brand new and a rapper

Perfect condition and love the movie

Wonderful

Not bad, but it lacked something.

Great movie !

Best of the Fantastic Beasts franchise. When I first saw the first two films, I found the plot and huge cast of characters confusing. But then I figured out the key to understanding and appreciating this five-film franchise. J.K. Rowling once said she wrote the Harry Potter books for the, “serious re-reader”. She writes complex books with layers of symbolism, frequent foreshadowing (followed by distraction), and many characters grow andevolve in ways lost on one-time readers. I’ve read the Harry Potter books at least 25 times, and I STILL occasionally find an Easter egg that J.K. Rowling hid in plain sight. So after getting frustrated with the first twoFantastic Beasts films, it dawned on me, “What if Rowling wrote the FB screenplays the same as she wrote the HP books”? What if she wrote the screenplays for the serious re-watcher? So before the third FB film came out, I watched the first two films a half dozen times each. That prepared me for the third film. When the third film came out on dvd, I watched it a half dozen times in two weeks. Now I get it. Rowling writes screenplays the same way she writes books…with complexity, layers of symbolism, foreshadowing, and subtle character development. I now consider the third film, “Secrets of Dumbledore” among the most flawless films I’ve ever seen. Every scene is tight, the pacing never drags, and there is more complexity than the average casual viewer would notice. This is a film I will watch again and again. The joy ofreading the HP books over and over is to discover the things J.K. Rowling planted that I missed during the first dozen reads. I now realize this is also true for the Fantastic Beasts films, and the key for appreciating their complexity.

Shame what cancel culture can accomplish. Three movies instead of five.

This is a prequel to the wonderful Harry Potter books, although in this case, it was only a movie. Beautifully done as were all of the Rowling movies. Hope she continues to add more good values to our young with both books and movies!