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MY RATING: ★★★★★

THIS MOVIE WAS A-MAAA-ZINGG. Okay, maybe that was the Pottterhead in me who is biased BUT. BUT. I’m telling you, it’s worth it. All the critics had made it clear how Fantastic Beasts is .. BEEAAST ❤

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The movie wins for sure, it’s such a great medium to introduce the beasts although the book is more like an Encyclopedia of Beasts ahah. I did a review of the book as my first post of the blog here. They just released the Screen Play version of the movie as a book too so  you can purchase the pwetty version here.

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They are so adorable ! The graphics were stunning, J.K Rowling’s creativeness will never cease to impress me. You sort of get attached to them too once you see them moving and interacting, it was so sweet. DEFINITELY WORTH WATCHING IT IN 3D AVX. I’m not much of a 3D fan but I have to admit, with this movie, it’s an experience you would want to see with those magical glasses.

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WHERE CAN I GET A NIFFLER

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They nailed the casting. I loved every single one of them, from adorable Queenie to the querky Credence (Ezra Miller) to the introvert Newt Scalamander. Jacob was such a refreshing character with his humour and muggle status.   We all  wish inside to be at his place. I mean, who wants to miss the chance to hang around wizards for several days ? GOSH THAT WOULD BE MY DREAMM.

Wait, what am I talking about? I’m a Wizard pssh. Sorry forgot for a while there.

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Overall, the storyline was great, I expected less from J.K Rowling after the disappointing plot from The Cursed Child. But this one, damnn she was on fire! The darker vibe of the movie give the Wizarding World a new era, a new vibe. I’m happy that they didn’t force any Harry Potter references into the movie, I mean you don’t have to read all the 7 books or watch al the 7 movies to catch the references in this one. They didn’t try to force it into a Harry Potter sub-plot and that’s what  I needed.

DOESN’T THE TRAILER LOOK MAGICAL? 🙂

DID YOU WATCH IT? What did you think?

If you want to discuss the movie with me feel free to comment 😀

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19 responses to “Cinedote Review – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Spoiler-free)”

  1. healed1337 Avatar

    This movie is already on my must see list, so hearing that it’s good only makes me want to see it more. Probably after I see Dr. Strange though – still haven’t found the time to do that.

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  2. Books, Vertigo and Tea Avatar

    I have been asking, and I am unsure since I have not completed Harry Potter. Should I finish that series before Fantastic Beasts?

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  3. Nerdybirdy @ Daydreaming Books Avatar
    Nerdybirdy @ Daydreaming Books

    Yes yes!! I soo agree! This movie was simply amazing! I LOVED it sooo much! And yes, I want a Niffler, he stole the show!!

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  4. Hannah Heath Avatar

    Gaaaah! I’m so glad you liked it, Trang! I can’t wait to go see it. And just from that gif I’ve decided that I need a Niffler in my life. 🙂 Great review!

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  5. Emily | RoseRead Avatar

    I really liked it, too! I have a more detailed review on my blog with spoilers, so I don’t want to post any here since this was a spoiler-free review 😉 In short, I thought it was a good movie and loved a lot of things about it, but I am questioning the relevancy of the actual Fantastic Beasts to this story arc.

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  6. Niraja @ Fantastic Books and Where to Find Them Avatar

    Lovely review; I absolutely cannot wait to see this one!❤

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  7. Shannon Reads Avatar
    Shannon Reads

    I saw it at the weekend and I loved it!🙃 I loved it so much I ended up doing a movie review on it as well which I hardly ever do when it comes to movies.

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  8. Marie @ drizzleandhurricanebooks Avatar

    I don’t KNOW where we can get a Niffler but I want one as well for sure, aren’t they the CUTEST? ❤ I am so happy you loved the movie, I really enjoyed it as well, it was so good to discover another side of the magic world of Rowling! 🙂

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  9. Beth (Reading Every Night) Avatar

    I just saw this movie a couple of hours ago and I loved it. I’m still kind of in that stage where all I want to do is rave about the movie and go over each scene in detail because it was brilliant beyond anything I ever thought it would be.
    Seeing all the fantastic beats on the screen was amazing, the Niffler was definitely my favourite just because it was so funny, that scene in the jewellery store practically had me in tears.
    Honestly there was nothing about this movie I could fault. Now I’m just looking forwards to the next one. Great review! 😀

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  10. Karina Pinella Avatar

    You better believe I’m watching this!

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  11. bookevin Avatar

    I fangirled over Eddie Redmayne so much. And the Niffler totally stole the show.

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  12. Joey @ thoughts and afterthoughts Avatar

    I surprisingly enjoyed this film as well! And that’s mainly in due part to the protagonist, Newt, whom I will admit makes a lot of stupid decisions going forward through the film (e.g. if a simple twine at the end of the movie is the fail safe to his briefcase, why did he not just do that in the first place? Literally makes no sense.)

    But I digress.

    Personally, I approve of Newt being a MC than Harry ever was. Maybe that’s just the pseudo Canadian/Hufflepuff in me saying that in support (and it could totally be the awkward-chic acting) but I felt so much more compelled to root for Newt than many of the other protagonists prior.

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  13. Chris Evans Avatar

    Got to be honest but I’ve never been attracted by the Harry Potter franchise but the trailers for this do look interesting and it’s good to hear that fans of given Fantastic Beasts such a positive reception.

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  14. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    I wasn’t planning on watching it (yeah I know, I’m a bad Potterhead!) then I read your review and now I just have to watch it!!

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  16. Lauren Stoolfire (@SunSoar25) Avatar

    I agree with your review 100%! 🙂

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  17. TeacherofYA Avatar

    I need to see this!

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    So gonna watch this now! 😀

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