04-01-2022, 12:28 AM
The Secrets of Dumbledore
The best installment of the FB trilogy, which isn’t saying much. The first one was world building establishing the difference in period and location from HP. The second - well neither Tara nor I could remember much about the 2nd. That’s why I liked the 3rd best - it chucked out everything the first one had built and went back to Hogwarts. It still pales in comparison to the original, grasping at Easter eggs like the Star Trek Kelvin timeline, most falling flat.
What’s the secret? Don’t say gay. The Dumbledore-Grindelwald relationship could be so much richer and feels inauthentic given JK’s anti lgbTq stance.
What redeems this somewhat is we’re finally back to school - back at Hogwarts & Hogsmeade - and there are some decent nods to the original. Mads replaces the cancelled Depp and he’s good at being villainous - it’s basically the same villain he’s played in Bond, Star Wars, & the MCU but it works ok.
This needed more humor, more fun. The magic effects are cool. It’s ponderously long at 2.5+ hours. There’s a flailing attempt at political commentary. Tara had issues with the politics of the wizarding world - her poly-sci degree kicked in. She didn’t care for it. I was amused - it was better than expected, which isn’t saying much. It was just fun to see it with Tara.
We wound up sitting next to the critic who moderated the q&a at EEAAO.
Greg you gotta see this one. You’ll absolutely hate it.
The best installment of the FB trilogy, which isn’t saying much. The first one was world building establishing the difference in period and location from HP. The second - well neither Tara nor I could remember much about the 2nd. That’s why I liked the 3rd best - it chucked out everything the first one had built and went back to Hogwarts. It still pales in comparison to the original, grasping at Easter eggs like the Star Trek Kelvin timeline, most falling flat.
What’s the secret? Don’t say gay. The Dumbledore-Grindelwald relationship could be so much richer and feels inauthentic given JK’s anti lgbTq stance.
What redeems this somewhat is we’re finally back to school - back at Hogwarts & Hogsmeade - and there are some decent nods to the original. Mads replaces the cancelled Depp and he’s good at being villainous - it’s basically the same villain he’s played in Bond, Star Wars, & the MCU but it works ok.
This needed more humor, more fun. The magic effects are cool. It’s ponderously long at 2.5+ hours. There’s a flailing attempt at political commentary. Tara had issues with the politics of the wizarding world - her poly-sci degree kicked in. She didn’t care for it. I was amused - it was better than expected, which isn’t saying much. It was just fun to see it with Tara.
We wound up sitting next to the critic who moderated the q&a at EEAAO.
Greg you gotta see this one. You’ll absolutely hate it.
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