Fantastic Beasts 3: Special Edition (DVD + Digital)
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I just finished watching this movie like five minuted ago. I came to amazon\nto see when the bluray will be released so I can purchase it.\n\nIf you loved the first two movies, you’ll love this movie. The movie made me\nlaugh, cry, and gasp- just like the previous two movies in this series. We find out\nmore about Dumbledore though many of us devoted HP readers guessed from the HP\nbooks.\n\nI can’t say anything specific since I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. Our favorite characters\nare all there including the nifflers and the bowtruckle. All the actors especially Jude Law were fab as\nin the other films. There’s so much heart in this movie. I wish Rowling would write histories (that are detailed enough to become movies) for McGonagall, Snape,\nHagrid, and etc.\n\nAnyway, the movie was wonderful. I’m not sure why it was rated rotten on Rotten Tomatoes. I’m befuddled.\nWhatever the reason, I certainly don’t think it’s fair since the film was marvelous. Frankly, I was worried\nIt was going to be bad because of the bad reviews. Nope. It was awesome.\n\nWatch the movie. Decide for yourself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Still a movie that appeals to a Potterhead like me with rich details of the magical world. Some may find it a little slow moving as it showcased Grindewald’s immense power as he tried but failed in obtaining power through legitimate route. It is building towards a violent confrontation between him and the muggle world, Dumbledore (which we are looking forward to) and the rest of the wizarding world. Can’t wait for the fourth (and possibly final) movie.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's a must see, if you're a Harry Potter fan you've to watch it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have read all the Harry Potter books to my children and seen all the movies included the Fantastic Beasts series. I did not love all the Harry Potter movies, but did like them all. With the first Fantastic Beasts movie I was delighted. It was very charming. The second film was disappointing to me. The third made a serious comeback. The balance of charm and humor mixed with dread and serious consequences felt right. Most of the serious problems both in plot and execution were overcome in part 3. The absence for most of the movie of Tina Goldstein as Newt's romantic interest made no sense to me as it did weaken the investment of the audience. Still very glad to see another very entertaining movie. Hope its enough to bring back #4 or #4 and #5. I think they could wrap it with one movie and as the box office has declined after each feature, I'm really hoping they combine #4 and #5 into one film and close the story well."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'They slaughter a month we creature (that looks like doe) after she gives birth to twins. One of the babies is taken by the “bad”’wizards while the mother cries staring at her other child. THEN (as if that wasn’t enough) the baby that was taken is held tenderly as it’s throat is slit and it bleeds out, then is set down in the pool of its own baby blood. It was all so horrific and sad and didn’t need to be in the film. It happens at the beginning of the movie so I’d fast forward the first part and spare yourself the agony and brutality. It ruins the rest of the movie for me.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is a good film. I\'ve watched it four times now, and I keep being struck by its depth and profundity.\n\nThis is not mere entertainment. This film is for people who think, people who hope for peace, compassion, and righteousness.\n\nA manipulated election, directed by someone who was willing to do anything to win the election, including manipulating other people to do his nefarious bidding, lying, and inciting crowds to hatred, bigotry, and violent mob action - sound familiar?\n\nA leader who told his followers that they were superior to all other races - and had rightful dominion over people not part of the same culture. A leader who degraded and scapegoated groups of people to make themselves look superior. When Grindelwald says "smell the stench?" about muggles, it should remind you of the holocaust, or of pogroms, or of lynchings.\n\nThis was a courageous message to script in this very uncertain world - and I believe that it threatened those who seek to be divisive. I can only believe that many of the negative reviews here and on other sites were actually written by political operators, perhaps in Russia or China. They don\'t want us to recognize and resist the Gellert Grindelwalds battling in our own country now.\n\nWatch this movie. It isn\'t about magic: it\'s about real life.\n\nI have a comment to those who thinks the film is pushing some gay agenda:\n\nIs showing the complexity of heterosexual relationships pushing an agenda? Showing a gay relationship is no more an agenda than showing a straight relationship is an agenda.\n\nNo, it is simply a story about the foolish mistakes we make, the ways we sell our values and ourselves to be in relationships that aren\'t truly right for us. It is about maturity, regret, compassion, and trying to make things right when we have erred.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Still wish Johnny had been retained as Grindolwald. I just found myself imagining him from the previous film, so I could better follow the story line. Overall my kids enjoyed it'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'good book to add to my HP collection'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'After all the horrible reviews for "Secrets of Dumbledore", I didn\'t see it in the theater. I\'m an avid Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts fan so curiosity got the better of me; I had to see it. So I found the least expensive way I could find - buy it on DVD. I\'m grateful for previous reviews that warned me of a disturbing scene near the beginning. Now that I\'ve seen the entire film, I think that scene made all too clear how deeply twisted the Grindelwald character truly is. As for the other reviews, I was not confused at all. I was able to follow everything going on. (Of course I have scene all the previous movies.) The film was, at times, clever, funny, sweet, and tense. I gripped my chest several times in grim anticipation. I loved it! I absolutely loved it. This 3rd film is SO much better than the second one, Crimes of Grindelwald. :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'After the darker Crimes of Grindlewald, this film was fantastic and great to watch.\nIt was inexpensive and arrived very quickly\nHighly recommended seller\nElizabeth Hair'}]