Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald [3D] [Blu-ray]

Director: David Yates

Overview

In this sequel to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) escapes and begins to raise an army of pure-blood wizards to dominate all non-magical beings. Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) recruits magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to travel to Paris and track down Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller), whose power both sides want to control. Directed by David Yates. Written by J.K. Rowling. Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Zo? Kravitz and Claudia Kim co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/12/2019
UPC:	0888574771614
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG-13
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:14:00
Sales rank:	7,900

Special Features

Fantastic Special ; Features in 2D: ; Explore the magical world created by J.K. Rowling and brought to life on-screen by extraordinarily talented filmmakers, and discover which actors were fans before becoming wizards on-screen.; Then, unlock the surprising secrets behind key moments in the film.; Deleted scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eddie Redmayne	Newt Scamander
Johnny Depp	Gellert Grindelwald
Jude Law	Albus Dumbledore
Katherine Waterston	Tina Goldstein
Dan Fogler	Jacob Kowalski
Alison Sudol	Queenie Goldstein
Ezra Miller	Credence Barebone
Claudia Kim	Maledictus
Zo? Kravitz	Leta Lestrange
Callum Turner	Theseus Scamander,Actor,Actor
?lafur Darri ?lafsson	Skender
Poppy Corby-Tuech	Rosier
Victoria Yeates	Bunty
Isaac Domingos	Actor
Kevin Guthrie	Actor
Carmen Ejogo	Seraphina Picquery
Wolf Roth	Actor
Derek Riddell	Actor
Cornell John	Actor
Ingvar Eggert Sigur?sson	Actor,Actor
Maja Bloom	Actor
Simon Meacock	Actor
David Sakurai	Actor
Claudius Peters	Actor
Bart Soroczynski	Actor
Alfie Mailley	Actor
David Wilmot	Actor
Ed Gaughan	French Policeman
Olivia Popica	Actor
Daniele Hugues	Actor
Isaac Cortinovis Johnson	Actor
Alfie Simmons	Actor
Fiona Glascott	Actor
Jamie Campbell Bower	Actor
Toby Regbo	Actor
Jemima Woolnough	Actor
Hollie Burgess	Actor
Thea Lamb	Actor
Joshua Shea	Actor
Alfrun Rose	Actor
Brontis Jodorowsky	Actor
Jessica Williams	Eulalie Flamel
Olwen Fouere	Actor
Isaura Barbe	Actor
Hugh Quarshie	Actor
Keith Chanter	Actor
Ruby Woolfenden	Actor
Linda Santiago	Actor
Christopher Birks	Actor
Simon Wan	Actor
William Nadylam	Yusuf Kama
Sabine Crossen	Mrs. Lestrange
Donna Preston	Circus Compare
Sean Gislingham	Muggle
Johanna Thea	Ministry of Magic Witch
Jag Patel	Senior Wizard
Nasir Jama	Macusa Prison
Bernardo Santos	Muggle
Isaura Barb?-Brown	Laurena Kama
James Newton Howard	Composer

Technical Credits

J.K. Rowling

David Heyman	Producer
Lionel Wigram	Producer
Steve Kloves	Producer
John Bernard	Producer
J.K. Rowling	Screenwriter
Neil Blair	Executive Producer,Producer
Rick Senat	Executive Producer,Producer
Danny Cohen	Executive Producer,Producer
Josh Robertson	Producer
Tim Lewis	Producer,Executive Producer
Andreas Vrhovsek	Special Effects
George Buckleton	Special Effects
John Timlin	Special Effects
George Waite	Special Effects
Sina Ali	Stunts
Lucy Allen	Stunts
Thomas Billings	Stunts
Alexander Bracq	Stunts
Nellie Burroughes	Stunts
Marvin Campbell	Stunts
Liam Coote	Stunts
Andrius Davidenas	Stunts
Tim Davies	Stunts
Rachael Evelyn	Stunts
Pete Ford	Stunts
Grace Franzl	Stunts
Erol Ismail	Stunts
Robbie Keane	Stunts
Fiona Weir	Casting
Glenn Freemantle	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, director David Yates takes the J. K. Rowling's screenplay and delivers the exact film the viewer expects to see from this long-running franchise, including the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. Good-hearted magi-zoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is back, this time enlisted by his former professor, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) to help in recapturing Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). Grindelwald has escaped prison and is quickly raising a legion of supporters based on lies and deception - most of whom are unaware of his true goal, to create a world where pureblood wizards and witches rule over all other creatures. His charismatic presence creates an ever-widening divide in the wizarding world as his following grows. Only Newt, his friends both in and out of the wizarding world, and his menagerie of creatures can deflect the potential for irreversible changes to both worlds. During the first two acts the story is alternately frenzied and dull, never one or the other long enough to grab the viewers' attention. While many of the title beasts are lovely to look at, the camera often moves so quickly that there is rarely a good clean view. It isn't until the third act that the script coalesces into a quality resembling that of the first film. At this point the plot and the characters begin to match pace. It is here that the movie comes into its own, but this also accentuates the amount of wasted space before it. When it isn't outpacing the camera, the beauty of the sets and majesty of the locations shine. The music, as usual, pairs well with the action on the screen, and is a saving grace of the earlier portions. The overworked special effects department does an admirable job on the creatures, making them spectacular to view when we can see them. Unfortunately, they are often just decorations instead of title characters. With a couple of positive exceptions, the cast does a good job of delivering the best they can on the characters. Nothing was really over or under-played. Jude Law lives up to expectations as Dumbledore, not as old or nearly as wise as his Harry Potter self, but reaching that age of thoughtful contemplation. Redmayne remains an entertaining Newt, and Callum Turner gives a convincing performance as his brother Theseus. For the most part, the rest of the cast is underutilized, with no real development for a number of important characters - just introductions and a few brief moments. Overall, while a film worth seeing for the beauty of it, the story is thin and sometimes dull. It is clearly an attempt to set up the players for the remaining three films. Hopefully this took care of the fat while leaving mostly meat for what is left.