I love Johnny, I do, but I prefer Mads WAY more. During the first two movies I just felt weird with Johnny as Grindelwald, I always felt like I was watching Johnny do some character rather than watching Grindelwald. And to me it just makes more sense in terms of looks. We see a young Grindelwald in HP as well as the earlier Fantastic Beasts, and we see an old Grindelwald in HP.. and in both he looks like a normal guy. But Johnny's Grindelwald looks so exaggerated with his extremely pale skin, ice white hair, and his dramatically different eyes. it just didn't seem natural to go from fairly normal looking, to slightly over the top strange looking, back to normal looking. Mads looks were much more toned down and believable to me. He didn't look like a fantasy character, which most wizards don't, he just looked like a guy. And to quote my mom, Mads' version of the character seemed more believable that Dumbledore would fall in love with him. When the deeper relationship between Grindelwald and Dumbledore was revealed in the earlier movies I never believed that Albus would fall in love with that Grindelwald. It just seemed strange to me. But Mads is much more handsome and subtly mysterious compared to Johnny's version.

its not explained in the movies but, in half blood prince book, the students start learning how to perform spells without voicing the actual words. the reason they're taught this is for protection and so the opponent doesn't know what their next move is

I love how Dumbledore is teaching Harry about Love being the strongest, most powerful magic there is while he had this single devastating and heartbreaking experience with love. Dumbledore really is a tragic figure. Also: His guilt for Arianas death is one of the reasons why he'd die at the end of Halfblood prince.

They planned on making 5 films and it seems like there are going to be four of them because Dumbledore and Grindelwalds final duel is in 1945 and this film is taking place around the 30's. Also I personaly think Mads Mikkelsen portrayed Gellert Grindelwald very well and all the other actors like Jude Law and Dan Fogler did a great job. I think it's an amazing film and David Yates and David Heyman did a great job as always, also good choice to have Steve Kloves as screenwriter next to J.K. Rowling because Crimes of Grindelwald was more written as a book I think which doesn't work that well in a film, although I don't think it deserved that much hate. Some things were made clear in this film like Ariana being an Obscurus, Gellert and Albus' love and Credence is Aberforths son, that is also very good about it.

A curiosity, the woman to whom the animal bows, Santos, is Brazilian and minister of magic in Brazil. The cool thing is that the actress is also Brazilian. Brazilian like me too, I love your reactions😄

The scene with Grindelwald is being carried by the crowd into, in the theater I was like “I get it now Dumbledore” 😍

the secret was dumbledore's, they just didn't say which one!

27:30 more experienced wizards are able to do magic without the need to say the name. It’s really good for combat, because it’s harder to counter a spell when you don’t know what it is. I believe in one of the original 7 Harry Potter books. Someone advise Harry that he needs to start learning how to cast spells without the need of saying it.

This movie has some scenes that I don't vibe with but I still enjoyed it. Grindeldore's relationship is probably the thing that I enjoy the most in this movie (they're like a married couple having a divorce lmao) SPOILERS AHEAD! I am (and still) quite shocked that the Quilin bowed to Albus Dumbledore and not to Jacob Kowalski. I wanna see Grindelwald's reaction when the magical being bowed to a muggle, he would have lost his shit then and there.

The plan was for 5 movies, but I think WB wanted to see how well this movie did before green lighting a fourth. I guess we'll find out. Hopefully at least four to wrap up the story with Grindelwald properly as he is still at large. The mirror world thing was odd and there wasn't an explanation, it's not something we see in the books. I felt that Johnny Depp did well as Gellert, being more theatrical, but I also think Mads has put his own mark on the role, being more subtle. I didn't really like the look Johnny was given, with the spikey hair and mismatched eyes, which I suppose makes him stand out and more menacing in appearance, but Mads' version seems to be truer as an older version of the version we see in the HP flashback scenes.

I loved the moment when Albus and Aberforth save Credence :)

Mads Mikkelsen is perfect for the role of Grindelwald, he looks exactly like I imagined him in the books😍 This movie was amazing, I hope there will be two more parts❤ Thanks for your reactions, you are the best😎 And PLEASE do a reaction for Hannibal, I'm sure you will enjoy it🔥🔥🔥

In the books, sixth-year students learn how to say spells in their heads in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. It's more about discipline than power. It's also smarter to not say your spells out loud when fighting an enemy. If you say the spell out loud, they will know what to expect - at least that was my understanding when I read Half Blood Prince. I think they're called non-verbal spells.

I think Mads portrayed Grindelwald best he can. He did not try to copy JD's style but created his own. I still prefer JD over him just because of personal bias, but also because JD portrayed Grindelwald menacing and terrifying. He made us fear Grindelwald, so good. But Mads way works in this movie because it is supposed to show the side of Grindelwald Dumbledore fell in love with. Still I think JD was robbed of a chance.

The cinema experience was absolutely amazing. I loved it so much that I went back to watch it a second time. In the first 2 movies, I definitely felt like Grindelwald was Johnny's role but after seeing this movie I was completely sold by Mads' version, absolutely incredible acting on his part. To me, what makes Grindelwald so threatening is the calmness and subletly in the way he moves, speaks and executes his plan and that's how I always imagined him. I also love his whole appearance better! Queenie being so disturbed this movie is completely understandable and you can see her slowly coming back to the good side. It did seem weird to me that they would kidnapp Theseus and put him in a high security jail, at first, but he is an auror and someone Dumbledore respects and trusts so it does make sense that Grindelwald will do anything to disrupt what Dumbledore has planned. Didn't he also see that Newt would be coming to save him and thus would be a great way to kill them both? Using Yusuf as an infiltrated agent is a brilliant idea, he's a powerful wizard with incredible willpower. Dumbledore is so powerful I wasn't even surprised that the whole battle with Credence was in a mirror dimension. It reminded me of Doctor Strange, in which Mads' played the villain, a coincidence? I don't think so. Because the movie has a dark and serious tone, i feel like the scene in the jail with Newt and his brother doing the weird dance is needed: I mean it is so ridiculous, I just laughed the entire time. We had similar scenes in the first 2 movies so it makes sense we would have one in this one as well. The cases being enchanted was very funny and a callback to Harry Potter 100%. There were definitely some missed opportunities (for example having a couple flashbacks about how Ariana died and Dumbledore and Grindelwald relationship as teenagers) and there are some things I was disappointed about (no Tina until the very end, no explanation why Nagini wasn't there). Still, I absolutely love this movie. I really hope they get the green light for a fourth movie.

Dumbledore probably knew that Queeny didn’t turn, he probably had Yusuf talked to her in his mind to lie to Grindelwald

what do you think? will there be a sequel? I hope there's a sequel, because I'm very curious about Dumbledore. Dumbledore had a very difficult life.

You're the first reactor I've heard comment on the fact that they are all casting silently. This is the main reason why Half Blood Prince is not actually my number 1, because the movie leaves out the big factor that they are learning to cast spells silently. Some spells absolutely will not work unless they are cast silently, and the same goes for out loud.

The winged creature that saves Newt is a Wyvern. Aaaand Grindelwald leaves us in a litteral cliffhanger...

To be honest, now I kinda want them to recast Grindelwald again for the next installment, even just for the sake of continuity of us getting three different actors for the role. Mads did so well as Grindelwald though!! In the first two films I easily forgot about the fact that Grindledore existed, even with the heavy hinting on the second one, but here I was like "Dang, no wonder he got Dumbledore wrapped around his fingers in their youth!".

I also got really confused when I saw the movie in the theater with the mirror world (Credence and Dumbledore), so you're not the only one

Queenie looked so disturbed this movie. Kind of weird

Anton Vogel is played by one of my favourite german actors, he voiced himself in the german movie, i was really surprised and excited to see him in this movie. Its too bad johnny isnt in this movie tho

Same. Miss him.

Thank you for the reaction! I always feel like I'm watching a movie with a friend when I watch your videos.

I actually prefer Mads Mikkelsen to Johnny Depp for Grindelwald and I think this movie is better then the first two.

I miss Johnny too

23:28 @NewfieMoviesReactions you aren't confused bro. I thought that too but the time lines didn't add up. We all know Albus isn't hetero,for a long time. And thus the only two logical explanations were either Aberforth had a child,or their mother had child after Ariana. So,there you have it. So credence does have family. And I think Albus did love Grindelwald,but Grindelwald didn't exactly "reciprocate" the same emotions which explains about the bloodpact reacting so violant when he tried to act in hatred while wielding it..

I’m so glad you reacted to this :))

Doing what's easy is freeing Grindelwald and doing what's right is stopping him. Sometimes we just want to sit down and watch and don't do anything because we like things to be convenient and easy for us even if the truth is ugly and not right.

Haha, as a German I was sooo confused when I watched the film in English and Vogel pronounced “Gellert Grindelwald” the German way 😂 that was a moment of “ wait, in which language am I watching this again?”

There are going to be 5 Fantastic Beasts movies! I personally really prefer Mads Mikkelsen's version of Grindelwald I have to say, he felt less like a caricature and I'm glad he took his own path rather than trying to copy Johnny Depp's version anyways. There are a few confusing things about this film, but I still really enjoyed it. My biggest complaint is that the reveal of who Credence really is, is incredibly underwhelming, like no fanfair at all after how big of a deal it was made to be in the last film?? I don't hate the answer to the question though, just the delivery of the information! Can't wait to see the next one!

I really didn't want to see the third part. But now that I see Jude Law here, I suddenly feel like it again 😊. Didn't even know that Oliver Massuci was playing ... Nice reaction vid Newfie!

Grindelwald was in Harry Potter too, but as a slightly better person. Voldemort asked Grindelwald who has the elder wand, and at that time Dumbledore has it from disarming Grindelward, but Grindelwald did not say a thing and taunted Voldemort and was killed--he didnt die in Fantastic Beasts-he was just gone.

Still two more movies are planned

I love your reactions so much !

Regardless of the plot and how bad it may be according to others, I really enjoy the special effects / filmmaking aspects.

Personally, I thought Depp was so absurdly over the top in the role I couldn't take his scenes seriously. It just felt like more of his Captain Jack-Willy Wonka thing he's done in the past, like a Halloween costume. I know people love him and have strong feelings over his personal life and how he was removed from the movie, but I don't think he was right for this role. Mads is a phenomenal actor and gave a more compelling performance imo. Also, I can't imagine him having the same kind of chemistry with Jude Law who is giving a more serious performance. I doubt we're getting another movie at this point which is a shame as I'd like to see them wrap up the story and get the legendary Dumbledore/Grindewald fight on screen.

i love mads so much. hope you get to watch hannibal, whether with reaction or without. edit: there's supposed to be more, but you're totally right, this would be a nice cutoff.

I just think the chemistry Jude and Johnny have would have been great.

I felt exactly the same about Grindelwald taking Kama’s memories of Leta & how our memories make up our lives. He takes part of Kama’s life. It’s similar to why I’ll never, EVER watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind again. Have u watched it yet? If not…I sadly can’t watch your reaction to it.😉

Pickett picked the lock* He did PICKETT. Aight I'm done.

Unfortunately in theory it's the calm before the storm this is around 1930s world war 2 coming final battle grindelwald and dumbledore 1945 if follow hp timeliness in theory should be two more films

I thought Mads did a great job, but I see it as Johnny's character and he would've been excellent.

Harry learned in his... 4th or 5th year to not speak the spells. You just have to think them

I just need to comment it... its so trendy to hate this movie... but its pretty good and Grindelwald nailed it...

Most of the wizarding world actually doesn't use wands for magic. Non verbal magic without a wand is more common as wands are basically a luxury and expensive, poorer countries can't afford them.

I think there will be at least one more. It will prob go all the way to Grindlewald’s defeat. I didn’t know this was already on blu ray

34:43 not sure, because it doesnt get delved deeper into. But considering Ezra Miller's current reputation I think they are going to kill him off.

Johnny Depp was a perfect Grindelwald. Overall this movie was disappointing, but still enjoyable. The big problems were : - Absence of Tina -Absolute disappearance of Nagini (wtf??? Not even a word about it) - Waste of time on unnecessary segments (the whole Theseus gets abducted part makes no sense. The way he got caught was ridiculous and there was no explanation as to why it was allowed to put him in such a high security prison) - Lack of continuity in event, and I know it's justified by it being "countersight" but they could've at least explained *afterwards*. I was kind of hoping for a big reveal that everything they did was connected and masterfully planned, but it wasn't. - Not enough Queenie to justify her coming back to the right side. - Not enough Yusuf Kama for us to feel he has any importance in the story and the plan. He wasn't developped either so you can't really feel for the character. He's kind of hollow. - Not enough of Grindelwald's POV and of his ability to see the future, therefore it didn't feel like a threat. - Grindelwald overall. The character didn't feel like a continuity of the previous movie, he was not impactful or threatening at all, and his design was toned down for some reason which made it even harder to think of him as the same character. - The Secrets of Dumbledore would've been the perfect opportunity for having flash-bakcs of Dumbledore and Grindelwald's youth, as well as a flash-back for Ariana's death, not just it being narrated. Those events are already described in more details in the books, but since not everyone has read them these movies would've been the perfect occasion to showcase that, not just explain it. There were good things about the movie, for example the new character of that ond Ilvermorny teacher, but too many plot holes sadly. It feels like they heard people complain about there being too much plot and too much exposition in the 2nd movie (which I really personally didn't mind but Oh Well people are swines with no taste), so they thinned down the plot to a bare minimum sadly.

JD ALWAYS

I miss him too. Don't get me wrong, Mads did a decent job, but he doesn't have that same electric chemistry as Johnny does, and it's very noticeable. Mads version of Grindelwald has the aura of a politician, someone who is intelligent enough to make great speeches to get elected and who might have a dirty secret or two, but that's about it. Johnny's version of Grindelwald has the aura of Hitler or Jim Jones, someone who is charismatic enough to draw people into following him, intelligent enough to turn ordinary followers into fanatics, and manipulative enough to turn unstable followers into unquestioning killers or willing sacrifices depending on his desire. I can definitely picture a young Dumbledore falling in love with a young Johnny/Grindelwald (because haven't most of us fallen for Johnny in one role or another), but I can't picture him falling for a young Mads/Grindelwald. Sorry Mads fans, but I'm sure he's been perfectly splendid in other roles. JD aside, I did enjoy the twists and turns of this one, especially the suitcase shenanigans there at the end. However, I still wish they could have stuck with a more creature - centric plot like the first movie. The series is called Fantastic Beasts not Countdown to Dumbledore vs Grindelwald, and yet the beasts are a very small part of the plot... and I think a large part of the charm of the first movie was centered on Newt's abilities with the beasts and his friendship with Jacob. The Harry Potter movies always made time to show the trio's growth as friends which made their achievements more believable because they each contributed to their successes, but in these movies any moments we get with Newt and Jacob anymore are them doing things for Dumbledore. I will say that these movies are setting up the understanding that Dumbledore does use others like chess pieces and doesn't explain why, even though it's in the service for good. For the naysayers: I do believe the Qilin would bow to Dumbledore for one huge reason - the best person for a job wielding power is someone who has the ability to do the job well and who DOESN'T want it. That fits Dumbledore to a T, and I truly believe he would have kept Arianna's death in the front of his mind with every decision he made. However, he turned the Qilin away because he still didn't trust himself around power, and it ended up for the best because he became headmaster at Hogwarts. I honestly wonder if later on, right after defeating Grindelwald, maybe Gellert gifted Albus with a vision of the future that shows him that he must stay at Hogwarts to protect the world from future evil.

I loved this movie!!

Jacob Kowalski is the first known No-Maj/Muggle who visits Hogwarts

Its just not the same without Johnny but i didnt hate this movie at all. Probably not gonna watch it again but whatever

reaction leon the Professional 1994 movie thank you

Hey can you react 1997 when the day comes?

Will watch your reaction later, seeing the movie on Friday. But yeah I knew it would fall a few points without Depp.

0:54 nope, Dumbledore was young, dumb and an absolute elitist.

How can you miss Johnny Depp? He's been all over the news and social media.

I feel like Johnny would have made that seen where he got out of the car and embraces the crowd way more impactful and menacing. But i have no issue with Mads he did good.

I saw the movie in theater, my god it was awful. 3/10, worst thing in all of the HP universe. Mad's acting was good but that switch was a jarring totally different Grindlewald. The story had no structure, contradictions all over the place, Nagini was just missing all together? Queenie was just off, thought maybe she was undercover for Dumbledore like Snape was but nope, Credence was built up just to fizzle out lol. Literally only Newt was the only good thing as usual. Jacob is fine, but even his "wand" had zero purpose. What a disaster. The magic was cool with effects but meh so what. Also it's called Fantastic Beasts yet there really wasn't many beasts.

yay first

I do not see Mads perfect for the role at all... Maybe only in the look (I don't know why they choose that style with Johnny)... JOHNNY HAD WAY MORE CHARISMA OF A CHARISMATIC YET CRIMINAL LEADER... HE WAS SELF-CONFIDENT AND CHILLING, AND ALSO READY TO EXPLODE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT

This movie is a huge flop... Secrets of Dumbledore... WHICH??? And is supposed to be "Fantastic Beasts" franchise... Yet, Newt and the bests are really insignificant in the plot... 🙄🙄🙄 Johnny Depp supporters who boicotted the movie... YOU ARE GREAT

I just have to say, good on you for not being like most reactors and turning your appreciation for Depp as an actor into an Amber Heard- hatefest. Believe what you will about her, but some of the things being said about her and her family are just vile. Johnny is not a perfect victim anymore than she is. People really need to learn to separate the art from the artist.

Yeah this dude is clueless on so much