tjw2316 Reviews

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Fantastically Boring!!

[7/10 · 25 January 2017]

I gave this movie a 5 out of 10 and that is purely for the cgi ONLY!! The film itself never gets going. It's dull.The entire script is built around the magical creatures doing damage to NYC. Thats It!! I love Harry Potter but this is a major disappointment after waiting to see it for so long. You believe in the characters featured in the Harry Potter series, in this you don't know enough about them to give a s**t. Live, die who cares!! Dan Fogler's character is good, but could of been great. What a waste. I know as much about Newt now, as i did before watching the film. There is no character development. The story line is boring. The characters are boring. The beasts themselves are OK, but overall i expected more !!

This film left me literally yawning, hoping it would get better. - IT DIDN'T!!

Unfortunately there isn't one shining point to this film. Another pointless attempt at storytelling, devoid of any substance or creativity. Utterly disappointed.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Very good family movie

[10/10 · 17 December 2013]

I just want to point out I'm not really a LOTR fan. I've only recently watched them all again to make sure I wasn't missing something the first time but NO I still can't really get into them. I've seen all 3 and found them to be far to slow,far to long,far to dark and in places far to boring.This on the other hand I found absolutely brilliant. I felt that the LOTR movies were not really suitable for younger children but this is a great movie to sit down with the kids to watch. The story isn't identical to the book but who cares it's close enough. The special effects are great .It flys along at a great pace keeping you entertained from start to finish.Its been a while since I've got so into a film,not wanting it to end. This movie has taken quite a bashing in the reviews and from what I can make out its because the movie it's filmed in the same way as LOTR ie; slow,long,dark and boring. I really can't wait to see part 2