Delight-free

[stgulik]

Sorry, no delights the last few days, unless you count my delight at seeing the new Fantastic Beasts trailer. OMG, it looks like it's going to be so cool, with its American magical sensibilities, its period costumes, and the beauteous Eddie Tremayne carrying a case full of mysterious beings ...

I was surprised at the 'meh' reactions I heard yesterday. It was just a teaser trailer, people, enough to whet your appetite for the movie, for new situations and characters within the JKRverse. I mean, the silly thing isn't coming out until November 2016. They can't reveal too much, too soon--it would kill the sense of anticipation. And it would step all over the build-up to 'The Force Awakens.' Obviously, there's professional courtesy between movie studios at work here.

No, I don't know what I'm on about either.

Stupid Report is kicking my ass. Groom and I are Christmas-bickering. Send hugs.

Comments

[akatnamedeaster.livejournal.com]

I can't speak for anyone else, but for me, I'm not really a big film watcher and having really disliked the HP films, I don't have a solid basis to get excited about this. I also don't find the lead attractive so there's none of that either.

There's also the plot itself, which while sounding serviceable and kid-friendly is ringing alarm bells to me that this will be another film like Jurassic World where I'm watching a bunch of pixels (beautifully rendered though they may be) bash into each other on screen in a CGI overload.

And lastly, I have no emotional attachment to any aspect of the world or characters. It's set in the US with brand new characters. They may turn out to be wonderful and a great addition to the series film canon, but there's no emotional hook to hang my hat on yet so it's tough to get too excited about it.

If it's an awesome film, then the second one may generate buzz, but this first outing is an unknown, so I'm reserving squee.