This movie is vastly different from the Harry Potter series, and from the previous "fantastic beasts and where to find them". This movie deliberately goes out of its way to frighten viewers, completely takes away from the entire Harry Potter series, and is pointless and violent. It seems that the people who produced this film felt the only way it would be successful would be to have a high gore and scare quotient, and to run amok with a storyline that is generally family friendly and make it the reverse. The feeling of the film is palpably terrifying, and made me feel afraid from the second the opening sequence began. I don't know what JK Rowling was thinking, allowing this film to become a soft core horror film; but apparently she thought that seeking high ratings and high box office money was better than making a worth while story for the whole family to enjoy. Fantastic Beasts and where to find them was brilliant. It still remained within the family category, and didn't go over the top with the violence. The crimes of Grindlewald is the opposite. I am extremely disappointed and will not be watching anymore of this franchise.