How to transfer vlc media files from laptop to iPad?

I have some film files on my laptop that weren't bought through iTunes and I use VLC media player to watch them.

I've just got a new iPad Mini 2 and I'd like to be able to put the films onto my iPad so I can watch them whenever/wherever I feel like.

I thought that I could just use Dropbox to transfer the files and install the VLC media player app on my iPad to watch them, however when I looked online, some people are saying that this method won't work.

So, is it as simple as using Dropbox and the VLC media player app? Or if not, can you give me another (as easy as possible) method to do this?

Thanks

Read more: How to transfer vlc media files from laptop to iPad?