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Summary: A Creepy and Wonderous Tale...
Review: "Snow White: A Tale of Terror" is a wonderful movie. The script stays pretty close to the actual story, but has unexpected twists and turns that are full of suspense and horror! Singourney Weaver always nails her performances, and this one follows the pattern. She is the evil step-mother to Lilly, whose mother was killed to keep her alive. All is weel when Cladia (Weaver) arrives, but soon her mirror takes over her and leads her onto her wicked path. Soon it becomes clear that Lilly must die, so she sends her brother to do her dirty work. The murder failed, and Lilly ended up lost in the forest with the seven savage dwarfs...well, I won't ruin the rest...let's just say you DON'T know what happens next... This is a fabulous film that is brilliant and has all of the right stuff to make you love or hate the characters. This is a must see!
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Summary: A visual masterpiece
Review: This film is easily one of my top ten favorites. The whole movie is amazing, with brilliant cinematography, beautiful lighting, and breath-taking scenery and use of color. The costuming is excellent. The film follows the Grimms' Snow White fairytale, but the story is told from a much more sinister point of view. This film pulls no punches and has a very dark, gothic atmosphere. Not a cute little Disney fairy tale. Some really good acting from Sigourney Weaver, and Monica Keena makes an excellent Snow White. (She is absolutely gorgeous! ) Lots of scenes shot on location in Czech forests, castles, churches, etc. Takes place during the late Middle Ages. A very exciting film with superb visuals and a very chilling atmosphere. Don't miss it!
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Summary: Ho hum
Review: Either I just don't get it, or my spookiness threshold is too demanding :-) Sigourney in a warped and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale - sounded like just what my therapist ordered me to watch on a rainy night. So having waited until the mood was right and darkness had fallen all around, and combed down the hairs on the back of my neck in anticipation, I plugged in the disk and sat back, ready for the goosebumps. It couldn't have started out better, with dark woods and snarling wolves and terrified horses and carriages and miscarriages and Poe-sque manors.. I settled deeper into the couch and pushed my popcorn a notch away to make sure I wouldn't knock it over if I got too startled. And then the movie was over. Perhaps Siggy was called over to focus on Alien Resurrection, and stop wasting her time on fairy tales. The rest of the movie seemed like a waste of time and celluloid. I couldn't blame them for trying, but it never got more than a lifted eyebrow from me. Too formulated, too sterotypical gothic, too predictable, too well defined, too belabored. There were tons of opportunities to make your skin crawl - the witch makeover, the mutely sinister Gustaf, the creaky mirror cabinet, getting lost in an eerie forest, medeival castles and dungeons. But the director only succeeded in making it all too iconic, too futile, too contrived. In the end, there is nothing very remarkable when you tout a different 'spin' of a well-told tale, but good being good and bad being bad and the former triumphing over the latter in just precisely the way you would expect. I see all the other glowing reviews of this movie, and wonder if there is something I missed. Perhaps. But a good movie shouldn't let you miss anything. It should hold you with a glittering eye. As did Alien. 1, 2, and Resurrection (well, almost). Even when I watch them today for the nth time. To be brutal - I think Sigourney was wasted. Perhaps if they threw in a couple of toothy phantasms and oozed some slime around, the movie could've been redeemed. You don't need a magic mirror to tell you this one isn't the fairest of them all.
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Summary: True Fairy Tale
Review: The Grimm fairy tales were written to teach children and adults lessons. They were created not to have happy endings, but teach a lesson on life. If we were to go back to the days we would see all our beloved Disney fairytales with gruesome endings.
This movie puts the Grimm tale into a realistic view of the story. It's completed without the chintzy blood and guts of horror/slasher films, but with the subtle and dark gothic images from the scenes in the forest to those heightened events in the castle. Sigourney Weaver was excellent in this film because her portrayal of the evil Queen made you hate her and feel for her at the same time. It's almost as if the circumstances are what made her act the way she did. It's not your children's fairy tale. It is a dark movie told the way it was told when it was originally written. I really enjoy films that make you think and draw you in. This film was excellent. However, if you are looking for a horror film with lots of blood, guts, gore and fighting typical of a slasher/horror film - this is not the movie for you. If you like a good storytelling with a few twists in magic and character, you will love this movie.
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Summary: The Fairy Tale is Over...
Review: A beautiful princess named, Lilly Hoffman (Monica Keena) threatened by her stepmother, Lady Claudia Hoffman (Sigourney Weaver) escapes to the woods where she finds sanctuary with a group of dwarfs. You think you know the rest of the story? Far from it. The original story of Snow White is a tale of unimaginable horror and suspense! Snow White: A Tale of Terror is a very well-done film starring Sigourney Weaver. It's based on the original story of Snow White (which was not one intended for children). To be completely honest, this film couldn't be any better! The story, the sets, the stars, the script, and everything else was truely magical and suspenseful. Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neil, and Monica Keena shine as the main cast. This film prooves that blood is thicker than water, and evil, like an apple, does come around. BUY IT TODAY!
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Summary: SNOW WHITE
Review: This "tale of terror" is not at all sweet like its Disney predecessor, of course as everyone says, this is the version of the Grimm Brothers' tale is actually more faithful to the original text. And for once the Evil Stepmother actually has a stronger motive for her hatred although beauty is still the source of her jealousy. Sigourney Weaver is scary in this movie, it took me a while to see that it was her on both cover pictures. This movie is quite smart in its plot and not that gruesome, except when Lady Claudia rubs the heart against her body. I really loved the setting of this movie which is in the Tcheque Republic. Overall 4 stars for imagination and trying to see what was a more plausible story at the base of the timelessly sugar-coated fairy tale. The Ever After without the romance or humour.
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Summary: Blanca Nieves
Review: Creepy, dark, and beautiful at the same time!
A master piece of FILM, known by few.
The photography and costumes are beautiful, and the "seven" friends of the forest are fantastic, aggressive and beautiful!
I am happy having this DVD. Try to rent it first.
The best of all, is that Snow White gives her heart to one of the SEVEN aggressive and beautiful men of the forest! I think that's great! She chose a "PRINCE" at heart, even though he may look dirty and very aggressive and with a scar in his face and soul. That's the point! Love can tame a beast! True Love is able to beautify and heal the broken heart and the aggresive soul of a homeless man of the forest! That's Beautiful! Snow White became a saved savior for the heart of that man of the forest.
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Summary: A Creepy and Wonderous Tale...
Review: "Snow White: A Tale of Terror" is a wonderful movie. The script stays pretty close to the actual story, but has unexpected twists and turns that are full of suspense and horror! Singourney Weaver always nails her performances, and this one follows the pattern. She is the evil step-mother to Lilly, whose mother was killed to keep her alive. All is weel when Cladia (Weaver) arrives, but soon her mirror takes over her and leads her onto her wicked path. Soon it becomes clear that Lilly must die, so she sends her brother to do her dirty work. The murder failed, and Lilly ended up lost in the forest with the seven savage dwarfs...well, I won't ruin the rest...let's just say you DON'T know what happens next... This is a fabulous film that is brilliant and has all of the right stuff to make you love or hate the characters. This is a must see!
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Summary: This movie is fantastic.
Review: This is by far the best version of the classic fairy tale ever created. Sigourney Weaver is fantastic as Snow White's evil sorcereress step-mother - driven to madness by the thurst to be flawless.
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Summary: Mirror, Mirror... Who is the Scariest of All?
Review: This version of the classic story stars Sigourney Weaver and Sam Neill and is far from the cheery animated version you may be familiar with.. Sam Neill plays Lillian's father. After the death of his wife he marries Sigourney Weaver. Things are fine at first but the aging Weaver begins to feel jealousy towards her step-daughter. She feels she is in competition for her husband's affections. With the help of her mysterious magic mirror (a frightening piece of furniture if I ever saw one) she begins making plans to be number one. But as Weaver makes her plans she also begins to sink into deeper and deeper madness as she eliminates the servants, her step-daughter and even her brother. But Lillian manages to survive and meets a band of outlaw miner's hoping to find a rich strike. She manages to win their hearts in time and eventually returns to challenge her step-mother. This is a very dark telling of the Snow White story. It is more tragic than many tellings in that the step-mother is mad and not evil. The girl who plays Lillian is excellent. Her ability to show powerful emotion with a single look really adds to the atmosphere of this dark film. If you are interested in seeing a good dark tale then Snow White could be just what you are looking for.
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