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Summary: The best fairytale movie!
Review: This film was really fun to watch. What made it great was that it was a very different take from the cartoon version. Also the effects were pretty cool, and the actors all did well. Especially the great Miranda Richardson. So grab your popcorn, sit back and relax, and join in a fantastic fairytale! You won't be disapointed. :)
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Summary: Snow White DVD-Unless you like KK, skip this film.
Review: The only reason I saw this movie was for Kristin Kreuk. Granted, she filmed it two years ago when she was seventeen, but she was terrible. So was the rest of the movie. Cinematically, it wasn't even that beautiful. I would say the only good thing about the film was Kristin, and she didn't have any lines practically. Miranda Richardson was tirelessly annoying, as was the rest of the cast. The script is a wreck. The worst part about the film is that it had the potential to be great. A dark version of the classic fairy tale. Bring it on! It wasn't that dark, nor was it even vaguely interesting. However, I'll be buying it anyway, such is the beauty of Kristin Kreuk. Her acting in the film isn't great, but her charisma is captivating.
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Summary: Dull as tombs
Review: Watching this program on ABC induced extreme trigger-finger on my remote. Sure, it was beautiful: Kristen Kreuk was gorgeous, the prince was cute and the special effects were nice to watch. But beauty does not a good film make! I was so looking forward to seeing a new version of the story- one with substance- but "Snow White- Fairest of Them All" definitely did not deliver on that count. Snow White herself barely had any lines; so how were we supposed to care about her as a character? The only mildly entertaining part of this production was Miranda Richardson's evil queen, but even that got old after awhile. Oh, and by the way, I will shoot myself if I ever again hear "You are. You are. You are the fairest of them all!" repeated ad nauseum!
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Summary: Awesome Movie
Review: As Sirenetta1 exclaimed: This movie is nothing like the Disney Movie Snow White!! It was not meant to be and that is what makes it into an enchating story unlike the Disney movie where the story has been changed for a younger audience. While this movie does differ from the original book, it still has all of the wonder that makes it into an enchanted place. This movie was not meant to be based off of the Disney classic, which is getting old and boring, and was remade into a great movie that is more attention getting. THis movie was definitely worth watching!!
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Summary: Mirror On the Wall What's the best movie of them all!!!!!
Review: Snow White-The Fairest of them All of course, this had to be one of the best versions of the brothers grimm tale of 2002 better than the other 1937 Disney animated movie with more detail in the story than the animated one did. The girl in the movie fits the part perfectly as Snow White she's beautiful yet more beautiful with white skin and lips red as the rose and hair black as ebany like they would say in the movie.I really recommend you get this when it's available on video & DVD. I think all get myself when it's available also.14 yr. old veiwer
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Summary: Interesting take...
Review: I found this enjoyable as a movie, but there were times when it seemed rather...flat. Some don't like it because it doesn't follow in the steps of the original animated version by Disney, but even THAT didn't follow the original fairy tale. In the original, there were no dwarves, but I like the dwarves of this one better than the animated one, especially with the way they incorporated the days of the week and the colors of the rainbow. The special effects were excellent.... Elspeth was a bit too vindictive and nasty for my tastes, but, hey, you can't win 'em all.
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Summary: Snow White-The Fairest of Them All
Review: I really liked this movie. It was a completly different take on Snow White. It had very good special effects. And the actress for Snow White showed a lot a depth to her character.
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Summary: This movie IS NOT Snow White
Review: Don't be misled by the title of this movie. It IS NOT Snow White. It may have some elements of Disney's Snow White, but none of it's special effects or new storyline capture the true heart or magic of Snow White.
It is unfortunate when producers and script writers decide to take a new spin on an fairy tale and end up totally destroying the magic. In this version of Snow White, the dwarves are named after days of the week, and when they stand in a straight line, they can form a rainbow to take them anywhere. This movie does not have a magic mirror with a character inside. Instead, any mirror in the castle can exclaim who is the fairest of them all. The prince of the story is turned into a bear, and then into a snow globe (so creative). The Queen visits Snow White not as an ugly witch, but in the body of Snow White's mother who died when she was born. Snow White isn't even placed into glass coffin; instead, the dwarves freeze her into a block of ice. You know the magic of Snow White is completely gone when the prince, still as a bear, licks down this huge block of ice before Snow White wakes up.
It is not just that the plot was bad in this movie, but the dialogue and character of Snow White seemed frozen throughout the entire movie. When she isn't saying a line or two, her face looks cold and unfeeling. You wouldn't see this Snow White bursting into song or dance! When the evil witch visits Snow White, Snow White says one thing I won't forget: "yes, I'm so tired..." Believe me, this was the only line I could relate with her, as I was very tired of this movie!
If you want to watch Snow White, buy the Disney version. If you want to see a cheap imitation with no magic, this movie is for you.
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Summary: Kristin Kreuk SHINES as "Snow White"
Review: It's not your traditional version of the Grimm's famous story, but this effort by Hallmark Entertainment (distributed by Disney) certainly has it's merits! Caroline Thompson's script tells the traditional story of the princess with "skin as white as snow" and the jealous stepmother who wishes her stepdaughter dead. But Thompson decides to elaborate the story with several touches of her own. For instance, Snow White's father, John (played by Tom Irwin), releases a "jinn" or "genie" type creature (Clancy Brown) from a frozen prison in the ice. To show his thanks, the creature grants John three wishes: 1) milk for his infant daughter, 2) a kingdom, and 3) a queen. But the candidate chosen to sit at King John's side, is none other than the creature's hideous sister, Elsbeth (Miranda Richardsn). As an "act of kindness" to his sister, he transforms her blemished skin to worldly beauty. But King John's heart still lies with his dead wife, Josephine (Vera Farmiga). So, Elspeth's first spell of manipulation is cast. Another added plot twist borrows from another Grimm's story, "Snow White and Rose Red". Queen Elsbeth lets her raging hormones get the best of her when Prince Alfred (Tyron Leitso) spurns her lusty advances. For revenge, Elsbeth turns the prince into a bear, who then seeks out Snow White to help break the spell. In a psychological twist, Esbeth disguises herself as Josephine, Snow White's mother, when she delivers the poisoned apple. Quite clever. Hallmark Entertainment regular Miranda Richardson is perfectly cast as the woman who's sole existence rides on being "fairest in the land". In her usual brilliant way, Richardson's performance is deranged yet humorous all at once. Kristin Kreuk (WB's "Smallville") as "Snow White" gives a deeper performance than one would expect. Rather than turning the princess into a sugary sweet victim, Kreuk brings out the human qualities of a teenager who longs to be seen as more than the beauty she is. Because of Elsbeth's spell on him, her father ignores her. Her stepmother hates her. The visiting prince swoons over her. The poor girl simply wants to be loved and known for the person behind the beautiful face. Kreuk was the perfect choice. The seven dwarfs are creatively reworked as the creatures that control the weather. They travel around the countryside as a rainbow, with each of them playing a different color. Named for the days of the week, each dwarf's personality comes from the old nursery rhyme' "Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace.....". Warwick Davis, of Ewok fame, plays "Saturday". Davis is no stranger the Snow White story, having performed in and directed many pantomime productions in his homeland of England. In another creative twist, Vincent Schiavelli plays "Wednesday"....the only "dwarf" over 4.5 feet tall! Michael J. Anderson (Twin Peaks) plays "Sunday" the kind-hearted sympathetic leader of the "magnificent seven". As in anything she is in, Vera Farmiga is wonderful. She is under used sadly, as Josephine is buried for most of the film. Thankfully she is brought back for the famous apple sequence. If you are expecting a live action version of the Disney 1937 classic, you will be greatly disappointed. The film rides on it's own merit and will hopefully become another family classic. Thanks Hallmark!
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Summary: Light-Hearted Fairy Tale
Review: After seeing Smallville and Earthsea with Kristin Kreuk, I have become a complete fan of hers. As Snow White, she exemplifies the innocence, grace, playfulness, and beauty you imagine Snow White to have. She is Snow White. She is the perfectly cast princess in a beautifully filmed, wardrobed, and luxurious rendition of the classic fairy tale which reminds you of classics like the Wizard of Oz. Miranda Richardson is at her best as a wicked
stepmother turned witch.
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