The Fairy Faith

Rating:
Summary: A fairy is so much more...
Review: The person who wrote the summary on the back of this DVD is obviously not familiar with any of Brian Froud's work, which is too bad because Froud is interviewed in the film! A fairy is not just a little person with wings and magical powers. That's only the conventional English description of a fairy. This movie has a lot of interesting interviews with locals in Scotland and Ireland but I wish it went deeper than just fairy mythology and folklore. It's not something I'd show to anyone who challenges your belief in fairies, since it's really only a series of interviews with locals, many of whom seem to be a bit daft. Still, I enjoyed it and if you're a fairy fanatic it would be a nice thing to have.

Rating:
Summary: If It's On TV...Watch It, But Don't Buy It
Review: This 77 minute documentary film is interesting. It takes us on a tour through Ireland, Scotland, England and Cape Breton where we meet several people who share their experiences, visions, sightings and folk stories regarding fairies. The people we meet are all charming and the scenery in these locations where faery lore is abundant is equally charming. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was like visiting with my Nana and Grandpa and hearing their tales of the faery realm. I felt comforted by the honest matter-of-fact way they shared their feelings, ideas and experiences. They weren't the least bit worried that they might seem far-fetched or unbelievable because in these countries there is healthy respect for the fey. I enjoyed experiencing that openness and credibility. I would tell anyone with an interest in faeries or the Celtic world or in magic to check this documentary out. The reason I only give it three stars is that I didn't feel it was far-reaching enough. It really didn't knock me over in any way. I would have been happy as can be to have come across it while channel surfing. I would have certainly considered it a good program and worth the 77 minutes spent viewing it, though some of it was a bit on the dull side. However, to order it and pay over...for it was too much. It doesn't contain anything that any student of faery lore hasn't heard a hundred times. It isn't a film I would watch again because I got the good of it from the one viewing and it's not profound enough or enlightening enough to warrant repeated viewings. If you can rent it or borrow it from a friend, by all means do so, but you can spend...more productively on other faery information or maybe start an account and save up to visit the Celtic countries personally where you can talk to the people and maybe experience the fey yourself.

Rating:
Summary: If It's On TV...Watch It, But Don't Buy It
Review: This 77 minute documentary film is interesting. It takes us on a tour through Ireland, Scotland, England and Cape Breton where we meet several people who share their experiences, visions, sightings and folk stories regarding fairies. The people we meet are all charming and the scenery in these locations where faery lore is abundant is equally charming. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was like visiting with my Nana and Grandpa and hearing their tales of the faery realm. I felt comforted by the honest matter-of-fact way they shared their feelings, ideas and experiences. They weren't the least bit worried that they might seem far-fetched or unbelievable because in these countries there is healthy respect for the fey. I enjoyed experiencing that openness and credibility. I would tell anyone with an interest in faeries or the Celtic world or in magic to check this documentary out. The reason I only give it three stars is that I didn't feel it was far-reaching enough. It really didn't knock me over in any way. I would have been happy as can be to have come across it while channel surfing. I would have certainly considered it a good program and worth the 77 minutes spent viewing it, though some of it was a bit on the dull side. However, to order it and pay over...for it was too much. It doesn't contain anything that any student of faery lore hasn't heard a hundred times. It isn't a film I would watch again because I got the good of it from the one viewing and it's not profound enough or enlightening enough to warrant repeated viewings. If you can rent it or borrow it from a friend, by all means do so, but you can spend...more productively on other faery information or maybe start an account and save up to visit the Celtic countries personally where you can talk to the people and maybe experience the fey yourself.