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The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very Great
Review: I thought this movie was really good! I enjoyed the special affects and the sets! There were four seasons Spring Summer Fall and of couse winter! They all had a big village or cute little house! I really liked spring and summer because spring had a little house that was very welcoming.Summer however had a big palace. Fall was set like Roben Hood.Where Every body robbed people! I really loved this movie!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not What I Expected
Review: I was disappointed in this film. It was too long. The entire middle section of this movie was too drawn-out and slow-paced. The beginning was great, and the ending got me a little excited, but overall, I wouldn't really recommend this film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another great movie from Hallmark!
Review: I watched this movie with my two young daughters and all three of us enjoyed it. Hallmark did a great job with this tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The movie is about a young man from a mountain village who begins working as a bell-boy for the White Bear Hotel. The owner of the White Bear hotel is an unhappy man still mourning the loss of his wife to a mysterious accident during winter many years prior. The owner's name is Wolfgang, and he has a daughter named Gerda who does not have much happiness in her life. The young man, Kai, and Gerda strike up a relationship that is soon interrupted by the Snow Queen, played by Bridget Fonda. Each season of the year has a female incarnation, and Winter decides that she wants permanent dominion. In order to have permanent winter, she must recover all of the shards of a shattered mirror created by the Devil. Unfortunately, Kai gets a glass shard in his eye while ice-skating with Gerda at night. Kai becomes the key to the Snow Queen's plan to rule over the other seasons. The Snow Queen abducts Kai, and Gerda embarks on a journey to find him. She must travel through all of the other seasons before finally reaching Kai. Meanwhile, Kai must struggle with the Snow Queen's sensual advances and maintain his memory of the pure Gerda.
I highly recommend this movie for the entire family. The special effects are incredible, and even though it was originally made for television, it is a full-length movie of high quality.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Story, Great Graphics, Really Bad Acting
Review: If you love fantasy movies, you have to watch this, but be prepared for some bad acting...the plot is great and so are the sets.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: a wee bit boring
Review: It's been months since I saw this so it's not that fresh, but I can say for sure that it's not a very memorable movie and pretty slow. I did make it to the end, unfortunately, and figured I pretty much just wasted time. Go get Arabian Nights.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Snow Queen
Review: This is a great movie!! I loved it so much that I wish that it never end. I too would like to know who is the singer that sigs the song off the movie. I know that it is called "The two of us will always be one" but I can't seem to find it! Some help me!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Truly Magical Movie...
Review: This is a wonderful movie that is maybe not suited for any kids under 10 years old. I think anyone under 10 may not understand the morals or the underlying messages presented in the story. I wasn't sure if I should buy this movie, I had never seen it but my best friend reccommended it to me so I followed through with her advice. The romances going on in the movie are fantastic and yeah the younger actors aren't going to be as great as Bridget Fonda but they're pretty damn good. I loved the ending, I wish they would have expanded more on the snow queen at the end. I love the way the snow queen is portrayed, she's wicked sometimes but she has a heart too. The special effects are amazing, and the costumes are fabulous!
What I didn't like about this movie:
*The 'devil' scene when satan is making the mirror. It makes no sense and should be removed, why would the devil make something and the season's accept it? The movie has more of a Pagan/Earthy feel to it and they should have just went with that.
*The corny song they have for Kai and Gerda's theme, it's got a really bad pop sound.
*The end leaves too much to the imagination for the snow queen, and I was expecting a lot more skating of just Kai and Gerda at the end since they had a huge scene in the beginning of them skating. Would have been a much better way to end it.

Overall, the good parts of the movie outweigh the bad, this has become one of my favorite movies of all time! If you love fairy tales, see and buy this movie!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful! A must for a fairy tale lover! A++++
Review: This is a wonderful movie! I have read the original story by hans christen anderson and I love how hallmark interpreted this story, making some changes, but good ones. The scenery is gorgeous. The acting is A++. The costumes were incredible. It makes a lot more sense to have the romance between two teenagers instead of children, like in the book. Not that the book isn't good, but I actually prefer the hallmark movie to the book. If you love fairy tales, fantasy, or (like me) BOTH, this is a must have for your collection. I bought this without seeing it first and took a chance, but it is one I do NOT regret. I love this movie and highly recommend it. It is so sweet. The romance between Gerda and Kai is truly heart-warming. The ending is perfect. Take a chance with this one, you won't regret it. :-)

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good but...
Review: This movie could had been very good but some things in it spoil this beautiful fairy tale. I like The Spring Witch, she was sometime going overboard with her acting but she was the best season that I like in the movie, the atmosphere that they create for the Spring was great, it was like magical and sometime weird, if not beautiful and creepy at the same time, like The Spring Witch was overly nice, got a beautiful little cozy home but sometime she got mad and it was kind of scary and like Gerda said if she get back into the house The Spring Witch won't let her come out, that was scary to wonder if the Spring Witch will force her to come back into the house. The Summer Princess was Beautiful and she got a gorgeous Palace but I didn't think she fit in this fairy tale, I would like more something like the Spring atmosphere but The Summer could not had been worst then the Autumn!I hate that part, it didn't fit at all and almost spoil all the movie! The Robber Girl got so much on my nerve and I was glad that Gerda push her, she deserve it! Why the sister of the Snow Queen was a robber? Autumn Robber, that didn't make much sense! It's really ruin a good part of this beautiful Fairy Tale!The Snow Queen play by Bridget Fonda was Great, she was Uniquily Beautiful, got long white hair and icy blue eyes, it was a different beautiful look but the Snow Queen got to look like her season, I thought they made a wonderful job for her look, she do look like Beautifuly Icy!:) Her acting was okay but not great like Miranda Richardson who play Snow White Step-Mother in the movie of the same name Snow White.Gerda act good, much better then the one who play Snow White in another Hallmark movie.Kai I find him harsh sometime, yeah he had to act rude when he was curse by the Snow Queen but before that I find him I don't know a bit harsh but act not that bad.The Polar Bear was great, he look so real! He was scary but at the same time he got a soft heart!Like I said it could had been a Great movie if that would not be especially of The Autumn Robber and worst her daughter, The Robber Girl! In this movie it got great speacial effect! Overall it's a good movie!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Snow Queen is a great movie.
Review: This movie is a very exhilarating movie, it keeps you on your toes throughout the whole thing...The young actors/actresses are perfect for the roles in which they are playing...The movie is filled with a little suspense and romance at the same time...Great movie....


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