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The 10th Kingdom

The 10th Kingdom

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: DVD is definitely better than the VHS version
Review: Just received the DVD today, I browsed thru them, all 3 DVD discs. Definitely better than the VHS set (got from NBC) because it's 7 1/2 hours long. I just can pick out my favorite scenes from the index and view them over and over with out reviwding (that's one of the reason why DVD exist). Love "the making" feature, funny, a little bit too short. Attractive box design (3 fold).

The movies contained lots of soft focus shots, so I felt that the picture from DVD is not very sharp.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Howling Success!
Review: Although a little slow to start, this miniseries soon has you captivated. Imagine Grimm's Fairy Tales, 200 years on and everything is not Happy Ever After anymore.

Virginia and her father, Tony, (from New York) pass through a magic mirror to aid Prince Wendall, who's been turned into a dog by an evil Queen. They are joined and guided on their journey by Wolf who is half-man, half-wolf. Initially controlled by the Queen, Wolf changes his alliance when he's meets Virginia and falls in love with her.

The adventure is fantastic, along with the effects. Each character is carefully drawn and essentially the movie is about each of them finding themselves and then each other.

Virginia starts out cold and in tight control of her emotions, resenting that her mother left her when she was young. Wolf eventually manages to break through her defence with his passion and enjoyment of life.

Tony starts out a whining coward but ends up a hero.

Prince Wendall starts out spoilt and a snob but by the time he's restored to human form, he's a wiser man.

And Wolf, well, he's a tortured soul that wants to be good and due to his love for Virginia he finally manages to overcome his wolfish side - although, thankfully, not totally!

To explain Wolf's dilema it's easier to quote him. While talking to a therapist about Virginia he says: "I've met a girl that I really, really like but I don't know whether I want to love her or eat her."

Scott Cohen who plays Wolf definitely steals every scene he's in but having said that, the other actors are excellent too and they all work well together.

Lastly, I just wanted to mention Rutger Hauer who plays the Huntsman. It's another great baddie role for him and he is just wonderful - he has such quiet menace!

Watch it - it may be long but you'll be 'wishing on a star' to see it again and again!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: what a fun trip
Review: ONE CAN PUT THEM SELF IN THE MOVIE AND MOVE WITH THE TIMES. IT WILL MAKE YOU FILL LIKE A KID, LIKE WHEN THE STORIES WERE READ TO YOU. THE FUN OF NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS TO HAPPEN

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The 10th Kingdom
Review: This movie was awsome. I have never felt this way about a movie before. It was sweet, entertaining, and I fell in love with the characters. My favorite is Wolf. He was so charming and funny. I would recommend this movie to anyone at any age. I just hope that ABC makes a sequel. Or even better yet turn it into a series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Singing Mushrooms, Singing Rings
Review: Whoa is a good way of starting a review for 10th Kingdom. Thefairytale elements are only a part of the large picture, of magicmirrors and witches and swamps where mushrooms serenade you into a dream and sometimes only a wolf and willpower can save you. A girl wants adventure, and her dad wants some money, and they both get much more than they asked for. If you feel like enjoying a very long afternoon watching a film, this is freshly told story telling, with an edge (and some very interesting 70s music hidden within!)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Truly - um, enchanting
Review: The 10th Kingdom is easily the best fantasy mini series I've seen for a long time. It might seem like an old and tired formula: people from our world are taken to another one to help stop a disaster, but this is handled so well the whole thing is reinvented.

We have the heroine, Virginia, a New York waitress who lives with her father and longs for something to happen when she hits a dog in Central Park who isn't really a dog at all. We have her father, Tony, who is approached by Wolf - supposed minion of the queen who falls in love with Virginia - and given six wishes, all of which he uses to great comic effect. And this, you realise, is only the first episode set in New York.

The 10th Kingdom is stuffed full of faery tale elements which help to keep the story going along and interesting: trails of breadcrumbs, magic mirrors, dwarves, dragons, a Midas touch, poisoned apples, evil queens, bad luck and wishes, princesses and quests. It's the story of Virginia and Tony's struggle to get back to New York, woven in with Wolf's pining for Virginia, the plottings of the Queen for Wendel's kingdom and half a dozen little subplots and ideas woven in. Just when you think the story's getting stale, something else bursts out and livens everything up.

This is a brilliant series with a snappy script and special effects which add to the story rather than becoming it. The characters are interesting and fun, and the dialogue is hilarious. This is well worth buying if you're at all interested in fantasy, but despite the subject matter some of the scenes may not be suited to fairly young children.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I can't get enough of the 10th Kingdom!
Review: I bought this the minute after I saw it offered and I have been watching it constantly since I got it! I thought the acting, writing and scenery was AMAZING to say the least. Scott Cohen(Wolf) and Kimberly Williams(Virginia) were fantastic. If you thought the t.v. seris was so-so watch it again because it gets better every time you watch! Great for everyone who loves comedy, fantasy and fairy tales. This is great for all ages, and although it's long, it's perfect for viewing over a number of days! If you missed the t.v. broadcast don't listen to the critics because they don't know what they are talking about. The 10th Kingdom is my favorite movie and I think that other people will agree, it is the most engaging and fun t.v. miniseris in a long time!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: 10th Kingdom Wonderful- I am Wolf Fan
Review: I absolutely loved this video mini-series. I can't believe it did so bad in the ratings. In my opinion it was a gem. I was unhappy with the Wolf's and Virginia's romp. (It didn't fit with the fairy tale Snow White theme.) I encourage all fans to write NBC and tell them about it. Maybe we can get a sequel or prequel. I think Wolfie stole the show.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The 10th Kingdom- A Review
Review: This movie is absolutely fantastic! It is the perfect mixture of comedy, action and fantasy. Wolf, half- man and half- wolf, definitely steals the show, but the rest of the cast is great, as well. The story revolves around Virginia (Kimberely Williams), her father, Tony (John Larroquette), and Wolf (Scott Cohen) trying to save the Nine Kingdoms and restore Prince Wendell, who is now a dog thanks to the evil Queen (Diane Weist), to his throne. What results is a breathtaking adventure which makes you hold your breath and laugh out loud at the same time. Scott Cohen plays Wolf to perfection and John Larroquette is brillantly funny as usual, constantly lamenting about the weird ways of the Nine Kingdoms. "What is it with you people?" He finally cries out. This movie is definitely worth its incredible length- 10 hours. If you don't buy it, borrow it from a friend!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I can't believe no one saw this movie
Review: I watched this movie and thought it was cool, filled colors, and cool chacters. When I asked my friends if they wacthed it they said they never even heard of it. Oh, i thought Wolf was really handsome.


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