tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417973952836164621.post5067315284252051745..comments2024-03-11T03:15:10.974-04:00Comments on The Dark Forest: Fairy Tale News Roundup: Obscure Films, Bullfighter Snow White, Japanese Monsters, Snow Queen Productions, New Maleficent Trailer!Megan Reichelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07923802055378772533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417973952836164621.post-9351844123898055142014-01-24T10:47:31.997-05:002014-01-24T10:47:31.997-05:00Gypsy, it is all good! I hadn't sent you produ...Gypsy, it is all good! I hadn't sent you production photos yet, so I wasn't expecting it! Thank you for helping me out with it!<br /><br />I guess The MarySue expected more anti-hero than hero? More villain with solid convictions than secretly trying to save the kingdom? Not sure. Excited for it though! I was not prepared for CGI fairies, though. I was thinking they were live action, which made the CGI jarring. Especially since I love those three actresses so much. <br />Megan Reichelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923802055378772533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417973952836164621.post-41113994951231563972014-01-23T21:27:40.364-05:002014-01-23T21:27:40.364-05:00Yay for Glassheart! My apologies re nit blogging i...Yay for Glassheart! My apologies re nit blogging it yet - I've had trouble getting time to do regular news and the multiple power outages here aren't helping. :/<br />Blancanieves - is BRILLIANT! It was the first movie I saw this year and a wonderful, wonderful way to start off. I was so excited about it, I collected about 100 pics and 50 articles to reference and quote and overwhelmed myself into not posting at all. It's an excellently made film (it makes The Artist look like barely more than an experimental nod to the artform of silent movies) and is a really great interpretation of Snow White. It's intentionally broad at times, exploiting the silent film vehicle but as a result it works even better. I thought I'd like it but I didn't - I LOVED this film.<br />I recommend the Flavorwire article too on "obscure fairy tale films" too. definitely worth hunting some of those down.<br />Maleficent: yeah - I'm not sure why The MarySue is so down on it. Did they not realize it was essentially going to be a live action version of the animated film, complete with all those iconic scenes and characters, but from Maleficent's POV? They've said so all along. I've been pleasantly surprised it's come out looking as good as it has so far. I guess I expected to hate the fairies with a passion but they're no worse than the animated ones. Considering what the film is supposed to be, I'm not sure why the disappointment/criticism. Did they not read the initial synopsis, teasers etc? Maleficent was always going to be the "true hero" here or perhaps, in the end, the anti-hero. It's better than I expected, although, honestly, my expectations were on the low side (very low). I think it will do the job they meant it to. *shrugs* Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.com