Since there has been a lot of buzz around the Huntsman trailer that came out I thought it'd be fun to watch Snow White: A Tale of Terror which popped up on the front page of our Netflix today. These events are likely related. I enjoyed it! At the very start and the end they make sure you know that this is the Grimm version of Snow White. To be perfectly honest, while I liked the movie, I can't say I enjoy Grimm over the happily ever after true love's kiss stories that I grew up with. I am pretending this movie is not about Snow White but some other chick who happens to really like poison apples.
Another thing that Grimm did - the dwarves get screwed! I feel bad for them! They should not have helped Snow White. They should have tossed her ass out as soon as crazy shit started going down and called it good. Also only one of them is an actual little person. The rest are normal sized. After watching this the "hi-ho hi-ho it's off to work we go" song will always make me sad.
It's kind of hard to get into this movie from the start. At first the step-mother doesn't seem so bad...she's just one attention whore fighting another attention whore (Snow White/the daughter/Lilli). I can see where she ends up going evil, they make that turn in the story extremely evident and jarring, but before that point I don't really get why Lilli is so disturbed by her. I mean, the lady brings her a puppy! What better way to trick little kids into liking you? On the flip side, I also don't understand why eventual crazy lady thinks Lilli is behind all her misfortune. That idea seems to come out of no where. Well, it comes out of the mirror, but still, crazy lady buys into it pretty quick. OK OK, so the logic probably ends when your mirror starts telling you to kill people, but still!
This was a pretty good horror movie. Not great, but it had some solid suspense and a few jumpy moments. I would recommend it for people who aren't huge on super scary movies but are looking for a bit of suspense and maybe a little faster pitter patter of the heart. Or if you just really like the Grimm version of fairy tales. I can't attest to how accurate this movie is in that respect, but I'm guessing they probably did a decent job.
Two things that have nothing to do with anything:
1) Holy crap, Sigourney Weaver is 62 (48 in this movie) but I'm pretty sure she hasn't aged since she hit 35. And don't tell me it's plastic surgery. Something must have happened on the set of Ghostbusters and now she's immortal!
2) The dude from Ally McBeal is one of the "dwarves" and that made me laugh.
I *love* A Tale of Terror. I'd known of it for quite a while, but didn't actually see it until 11th grade--and I freaked the FUCK out when I finally did. I knew "Little Lilli"--hell, I was in second period with her, in my black box improv class! I paused the movie and just kind of stared for a while, because I'm used to Teryn (the girl who played Little Lilli; also, how awesome a name is that?) having these perfect, bright blonde Goldilock's curls.
ReplyDeleteIt was a definite "holy shit" moment, and she was awesome about it when I asked her a few weeks later when she came into the theater I worked at.
I absolutely adore this movie as well. I first saw it years ago and literally squeed when it came up on instant watch :D
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