I'm not on board with the whole 'Character is Public Domain- Make them a Horror Villain' trend.
That said, I can't ignore it.
As such, I checked out the Trailer and then the Cover Art for the one about Popeye...
Why does this feel familiar?I'm not on board with the whole 'Character is Public Domain- Make them a Horror Villain' trend.
That said, I can't ignore it.
As such, I checked out the Trailer and then the Cover Art for the one about Popeye...
Why does this feel familiar?Are you ready for lots of Backstory?!?
If so, you're the Audience for today's Film- The Huntsman- Winter's War, the 2016 Sequel to the 2012 Film. Of course, you notice what's missing from that Title.
There's no Snow White in this Snow White Sequel- save for a random Stunt Double's Cameo. Weird.
This is from the rich tradition of such Sequels as Clyde: Origins, Frost vs. The World Crime League and Deadpool.
Wait- one of those is real.
The VFX Director- Cedric Nicolas-Troyan- steps up to Direct. Will he have an affair with a Lead too? He's since gone on to Direct...one other Film in 2021.
Bad omens.
Is this a Sequel that deserves more love or one that needs to get nuked for another 30 seconds to defrost? To find out, read on....
Remember the Evil Queen Ravenna?Let's stick with the 'Updated Fairy Tale' Theme here and go to an old enemy...I mean, friend (?)- The Asylum.
Will this 2024 Snow White Film work where- apparently- Disney's did not?
Let's find out...
In Present Day Los Angeles, a Drug Kingpin (Eric Roberts) has a Daughter who wants him to go legit.A pretty so-so Film with some decent fights and action. It's just too bad that the same effort didn't go into the Script and Production Values that went into the sparring.
Never has a Tagline said so much as this...
'From the Director of Twilight.'
Look- dunking on Twilight is easy. It's also fun.
That said, the Film led to many similar Films being greenlit and this sure is one of them.
A year before Snow White and the Huntsman AND Mirror Mirror, this one told an 'updated' version of a Fairy Tale.
Only it doesn't. Little elements exist, but it is not REALLY that tale.
To find out how a Film about a little girl in peril in the Woods became a Twilight-style love-triangle Horror Romance, read on...
The Film tells the tale of a Village in the middle of the Woods. The Sonyverse is a thing.
Well, it was.
Let's enjoy what we got, rather than mourning what we lost.
Oh right- we lost this one.
Cheers all around!
Have you ever bought a used Trade Paperback and gotten a Movie? I have.
My copy of a Wonder Woman Trade Paperback (found in a Thrift Store, mind you) had a copy of the Animated Wonder Woman Film AND a digital copy of today's Film.
This is Snow White and the Huntsman, a 2012 Film that attempted to mix two things together- Snow White and Game of Thrones.
2011's HBO Series changed TV forever and also affected Movies. Someone might say 'This Film was in development for XX months' or something, but do the Math here.
Is it just a coincidence that this dark, grim and violent version of Snow White was made in the wake of that Series? Really now?!?
The Film was mired in controversy for what happened between the Star and the Director, but was it a good Film?
I'd say that it was good enough to get a Sequel, but I just watched the 258th Children of the Corn Film, so...that's not a standard.
To see how it turned out (and certainly not to milk those Disney hate clicks), read on...
It is a Tale as old as, well, around 1812. What happens when you don't want to lose a license?
You make a Film that nobody asked for- that's what.
Dimension Films did this a couple of times in 2018 and this sure is one of them.
Want to see more evil Children?