Red Riding Hood
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Movie Reviews of Red Riding Hood
Movie Review: not the best...
Summary: 3 Stars
I ordered this dvd for my niece (4). It was not what I expected. My niece doesn't care for it too much either. I think she might enjoy it more when she's a little older.Movie Review: RED RIDING HOOD
Summary: 3 Stars
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A BETTER STORY FOR A CHILD, BUT THIS MOVIE IS FOR ADULTS....IF YOU LIKE BORING.....SORRYMovie Review: A Bit Too Over the Top, Even for Me
Summary: 2 Stars
In the real world, a young girl named Claire is preparing to sneak out for the night and meet friends when her babysitting grandmother holds things up by reading a story to her and her little brother. With some mysterious, grandmotherly magic, the pages of Grandma's book are altered to fit the tastes of her young audience. As she reads the story of "Red Riding Hood," we meet a family that parallels their own. Claire imagines herself as Red, a spirited young girl who lives in a lighthouse and is being stalked by a bloodthirsty werewolf as she disobeys her mother and takes a shortcut to her grandmother's house. Red and her kooky, New Age grandmother share the same freedom loving spirit. There's also a fairytale stereotype huntsman whom Red quickly crushes on and is a bit out of place in this otherwise modernized Red Riding Hood tale.
It's painful for me to write a 2 star review for a Red Riding Hood film. I personally adore the story, especially when the werewolf aspect is employed. However, this film, while not without a few good points, is more than a little painful to watch all too often. To go by the DVD cover, you might be expecting something really magical and spectacular, and, at times, the visuals do seem to have that look. A large amount of computer effects are employed, especially with the backgrounds and musical numbers. It works for the background stuff. If only they hadn't gotten so wacky with the musical numbers! Some of the cheesy visuals make the numbers in "The Worst Witch" look good. The songs themselves are a mixed bag, but mostly not that great. The cast is all over the place, as is the writing. I suppose one of the biggest stars here is Lainie Kazan as the grandmother, though I also found her to be one of the more annoying aspects of the film. In the "real-world" stuff, she comes off as a female Ernest Borgnine from "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders," and in the story she's just irritating. Surprisingly, the kids are pretty good actors. Sam Oz Stone is pretty decent as Red's little brother (and Claire's too), and Morgan Thompson is probably the best thing about this 2 (or 2 and a half) star movie in the role of Red/Claire. She's got "the look" and the voice to really take her places on stage and in the movies, so hopefully we'll be seeing more of her in the future. Joey Fatone is also one of the better aspects of the film, clearly having a ball as the werewolf who probably makes this movie too scary for the audience that will appreciate it the most, 4-year-olds.
On top of all this, the DVD has no extra features beyond English and Spanish subtitles. The film is presented in 1.78:1 widescreen and continues to be way overpriced at the time of this review.
Movie Review: Don't be hoodwinked
Summary: 1 Stars
I was amazed at how many big name movie stars are in this made for DVD musical. The only decent song in the whole show is one borrowed from the 60's/70s rock group Sam the Sham and the Pharohs. If you wish your children watching other children spitting on adults as sport then this is the movie for you. There are other instances that I found disgusting. While this is an updated version of LIttle Red Riding Hood, I would not recommend this for 12 and under. Young teens will find the spitting and other vulgarities humerous, I'm sure.Movie Review: This could be the worst movie I've ever seen.
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this DVD for my 7-year old daughter. It's Little Red Riding Hood, so how could I miss, right? WRONG!!
1. It's a musical - with bad music.
2. It's not for little kids (has a level of creepiness & rudeness).
3. It's just not tolerable on any level - it's that bad.
4. You've been warned.
Bill H
League City, TX