The 10th Kingdom
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Movie Reviews of The 10th Kingdom
Movie Review: A fantastic Fantasy Adventure
Summary: 5 Stars
I first watched this when it was on NBC. Bought the VHS version immediately and now that it's out on DVD, I had to get that.
The plot is basically this: It seems that the land of fairy tales is real. Those make up the 9 kingdoms. Our world is the 10th kingdom. Prince Wendell is about to be crowned king, but to prevent that, the evil queen/witch exchanges his body with that of her dog. The dog jumps through a mirror and lands in central park. He finds Virginia who takes him home. Turns out that he can communicate with her father. Anyway Prince Wendell takes them back through the mirror. The rest of the story is about their adventures along the way to saving the prince before he turns permanantly into a dog.
This is a PG13. There are a lot of adult themes. My college-age kids & 16-year old LOVE it and watch it frequently. It has staying power. The story is complex and interesting. It reminds me a LOT of the light-hearted nature of the Princess Bride - which is not a kids story, either.
I wonder what ever happened to the "part 2" - which was hinted at at the very end of the movie ("but that is another story"), but has never materialized.
Highly recommened!!
Movie Review: Awesome Story
Summary: 5 Stars
This is probably one of the most imaginative and stunning movie i've ever seen. This movie combines many different fairytale story and makes one big adventure. Virginia (a waitress) and her father (a mechanic) are off into a unknown world to help a prince (whom was turned into a dog) and save the 9 kingdoms. They run into trolls, talking animals, socerers, and many other characters as they try to find the evil witch and stop her before she tries to destroy their world. She has been trained and given magic by the evil stepmother (of snow white). Having all this at hand, the evil witch goes out to conquer the 9 kingdoms.
I won't say more but this is a must buy. I love how they took many different children fairytales and be able to bring them all together into one story. Very beautiful scenaries and great characters. I had originally bought this series on NBC after i saw it on tv. But i've just purchased the dvd. I don't think this was meant for younger viewers. I would say PG-13. This may be a bunch of fairytales but there are some content that is not really meant for kids. There is no nudity or sexual content. Minor blood and gore (very little throughout story). Overall it is a GREAT MOVIE! DON'T MISS OUT!!!
Movie Review: Family Fun for All
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great movie, even with this epic being nearly 7 hours long on DVD. You'll find it hard to stop watching the adventures of Tony and Kimberly as they make their way through the 9 Kingdoms with Wolf and The Prince. There is comedy, magic, romance, drama and all the rest for every one. Safe for every one to watch with only a very few mild words and violent acts that might cause a few parents concern for the very young. Entertaining on all levels, even for myself a middle aged male into war flix. I found myself fixed on this movie only getting up to change the 3 disc it takes to watch it. While I question a couple of the casting choices like headlining Ann Margret for such a small role, overall the acting was well above par for a made for TV movie. Even the FX and make-up were above average for a made for TV film. This film did not find a fan base until after it aired, which due to poor ratings on TV there may never be a another one which without giving anything away the movie hinted at that near the end. Recommended for raining day or winter watching as it is a all day view, and a number of fan sites have spung up with fanzine stories that carry the movie on well past the ending.Movie Review: A world of fairy tales.
Summary: 5 Stars
Whats better than a fairy tale? How's about a whole slew of fairy tales intertwined together. That is what this movie is about. A single father and his daughter fall into a world of fairy tales (primary Disney ones) and go on an adventure of a lifetime. They stumble upon the Nine Kingdoms, each of which is home of a famous fairy tale character; i.e. Snow White, Cinderalla, Sleeping Beauty, etc.. There they encounter a man wolf, singing fish, trolls, magic mirrors, and a whole slew of other characters from famous fairy tales in western literature. They get caught up in a power struggle between a niave king whose been turned into a dog, and an evil witch, which turns out to be her mother.
Clocking in at over 5 hours, this made for TV miniseries is a joy to watch. There is comedy, romance, tragedy, some action, and enough drama to keep kids and adults entranced. The music is alright, the cinematography is good, and the character development is great. Many of the characters get sufficient screen time to develop their backgrounds and personalities, and the dialogue is not plagued by one-liners. All in all a great movie to watch.
Movie Review: The Greatest Movie Ever Made
Summary: 5 Stars
I must say that I love this movie I especially love the way he connected fairy tale world and the real word together. It was simply brilliant. In all the fairy tale books that you have read, Cinderella, Snow White, Red Ridding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, the list could go on forever, but you get my point all ended with a prince or some kind of man saving a damsel in distress and then living happily ever after, but that will never happen in real life no matter how hard you wish for it. You may never find your prince, you might just find a wolf instead, but one thing for sure is that happily ever after never last forever. That's what I think Simon Moore was trying to tell us that there are obstacles you will face in life that will lead you to happiness, but then more obstacles will return and lead you to even a greater happiness and that will go on and on all through out your live. That's why I think this is the best movie that was ever made I really do hope they make sequel to this movie I would love to see what other obstacles they run into. I would rate this movie 10 out of 10. I strongly advice that if you haven't seen this movie that you do right away.