The Brothers Grimm
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Movie Reviews of The Brothers Grimm
Movie Review: A Great Romp for Fairy Tale Lovers...
Summary: 5 Stars
Despite the low opinions of most in regards to this film, I still thought it was a terrific romp through some of my favorite fairy-tales.
Fairy tales have been passed down through generations as entertaining stories full of traditional morals and lessons used to instruct children (and often adults) on such things as good behavior, how to treat others, and general life lessons that everyone should learn.
Fairy-tales have been moderated over the years to make them more kid friendly (for example, in the original translation of "Sleeping Beauty", the Prince actually has sex with the Princess he finds sleeping in a tower, and then leaves before she wakes up. Obviously, this ending was changed to where, instead, the Prince awakens the beautiful Princess with the kiss of true love (something that occurrs in other tales, such as Snow White).
"The Brothers Grimm" takes an applaudable approach to revamping some of our best-known fairy tales into an entertainingly NEW story. By fusing together stories such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and many more, "The Brothers Grimm" presents new elements and insights into these stories that are so steeped in tradition. I challenge you to watch the whole film and try to pick out the details from each fairy-tale. Try to catch the inside jokes, and little *winks* the film gives to so many different tales.
The DVD version contains many fun features, including deleted and extended scenes. One of these deleted scenes, in which the two brothers and their "lady fair" are attempting to escape the attack of an enchanted tree, is one of the most *expensive* scenes to ever have *not* made it into the movie!
I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and it reminded me of my deep love of fairy tales. If for nothing else, at least credit the film with "thinking outside the box" when it comes to translating traditional fairy-tales on film. This wasn't a simple retelling of a fairy tale, as can be found in abundance on DVD...it really tried to poke fun at itself, and present a *new* story mixed in with so much tradition.
It also doesn't hurt to have such a star cast, with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger creating a comical "odd-couple" duo. I hope to see more of these kinds of film in the future.
Movie Review: Have the right expectations and you'll see it for the masterpiece it is!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've heard a few people say they were disappointed after seing this film; they had expected better. I think a lot of people have the wrong expectations when it comes to The Brothers Grimm: in the theatre I see lots of people of whom I can tell from moment one they will be disappointed.
Mothers with young children who actually think this movie has anything to do with the traditional fairy tales; this movie is NOT for children! If I were 7 I'd wet my bed for days after seing The Brothers Grimm. Young boys and girls on dates, all expecting an easy digestive romcom with an obvious storyline and no depth (I don't know how they got there but they did). That is NOT the case. If you want Finding Nemo, go see Finding Nemo. If you want American Pie, go see American Pie. But don't complain about The Brothers Grimm, because it is an absolute masterpiece!
The storyline is entertaining (one of the few movies that doesn't make you go "when's the intermission already? I need to pee!"), the director paints an amazing picture with his brilliant set, the characters are adorable and the actors do an amazing job. There wasn't a moment I saw them acting instead of being. One thing that really caught my attention was the role of Angelika (by Lena Heady) which reminded me in every single way of Keira Knightley's version of Guinevere in King Arthur - in a good way though.
Overall, I think this movie is a serious tribute to the fantasy genre, and I think that people who can appreciate that will love this. Don't look for logic, don't look for unexpected plots like in The Village and The Others, don't expect American Pie jokes and FOR GOD'S SAKE don't take your little children with you to this movie.
This is a brilliant movie that can hold it's own and if you ask me it deserves lots and lots of attention and awards.
YOU WILL LIKE THIS MOVIE IF YOU LIKE... Sleepy Hollow (with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci), King Arthur (with Clive Owen and Keira Knightley), Pirates of the Caribbean (with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom).
Movie Review: Sheer Brilliance
Summary: 5 Stars
I've heard varied comments about this movie, but when I went to go see it, I found it absolutely amazing.
The scenery, for one thing, is gorgeous. The forest and towns look like they come out of a fairy tale, which adds to the air of the movie as a whole. It's not too real-to-life, because it's not *meant* to be.
Also, the characters... Heath Ledger portrayed Jacob wonderfully -- when you feel sorry for a character in his situation, you know that the actor has hit the nail on the head. Matt Damon, on the other hand, did a great job of playing Jacob's foil in the form of Wilhelm. I got a bit angry with him some of the time, as a staunch magic-believer myself. ;] Angelika (Lena Headley) reminds me a little of Keira Knightly in Pirates of the Caribbean and King Arthur, which lends itself to the feeling of the film. It's a fantasy adventure, not a horror movie.
This brings me to the next point: scare value. While it's not a horror movie, it *does* have a certain amount of scare value. It's more of a things-jumping-out-at-you scare, though, not an Exorcist-type scare.
There is a point in the movie that gets confusing. In one scene, a girl is spirited away from the village in the stomach of a horse. In the next scene, another girl who we've seen earlier in the movie is turned into a gingerbread man. *These are not the same person*. Their hair looks similar (strawberry blonde and cropped short), but they have completely different faces. Just to clear that up.
All in all, this movie is wonderful. It's got a fairy-tale feel to it, and at times it can be a bit scary, which is a weird combination, but fitting. I strongly recommend going to see this movie with a group of friends. Try not to bring small, impressionable children. :]
Movie Review: I thought it was good personally.
Summary: 5 Stars
For the person who wrote animal cruelty. There is such things as fake cats, cg graphics and robotics. They are not that stupid to do that to a real cat, so don't push your peta beliefs on everyone else. If you want to boycott it because you don't agree with it then fine, but don't force everyone else to.
Yes I did think that it was a little misguided in the ad. People assumed it would be alright to take kids to due to it being about fairy tales.... However I noticed a lot of reviews made bad comments saying that isn't how the fairytales went, it was awful blah,blah, blah. If you EVER do your investigating you will realize that the original storys were just has horrific as how they were offered in the movie. Little red riding hood did get eaten, hanzel and gretle did get killed by the witch and all the other storys were like that. There is books where the storys doesn't go as plan. If you investigate you will realize the storys were changed later so they would not scare children. If people cannot accept this then they shouldn't worry about seeing the movie ever again.
Now back to the movie, yes it was graphic with the cat scene as well as afew others, I suggest this as a renter for those who really disagree with the whole concept of the dark side of the storys or those who agree with the negative comments. As for those who enjoy action, horror, dark movies, then by all means this is a buyer.
Video wise I give this movie one thumb up and I'll explain why. Graphically it was pretty good and and the effects or lack there of was alright but could have found better ways to do some scenes. Audio was average but I think that was because the theater speakers sucked. Acting was average.
Movie Review: Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful
Terry Gilliam is the Orson Welles of our time. Lambasted by critics for his excesses, admired by others for his genius. I'm with the genius crowd. Brothers Grimm is probably the most unfairly panned movie I've seen in a long while. Gilliam's style is baroque, and by a director who knows the definition. Visually, this can be quite stunning, as various nasty and beautiful things poke out of corners of a scene. Sort of like a Durer woodcut as imagined by Hieronymus Bosch. And the Brothers Grimm is perfect ground for Gilliam's magic - a dark fairytale that is also has a clash of ideas. It's 1812, the Age of Napoleon, not a good time for the Imagination. Nevertheless, con-men Jake & Will Grimm are cashing in off of superstition and fear, since it's also an Age of Anxiety, and people believe more than ever in things that go bump in the night. The bumbling Grimms are played, quite effectively by Matt Damon (who pulls off the accent nicely) and Heath Ledger (a head scratching, eye-squinting success). Their evil counterparts, End Products from the Age of Reason, are a French general, played by Jonathan Pryce, and his wacky henchman, played by the always wonderful Peter Stormare. Little girls are disappearing in a small town, and something needs to be done about it. And the Grimms are caught in the middle. You will recognize bits and pieces of various fairy tales, as the Grimms stumble and bumble along to try and figure out the mystery. To reveal more would be cheating you out of a great tale and some genuine surprises. Check it out!