The Snow Queen
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Movie Reviews of The Snow Queen
Movie Review: Extremely lacking
Summary: 2 Stars
As far as I know there has never been and English version of this story done before now except for an episode of Shelly Duval's Fairie Tale Theater(It wasn't very good either but more faithful to the original tale at least.) Sadly this version isn't anything like Anderson's wonderful tale of growing up and discovering love. And since I don't recall another version having been made why make all the changes to the original story? It is easily long enough for a miniseries just left alone and done faithfully.The two leads were completely wooden and boring, and the odd subplots they threw in as well as changing Gerda and Kay's ages just made it even more confusing.
I also agree that the change from it being a demon to being satan was cheap and silly. Completely uneccessary.
What I did like enough to give it two stars was Bridget Fonda and the Polar bear plot line, even though it had nothing to do with the original tale it was more interesting than the rest of the film. The film also looked really good, although I got confused as to where and when it was happening since folks tended to dress rather 19 century and everyone had accents ranging from French to American but they seemed to have a lot of modern lighting all over the buildings...And the weird subplot with Gerda's mother that was so badly written as to make the ending of the film completely silly.
Movie Review: Snow Queen Flop
Summary: 2 Stars
Right as I'm writing this review, I'm watching 'The Snow Queen.' And I'm really, really disappointed.
It's really, really, REALLY LAME.
The movie starts out well with good music, good atmosphere and passable acting. It's like this until we see the adult Gerta, and the whole movie goes downhill.
The script is horrible; it makes one feel as though the writers deliberately chose the most awkward phrases for this movie to make one flinch. The acting is wooden, and the two main characters aren't likable in the least. Although I liked the Snow Queen the first time Gerta saw her (in all her dark-maiden glory), this was lessened the next time she came along. I felt they made a major mistake in making the Snow Queen have an american accent and speak casually - it makes her seem much less regal and imposing. I cringed when she said "c'mere."
Don't bother watching this movie - it's long, it's dumb, and it's boring.
Movie Review: THE SCARY QUEEN!
Summary: 2 Stars
I agree with a previous review that this movie was too long. The story was too drawn out. As far as the Snow Queen was concerned, she needed a valium to calm her down and possibly help with her quicksilver mood swings. The polar bear was a creative idea, but why was he there? and why did he turn into a human in the end? I did enjoy the love story, but the young man didn't seem to get a grasp on who he wanted. Add the heroine with her journey to get her love back, and this three hour production became very frustrating for the characters and the audience. The love story seemed rushed, if it could be rushed in three hours, and a bit unbelievable. I felt they should have developed that more and maybe edited the Fall Queen's story, or even the long drawn out scenes with the Snow Queen. Ultimately, this movie was a disappointment to me. I was looking for something with more emotional substance. If you agree, try watching Snow White. It is a wonderful story.Movie Review: More Like....Drag....Queen of the Snow
Summary: 2 Stars
The lavish budget did provide many beautiful costumes, sets, and location scenery, but the simplicity and innocence of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale got lost in three hours of paper-thin acting, a very poor screen play, dreadful dialog, bad film editing and lousy direction from David Wu.
Movie Review: a wee bit boring
Summary: 2 Stars
It's been months since I saw this so it's not that fresh, but I can say for sure that it's not a very memorable movie and pretty slow. I did make it to the end, unfortunately, and figured I pretty much just wasted time. Go get Arabian Nights.