tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7074229149417432017..comments2024-03-28T14:32:43.876-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: MaleficentBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-67050072327927880742014-06-20T02:11:46.057-04:002014-06-20T02:11:46.057-04:00Am I the only one who didn't like it? To me, M...Am I the only one who didn't like it? To me, Maleficent has to be a really evil character. The one that does something evil and revels in it, preferably accompanied by a loud MWOE-HA-HA-HA!!! It would have been fine by me that they gave her a reason for being evil (the taking of the wings was indeed beautifully done and made sense), but then afterwards, when she's caring for Cinderella and trying to take away the curse... To me, that's a complete assassination of a classic character I loved to hate...<br /><br />It's weird that you mention the live action adaptation of 101 Dalmations, Sunbunny, 'cause that one did it completely right, in my opinion: Cruella is totally the star of that movie, but she remains deliciously evil, just like she was in the animated movie...Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54344099543609587122014-06-17T02:27:31.558-04:002014-06-17T02:27:31.558-04:00Great review. Saw the film and mostly loved it. Pi...Great review. Saw the film and mostly loved it. Pity Maleficent is sometimes the only smart person in the cast. Stefan and his stupid revenge-quest made me rage. And the thing with the wings was clearly a rape metaphor, I think Angelina's said as much in an interview. Shudder.<br />The movie was so pretty, and a real treat anyway. Maleficent's costumes rivaled Regina from Once upon a time for awesomeness. Oh now there's a crossover I'd like to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3646894825338847292014-06-08T15:36:25.542-04:002014-06-08T15:36:25.542-04:00Just saw Maleficent this afternoon and I kinda lov...Just saw Maleficent this afternoon and I kinda loved it. Sure it was pure Disney, but that didn't matter so much. Jolie was perfect in the role, she was so layered and at times both creepy and utterly beautiful. I had this picture of how I wanted the story to go, and they actually gave me the story I hoped for. I'm not sure if I could ask for more from this film, except for a bit more information about the King's years before he took the throne and the years directly after. <br /><br />Great review Sunbunny, I'm actually looking forward to Cinderella now.<br /><br />Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-47315273654338434282014-06-04T23:57:57.369-04:002014-06-04T23:57:57.369-04:00101 Dalmations live version was not terrible. It w...101 Dalmations live version was not terrible. It was a lot of fun, especially Glenn Close.lisamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610682119596522284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37565983144429984692014-06-04T21:09:19.800-04:002014-06-04T21:09:19.800-04:00I view this film as something to watch on a lazy a...I view this film as something to watch on a lazy afternoon whenever you're NOT in the mood for deep soul-searching allegory. It's very pretty to look at, I agree with you on that, but I feel like its a lot of style over substance. <br /><br />I give it lots of points for not ruining my favourite animated villainess of all time, though. Thank you, Disney, for taking the higher road there.<br /><br />One interesting thing I noticed, though, was that they changed the curse from '...before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die' (which would then be lessened by Merriweather to '...before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall fall into a sleep-like death'. Why did they change that? It seemed to serve little more purpose than changing the three fairies' names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45013172746743846352014-06-04T21:07:05.396-04:002014-06-04T21:07:05.396-04:00Yup! Here's a link to the first teaser trailer...Yup! Here's a link to the first teaser trailer. :) http://youtu.be/_wppM8ycod0sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42464386565187900932014-06-04T21:02:29.348-04:002014-06-04T21:02:29.348-04:00Great review Sunbunny!Great review Sunbunny!Laure Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692780015410946019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-24733120853072529372014-06-04T21:01:50.263-04:002014-06-04T21:01:50.263-04:00They are remaking Cinderella?? Color me cautiously...They are remaking Cinderella?? Color me cautiously excited!Laure Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692780015410946019noreply@blogger.com