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Snow White and the Huntsman
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Feo Takahari
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The entire movie felt very focus-tested, with sex and violence just strong enough to provide an occasional shock, but never strong enough to cause even the faintest whiff of controversy. I guess I like that it at least pretended to have a feminist message (though it never really built on it), and that the bad guys had understandable motives, but overall, I wouldn't recommend this movie.
Benjamin Clayborne
Auror
Well, big-budget action flicks from the big Hollywood studios (Universal, in this case) aren't where you turn to when you want controversy.
I liked it; it was a fairy tale, with fairy tale logic and not a lot of candy coating on things.
Ireth
Myth Weaver
Saw this movie yesterday, and I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. Kristen Stewart was actually pretty good in her role, a far cry from her days as Bella Swan. I liked the dwarfs, and kinda wish there were more scenes with them. There were a few funny moments, which was kinda nice to offset the dark tone of the movie as a whole, and while much of it was predictable if you know the fairy tale at all, there were also some things I genuinely wasn't expecting. Some of the stuff they did with the camera was kind of odd and jarring, but I enjoyed the CGI in many of the scenes. I give it a 3.5/5.
Twilight Flyer
Scribe
My soon took me to see it yesterday for Father's Day and I, too, was pleasantly surprised. I have never been a big fan of Kristen Stewart, but she was very good in this movie. And Charlize Theron was awesome as a very unhinged evil queen. 
Very much enjoyed it.
Very much enjoyed it.I saw Mirror Mirror and I quite enjoyed it, at least in a lighthearted way. It isn't bad, its not good but its something to do with the afternoon)
Struddles
Dreamer
I was not a huge fan really the only person who was any good in the movie was Charlize Theron as the Queen. The dwarves as a whole were good but as a Ireth stated above. Beyond that I felt the rest of the characters were not only predictable but quite forgettable. I found it to be quite bland though it wasn't terrible the action was alright and I loved the story behind the ruthless Queen it was done amazingly.
gavintonks
Maester
The movie is one of the trite formulas that were popular in the 70/80 fantasy genre, where everyone goes on a quest and runs around falling into things and just getting away.
It is so sad when they have budget and all it is is a few key pretty scenes like the raven episode
I thought snow white was going to be taught to fight? well riding around in joan of arcs old armor is not fighting
very disapointed
It is so sad when they have budget and all it is is a few key pretty scenes like the raven episode
I thought snow white was going to be taught to fight? well riding around in joan of arcs old armor is not fighting
very disapointed
I saw it last night. I thought it was decent. I didn't hate it, but it had potential to be a lot better. I'm sort of indifferent to Kristen Stewart - I don't hate her, but I don't think she's great. She was so/so for me. I felt like she needed to smile once in a while - not that life was all happy for her, but they tried to play up the "she has inner purity and beauty" thing and it seems like a pure, sweet princess wouldn't look like a nervous teenager all the time. Her performance wasn't awful, but it wasn't great either.
Chris Hemsworth, on the other hand, he can be my huntsman any day. (oh, did I say that in my outside voice?)
I didn't expect much of the movie, so I wasn't disappointed really. But it could have been a heck of a lot better.
Chris Hemsworth, on the other hand, he can be my huntsman any day. (oh, did I say that in my outside voice?)
I didn't expect much of the movie, so I wasn't disappointed really. But it could have been a heck of a lot better.
I went to the midnight premiere a few weeks ago and saw it. Overall, I have to say I was pleased, but as others have stated, it could have been a lot better.
What I did like:
It was an overall decent way to revive an old fairy tale.
The badass evil army at the beginning. Didn't you see their armor? IT WAS AWESOME!
The troll was also quite badass, wish there was more of it.
Chris Hemsworth is one of my favorite actors, so it was nice to see him in it.
Some parts of the film were hinting towards some dark and gritty fantasy, but not enough to really move you.
Charlize Theron stole the show, but I would have liked to see the Queen in action more, instead of standing there trying to fix her ugliness.
What I did not like:
Kirsten Stewart, while she didn't do a horrible job in this movie, I think shouldn't have been cast as Snow White. She needed to smile a few times or shut her lips, because her teeth were starting to irritate me halfway through the movie.
How, after how many years of being locked up, Snow White can rally an army with ONE speech, and fight like a trained soldier.
Some things were a bit too contrived for me.
I'd give it a 7/10, worth buying on DVD eventually, but nothing too special.
What I did like:
It was an overall decent way to revive an old fairy tale.
The badass evil army at the beginning. Didn't you see their armor? IT WAS AWESOME!
The troll was also quite badass, wish there was more of it.
Chris Hemsworth is one of my favorite actors, so it was nice to see him in it.
Some parts of the film were hinting towards some dark and gritty fantasy, but not enough to really move you.
Charlize Theron stole the show, but I would have liked to see the Queen in action more, instead of standing there trying to fix her ugliness.
What I did not like:
Kirsten Stewart, while she didn't do a horrible job in this movie, I think shouldn't have been cast as Snow White. She needed to smile a few times or shut her lips, because her teeth were starting to irritate me halfway through the movie.
How, after how many years of being locked up, Snow White can rally an army with ONE speech, and fight like a trained soldier.
Some things were a bit too contrived for me.
I'd give it a 7/10, worth buying on DVD eventually, but nothing too special.
At least they didn't cast Natalie Portman.
Ireth
Myth Weaver
What's wrong with Natalie Portman?
Mindfire
Istar
I actually liked her as Padme Amidala. But I honestly think that the woman from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (Elizabeth Turner actress?) would have been a superior choice to both of them. Granted, I haven't seen Snow White and the Huntsman, but it's a fantasy, Pirates was a fantasy. So yeah.
SeverinR
Vala
She is pretty, but when I picture Snow White, I think of innocence and beauty. Of course, if she is a hardened fighter, innocence is lost.
Haven't seen this movie yet, looking to see what others thought of it.
ArelEndan
Scribe
I went to see it mostly because it was a fairy tale and Chris Hemsworth was playing the huntsman. The main thing I was disappointed with was the writing. The special effects were really good, I loved the costumes, and Hemsworth and Charlize Theron were perfect in their roles (even Kristen Stewart wasn't terrible when she had meaningful dialogue). I just wish the writers had paid more attention to patching up plot holes and developing major characters, particularly Snow White's transition from princess-in-the-tower who doesn't know how to hold a sword to someone who leads men into battle.
That said, I liked it enough that I'll probably go see the next two. They're supposed to focus more on the Hunstsman and a new screen writer has been hired: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Sequel is Moving Forward | Screen Rant
That said, I liked it enough that I'll probably go see the next two. They're supposed to focus more on the Hunstsman and a new screen writer has been hired: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Sequel is Moving Forward | Screen Rant
You mean other than the fact that every time she's on film, you can tell that she's just dying to look at the camera? Watch the first three Star Wars films...watch how much she's forcing herself not to look at the camera.
Keira Knightley.