• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Film

Fairytale: Story of the Seven Dwarfs – Film Review

By Emma Silverthorn @HouseOf_Gazelle  Not to proverbial on smaller animators but at a time when there’s so many brilliant feature animations, a la Frozen, The Lego Movie, nearly everything Studio Ghibli’s made, the flaws of this one appear extra ugly. Fairytale: Story of The Seven Dwarfs is probably fine for very small children but that’s […]

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2015-02-13 11:48
in Film
The London Economic

The London Economic

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

By Emma Silverthorn @HouseOf_Gazelle 

Not to proverbial on smaller animators but at a time when there’s so many brilliant feature animations, a la Frozen, The Lego Movie, nearly everything Studio Ghibli’s made, the flaws of this one appear extra ugly. Fairytale: Story of The Seven Dwarfs is probably fine for very small children but that’s all. I love a new spin on an old fairy tale, which is what directors Boris Aljinovic and Harald Siepermann attempt but mostly fail to do here, by mixing up the Sleeping Beauty and Snow White tales, amongst others. There’s innuendo too, (this mainly focused on penises, the Princess has a curse on her that means she can’t “be pricked before her eighteenth birthday” and there’s a nod to size at one point), with a clear attempt to elicit smirks from adults watching but mostly this falls flat. Along this line Snow White is characterised as a narcissist and a slutty one at that, and maybe it was just me, but Dellamorta the evil witch of the feature, seemed to be inspired by a diva-ish Shirley Bassey! This description makes Fairytale sound fun but all this allusion is simply not carried off very well.

Mostly, though, this is a kid’s film that some little ones may enjoy but not if, as noted above, they’ve been exposed to the much better ones. The songs are weak, more irritating than sweet or emotive, as are the voices, no Indina Menzel here or anything remotely close. There are some half-baked moral lessons about friendship and tying shoelaces from the dwarf protagonists that some parents might be pleased to pass along but the delivery of these lessons lacks creative finesse. Better to spend ninety minutes reading some version of these original Grimm tales than watching this.

On general release from Friday 13th February.

RelatedPosts

Give Them Wings Premiers in Darlington

Final Thoughts on Cannes 2022

Cannes 2022 Review: Tori and Lokita

Cannes 2022 Review: Pacifiction

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Watch – Hilarious spoof trailer for the Handforth Parish Council movie

Prince Charles wishes Palestinian people ‘freedom, justice and equality’

Set For Life Results for Monday 28 March 2022 Tonight’s winning numbers

Hundreds of British families offer to host Afghan refugees at home

VIDEO – Obama’s hilarious spoof retirement video

Really?! Police will not investigate ‘rule-breaking No 10 Xmas party’

Incredible pictures show lorry carrying 560 tonne load

Post-Brexit trade deal to boost Aussie exports six times more than UK exports

When Should You Start Saving for Retirement?

Thug who stabbed police dog in the head is jailed in UK legal first

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.