This. If Theron can make the villain character compelling and interesting, the movie should be okay. I don't expect any of the rest of the cast to be able to pull anything interesting off, so it's down to her really.Dags90 said:
Poll: New Snow White movie
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I think the Twilight comparison is from using the lead actress from the Twilight movies, considering Kristen Stewart is currently about as typecasted as Maureen O'Hara, her role in this movie could only be for one thing: to cash in on the Twihards.Dags90 said:
That and that they've changed the story so it's now primarily a romance between Snow White and the Huntsman. (who was otherwise a completely unimportant character in the traditional Snow White story, in fact in most renditions he was killed by the queen at the end of the opening scenes.)
Also no sign of Dwarves! Come on people, Warwick Davis has to earn his keep somehow.
Apart from that this film actually looks really good, although I wouldn't call Kristen Stewart 'The fairest in the land'. She's very pretty, but in that armour she looks more Joan of Arc than Arwen.
Okay, now someone was complaining about air ships and a female ninja in the upcoming Three musketeers movie, and I didnt see anything wrong with it. Afterall, there were atleast a dozen movies out there, and its always been a grand adventure type of story.
But I didnt watch the trailer above, I simply read the synopsis, and nearly threw up.
THIS IS NOT SNOW WHITE, THIS IS SOME MOVIE WITH A WORRIER CHICK WITH A NAME THAT HAPPENS TO BE SNOW WHITE!!!
So Im writing this shit off without much more thought...
But I didnt watch the trailer above, I simply read the synopsis, and nearly threw up.
THIS IS NOT SNOW WHITE, THIS IS SOME MOVIE WITH A WORRIER CHICK WITH A NAME THAT HAPPENS TO BE SNOW WHITE!!!
So Im writing this shit off without much more thought...
I dunno, I think the collecting youth thing is a rather interesting spin on the story. I mean, all things considered, jealousy isn't exactly the most solid motivation for outright murdering people if you're in a high and respected position. But taking their youth and beauty to remain in power...that's a more tangible and sensical reason for tracking down beautiful women. And what could be more threatening to her than one who is younger and more beautiful?WanderingFool said:
I'm not so sure about Kristen Stewart, though. Maybe Snow White will be a good opportunity to try out a larger emotional range. She certainly isn't short on critics telling her that's what she needs to do, so we'll see if she actually takes any of that to heart. I'll give her one last chance, in this movie.
That would be awesome.zHellas said:
It looks good, but probably i will no see it, unless my gf drags me to it. I liked alice in wonderland less than i thought i would.
Can you point to anything specific that hints at a romance between the Huntsman and Snow White? The only person she's shown kissing in the trailer is clearly not Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman), and is presumably Prince Charming.Hero in a half shell said:
They turned the Huntsman character into a less two-dimensional character, that's it. He's no longer a
(dis)obedient kill machine. Any romance you see between the Huntsman and Snow White from this trailer is thoroughly in your own head, conjured from your heavy biases.
Saw the ad and was unsure what to think, seemed bland to me. I also have issues with who they chose the play lady white. I understand why they choose her and it is not a bad reason, but I do not connect with her. So I spend the whole film a third wheel constantly pulled out of the movie only to be reminded that it is a movie.
PM me your thoughts after you watch it so that I know if it is safe for my immature mind?Marter said:
Hold on. I looked up the IMDb and Wikipedia page. There will be 7 dwarfs and the actors playing them are pretty good too. Includes the Dream Lord from Doctor Who, Beowulf, Ed from Shaun of the Dead, and Blackbeard from PotC: On stranger tides. Also there is Mario from a movie that most geeks are well aware of but refuse to acknowledge.the rye said:
Despite my initial knee jerk reaction to this I think I am going to wait for more information before I decide to hate it. Aside from the reputation that Stewart brings with her there isn't really much I actually hate about this. I think this is mostly timing, there have been quite a few remakes of classic stories lately that try and cash in on the success of Twilight, Red Riding Hood standing out the most. This movie could go either way. On the one hand they have Stewart, who will bring in the twilight fans. On the other they have a large number of really good actors who could probably hold this film up on their own.
The concept intrigues me. The only off-putting thing is Kristen Stewart. But the other actors are good enough to interest me. I may see it, and give Stewart a chance. Heck if I get half naked Chris Hemsworth again I'll be happy.
All I have to say is "Spieglein, Spieglein, an der Wand. Wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?"
...I dislike the Disney version of the story, and I wish this movie would be closer to the first version of the tale by the brothers Grimm. I doubt they'd ever go so far as to have Snow White's biological mother order the huntsman to take her seven year old daughter out in the woods and butcher her, bringing back her lungs and liver... No matter what they actually do with this story, it will never match the dark epic of the original tale. From the look of things, they're removing the attempted kinslaying aspect altogether. More's the pity.
...I dislike the Disney version of the story, and I wish this movie would be closer to the first version of the tale by the brothers Grimm. I doubt they'd ever go so far as to have Snow White's biological mother order the huntsman to take her seven year old daughter out in the woods and butcher her, bringing back her lungs and liver... No matter what they actually do with this story, it will never match the dark epic of the original tale. From the look of things, they're removing the attempted kinslaying aspect altogether. More's the pity.
I hope the dwarfs do have a major part in the film, the trailer seemed to be one of those bad fairy tale re writes, and it seems to be a recent trend to make a fairy tale film and insert some poorly written romance. The trailer appeared to me that it's sticking to a formula we've all seen before.Cpu46 said:
Am I the only a bit weirded out by the fact that apparently all of the dwarves are played by British actors? Most of them with very obvious British accents...Cpu46 said:
Right, so when we're not the bad guys we're the dwarves. Okay then.
Heavy biases? Steady on, I didn't say the film would be crap, (In fact I think it looks pretty good) I was just saying that casting the actress that played Bella Swan as the lead heroine in a romantic fairytale movie gives reasonable grounds to say that the marketers are trying to draw in the Twilight audience.Dags90 said:Can you point to anything specific that hints at a romance between the Huntsman and Snow White? The only person she's shown kissing in the trailer is clearly not Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman), and is presumably Prince Charming.Hero in a half shell said:
They turned the Huntsman character into a less two-dimensional character, that's it. He's no longer a
Ok, I watched the trailer again and I admit that there are no romantic implications between the two, but I can't find any evidence of the prince either (apart from the 1 second kissing scene where we see his lips and nose.) Apart from that there was no reason to believe he existed in this version. And the dwarves are relegated to about 2 seconds screentime in the trailer (1:11-1:13ish)
Since they massively changed the plot, bringing in big battles and making Snow White a Warrior Chosen One is it really so biased of me to presume that the bloke mentioned in the title of the film and given 90% of the trailer screentime was the love interest? rather than the guy who doesn't actually appear in the film title and is curiously absent from the trailer.
Kristen Stewart is supposed to be more beautiful that Charlize Theron?!
HA! oh boy, that movie's already funnier than Ben Stiller's recent top comedy.
Seriously, another movie concept that has NO reason for existence whatsoever...
especially not as a trilogy.
HA! oh boy, that movie's already funnier than Ben Stiller's recent top comedy.
Seriously, another movie concept that has NO reason for existence whatsoever...
especially not as a trilogy.