Saturday, September 15, 2012

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Directed by: Rupert Sanders
Screenplay by: Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, and Hossein
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Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Running Time: 132 Minutes (Extended Cut)
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Viewed: Owned Blu-ray

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Comments: I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed Snow White and the Huntsman. I don't know if it was the fact that I was let down by the last "big" pop culture movie I watched, The Hunger Games, or I simply just didn't expect much. Either way, I bought into this fantasy world and enjoyed the two hours I spent there.

- I don't want to jump on the "I hate Kristen Stewart" bandwagon, but I can't say I'm the biggest fan of hers. While her range as an actress isn't the greatest, I never thought that she was terrible. But I do wonder if another actress would have really brought Snow White to life more than Stewart. Actually, I'm pretty confident a number of actresses would have.

- On the other side of things, Charlize "Sex Goddess" Theron and motherfucking Thor bring it; Theron specifically. That woman is so goddamn talented and so fucking gorgeous and so awesome in general... and I'm rambling. And I definitely have a man-crush on Thor too.

- I think my favorite moment was when I realized the actors who were playing the dwarves weren't little people at all. I had no idea beforehand that normal sized men would be playing them (thanks to some great CGI). But then I saw Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan, and motherfucking Nick Frost. I won't lie, I geeked out a bit.

- I really liked the look of the film too. The special effects were excellent and the cinematography was rather great as well.

- Outside of my slight distaste for Stewart's acting, I really enjoyed Snow White and the Huntsmen. I don't much care about the shenanigans that went on outside of the film (Stewart's affair with her married director, Rupert Sanders), but it does bum me out that it pretty much killed any shot of a sequel with the entire cast (a rumored Huntsman-only film is in the works). Either way, I dug this updated fairly tale. Give it a shot if you're interested.

- OK, I lied. I chuckled a little when I found out that Stewart cheated on Team Edward.

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