Movie Review: Into the Woods

The Disney musical is finally out and its just super awesome! I was laughing the entire time and just enjoying the movie! If you’re not into musicals or fairytales, this ain’t for you, but if you were like meee, loving all the magic in the world, then you will LOVE it!

The movie is about five fairytales coming together as the main character of each story travels through the woods. You have, Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) going to sell his cow, Cinderella (Anna Kendrick) who is sneaking into the ball, Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford) going to visit her grandma and the Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who were sent to the woods to collect four items for the village Witch (Meryl Streep). There’s also Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy) who was a bit useless in the movie hehehe.

From the first scene, the cinematography and the beautiful use of colors in the costumes and the setting caught my eyes! It was very pretty and just puts me in a magical mood. The story as well is mixed in a great way. All the characters are blended in one big coherent plot. And I also was happy to see that the versions of the fairy tales in this movie kept to the original tales, the ones with some bloody details.

If there was one thing that made it work in this movie, it was the cast!! Such a brilliant ensemble!! Johnny Depp was perfect, PERFECT as the Wolf! Even though his part wasn’t that long, but he nailed it! Chris Pine played Cinderella’s Prince and he was super hilarious! He really over played the prince charming and was even comical about it. I loved Emily Blunt. She was supper funny and her role was so genuine. She’s already nominated for a Golden Globe. Meryl Streep is nominated as well and in this movie she tops them all!! I LOVE HER!! She’s a genius actress, no one is like her! In this movie she is AMAZING and her voice and the way she sings, it’s awesome!

The movie as well is full with all the good messages that each fairytale had, like be careful what you wish for and other. They are more than just a story, they really do have nice messages to deliver.   

So, if you enjoy fairytales and musicals, this is the movie for you! For more info and to watch the trailer, please click here.

Till again!!!

Kemz

Halloween Movie Review: Corpse Bride

I return to the Halloween movie review with another Tim Burton and Johnny Depp movie and this time it’s a musical animation and this time, it has Helena Bonham Carter in it. For me these three are the best in dark fantasies!!

It’s the story of the rehearsal-wedding day for Victor (Johnny), a son of a fish merchant who just became rich and Victoria (Emily Watson), the daughter of an aristocratic family who are totally broke.  Victor is so shy and nervous he keeps messing his vows, so after being yelled at he goes into the woods to practice and when he was saying the vows right, he was standing on a grave of a corpse bride, so after Victor finishes his vows, the Corpse Bride Emily (Helena) wakes up and tells Victor, Oh you’re my husband and takes him with her to the land of the dead hahahaha.

The story, as grim as it is, is actually funny and highly entertaining! That’s why I love Tim Burton’s movies; he always bright the bright side of darkness hehehee. It’s fun and makes you smile!

The animation is a musical, so there’s a lot of fun songs and sad ones. And lots and lots of piano playing! This is what I love about Tim’s movies. He really wakens up all your senses with the visual and audio! You can’t but feeeeel throughout the movie!

You feel sorry to the characters and want everyone to be happy in the end. It’s so charming you even would love Emily! Her story is so sad and tragic, you can’t but want her as well to be happy! But then you want Victor and Victoria to be happy together! It’s the best dark creepy yet enchanting love triangle!

I really admired Depp’s performance, even though it was just his voice, but the way he changed it and made it softer to convey Victor’s true character is brilliant!

Like Edward Scissorhands with the housewives, this movie also has, emm I don’t want to say a stereotype, but more like a social concept. The parents, how the Lord family went bust and the fish merchant is super wealthy. It shows the shift in Europe when land owners started to lose their lands and domination as the world changed.

Other thing that I noticed, which is odd yet clever; the fact that the land of the living was gray but when you went downstairs to the dead, they were all colorful! For me I think, it’s the idea how society are so dull and strict and you actually feel more alive when life is more quirky and crazy. And I do agree!

I like looking for things that are different and unique and this movie is one of them! As clichéd a love triangle can be, as novice it looks because of the new twist.

This is one perfect animation for Halloween and I highly recommend it! For more info, click here, and for the trailer, click here!

Share your favorite Halloween movies with us down in the comments ;)

Till the next one, Bwahahahhaa!

Kemz

Movie Review: Gentlemen Prefer Blonds

The mazing classic, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds is one of my favorite classical movies. I saw it four times already and I’m sure I’ll watch it more. IT’s funny, charming and full with music! You can never forget this movie when you see it.

It’s so fun and totally enjoyable. Classics always have their own captivating charm, but this one is surely one of the best! IT’s seriously timeless!! I loved Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, they had an awesome chemistry and they made a great cast. The movie is romantic, hilarious, thrilling and much much more!!

It host the hit song, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend. Lorelei Lee must be the most successful gold digger in the history, haha!!

Really fun movie and should be on your classical list ;)

By:
Kemz
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