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Tag Archives: Fantasy
The Age of Adaline (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A young woman at old age
“The Age of Adaline” sincerely believes in its preposterous premise, and it softly and somberly glides along its romance plot as its two good-looking characters adorably looking at each other. This is indeed a sappy stuff, but then there are … Continue reading
Tomorrowland (2015) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4) : Ambitious, charming, but ultimately flawed
“Tommorowland” can be admired for what it tries hard to reach for. While being an overcrowding mix of a wondrous fantasy tale, intriguing science fiction ideas, and exciting action scenes, the movie is also equipped with innocent charm and earnest … Continue reading
Song of the Sea (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4): An enchanting 2D animation from Ireland
Inspired by Celtic folklore tales, Oscar-nominated animation feature film “Song of the Sea” tells a simple fantasy tale with its lovely style to be appreciated and admired. While it may be a little too slow for young audiences who are mostly … Continue reading
The Dance of Reality (2013) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4) : Jodorowsky’s gentle but glorious comeback
If you want something new, odd, and strange, Alejandro Jodorowsky is your movie director who will show something you will never forget for the rest of your life. With the bizarre and unforgettable mix of symbolism and mysticism shown in … Continue reading
Cinderella (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A straightforward fairy tale with charm and pluck
“Cinderella”, another adaptation of a famous fairy tale known well to most of us, takes a straightforward approach to its original story, and that is sort of refreshing to me after many revisional versions of fairy tales I encountered at … Continue reading
Paddington (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A furry, cuddly family movie
To be frank with you, I am not that familiar with Paddington Bear, which has been a very popular British character since he was created by Michael Bond in 1958. I think I saw him when I visited a … Continue reading
The Book of Life (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A colorful romp on Day of the Dead
While it is a little too silly and frantic for me at times, “The Book of Life” is a colorful animation film decorated with several gorgeous sights to enjoy. Its story and characters are rather thin and predictable, and my … Continue reading
Into the Woods (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : So they learned lessons….
In the era where modernization or deconstruction or any kind of reinterpretation of fairy tales has been a usual thing at movie theaters, “Into the Woods” has already lost some of the personality which Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award-winning musical … Continue reading
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An elegant Japanese folk tale
Japanese animation film “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” dazzles us with elegant style to enjoy and haunting tale to reflect on. Based on the 10th century Japanese folk tale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter”, this simple but superlative … Continue reading
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : Is he back yet?
Now we finally arrive at “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”, the final chapter of a bloated trilogy which just went on and on in the previous films and then gets sunken into one very, very, very long … Continue reading
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