Tag Archives: Fantasy

Into the Woods (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : So they learned lessons….

Posted on December 24, 2014 by kaist455

  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 →

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An elegant Japanese folk tale

Posted on December 18, 2014 by kaist455

  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 →

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : Is he back yet?

Posted on December 18, 2014 by kaist455

 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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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4): A goofy but spirited space adventure

Posted on August 2, 2014 by kaist455

 With its own style and wit, “Guardians of the Galaxy” bounces around its space opera playground with its colorful outlaw characters who are always the constant source of surprise and amusement throughout the film. While it eventually arrives at the … Continue reading →

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Maleficent (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : She had a reason to be a fairy in black

Posted on June 1, 2014 by kaist455

 Fairy tales in movies have been going through an interesting revisionist trend during recent years. “Enchanted”(2007) was an enjoyable clash between Disney fairy tale world and our real world, and its major delight came from how it deconstructed and then … Continue reading →

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Escape from Tomorrow (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : One freaky day at Disney World

Posted on May 31, 2014 by kaist455

 “Escape from Tomorrow” is a curious work resulted from one small, interesting attempt, and this little independent film was made under the limited conditions which could have made its production quite impossible from the start. The people behind it had … Continue reading →

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The Lego Movie (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A real big fun with Lego blocks and figures

Posted on February 10, 2014 by kaist455

Now that’s the way to have a real big fun with Lego toys. “The Lego Movie”, the first nice surprise of this year, is so much fun and exciting that it completely blew my skepticism within 5 minutes and I … Continue reading →

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Frozen (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A familiar recipe with sparkling icing

Posted on January 17, 2014 by kaist455

 Disney animation film “Frozen” is made with usual ingredients which can be expected from Disney animations based on fairy tales, and they have done it well while doing some different things within its conventions. Like other spunky princesses in recent … Continue reading →

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Saving Mr. Banks (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A spoonful of medicine behind Mary Poppins

Posted on January 11, 2014 by kaist455

 As a dramatized version of the real-life story behind a beloved classic film, “Saving Mr. Banks” is as pleasant and gentle as it wants to be. It becomes sentimental at times, but its warm sincerity feels genuine, and it is … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : So they go there…

Posted on December 17, 2013 by kaist455

 Many beloved fantasy worlds depend on small and big details to make us believe and accept them, and the Middle-Earth, that enchantingly bountiful world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is no exception. While … Continue reading →

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