World of imagination, magic, and excitement

* = Hated it
** = Was okay
*** = Liked it
**** = Really liked it
***** = Loved it

Swan Lake (Bolshoi Ballet 1984)*****
The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet 2011)*****
Swan Lake (Bolshoi Ballet 2010)****
Coppelia (Paris Opera Ballet 2011)***
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet)*****
Inspector Lewis (Series 4)****
Pride and Prejudice (2005)***
Broadway: The American Musical***
The Adventures of Robin Hood*****
New Tricks (TV series)***
Waking the Dead (TV series)***
Cinderella (Berlin Staatsballet)****
Grimm's Snow White (2012)*/**
Pink Panther Classic Collection*****
Cannon Movie Tales: Snow White*****
Čarodějův učeň (Krabat, 1977)*****
Donkey Skin (1970)****

Last updated: May 25, 2012

Don't know German, but...

*I continue to be impressed be how visually stunning the film looks.
*Now THAT was the not the introduction I was expecting the evil queen to make.
*How adorable are little Snow White and William! Makes me wish they are together in the end.

(Am I the only one who thinks Universal may be trying a little too hard with all the recent clips and articles? I feel like they are perhaps unintentionally revealing too much of the who, what, where, when, and how of SWATH, taking away from some of its mystery which should be discovered when I see it.)

Amidst the latest wave of hype and clips/featurettes (at last, finally learn something about the mysterious Prince William), here is the first Snow White and the Huntsman fanfiction I've discovered.

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YES!!!

How Much Disney Have You Seen?

MARK AN ‘x’ BY WHAT YOU’VE SEEN. BOLD WHAT YOU LOVE/FAVES

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Adding two titles that ought to be on this list in my opinion(!):
[x]DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
[x]Tangled

Summary: The viridian flame, a magical green power source, is located on Prince Alexander’s land. The elves protect the viridian flame and utilize it’s magical powers to hide from humans. The humans are amid of power struggle after the king’s death and Prince Alexander offers to marry the evil queen to unite their two kingdoms. That is, until Snow White returns from the convent and the mirror reports that Snow White is the fairest in the land. The evil queen sends the huntsman on a mission to kill the princess and he fails when the dragon like creatures protect her. The elves discover Snow White laying unconscious in the woods. They reluctantly nurse her back to health unaware of her status in the kingdom.

I stumbled over Grimm's Snow White (2012) a month ago. A direct to DVD release , it is a low budget film by The Asylum. And it glaringly shows at times: worst CGI I've ever seen; confusing plot; the queen's "army" is about 30 men, and the war is very low-key; the final confrontation between her and Snow felt very anti-climatic; Snow White was pretty but didn't develop much as a character. On the other hand the costumes and music were impressive, some of the outdoor locations were beautiful, and Prince Alexander had it BAD for Snow. When I first saw the trailer, it came across as something SyFy may have done in their string of re-imaginings of classic fantasies since it has dragons, magical elves, and a blond-haired Snow White (thought she could pass as an Alice); only SyFy would have made a more interesting film, I think.



Under a month a to go. Based on articles and this latest TV spot, maybe my wild hunch isn't so far off the mark...

...Very impressive!

The World Figure Skating Championships are this week, and yesterday Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the silver medal in ice dancing with a beautiful and joyous waltz!!! (It is because of them I've become interested in figure skating -- which in the past only captured my attention during the Winter Olympics -- and in particular a fan of their skating.)



They have so many lovely programs (see some of my favorites below), and I am excited to see what they do next season, :)

...Keeps on coming...



A wild thought: Could SWatH pull an Enchanted by having Snow White getting together with the Huntsman in the end?