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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) -vs- Mirror Mirror (2012)
What evil website would even dream of pitting the sweetly heroic Snow White against herself in a winner-take-all fight? Movie Smackdown, of course!
The beloved fairy tale figure with the dark hair and pale face is the lead character in two big Hollywood releases this year, Snow White and the Huntsman, opening this weekend, and Mirror, Mirror, which premiered back in March. Although both feature the broad outlines of the original story – evil queen, wrongful imprisonment, dark forest, seven dwarves, etc. – the two movies vary greatly in tone and approach. Huntsman goes the dramatic, big-budget route with monster attacks and a castle siege. Mirror, Mirror is a light comedy featuring Julia Roberts as the not-so-scary villainess requiring constant reassurance from the eponymous prop that she’s the fairest of them all. Continue reading
Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, SummerSmack
Tagged Armie Hammer, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Evil Queen, fairy tale, Ian McShane, John Lee Hancock, Julia Roberts, Kristen Stewart, Lily Collins, prince, princess, Ray Winstone, warrior
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Mirror Mirror (2012) -vs- Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Which is the fairest movie review site of them all? We at Movie Smackdown like to think it’s ours, and to further our conviction, we’re bringing you a contest between two modern live-action versions of classic fairy tales. Mirror Mirror is a light-hearted adaptation of the Snow White story, with Julia Roberts as the evil Queen making a concentrated attempt to keep the pretty Snow (Lily Collins) a virtual prisoner in her family’s castle. Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Tagged Anjelica Huston, Armie Hammer, Cinderella, Dougray Scott, Drew Barrymore, Dwarf, Evil Queen, Evil Stepmother, Evil Stepsisters, fairy tale, Julia Roberts, King, Lily Collins, Melanie Lynskey, Nathan Lane, princess, Queen, royalty, Servant, Snow White
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