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Versusyours (757 KP) rated Tales of Halloween (2015) in Movies

Nov 4, 2019 (Updated Nov 4, 2019)  
Tales of Halloween (2015)
Tales of Halloween (2015)
2015 | Horror
7
6.5 (10 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A varied range of stories with differing degrees of success. There are 10 tales that cover the range of horror from urban legends, comedy, gore, Grimm fairy tales and many othe horror tropes. As with most anthologies the stories are short and sharp with the plot of each story being apparent quite quickly and there are a few twists and turns that keep you guessing.

There is enough in the collection to make you look out at the dark corners of your room a little bit more nervously and I will never look at a pumpkin the same way again.
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Troll Hunter (2010) in Movies

Aug 11, 2017  
Troll Hunter (2010)
Troll Hunter (2010)
2010 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
9
7.3 (54 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Glorious
This is one of those smaller films you expect little from and end up being pleasantly surprised. Yes you need to take it with a pinch of salt as it is about trolls, but it's a really interesting modern take on the old fairy tales. The effects are surprisingly good, it's darkly funny with some good bits of gore thrown in. All in all, a great take on the mockumentary.
  
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Rachel King (13 KP) rated The Sleeping Beauty (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #5) in Books

Feb 11, 2019  
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The Sleeping Beauty (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #5)
Mercedes Lackey | 2010
10
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I found this book to be quite engrossing and entertaining as a retelling of a mixture of common fairy tales, namely Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. Other tales are also given some attention, such as the Frog Prince, as a source of humor and explanation of random occurences. The lengths to which Rosa and her Fairy Godmother must go to escapes the clutches of The Tradition are both ingenious and exhausting, and it makes me appreciate that my own life is not dictated by some non-conscious "force."

I especially enjoyed the many different challenges that the two women conceived to test the many Princes vying for Rosa's hand in marriage, and I even tried to answer a few myself before I read ahead. The novel takes the modernized approach that the Damsel in Distress does not always need a man to save her from Doom - but having a few handy just in case certainly don't hurt!

I enjoyed how unique each of the characters are, even minor characters, such as some of the Princes who were eliminated early or the different Brownies in the service of the Fairy Godmother. Seigfried and Leopold are opposites in many ways, and yet they work very well together. Seigfried's bird is also great entertainment and quite convenient as a source of knowledge and backstory. The way that Leopold resolves the force of the The Tradition that has been plaguing Seigfried is rather perfect, too. The mirror spirit, Jimson, who serves the Fairy Godmother, Lily, is also quite endearing, and I found his resolution somewhat predictable, but still enjoyable.

What I like most about the Five Hundred Kingdom series is that even though each of the books in the series could qualify as a stand-alone novel, each book still sneaks in elements to connect it to the backstory of previous books, such as when Lily contacts Elena regarding dragons. The fairy tales are reimagined in the light of modern values while still favoring core elements, and even an adult such as myself can appreciate them!