tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post3551197645235336375..comments2024-03-29T08:17:03.519-05:00Comments on SurLaLune Fairy Tales Blog: Favorite and Recommended Fairy Tale Films?SurLaLune Fairy Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947330164532891634noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-21545585544743487902015-11-19T03:18:59.924-06:002015-11-19T03:18:59.924-06:00A feature-length story of a single FairyTail missi...A feature-length story of a single FairyTail mission. It introduces all the anime's core characters doing what they do best, but the plot falls short of the series' usually-high standards. It was nice to see Juvia and Gray teaming up and Erza doing impulse shopping.dragonballgohttp://dragonballgo.me/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-41857299844824145892013-10-23T02:13:38.735-05:002013-10-23T02:13:38.735-05:00You have to! No question! They're great! I kno...You have to! No question! They're great! I know that exists a english sub version of some episodes, called "Grimm's finest tales". This is a list (complete) of the german episodes:<br />Season 1:<br />Tischlein deck dich (The wishing table)<br />König Drosselbart (King Thrushbeard)<br />Frau Holle (Mother Holle)<br />Das tapfere Schneiderlein (The Brave little tailor)<br />Brüderchen und Schwesterchen (Brother and sister)<br />Der Froschkönig (The Frog prince)<br /><br />Season 2:<br />Schneewittchen (Snow White)<br />Rapunzel <br />Der gestiefelte Kater (Puss in boots)<br />Dornröschen (Briar Rose)<br />Die Gänsemagd (The Goose maid)<br />Rumpelstilzchen (Rumplestiltskin)<br />Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (The Town musicians of Bremen)<br />Die kluge Bauerntochter (The farmer's clever daughter)<br /><br />Season 3<br />Das blaue Licht (The blue light)<br />Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse (The princess and the pea)<br />Der Meisterdieb (The Master thief)<br />Des Kaisers neue Kleider (The Emperor's new clothes)<br /><br />Season 4:<br />Jorinde und Joringel (Jorinda and Jorindel)<br />Aschenputtel (Cinderella)<br />Die Sterntaler (The star money)<br />Die zertanzten Schuhe (The worn-out dancing shoes)<br /><br />Season 5:<br />Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood)<br />Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (Snow White and Rose Red)<br />Hänsel und Gretel (Hansel and Gretel)<br />Allerleirauh (All Fur)<br /><br />Season 6:<br />Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (The Little Match Girl)<br />Die kleine Meerjungfrau (The Little Mermaid)<br />Der Fischer und seine Frau (The Fisherman and his wife)<br />Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren (The Devil's three golden hairs)<br /><br />They're all available on DVD, in german, but no subtitles!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757871045228221985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-28875438520769328742013-10-21T19:41:23.000-05:002013-10-21T19:41:23.000-05:00I was hoping to join the conversation on the weeke...I was hoping to join the conversation on the weekend but wasn't able to. Apologies for being late with my additions.<br /><br />First of all: The Storyteller series & Cocteau's Beauty & the Beast would have to be my favorites. Being partial to Snow White "A Tale of Terror" is great.<br />Other films I'd recommend seeing are:<br /> - Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade - it's anime and I usually can only take anime in small doses but this film is quite amazing (and not for kids!). Little red Riding Hood with a big difference during an alternate history in 1950's post-war Japan.<br /> - Hallmark's made for TV mini-series Arabian Nights was beautifully done for the most part. The writing is well done and the way the stories interweave is wonderful. I've enjoyed every repeat viewing despite it having less-than-perfect moments from time-to-time.<br /> - Also Hallmark's Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As A Fairy Tale - is a nicely done fictional account of HCA's life with his stories woven in.<br />- If I could take out little chunks of Gilliam's Brothers Grimm and leave the rest I would - maybe one day I'l reedit the whole thing into a short film for my own personal enjoyment! Some of the sequences are breathtaking, the rest make me want to hurl the movie across the room.<br />- Pan's Labyrinth - totally fairy tale, both dark and light (and dark again) but not for kids<br />- Edward Scissorhands - I couldn't believe it took me so long to see. It's a lot more family friendly than I originally thought and deals with a few fairy tale tropes & has become a family favorite<br /> - The Princess Bride mixes up a lot of fairy tale standards (expectations) for a new tale and kids love this too (the book is even more marvelous!)<br />- The Red Shoes - almost up there with Cocteau's Beauty & the Beast<br /><br />I've also seen a wide variety of impressive short films and foreign shorts that I can't recall the names of right now. :/ <br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised by Ondine and Black Swan (though the second is not for the faint of heart) and by how both wove the fairy tales throughout the movie. Ondine is unexpectedly tender. Black Swan makes a good modern companion to The Red Shoes (though families can watch Moira Shearer and fall in love with ballet, whereas as Black Swan is for mature audiences only and akin to a giant "don't choose this career" sign).<br />- Amelie is very much a fairy tale type of film too, though not specifically so. If you can watch it in French it's even better. :)<br /><br />Argh! I have forgotten so many! Oh well. Hopefully more people will chime in late with their recs as well.Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-91590500821435240172013-10-21T18:56:51.629-05:002013-10-21T18:56:51.629-05:00I'm glad you added Lotte Reiniger's film! ...I'm glad you added Lotte Reiniger's film! She has so many to choose from. I find it hard to pick a favorite and definitely recommend them.<br />I'm very curious about "Sechs auf einen streich"! I have to try and find a copy of these. Thank you.Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-82616045801971438782013-10-21T18:47:03.671-05:002013-10-21T18:47:03.671-05:00I was surprised by this one - I loved it! I'm ...I was surprised by this one - I loved it! I'm very aware it won't be to everyone's taste though - very raw and difficult stuff but it uses fairy tales well - and differently - to many other films.Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-81638690407116894042013-10-21T02:19:13.889-05:002013-10-21T02:19:13.889-05:00My favorite versions of Cinderella are 1) Zolushk...My favorite versions of Cinderella are 1) Zolushka, a great 1947 Russian movie, based upon Perrault's "Cendrillon". It's like the russian counterpart of "The Wizard of Oz": gorgeus sets and costumes, beautiful (vintage) visual effects and catchy songs, and of course good acting and script! 2) Aschenputtel, 2011, it's a German TV-movie, which is part of a beautiful Tv series named "Sechs auf einen streich" (Six at one blow, "Brave Little Tailor reference). It started on 2007 and it is upon its sixth season. The series retold faithfully various Grimm and Andersen's tales. The "Cinderella" episode is one of my favorite! It's really well done and well acted! 3) Lotte Reiniger's "Aschenputtel, 1922, the magic this woman could make only with paper and scissors! <br />Then other fairy tale movies I love are 1) Rapunzel, 1988, another German movie really well made, which brilliantly combines the "Rapunzel" tale with "Maid Maleen"! A must-see!<br />2) The Thief of Bagdad, 1940, this one really needs no explanations!<br />3) Allerleirauh, 2012, a "Sechs auf einen streich" episode again, and really beautiful again!<br />4) Every single episode of Jim Henson's The Storyteller!<br />5) Every single epidode of the 1987 anime series "Grimm Meisaku Gekijo" (Grimm Masterpiece Theater), but the English dub is terrible! They edited and banned almost everything! The original version is better! This series contains my favorite version of Snow White!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757871045228221985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-26499734930841713782013-10-20T22:52:04.021-05:002013-10-20T22:52:04.021-05:00I love that you mentioned Slipper and the Rose! It...I love that you mentioned Slipper and the Rose! It is one of my absolute favorites. Have you seen Hanna? It is a secret agent film that uses tons of fairy tale imagery.Megan Reichelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923802055378772533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-15957561871005392872013-10-20T22:51:19.066-05:002013-10-20T22:51:19.066-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Megan Reichelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923802055378772533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-20369064813154764682013-10-19T08:24:19.419-05:002013-10-19T08:24:19.419-05:00I come in with a terrible bias, but I've compl...I come in with a terrible bias, but I've completely fallen in love with the czech version of "Beauty and The Beast"... There are two films, based around the same script, that do a lovely job with it -- I think everyone knows Juraj Harz's Panna a Netvor these days, but a few years earlier, there is black and white made-for-TV version, Kraska a Zvire, that has some loveliness of its own, despite low production values and questionable costuming.<br />Megan Kearneyhttp://www.batb.thecomicseries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-49164559933804533072013-10-18T22:49:01.088-05:002013-10-18T22:49:01.088-05:00Do you know this one : http://www.youtube.com/watc...Do you know this one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnyzS8dXi-s ??<br />It's "Le Petit Poucet" a french film from 1972.<br />This movie fascinated me !MiniKimhttp://www.minikim.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-87218964271793272582013-10-18T20:34:59.667-05:002013-10-18T20:34:59.667-05:00I highly recommend this rather obscure anime versi...I highly recommend this rather obscure anime version of Jack and the Beanstalk which has remained stuck in my head ever since I first saw it in Kindergarten--once. It's from 1974 and is called Jakku to Mame no Ki. I rediscovered it through youtube while in college--and it is still delightfully trippy. However, with the exception of one other person, nobody has any idea what I'm talking about when I bring it up.<br />Sure, it has Jack, and a beanstalk--but once Jack gets to the other side we get a completely different tale.Glowwormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-25565172834321674592013-10-18T15:40:57.753-05:002013-10-18T15:40:57.753-05:00Yay! New fairy tale films for my collection! I rec...Yay! New fairy tale films for my collection! I recently watched Snow White: A Tale of Terror, with Sigourney Weaver playing the evil stepmother: http://www.amazon.ca/Snow-White-Tale-Terror/dp/B007L01TIY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382128617&sr=8-1&keywords=snow+white+a+tale+of+terror. Totally recommend it. I also love this ballet adaptation of The Little Mermaid, even though it's not really a film. It's called Ondine: http://www.amazon.ca/Henze-Hans-Werner-Ondine-Blu-ray/dp/B003BFUS8U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1382128666&sr=8-5&keywords=ondine+ballet. My least favorite fairy tale adaptation is probably Snow White and the Huntsman, with Kristen Stewart. It was terrible, and it makes no sense. I wrote a blog post on it actually: http://poetcourtney.blogspot.ca/2012/06/charlize-theron-vs-kristen-stewart-or.htmlCourtney Bates-Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570781919653564339noreply@blogger.com