Being a Disney fan of old, I have recently seen Malificent at the flicks. I didn't really know what to expect but within five minutes I was hypnotised. Angelina Jolie was simply mesmerising as the troubled fairy Malificent.
I have seen many modern takes on fairy tales and I suppose up to to press the most popular with the Twilight generation has been Snow White and the Huntsman. But, like its title, that film was a cluttered mess and for me added nothing to the age-old story.
Not so Malificent. Taking a fresh look at the Disney animated classic, Sleeping Beauty, the Director harnesses Jolie's natural grace and morphs it subtly into a truly frightening beauty. Her electric screen presence is amplified by the phenomenal special effects, which are easily worthy of the Lord of the Rings trilogy at its best.
Rather than the sleeper that I thought it was, Malificent has turned out to be fabulous Disney cinema, which I heartily recommend.
Anyone seen it?
As silly as this must sound coming from a middle aged man; that character always frightened me. Scary enough in its original animated form; such much more chilling in live action. I passed on seeing it.
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