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A modern retelling of the classic tale. Teen siblings must escape from a psychotic recluse living in the woods.A modern retelling of the classic tale. Teen siblings must escape from a psychotic recluse living in the woods.A modern retelling of the classic tale. Teen siblings must escape from a psychotic recluse living in the woods.
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile the Stepmother is watching TV at the trolls' house, she shouts "'Designing Women'! I love that show!" Delta Burke is one of the stars of Designing Women (1986).
- Quotes
Hansel: My rock collection, remember?
Wood Faerie: That's the oldest trick in the book!
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Nutcracker (2008)
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This is a fun flick.
The actors do a good job. Delta Burke is excellent and Lynn Redgrave has many funny lines. The child actors did a good job as well. And while I usually don't care much about Howie Mandell, I think he struck the right note as the Sandman.
Yes, the sets are simple, but this is a fairy tale. Fairy tales are skin and bones--nighttime stories--they are not meant to be miracles of on-location production.
Maybe I'm old school, but I'll take a good story with good actors on a simple stage over fancy special effects any time. My wife and I watched Hansel and Gretel after we watched Cloverfield (with all of its special effects, including intentional shaky camera), and we thought H&G was way better.
Plus, there is no swearing, no boob or penis jokes, and no gratuitous violence. Not that I'm a prude, but I think they did a good job of preserving the message of the movie: magic resides in our dreams.
A fun film for the entire family.
The actors do a good job. Delta Burke is excellent and Lynn Redgrave has many funny lines. The child actors did a good job as well. And while I usually don't care much about Howie Mandell, I think he struck the right note as the Sandman.
Yes, the sets are simple, but this is a fairy tale. Fairy tales are skin and bones--nighttime stories--they are not meant to be miracles of on-location production.
Maybe I'm old school, but I'll take a good story with good actors on a simple stage over fancy special effects any time. My wife and I watched Hansel and Gretel after we watched Cloverfield (with all of its special effects, including intentional shaky camera), and we thought H&G was way better.
Plus, there is no swearing, no boob or penis jokes, and no gratuitous violence. Not that I'm a prude, but I think they did a good job of preserving the message of the movie: magic resides in our dreams.
A fun film for the entire family.
- mike-downing-1
- Jun 6, 2008
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $154,642
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $100,477
- Oct 20, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $154,642
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