Genre Fantasy
Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Everything fans of Hayao Miyazaki could wish for
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Troll Hunter
When you consider its concept you could almost stand up and give the air a nice congratulatory round of applause
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Sucker Punch
Snyder has proved himself as the man to go to for solid comic book adaptations, but when working from his own material he is sadly lacking in both focus and flare.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Narnia is the dorky Bible-basher at the back of the class whilst Harry Potter is the popular, apolitical kid who gets all the attention.
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The Last Airbender
There are films that are considered, by cult consensus, to be ‘so bad they’re good.’ Sadly, the same cannot be said of The Last Airbender.
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
It will certainly not live as long in the memory as Fantasia, Dukas’ symphony or Goethe’s poem but it is a harmless, family film that knows its audience. The audience just needs to show up in the first place.
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Alice in Wonderland
The design is pure Burton: the familiar twisted, claw-like trees, the fairground grotesquerie, but what’s back and what we missed recently is that he seems to be having fun.
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Where The Wild Things Are
Where The Wild Things Are is a splendid adventure, a passionate escape from the realities of life that endears itself to audiences of all ages.
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
You would expect a film about passionate, dangerous, thwarted love to feel ecstatic and urgent; this felt more like a gentle Valium downer. After the emotional thrills of Twilight, New Moon feels more than a little underwhelming.
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When Tim Burton is prominent in the billing, it’s safe to expect an atmospheric world peopled by shadowy yet relatable characters; it isn’t, however, a guarantee that the plot or dialogue will be much cop.
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