Comments on: Movie Review: MALEFICENT

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:16:09 +0000

I thought FROZEN was just OK so yes, I liked this much better. Glad you did, too.

I was happy to see Copley because he was so good in DISTRICT 9 and I thought we’d get an edgy king in a Disney film, but his character wasn’t well developed so he had little to do.

I have SLEEPING BEAUTY but unfortunately it’s VHS and I don’t know if we still have our player somewhere or if we’d donated it. I have a whole classic Disney movie collection, all in VHS.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:06:29 +0000

Yay! She owned the role AND the movie. I hope you like it, Holly!

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:04:25 +0000

It was great. I liked MUCH better than Frozen, (the last Disney movie that we saw). The silly pixies didn’t bother me, but you are right, I think that the battle scenes and some of the overall themes would be a little intense for kids. If I have one critique, it would be that Sharlto Copley just didn’t seem to fit the character.

Now I want to go back and watch the 1959 Sleeping Beauty film and pay attention to the Maleficent scenes.

By: Holly West

Holly West — Sat, 31 May 2014 22:26:41 +0000

Okay, you’ve convinced me. I’m not a huge Angelina Jolie fan, but I can totally see her owning this role. I’m putting it on my movie-going list.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Fri, 30 May 2014 18:39:21 +0000

Hi Poncho, long time no see here! The story has some holes and, as I said above to Eddy, contains moments obviously aimed at kids, but Jolie does such a good job giving emotional life to Maleficent that it’s worth seeing. At one point, I felt really, really bad for her. I’d be interested in your thoughts, too. (I liked this more than the new X-Men movie, by the way. Have you seen that?)

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Fri, 30 May 2014 18:35:57 +0000

This is rated PG so it’s not too cute, though you will have to deal with magical creatures and pixies acting silly. At times, like during the battle scenes, I thought it might be too dark for really little kids (6 and under) but of course those were the more compelling scenes for the adults. Let me know what you two think!

By: Poncho

Poncho — Fri, 30 May 2014 17:29:16 +0000

I’m very glad to read your review, since I was both excited and dreading this film. I think Disney’s cartoon Maleficient was one of the most iconic film villains, and (although I loved the casting and the early scenes frome the trailers) I feared the story would not live up to the promise. I glad you think it did.

I’ll line up at the movies right away. Thanks for your review!

By: Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 30 May 2014 13:10:56 +0000

Thanks for the timely review, PCN! We were contemplating going to see it this weekend. Live action, G-rated, Disney movies that aren’t chimpanzee documentaries are always a big risk in the grown-up enjoyment area, but Maleficent sounds pretty good.