After I watched the first 30 minutes, I was excited to watch the rest. But as I kept going, I realized that the movie was missing some things and it really started to bug me. Yea the dragons and hounds of hell were obviously cgi, but that's to be expected in a low budget film. Although, the dogs were extremely bad, like the Renesmee baby on Twilight bad. Lol The camera work was ALL over the place during any fight scene. And of course there are quite a few of them. I started to get dizzy after a while because it was too shaky to focus my attention.
As for the acting, it was pretty bad but on par with a low budget movie. The Queen and Prince were the best of the bunch. The elves, the Queen's guard, and the Princess started getting on my nerves because half of the time they were just standing around looking at each other. No emotions or expressions on their faces and no talking when there should've been some. Like when the Prince almost dies, the Princess never SAYS anything. She just cries softly. Um nope! I'd be screaming to please don't kill my love! I don't know why her character was made to be so helpless and practically mute. I think a lot of the actors were probably new to the craft. It wasn't natural. Instead, it felt like they were concentrating on their marks, which caused their acting to suffer.
So what DID I like about this movie? The opening scene with the King was sad, but good. He proved to be a courageous man. I also liked how the "dwarfs" were elves in this version. And they had magical powers! The Queen was extra evil and her powers were greater than the individual elves. And since the elves believed in keeping the peace, they never combined their magic to hurt the Queen. And finally, even though the love scene is rushed between the Prince and Princess, I still liked it. On different occasions during the movie, they end up saving each other. That's better than just the Prince saving the damsel in distress! It was awesome seeing the Princess FINALLY take action during the last of the movie too. It definitely made her a tad more likable!
As for the acting, it was pretty bad but on par with a low budget movie. The Queen and Prince were the best of the bunch. The elves, the Queen's guard, and the Princess started getting on my nerves because half of the time they were just standing around looking at each other. No emotions or expressions on their faces and no talking when there should've been some. Like when the Prince almost dies, the Princess never SAYS anything. She just cries softly. Um nope! I'd be screaming to please don't kill my love! I don't know why her character was made to be so helpless and practically mute. I think a lot of the actors were probably new to the craft. It wasn't natural. Instead, it felt like they were concentrating on their marks, which caused their acting to suffer.
So what DID I like about this movie? The opening scene with the King was sad, but good. He proved to be a courageous man. I also liked how the "dwarfs" were elves in this version. And they had magical powers! The Queen was extra evil and her powers were greater than the individual elves. And since the elves believed in keeping the peace, they never combined their magic to hurt the Queen. And finally, even though the love scene is rushed between the Prince and Princess, I still liked it. On different occasions during the movie, they end up saving each other. That's better than just the Prince saving the damsel in distress! It was awesome seeing the Princess FINALLY take action during the last of the movie too. It definitely made her a tad more likable!