Review of The Huntsman: Winter's War Full Movie: One of the few movies where the story actually makes sense. The only thing I am not sure that makes sense is the ending because in the beginning and through a lot of the movie it seemed like this is a prequel to snow white. Maybe it was at first and then later it was after the snow white story. Chris Hemsworth always seems to do well in movies where is always wielding a heavy weapon in one of his hands. In this case, it was an ax. In Thor, it was a hammer. The strengths and weaknesses of the previous film are still here.
Pretty good visuals and special effects, as well as the arresting Theron (and now Blunt), are not enough to save Huntsman (and Chris Hemsworth) from its indecision of being a serious dark fantasy film or a goofy action comedy. The Huntsman: Winter's War is directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan who did the special effects to the first film, and it stars Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, and Charlize Theron in a prequel/sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman about the Huntsman's story about how he met his girl and was the way that he was during the events of the first one, while also taking care of the mirror when Ravenna's sister Freya (Emily Blunt) is after them. While I really enjoyed Snow White and the Huntsman a lot, I wouldn't really know if it was necessary for another one, even though I was looking forward to this film. So with that said, it is a decent flick, although not something that I'm going to remember. For me, it really didn't need for the huntsman's backstory as we know enough about him in the first one, even though it showed some backstory from Freya, which it doesn't have that many similarities to Frozen to my surprise. The villain was a weak one that seems hypocritical at times with her decisions.
The special effects look good, although there were some effects that look off and is not as magical as the first film. It has some funny moments from the dwarves, and the action scenes are good. Chris Hemsworth always gives good performances as he always tries, Jessica Chastain giving a Scottish accent was an interesting choice and she did a good job, even though she was reminding me of Merida from Brave not just because of her accent, but her skills too. Charlize Theron is the best part of the film with her over the topness that's enjoyable to watch, even though she's only in it for like around 15 or 20 minutes. It can be fun to watch only in the mindless way, and I got enough of that which this unnecessary film is decent enough which I hope it stops here.
This is a sequel as well as a prequel to the 2012 film 'Snow White and Huntsman'. It opened with the earlier story where and how the Huntsman grew up, especially the journey of his innocent children to a great fighter that covers in the first half an hour. And then it skips for about 7 years where the original film takes place, but immediately begins where it had ended in the first half, as well as the first film. Actually, not a bad film as I have heard of it, but same as the previous film that stands just above the average and slightly loses some decibel rating.
The actors were good though. Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, and Charlize Theron, wow, super hot women, but sadly they are in fairytale costume. Their performances were great, but the characters, particularly the two sisters resemble the 'Frozen's Anna and Elsa. You can feel how desperate was the filmmakers to avoid such comparisons by viewers, so they developed the story very far from any string attached to that famous animation. In the end, these things are unavoidable since the story is not fresh enough to claim its independent status.
Chris Hemsworth was okay, I hope he won't return for the third film. It is a decent watch, and I think it will remain as an ideology, for right now it seems a good idea. The problem is it was being made a dark-fantasy to appeal to the grown-ups, particularly men. But it should have been a children's film where adults too can enjoy like the Disney's 'Maleficent'. Except for the opening, the rest of the story seemed very ordinary. Though the action sequences were enjoyable and so the film with a low expectation, or the purpose of the watch is the time pass.
Although I preferred the first movie, I still enjoyed this epic tale, about good against evil, and it was good to see the original cast returning for the sequel. Chris Hemsworth returns as Eric, the Huntsman, and the movie follows his journey as a young boy, who eventually falls for Sara (Jessica Chastain) whilst living in Queen Freya's (Emily Blunt) palace. The storyline was well put together by the director, and he cleverly introduced the dwarfs, who added a hint of humor to the project but it lacked action, and it seemed like this movie should have come first in the franchise. After playing the mighty Thor in the Avengers franchise, Chris Hemsworth is definitely the perfect choice to play Eric and I liked the chemistry between him and Sara but the two movies didn't really join together.
This movie didn't make nowhere near the amount of money, than the first movie did, so it didn't go down too well with the public, which is understandable because it did seem like the director didn't leave enough room in the first movie, for the characters to progress, so in some ways, this film was irrelevant to the franchise. Although it looked impressive and the mixture of humor and intense drama worked, there aren't any memorable scenes which will make this an all-time classic. Like the first movie, I did find Ravenna's voice way over the top and I was expecting more when the two sisters were in battle but it's still a watchable movie which I found quite entertaining in parts. Watchable!
Chris Hemsworth, 33, can't seem to do anything wrong since his debut in Neighbours in 2002, and 189 episodes in Home and Away, and now that he has firmly made his presence known in the Avengers franchise, the only way is up for this Australian born ladykiller. His first movie was in Star Trek in 2009 but his big break was in Thor in 2011. In 2012 he starred in the popular, Cabin in the Woods and then came the first movie in this franchise, Snow White, and the Huntsman. Red Dawn, Rush, Vacation, In The Heart of the Sea, Blackhat and Ghostbusters, are some of the movies which have proved that he has the ability to become an all-around action and comedic actor, who has been praised by his fellows actors but it is definitely Thor and the Avengers which have made him a household name. This movie was directed by, French director Cedric Nicolas Troyan, 47, who might be remaking the Highlander in the near future. He hasn't directed any other movies but he has supplied the visual effects for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the Ring, One Hour Photo and the Weather Man. I was expecting more from this sequel and I don't know where they can go with this franchise after this movie but I still enjoyed it.
This is a sequel as well as a prequel to the 2012 film 'Snow White and Huntsman'. It opened with the earlier story where and how the Huntsman grew up, especially the journey of his innocent children to a great fighter that covers in the first half an hour. And then it skips for about 7 years where the original film takes place, but immediately begins where it had ended in the first half, as well as the first film. Actually, not a bad film as I have heard of it, but same as the previous film that stands just above the average and slightly loses some decibel rating.
Chris Hemsworth was okay, I hope he won't return for the third film. It is a decent watch, and I think it will remain as an ideology, for right now it seems a good idea. The problem is it was being made a dark-fantasy to appeal to the grown-ups, particularly men. But it should have been a children's film where adults too can enjoy like the Disney's 'Maleficent'. Except for the opening, the rest of the story seemed very ordinary. Though the action sequences were enjoyable and so the film with a low expectation, or the purpose of the watch is the time pass.
This movie didn't make nowhere near the amount of money, than the first movie did, so it didn't go down too well with the public, which is understandable because it did seem like the director didn't leave enough room in the first movie, for the characters to progress, so in some ways, this film was irrelevant to the franchise. Although it looked impressive and the mixture of humor and intense drama worked, there aren't any memorable scenes which will make this an all-time classic. Like the first movie, I did find Ravenna's voice way over the top and I was expecting more when the two sisters were in battle but it's still a watchable movie which I found quite entertaining in parts. Watchable!
Chris Hemsworth, 33, can't seem to do anything wrong since his debut in Neighbours in 2002, and 189 episodes in Home and Away, and now that he has firmly made his presence known in the Avengers franchise, the only way is up for this Australian born ladykiller. His first movie was in Star Trek in 2009 but his big break was in Thor in 2011. In 2012 he starred in the popular, Cabin in the Woods and then came the first movie in this franchise, Snow White, and the Huntsman. Red Dawn, Rush, Vacation, In The Heart of the Sea, Blackhat and Ghostbusters, are some of the movies which have proved that he has the ability to become an all-around action and comedic actor, who has been praised by his fellows actors but it is definitely Thor and the Avengers which have made him a household name. This movie was directed by, French director Cedric Nicolas Troyan, 47, who might be remaking the Highlander in the near future. He hasn't directed any other movies but he has supplied the visual effects for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the Ring, One Hour Photo and the Weather Man. I was expecting more from this sequel and I don't know where they can go with this franchise after this movie but I still enjoyed it.
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