Great Spin of Horrible Child's Tale

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2013)

First of all let me say up front that I do not like the tale of Hansel and Gretel, not the Grimm's version or the sugar coated version we were told as children. However I was pleased with thee tale told in this movie. I am a pagan who has done plenty of research of the "witch burning" era in time, and found the movie's version to be pretty accurate on the rumors and such spread about. As far the as the makeup goes I wasn't too pleased with the makeup and costuming of the witches, though original and catching, I found the costumes clashing with the witches. Of course they were black, to show evil and darkness, and their makeup (not prosthetic but the actual makeup) was dark. The only witch's looks I liked was the main black witch, the other two "main" ones, the ones that are with her in capturing the children, I was not too impressed with. But that's my only real complaint with the movie, I'm a pretty good guesser on how movies are going to turn out - and love to try and tell the ending before the end comes along - and SOME things I just didn't see. I wish I could write more but the ending just made me smile. I'd recommend it, however keep in mind how bloody it is (I was shunned for laughing at some gory scenes by my fellow movie goers) and it has some strong language.