Freakin' Scary!

Rating: 6/10 (4 March 2006)

I remember watching this as a child and being scared out of my brain. I could really not watch this. The whole hunter getting the pigs heart... the scary witch... the ugly witch... no child should be allowed to see this! I found it extremely disturbing, as I do now. Of course, being older, I realize what an impact on cartoons and movie history it made, I appreciate it more. I don't like what the movie says, but I like what the movie has done for history. It certainly set a standard.
I'll outline the plot for you, although it is common knowledge... an innocent young girl with an evil, jealous stepmother (who incidentally wants to kill her) finds refuge with 7 little dwarfs after a series of events. It is a classic fairytale story where the girl is completely stupid and useless, unable to fight for herself. But anyway.
This movie made an impression on me and was one of the first scary movies I watched. In all honesty I do not think this is really appropriate for children as I was really frightened and disturbed by it when I was two or three. Now I'm a teenager and I still cannot bring myself to watch it. A great piece of movie history... but don't make me watch it.