Breaking Dawn Part 2

PG-13
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Maggie Grace, Billy Burke and Mackenzie Foy.
Running Time: 1 Hour and 55 Minutes

Well, here we go for the fifth and final movie in the popular Twilight Saga.
 During the last movie, Breaking Dawn part 1, where Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristin Stewart) were married and she became pregnant and had a baby girl they named Renesmee.
This movie picks right up from there, with Bella waking up with the traditional "vampire eyes", and you know for sure the transformation has taken place!
 Bella is now a full-fledged vampire with all of the characteristics that go along with it. She now is super-strong, she does not have to eat human food, but she has to feed off of the blood of living creatures, she has no need of sleep and her body temperature is cold. This gives she and Edward all of the freedom they need to pursue each other without any limitations! She also has all of the help of the family to take care of Renesmee, so she is not burdened with the care of a newborn.
They are also given a beautiful home of their own as a wedding gift from the Cullen family.
This is the story of Edward, Bella, Renesmee and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and how he is going to be personally involved with their family.
When one of the Cullen's cousins Irina (Maggie Grace) witness' Renesmee existence, she panics and travels   to and informs the very powerful Volturi that there has been a crime committed and Renesmee has been born.
Alice (Ashley Greene) has a vision and informs the Cullen's that the Volturi will be coming to seek revenge and everyone is in danger!
The ultimate crime in the governing world of the Vampires is to produce an immortal child, they are unaware that they can produce off-spring with a humans!
The Cullen's summon help with other Vampires from all over the world to come and help them with their impending doom of the ultimate Volturi showdown.
They decided to change it up a little bit and the audience was in shock in the final scene of the movie! There was a very violent and graphic battle scene that included human decapitations and people being thrown into fires.
Overall, I guess that this was probably as good of a conclusion that they could probably come up with. The audience seemed to really enjoy it.
 I really enjoyed the very final scene where Edward and Bella were alone in their special meadow of purple flowers and she is able to go back in time and reminisce, showing him memories from all of their previous movies. That was very touching and emotional and it made the scene feel very final.
The audience really enjoyed the movie and they erupted in applause when it was over.
Parents be advised that there were some side view nude scenes, sexual situations and references. There was also a lot of disturbing and graphic violence at the end.
 I am giving "Breaking Dawn" part 2- three bags of popcorn!

Lincoln

PG-13
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Spader.
Running Time:  2 Hours and 29 Minutes.

This is the story of President Abraham Lincoln as he struggles with the very difficult decision of passing The Emancipation Proclaimation and all of the ramifications that will follow.
It takes place during his Presidency during 1863.
With great angst and turmoil he finally gets enough votes through Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in December of 1865. This allows slaves to finally have the freedom they so richly deserved!
This movie was an epic story of emotions from Lincoln played by Daniel Day-Lewis flawlessly!  The struggle he endured trying to justify his intense feelings about the equality of every human and their right to be the masters of their own destination! Lincoln was a man of great honor and love of others. He was a storyteller, and yet he still garnered the respect of all the people.
Sally Field was amazing starring as Mary Todd Lincoln ( Lincoln's wife) with her own personal demons. She struggled daily with the loss of one of their son's and was never able to come to terms with losing him and the heartache she endured on a daily basis! She suffered with headache's and had a rocky relationship with the President.
Tommy Lee Jones starred as Thaddeus Stephens and he also did an outstanding job! Thaddeus Stephens was also a big proponent of the freedom and equality for everyone and wanted the Thirteenth Amendment to be passed as well.
I found this movie to be very educational and it helped me to understand how important and emotional this time in our history really was for all of these people. The country was very divided and it kind of reminded me of the way our Country is divided right now.
The Civil War was raging and the death and carnage were catastrophic! Lincoln was a deeply passionate man and he fought valiantly with everything he had to be a patriot and a proponent of civil rights for everyone!
I believe that if you go and see this movie you will be touched by the sacrifices that our forefathers endured and you will realize how fortunate we are to live in this great Country!
Parents be advised that there are some realistic and graphic war scenes with death and body parts that children might find disturbing. There is also one use of the F-bomb and some other mild profanity to be aware of. I think that this movie would be appropriate for children ages 13 and over due to the realities of war.
I am giving "Lincoln" four bags of popcorn!

Skyfall

Pg-13
Starring: Daniel Craig, Dame Judy Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe and Ben Whishaw.
Running Time: 2 Hours and 23 Minutes

Once again Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in this seriously amazing installment of the Bond series. This movie starts out right from the beginning with super action and adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat and you will be completely engaged in it until the end of the movie!
I  recently visited London in September and that made it even more interesting for me as well. I loved seeing all of the great London scenery that was highlighted in this movie.
The character M (Dame Judy Dench) has to confront her past when a disk is stolen and undetermined terrorists are out to take down and destroy British agents.
 Gareth Mallory ( Ralph Fiennes) ( who just also happened to play the character Lord Voldemort in all of the Harry Potter films) is trying to convince her to retire so she can start to enjoy her golden years, but she will have none of that and she tells him to let her be and she will let him know when she is ready to retire.
Silva (Javier Bardem) is the new villain, he is a very evil and deranged character who is determined to kill M! He is obsessed with her destruction and will go to any length to carry out his evil operation!
James Bond has been severely injured in this movie and is determined to fight his way back to tip-top shape and resume his status once again as Agent 007. He is confronted with just about every single obstacle that you can possibly imagine in this movie. From Istanbul to London to Shanghai to Macau and Scotland, you will find action and adventure that is thoroughly entertaining. 
Daniel Craig once again did an exceptional job portraying Bond in his usual classic style.
There were two women in this movie that were beautiful and talented so I never felt that there was one typical Bond girl in this movie. Naomie Harris played Eve, an agent and Berenice Marlohe played Severine, a damsel in distress. Q is played by Ben Whishaw, a refreshing and fun young man who adds new dimension to the movie.
Parents be advised that there is the typical Bond violence with gunfire, explosions and action sequences, also there is a sexual shower scene between  Bond and Severine that was suggestive without any real nudity.
I found this movie to be my favorite of all of the Bond movies! I was riveted with this movie and I would strongly recommend it! 
I am giving "Skyfall" three and a half bags of popcorn!

Wreck- It Ralph

PG
John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch and Alan Tudyk
Running Time: 1 Hour and 48 Minutes
Animation

Ralph (John C. Reilly) is a video game character with real heart and soul. He stands 9 feet tall with a large muscular body and very large hands. His character portrays the bad guy who is continually thrown off of the top of the building in his video game. He is programmed to destroy buildings and his counterpart Fix-it Felix (Jack McBrayer) is programmed to fix everything that Ralph destroys with his magic hammer.
This is the story of Ralph trying to fit in with all of the characters of his video game. All of the people dislike him and he is an outcast because he is the "bad guy"! He is told that he will never be included unless he can prove to all of them that he is worthy and he needs to justify his worthiness by earning a medal to prove he can be a hero. If he can pull this off, then he will eagerly be accepted into their world. So he sets off to find a way to prove himself to be a hero and receive a medal of honor. He soon ends up wrecking everything, including unleashing viruses that threaten the entire arcade!
He encounters a darling little girl named Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) who is considered a "glitch" and continues to not fit in with the characters in her video game "Sugar Rush". She is plagued by a group of peers who are bullies and make her cry. Ralph is there and he helps her to handle them and chases them off.
Vanellope's dream is to drive a racing car and win a race. If she win's, then she receives a medal! So they work together to help each other out. Chaos ensues and the plan is almost sabotaged. The King, King Candy (Alan Tudyk) was evil and tried to undermine Vanellope's success at winning her race.
This movie is really cute and has a lot of sensitive moments in it. The animation and the colors in the movie were absolutely outstanding! I really appreciated that they addressed the issue of bullying and the heartache it can cause!!!
Parents be aware that it has some cartoon style violence and potty humor. I believe that it will be appropriate for most children ages four and up.
I am giving "Wreck-It Ralph" three bags of popcorn!

Frankenweenie

PG
Starring as the voiceovers: Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Wynona Ryder, Charlie Tahan and Atticus Shaffer.
Running Time: 1 Hour and 27 Minutes

This animated movie is based on the original Tim Burton Disney Channel short film from 1984.
Filmed in black and white, this adds to the gothic feel and classic horror style of this movie.
This is the story of Victor Frankenstein a young boy who loves his dog Sparky more than anything. Victor is an only child and lives at home with his parents and his dog Sparky. Victor is somewhat of a loner and he excels in science.
When Victor is encouraged to play baseball by his father to help him to not be such a loner, a terrible tragedy occurs! Sweet little Sparky chases after the ball in the road and is hit and killed by a car. Poor young Victor is devastated! He has no idea how he will continue on with his life.
He gets the brilliant idea that with all of his scientific expertise that maybe, just maybe he could try and bring his loyal pal Sparky back to life.
He decides to go out on a stormy night to the pet cemetery to rescue his beloved Sparky, unearth his remains and bring him home. When he brings him back to his laboratory in the attic, he performs the classic Frankenstein lightening power to defy nature and bring him back to life! He eventually succeeds, therefore Frankenweenie comes to life, albeit with a few stitches and happy to be back re-united and re-named with his buddy Victor.
Victor's class is having a science fair. Many of the students want Victor's help to win the fair. Victor is really good at helping with transformations. After a series of unfortunate events occur. The whole city is in need of help.
Overall, this is a story about a boy and his great love for his dog, and the dog's great love for the boy in return. This movie has a very Gothic feel, especially with the black and white film. This is a classic Tim Burton movie, meaning that you never know quite what to expect. I personally feel that the movie had a very sweet and tender feel to it with Victor and Sparky/ Frankenweenie's sincere love for each other. It is a cute movie and will be fun for a family Halloween time night out. Parents be advised that there are some really bizarre creatures and situations that are quite scary and intimidating for young children. I would suggest this movie for children over the age of eight. There were however younger children at the screening who seemed to enjoy the movie.
I am giving "Frankenweenie" two and a half bags of popcorn!

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

PG
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams and Odeya Rush
Running Time: 1 Hour and 40 Minutes

This was indeed an odd life for Timothy Green. This movie was very unusual. It stars Jennifer Garner as Cindy Green, a young wife who was devastated because of she and her husbands infertility. Her husband is Jim Green, played by Joel Edgerton.
After they have tried every possible avenue to conceive a child and their doctor tells them that they have done everything that they can do, they write down all of their wishes for the characteristics of a child on small pieces of paper and put them in a wooden box and bury the box outside in their garden.
Later that night, after a drought in their community, there is a big storm outside and miraculously, a young boy covered in dirt appears inside their home, calling them mom and dad.
He is completely happy and content to be with Cindy and Jim. They are in shock and they don't understand what has just taken place. They accept him as their own child and go about their own business trying to be new parents to a young boy and explain to others how this young man has suddenly become a part of their family.
They find as time goes by that he has every characteristic that they had wished for in a child and exactly the same characteristics that they had put down on the papers that they put in the wooden box that they buried.
Young Timothy has an unusual feature in that he has small leaves growing on the lower part of his legs that they cover up with socks so others will not see his leaves and think that he is different.
Timothy develops a crush on Joni Jerome (Odeya Rush) an older girl with a birthmark and forms a special relationship with her because of their physical differences.
Timothy was a very special child and helped them to learn how to be parents and believe in themselves.
This movie was very unusual. It had some very touching and heart-wrenching moments and some scenes that I found to be completely unbelievable and strange. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I couldn't get beyond the strange nature of his existence.
Parents be advised, this movie has some scenes that will confuse and bewilder some children. I feel that it would be appropriate for children ages ten and older.
 I am giving "The Odd Life Of Timothy Green" two and a half bags of popcorn!

The Bourne Legacy

PG-13
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton and Oscar Issac
Running Time: 2 Hours and 15 Minutes

This is a spin-off of the super-popular Bourne series by Robert Ludlum.  Beginning with Bourne Identity in 2002, followed with The Bourne Supremacy and then The Bourne Ultimatum. Matt Damon starred as Jason Bourne in this very popular movie series.
Remembering back to the original movies, Jason Bourne had amnesia and could not recall his past.
This movie begins with Jeremy Renner starring as Aaron Cross who finds out that the situation he is in is a result of all of the events of the three previous movies. His memory is intact and he has been given two kinds of medicines that have both mentally and physically altered him by operatives in the Outcome project. He finds himself in many precarious situations where he is literally fighting for his life and his world is turned upside down.
He is very capable and independent. He is surprised to find out the medicines he has been taking have been altering him.
When he runs out of his medicines, he needs to find the doctor who has been administering them to him. Dr. Marta Shearing (Rached Weisz) is the doctor that was assigned to him. She has been going through her own trauma with the Outcome project. She is about to leave and go stay with her sister when she encounters Aaron Cross. He hunts her down in desperate need of more medicine. When he finds her at her beautiful country home which is under renovation, she is under siege with some operatives and fighting for her life. Cross rescues her and then they become fugitives and are on the run. They go to the Philippines where the drugs are manufactured. There they encounter even more action sequences and hostility and they become wanted by just about everyone.
I really enjoyed this movie. It kept my interest and the action scenes were good. There is a motorcycle chase scene that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Jeremy Renner was really good as Aaron Cross. He is believable as Cross and has great appeal as a hero.
Rachel Weisz was superb as Dr. Shearing. She was perfect as this character.
Parents be advised, this movie definitely has spy-action violence and suspense. Also some wild-animal violence, strong language and a sexual situation. I would recommend this movie for children ages fourteen and over.
I am giving "The Bourne Legacy" three bags of popcorn!

The Dark Knight Rises

First, before I proceed to write my review of this highly anticipated final sequel of the Batman series, my heart is so heavy! I am in shock at the atrocity in Aurora, Colorado. The fact that someone could have the audacity to open fire and start shooting at innocent people in a movie theater is unimaginable! Theater's are a place of refuge and a place to escape the realities of life. So, I wish to express my condolences to all of the people whose lives have forever been changed by this senseless tragedy. God bless them all!!!

PG-13
Starring:  Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Running Time: 2 Hours and 45 Minutes

This movie begins where "The Dark Knight" ends. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) decides it would be better for him to be the fall guy and isolate himself inside the Wayne Manor, than to divulge to the citizens of Gotham City that their beloved hero Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), had turned into a madman after the Joker's insidious rampage. Batman is also grieving the loss of his beloved Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal). He has grown weak with inactivity and arthritis. When his fortune disappears, and the new villain Bane (Tom Hardy) appears and he is determined to destroy Gotham City, Batman must come out of isolation and become "The Batman" again! His love for Gotham City is super strong and he will go to the ends of the earth to save Gotham.
He encounters the conniving Selina aka Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) working as a waitress at a memoral honoring Harvey Dent at his Manor when she is stealing his mothers pearls.
This movie is filled with all kinds of twists and turns. It seems as if everyone is out to destroy Batman. The character Bane was as evil and sinister as you can possibly imagine. He has no soul whatsoever! I had a real issue with trying to hear what Bane was saying. He has a mask over his face, and his voice is very difficult to understand, so that was disappointing to me. I also had some issues with trying to understand Batman with his gravely voice.
The character Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) was a sweet young police officer turned detective who adored Batman and helped save the people too.
The ending was heart-pounding and amazing!
The story was long at 2 hours and 45 minutes, but it kept you on the edge of your seat! You will see that Batman has a real heart and he is willing to risk himself to save everyone else.
 The special effects were stunning and well worth seeing!
Parents be advised that Bane is very scary and intimidating. Some scenes are very intense.
I would recommend this for children 13 and over.
I am giving "The Dark Knight Rises" three bags of popcorn!

The Amazing Spider-man

PG-13 Starring:
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Sally Field, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary and Rhys Ifans
 Running Time: 2 Hours and 16 Minutes

 Wow-this was a great movie! I liked it a lot! I thought Andrew Garfield did a really great job as Peter Parker, I personally liked him better than the former Spider-man, Toby McGuire.
This is a whole new beginning for the Spider-man movie series.
Young Peter is strangely separated from his parents when they are hurriedly escorted out of their home and they leave Peter to be raised with his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). He never sees or hears from them again.
He has a good life and loves and respects his Uncle and Aunt very much.  When he happens to come upon a secret formula that his father had left behind, his world is turned upside down.
He does some research and finds his fathers former co-worker Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans) at the Oscorp company and he decides to pay him a visit. Much to his surprise, his schoolmate Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) is working there also. He finds research going on there with a genetically enhanced spider program. When he decides to investigate it, he is bitten by a spider and that is where the transformation begins! This is just an intense and exciting ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
I really enjoyed this movie and it was very entertaining and a lot of fun. The special effects were great and the typical Spider-man flying/jumping scenes were exciting and thrilling. His relationship with Gwen is sweet and her relationship with her family only adds to the story as well.
Parents be advised, it had some really intense scenes with a character that is scary and violent and will be too much for younger children, and there is a kissing scene too. I would recommend this movie for children over the age of twelve and up.
I am giving "The Amazing Spider-Man three bags of popcorn!

Brave

 PG
Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane and Craig Ferguson
Running Time: 1 Hour and 40 Minutes

I have been anticipating this latest Pixar movie "Brave"for some time. I am always impressed with Pixar and the caliber of their movies.
This is the story of Princess Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) a very strong-willed young lady who is the princess of Scotland. She is very independent and would much rather be a young free soul than be betrothed to a suitor. She loves to spend her free time shooting bows and arrows and climbing steep mountain cliffs and rocks.
When her mother Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson) informs her that she has reached the proper age of finding a suitor, she is very unhappy. She does not want to assume the responsibility of marriage and relationships!
When her father King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) assembles the games to find the perfect match for the young Princess Merida, she rebels! It is a deep tradition that the King assembles his empire together and they bring three of the best young men available to compete in games for the prize of the betrothal to the young princess.
The princess is very upset and she decides to take matters into her own hands! So she goes out on her own where she encounters some beautiful blue lights called "will o wisps". They are fairy-like beings which entice her into a cottage where she finds an old witch. There she begs the witch to create a magic potion that contains a special spell that the witch turns into a small cake. She hurries back home to the castle with the secret cake and entices her mother to taste it! Things go terribly wrong and not at all what she was hoping for! She had cast a terrible spell upon her very own mother!
She has to help her mother now and she realizes just how important her relationship with her mother really was to her. She finds out that she took her mother for granted and just how lucky she really was to have her wonderful mother!
The princess desperately seeks to find the witch again to see if she can grant her just one more wish so that she can help her mother and reverse the spell.
This was a very different movie for Pixar. I enjoyed the relationship between the mother and daughter. I think it would be really good for girls and young women to go and see this movie with their mothers. It would help them to appreciate their moms and all that they do for them.
Parents be advised there are some scary sequences in this movie. It received a PG rating because of violence from the suitor games. Also there is a very big intimidating bear that continues to haunt the King. It bit off his leg over a decade ago, and he still continues to search for it. The witch is also very scary and dark. I would not recommend this movie for children under the age of seven. The graphics are absolutely stellar and right on the mark for Pixar. The movie was beautifully executed with a great moral to its story. I enjoyed it, but it was not my favorite Pixar movie.
I am giving "Brave" three bags of popcorn!

Rock of Ages

PG-13
Starring: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giammatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Ackerman,  and Mary J. Blige
Running Time: 2 Hours and 3 Minutes

This was one movie that I was not really that excited to see. I am definitely not an Alec Baldwin fan, and I can only take Tom Cruise in small doses.
This starts out with Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) a girl from Tulsa, Oklahoma on a bus to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming a huge rock and roll singing sensation. When she arrives in Los Angeles, a man immediately steals her bag with all of her favorite rock and roll albums inside of it. She is devastated! A young man Drew Boley (Diego Boneta) witnessed her misfortune and he offers to help her. He also has dreams of making it big in the world of rock & roll! He helps her get a job at one of the hottest clubs on the so called "strip" in Los Angeles where he works. The owner Dennis Dupree (Alec Baldwin) reluctantly allows her to waitress.
 When the mega-rock band "Arsenal" with lead singer Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) roll into the place to play, everything goes crazy.
Stacy Jaxx is the hottest rocker of his time! He suffers from entitlement syndrome. I believe that he is suppose to be like Bret Michaels, the lead singer from the 80's rock group, "Poison". Everybody is at his beck and call. Women throw themselves at him left and right, everyone wants a piece of the action when it comes to Stacee Jaxx. Tom Cruise did all of his own acting and singing, and he nailed it! He was great!
This is basically the story of the small-town girl who goes to the big city to chase her dreams, meets the boy and falls in love. There are twists and turns and ups and downs for Sherrie. Drew believes that Sherrie has cheated on him with the infamous Stacie Jaxx and he is devastated and turns his back on her. He has an agent who signs him and tries to turn him into a boy-band group. She finds herself desperate and ends up as a waitress in a strip club where she eventually becomes a dancer.
They finally run into each other and work things out.
I really ended up enjoying this movie. The music was great and most of the people in the audience were singing and clapping and thoroughly enjoying this story! They featured so many of the great songs from the 80's that it was really just a lot of fun. I was very impressed that all of the actors who sang, did all of their own singing. Julianne Hough was adorable as Sherrie, and Diego Boneta was a sweet-heart as Drew!
This movie is rated PG-13. I say this is a very hard PG-13! There was a lot of alcohol and drugs, sexuality, profanity, strip-club sequences, and a homosexual kissing scene too. Parents be advised, this is a very realistic look into the hard-core world of rock and roll and everything that it involves.I would be uncomfortable with anyone under the age of 17 seeing this movie. If you love the music from the 80's rock and roll genre, you will probably enjoy this movie.
I am giving "Rock Of Ages" two bags of popcorn!

Snow White and The Hunstman

PG-13
Starring: Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Spruell
Running Time: 2 Hours and 7 Minutes

This a twist on the story of "Snow White and The Huntsman". It started out as a"Once Upon A Time" story and followed the fairytale, but it was really the original story on steroids. The Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) was the wicked and evil stepmother. She was very beautiful and self-absorbed! She seized power over the Kingdom when she married and murdered the King the day after she met him. She was as wicked and diabolical as you could possibly imagine. She was obsessed with her own beauty and her own youth. She immediately had Snow White captured and locked up alone in a dungeon.
 Her brother Finn (Sam Spruell) was her companion in crime, and they had a very creepy relationship. Every day she would confront her golden magic mirror and ask the same question: "who is fairest of them all"? As always, it would reply that "she was" until, Snow White (Kristen Stewart)  had come of age and had become more beautiful than her! Her mission was to have Snow White  brought to her where she would remove her heart and eat it! This would bring her eternal beauty and life according to the magic mirror.
The Queen sent her deranged brother Finn to go and summon Snow White. He was instructed to bring her back to the Queen. That was a very strange and uncomfortable scene, the audience couldn't tell if he was going to seduce her or harm her, but fortunately Snow White was powerful and she was able to escape!
The Queen then summoned the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to go and find the beautiful princess. She promised him she would bring his deceased wife for whom he was grieving, back to life if he would find and return Snow White back to her safe and alive.
Once Snow White was outside of the castle, she became lost in the dark and evil  forest. There she was captured by the Hunstman and they reluctantly became friends. They encountered the dwarfs and the story goes on from there.
 Snow White becomes a powerful young lady who is able to take care of herself. When she finally goes back to the castle and encounters the Queen Ravenna, a battle ensues and Snow White is victorious!
This is a very dramatic and dark movie, with a plethora of special effects and unusual creatures. Some are scary and awful, and some are sweet and magical. The battle scenes are very intense and  difficult to watch! There was also a strange scene where the Queen took a milk bath and her weird brother Finn watched her get into the tub! Charlize Theron was very convincing as the evil Stepmother/Queen, she did a great job!
This is definitely not a happy, feel good version of "Snow White". If your looking for an uplifting and enlightening story, I say stick to the original Disney version! I realize that this movie is going to be very enticing for young women and girls, but parents be warned it is PG-13 and I think only youth about fourteen and older are ready for this movie.
I am giving " Snow White And The Huntsman" two and a half bags of popcorn!