Post by Xч on Dec 13, 2008 4:14:52 GMT -5
The tangled forest is misty with mystery, the thatched cottages are cute and quaint, and the dashing rogues are devious charmers, but this revision of "Little Red Riding Hood" is not your usual fairy tale. In the troubled dreams of an adolescent girl in the hormonal rush of puberty, it becomes a veritable werewolf story with lush storybook imagery, gothic horror flourishes, and decidedly sexual implications. Director Neil Jordan, who collaborated with author Angela Carter in this 1985 adaptation of her story, applies a knowing intelligence to the bittersweet tale. The often startling transformation effects may appear primitive compared to modern movies, but the delight is in the dark imagination, dense textures, and fantastical wonders of this dream world. Angela Lansbury is the story-spinning granny and David Warner the understanding woodsman father, and watch for a devilish cameo by a sinister and seductive Terence Stamp.
Excellent fantasy movie based on The Little Red Riding Hood story about a young girl and her encounters with werewolves. The cast is great as is the direction scenery and music by George Fenton. One of my all time favorites! Why hasn't Sarah Patterson who played Rosaleen been in more movies? She is great! Angela Lansbury is perfect in her part as the wise old grandma who warns Rosaleen about werewolves in the forest.This is a fantastic Gothic 80's horror film with werewolves.
