I just saw this on MST3K and I have to say that it is one of the better movies that they did. On the surface, it's a ridiculous film because there are so many things that people will not be familiar with. However, like most fairy tales it entertains and tries to get both a moral and a story across. I'm not familiar with the stories that this is based on, but it was easy enough for me to pick up on what was happening and follow along.
For 1964, the effects are fine. It makes a good attempt at a solid film and mostly succeeds. I was reminded of Cinderalla, Beauty and the Beast & Hansel and Gretel when watching different parts of the movie. Also while watching it, it reminded me a lot of the movie "March of the Wooden Soldiers" with Laurel and Hardy. A lot of the same over the top acting and fairy tale symbols are in both.
However, despite it being a good fairy tale movie, there is a lot to laugh at, if you are so inclined. Much of the acting is over the top, not to mention the terrible dubbing. There are a lot of things in here that you do a double take on and wonder where they come from. It would be fair to say that if you showed The Little Mermaid or Shark Tale to someone who had never seen anything like that, they wouldn't understand some of it too, so it's fair to get a few laughs out of it.
The best jokes that Mike and the bots made at the movie's expense were juxtaposing what was happening with film against modern day culture. There is plenty to be mined from cultural differences, although I don't think MST3K went too far with their riffing on the film. In general, it was one of the better films that they did since everyone involved in the production seemed to try their best
For 1964, the effects are fine. It makes a good attempt at a solid film and mostly succeeds. I was reminded of Cinderalla, Beauty and the Beast & Hansel and Gretel when watching different parts of the movie. Also while watching it, it reminded me a lot of the movie "March of the Wooden Soldiers" with Laurel and Hardy. A lot of the same over the top acting and fairy tale symbols are in both.
However, despite it being a good fairy tale movie, there is a lot to laugh at, if you are so inclined. Much of the acting is over the top, not to mention the terrible dubbing. There are a lot of things in here that you do a double take on and wonder where they come from. It would be fair to say that if you showed The Little Mermaid or Shark Tale to someone who had never seen anything like that, they wouldn't understand some of it too, so it's fair to get a few laughs out of it.
The best jokes that Mike and the bots made at the movie's expense were juxtaposing what was happening with film against modern day culture. There is plenty to be mined from cultural differences, although I don't think MST3K went too far with their riffing on the film. In general, it was one of the better films that they did since everyone involved in the production seemed to try their best