Ian McShane

Tam-Lin (1971)

Tam-Lin (1971)
Rating: ★★
Apr 27, 2016Modern-Day Queen of the Fairies
The only film ever directed by actor Roddy McDowall. Based on a folktale, it is the story of two lovers trying to escape when one is in thrall to the Queen of the Fairies. McDowall creates a lush film that is oddly ponderous and non-fantastical but what a cast he assembles
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The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007)

The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007)
Rating: ★½
Feb 1, 2009Epic Fantasy Adventure
Adaptation of Susan Cooper's popular fantasy series handled by people who have no interest in the material and badly rewrite/mangle it in order try to turn it into a Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings knockoff
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Rating: ★★
May 20, 2011Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is revived for a fifth outing. There is a new director in Rob Marshall but bar an energetic comic opening, he never does much that hits the zany heights of the previous entries
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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Rating: ★★
May 31, 2012Adult Fairytale Adaptation/Epic Fantasy
The second of 2012's Snow White films after Mirror Mirror, this turns the fairytale into an epic fantasy. Well produced but ultimately a film that lacks anything unique nor pushes far enough into the dark fantasy it promises to be
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Rating: ★★
Feb 28, 2013Fairytale Adaptation/Epic Fantasy
Bryan Singer was once the hope of fanboy cinema but this attempt to turn Jack and the Beanstalk into an epic fantasy feels exactly like formula studio product that could have been made by any hired director
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