What we know so far about Gretel and Hansel, yes that was worded correctly, is that it will be starring Sophia Lillis, who played Beverly Marsh in Stephen King’s IT, as Gretel. Apart from that it sounds as though the story will take place in a fairy tale forest into which Gretel and her brother Hansel will go in search of food, only to find a horrifying tale that they will swiftly become a part of. A lot of us know from our time as children and the tales we were told that Hansel and Gretel were subjected to something that has a thousand different interpretations and likely just as many, if not more, outcomes. Jurassic world evolution download free. As of now though there isn’t a whole lot of information on the movie apart from the idea that and will likely be another imagining of the classic tale.that this movie will be the slow-burning type of horror that will eat away at the nerves of the audience and force them to hold on tightly for each and every scare that’s bound to come along.

That sounds like a winner already with some people since the whole tale of Hansel and Gretel is one that serves as a cautionary story as well as one that has entertained people throughout the years no matter how grim it becomes, no pun intended. As a classic tale it’s definitely one of those that manages to get a little dark in a big hurry but can also be quite comical when you look at how Hansel and Gretel were portrayed as witch hunters in the 2012 flop starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton. That movie had potential, but bringing a kind of Hawkeye-like figure to a fairy tale with advanced weaponry that was reminiscent of Hugh Jackman’s Van Helsing was a bit much. Simply bringing such devices into a fairy tale setting isn’t so horrible, it’s allowing them to really take over and dominate the story in their own way that seems to be too much.But the story itself was good, if somewhat overplayed and in some ways a little too real, as if you’ll recall Hansel had developed diabetes thanks to all the sweets that the witch gave him as a child, meaning that he needed insulin shots throughout the movie, which seemed a bit far-fetched even for a fantasy tale. But many people simply let this go since it was just one bit of ridiculousness in a movie that had already lowered the bar to the point that people could just step over it on their way to the next scene. With Gretel and Hansel however it almost seems as though the horror is going to outweigh any chance of brevity that might come along, and people might be introduced to a story that is far more like the one that they heard when they were kids.It’s kind of amazing when you think about it how we’re introduce to horror as children and yet don’t realize it until much later.

Sophia Lillis as Gretel. Sam Leakey as Hansel. Charles Babalola as The Hunter. Alice Krige as Holda / The Witch.

The story of Hansel and Gretel is one that horrifies parents today since two kids wandering out in the woods seems to speak of imminent danger in a time when walking down the street from one’s house to a corner store might prove to be the most dangerous trip of their life. But these are the kinds of tales we’re told as children and it seems to be okay since it’s a fairy tale, a story of make-believe that isn’t meant to be taken seriously. In many ways that’s why people that have grown up with such stories are able to see past the dark and foreboding warnings that these stories seem to tell and parse fact from fiction when it comes to the world around them.Getting back to the movie, it does seem as though Sophia Tillis has a serious chance to see her career skyrocket just a bit more as it’s been doing since her stint in IT and since she’s been cast in a couple of other movies since then. The reversal of the names might put some people on their heels as far as remembering the old tale, but in truth it doesn’t seem like it will mess with it all that much since if you’ll recall there was never a true leader between the two kids in the fairy tale. If anything they were in it together, though with Sophia as the lead actor it does seem a wise idea to focus on her as the person in charge, more or less.

Plus when it comes to fairy tales a lot of what’s there to be played with is able to fall under the idea of anything goes.

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As with all review-caps, MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. Consider yourself warned.I know it’s only February, but so far 2020 is striking out big time in the horror genre. I went to see both Underwater and The Turning with the intention of reviewing them, only to find that both of them were so lame that they weren’t even worth the time and effort it would’ve taken to write them up. So it was with more trepidation than excitement that I went into the theater to sit down and watch Gretel and Hansel. Thankfully, it wasn’t the complete waste of time that the others had been. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that unfortunately, it’s not that great, either. Sophia Lillis in Gretel and HanselEveryone knows the original Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale – or at least, everyone should. Suffering during a famine and trying to rid themselves of the responsibility of caring for their children, Hansel and Gretel’s parents take them into the woods and ditch them. But a clever Hansel makes sure they can find their way back by leaving a trail of pebbles the first day.

Then the next day, their parents take them deeper into the woods and Hansel uses breadcrumbs to mark the path – but the kids end up lost when birds eat all the bread. Then they happen across the house made out of sweets, and the old woman who lives there invites them to eat their fill and rest.

Of course she’s a witch, and the kids become her prisoners. She makes Gretel work while she keeps Hansel in a cage, fattening him up to eat him. But Gretel saves the day by tricking the witch and pushing her into her own oven.So in this new version, the not-terribly-originally titled Gretel and Hansel takes the old tale, tosses it in a blender with Robert Eggers’ The VVitch (2015), Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) and Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019) – not to mention director Osgood Perkins’ own I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House (2016). The result is an artsy, creepy and feminist story – but sadly, it never lives up to its potential, ending up much more like a sketch of a bigger, grander piece.The character of Gretel is the focus of this version, and is an excellent choice to play her – she brings a subtle strength and undeniable presence to the big screen that you can’t keep your eyes off of. So after an unsuccessful job interview with a potential employer who’s nothing but a pervy old geezer who wants to make sure she’s still a virgin, Gretel returns home only to have her deliriously depressed mother tell her and Hansel ( Samuel Leakey) that they have to leave and find their own way to survive – a point which Mom drives home by slamming an axe into the kitchen table. So off the kids go into the woods, wandering and starving – and when they find some shelter, then comes this random attack by some kind of crazy, zombie-like dude.

And as quickly as he’s introduced, he’s dispatched by a huntsman ( Charles Babalola) who lets the kids hang out at his place long enough to get a meal. He gives them directions to the nearby convent and sends them on their way. Samuel Leakey, Alice Krige in Gretel and HanselSo it’s back into the woods they go, wandering and starving again. Then they happen upon some mushrooms, which Gretel “talks to” to find out if they’re edible. It’s not clear at this point if Gretel’s just kidding around or if she really can talk to mushrooms – but she does keep having visions of the young girl in a pink cap from a story she was told, a young girl who turned out to be a witch.

And she keeps seeing ominous dark figures lurking in the distance. So they eat the ‘shrooms and end up tripping out big time in a funny little montage of the kids giggling like crazy and zoning out to the sky.

Then the high wears off and it’s back to wandering and starving until they finally come across the witch’s cottage. It’s not made of sweets, but it’s awfully modern-looking given the time period.

The kids look through the window, see a huge feast laid out on a banquet table and waste no time breaking in.The awesome makes her appearance then, as the sorta-kindly but mostly creepy old lady who welcomes them, telling them to make themselves at home, eat up and rest – even as she’s plucking hair out of Hansel’s head. Gretel’s understandably suspicious and tries to resist the temptation at first – but of course, starvation wins out and she dives into the food too. She tells Hansel they won’t be staying long, that they’ll help the old woman out for a while as payment for her “hospitality,” but that they’ll be on their way again. Of course, the old woman insists they stay longer – and as the days go by (getting closer to the full moon), Gretel’s visions become stronger and scarier, warning her that other children have passed through the house – children who are now dead. The old woman also teaches Gretel about the ways of rootwork, how to use plants to make potions and salves. She shows Gretel how, as she’s coming into womanhood, she’s connected to and has power over nature – something which Gretel can’t deny. And as much as she knows she should leave, she wants to learn more.

Alice Krige in Gretel and HanselBut of course, there’s that pesky problem of the old woman being a witch (the same witch who took care of the little girl with the pink cap from the story, by the way) who wants to cook and eat Hansel, who she’s put under a spell. So just like in the original tale, it’s Gretel who saves the day by using her newfound powers to kill the witch and save her brother – but instead of the kids returning home, Gretel has a friendly horse take Hansel away to the convent – and Gretel remains in the woods, taking over residence of the cottage and vowing in the narration that she’ll use her powers to bring light instead of darkness as the trapped spirits of all the dead kids who came before her are finally set free.Yeah, that’s pretty much it. If you’re looking for a straightforward horror flick, Gretel and Hansel is definitely not what you want.

It’s an art-house flick, contemplative and poetic – and far more bizarre than scary. And while those things are more pros than cons, unfortunately in the end it doesn’t add up to much.Directed by: Osgood PerkinsWritten by: Rob HayesRelease Date: Jan. 31, 2020Rating: PG-13Run Time: 1 hr 27 minDistributor: Orion Pictures.