Maleficent (2014)

A Masterpiece!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I have read some of the 1 out of 10 mob. They must have been watching a different movie to me. All this feminist message rubbish. Disney sold out rubbish. Well maybe they got out of bed on the wrong side. It was brilliant. Jolie was brilliant. The evil king Stefan got his richly deserved comeuppance and everyone lived happily ever after. As it should be. Jolie got the balance of strength but vulnerable just right. She tries to be evil but it's hard when you are fundamentally good. Hate makes you feel bad. Love makes you feel good, and we all want to feel good. If you haven't seen it do so ASAP. You won't regret it.

Maleficent ,the evil fairy of Disney's Sleeping Beauty ,is among the scariest Disney villains and my favorite Disney villain.This movie has very good sets and costumes.The characters are altered (Aurora's father,Philip and the fairies especially).This movie robs Maleficent of her evil nature .She reminded me more of an evil fairy from the original fairy tale than Maleficent from the animated movie(who is evil to the core and among the first vilains to say Hell in an animated movie).Best acting came from Angelina Jolie as Maleficent.She is suitably menacing and elegant.Diaval was also good and had a very good chemistry with Maleficent.Overall,good but sorta empty.

A young and betrayed fairy who turned to the dark side after the terrible incident curses a young princess on her baptism. Watching closely how the princess grew, she begins to have feelings for her but the previous enchantment will prove to be the final frontier in their upcoming relationship.The classic story of Sleeping Beauty is being retold in this movie from the eyes of the "evil" witch, since her childhood and all the way to an unexpected but beautiful finale. It looks gorgeous, its CGI is top notch and its plot is a great surprise. I didn't believe that I would say this but in my opinion it is true. They've managed to improve the original story, in some ways by even drastically changing it, and the result is simply eye-watering.It's a bit more mature way of telling a tale for children but that doesn't make it any less appealing for them than it is for any adult, or for me. A beautiful story which can be enjoyed regardless of age. Superb!

MALEFICENT is a fairy tale with a twist: it's a live-action follow-up to Disney's SLEEPING BEAUTY, with the focus now on that film's villainous character, the witch Maleficent. It turns out that she's a misunderstood wood-dwelling recluse who's just looking for love, but with this film's laughable scripting you won't be buying that for a second. No, this version is a complete waste of time, and you realise that from the outset as it's one of those kid-friendly films absolutely loaded down with CGI: you get CGI flying through CGI landscapes, CGI castles, and CGI fairies and supporting characters. Shoehorned-in battle scenes are supposedly there to keep adults and boys involved but don't, while Angelina Jolie is merely distracting with those contact lenses and prosthetic cheekbones. The meandering storyline goes on and on without getting anywhere, and the unconvincing actors mired in this mess include a wasted Sharlto Copley and a miscast Sam Riley. The end result? Don't bother.