'Snow White' is one of the most famous fairytales and one of Brothers Grimm's most beloved stories for very good reason, and is something of a timeless classic. It is easy to make Snow White bland when it comes to adapting the story, but the evil queen is a very memorable character and one that is easy to make much out of if done right. Do like the dwarves, as long as one doesn't make them too annoying and gives them distinct personalities.
Although Disney's film is much more well known, and it is one of my favourites still, 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater's' adaptation of 'Snow White' is well worth watching, and not to be sneezed at just because it's lower in budget. It is most interesting for being the longest adaptation of the series, but that is not a choice that is a mistake but, with it being a less slight story than most fairytales, a necessary one. Up to this point of 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater', 'Snow White' is among the better adaptations and one of the better adaptations of the first season. Just to say the series is very interesting and definitely not something to be dismissed, the music and voice acting are variable but it has never really been bad looking at all, the characters are colourful and the stories are told with charm and respect.
Those last three good things are obvious in all four parts of 'Snow White'. Just in case you are wondering why there is reiteration here (and it's only going to be for the first two paragraphs which are just overview, have for a while been making a real effort to address this to stop my review stalker from striking again), it is because it applies to the whole adaptation. While the longest episode (1 hour and 20 minutes or so according to the video it was seen on) it is split here in four parts and am aiming to review all the episodes of the series.
Part 1 was very well done in my eyes, though not perfect and was basically set up. With the story progressing and being more eventful, Part 2 is even better although not perfect.
Do feel that the music still jars a bit, in style, in tone and how it doesn't really fit with what is going on. This was a constant problem with 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater' and was never really addressed. The dialogue is spoken too fast often and the thought process dialogue was not really needed.
Loved the dwarves on the whole, but Thursday is poorly drawn and his cantankerous-ness is more annoying than amusing. Disney did this much better with Grumpy, of who was clearly the inspiration for Thursday in my mind.
However, much of the animation, though with the occasional lack of finesse in the character designs and the character design for Thursday, was quite nice in its own simple but oddly charming way. It's atmospheric, mostly smooth and expressive and a nice job is done with the attention to detail in the backgrounds. The theme songs are pleasant and accompanied by well designed intros/outros. The writing always has something for older audiences yet also has just as much for youngsters (more the primary target audience). Really liked the humour provided for the dwarves.
Charming is a good way to describe the story, with respect shown for the original story while putting its own touches in that never distract. It is effectively dark at the beginning and the interaction between the dwarves and them with Snow White is hugely entertaining and lifts the episode/adaptation. Snow White isn't too sugary, but the dwarves are the stars. Loved that the adaptation gave them individual personalities which made it easy to tell them apart and other than Thursday, their sympathetic and humorous nature makes them very endearing. Naming them after the seven days of the weeks was a nice touch. 'Snow White' on the whole is one of the better voiced adaptations, the voice acting is very variable overall in the series but other than the over-acted Thursday all the voices here fit the characters.
Very well done overall. The whole adaptation is worth tracking down. 8/10
Although Disney's film is much more well known, and it is one of my favourites still, 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater's' adaptation of 'Snow White' is well worth watching, and not to be sneezed at just because it's lower in budget. It is most interesting for being the longest adaptation of the series, but that is not a choice that is a mistake but, with it being a less slight story than most fairytales, a necessary one. Up to this point of 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater', 'Snow White' is among the better adaptations and one of the better adaptations of the first season. Just to say the series is very interesting and definitely not something to be dismissed, the music and voice acting are variable but it has never really been bad looking at all, the characters are colourful and the stories are told with charm and respect.
Those last three good things are obvious in all four parts of 'Snow White'. Just in case you are wondering why there is reiteration here (and it's only going to be for the first two paragraphs which are just overview, have for a while been making a real effort to address this to stop my review stalker from striking again), it is because it applies to the whole adaptation. While the longest episode (1 hour and 20 minutes or so according to the video it was seen on) it is split here in four parts and am aiming to review all the episodes of the series.
Part 1 was very well done in my eyes, though not perfect and was basically set up. With the story progressing and being more eventful, Part 2 is even better although not perfect.
Do feel that the music still jars a bit, in style, in tone and how it doesn't really fit with what is going on. This was a constant problem with 'Grimm Masterpiece Theater' and was never really addressed. The dialogue is spoken too fast often and the thought process dialogue was not really needed.
Loved the dwarves on the whole, but Thursday is poorly drawn and his cantankerous-ness is more annoying than amusing. Disney did this much better with Grumpy, of who was clearly the inspiration for Thursday in my mind.
However, much of the animation, though with the occasional lack of finesse in the character designs and the character design for Thursday, was quite nice in its own simple but oddly charming way. It's atmospheric, mostly smooth and expressive and a nice job is done with the attention to detail in the backgrounds. The theme songs are pleasant and accompanied by well designed intros/outros. The writing always has something for older audiences yet also has just as much for youngsters (more the primary target audience). Really liked the humour provided for the dwarves.
Charming is a good way to describe the story, with respect shown for the original story while putting its own touches in that never distract. It is effectively dark at the beginning and the interaction between the dwarves and them with Snow White is hugely entertaining and lifts the episode/adaptation. Snow White isn't too sugary, but the dwarves are the stars. Loved that the adaptation gave them individual personalities which made it easy to tell them apart and other than Thursday, their sympathetic and humorous nature makes them very endearing. Naming them after the seven days of the weeks was a nice touch. 'Snow White' on the whole is one of the better voiced adaptations, the voice acting is very variable overall in the series but other than the over-acted Thursday all the voices here fit the characters.
Very well done overall. The whole adaptation is worth tracking down. 8/10
