The Gist
Virginia Lewis is a normal girl living in NYC. She is in her twenties, and lives with her dad in rundown apartment building which her dad does repair work in. Meanwhile, in the 4th kingdom, three trolls and the wicked stepmother escape from high security prison and turn Prince Wendell of the 4th kingdom into a dog, turning the dog into Prince Wendell. When Prince Wendell (who is really a dog) escapes into our world, the trolls are sent to follow him and capture him. So is a half-wolf man named Wolf. Prince Wendell runs to Virginia, and after a few escapades in our world, Prince Wendell, Virginia, her dad Tony, Wolf and the three trolls all end up back in the 4th kingdom. There begins an adventure to return Prince Wendell to his rightful body before the wicked stepmother (a.k.a the Evil Queen) brings her dastardly plan to take over the 4th kingdom to blossom.
What We Think
What We Think
Reviewed by Living Destiny
Run Time: 417 Minutes
Rating: (none, it's a TV series)
Just so we all know, that was not the best gist I’ve ever written. But, considering this movie is seven hours long and I was trying to be brief, it wasn’t bad. And yes, you read that right. Seven hour movie. That’s because The Tenth Kingdom was originally a short tv type series. There were, I think, 9 episodes. Then, some ingenious but certainly crazy person decided, hey, let’s smush all of these episodes together to make a movie. And it was a very good movie. Like you’d think, being seven hours long, it would just get annoying and boring and we (my friends and I) would just turn it off. But no, we watched it start to finish, and ended up staying awake until at least 2, probably 3 in the morning to finish it off. (We of course had a couple breaks, otherwise my butt would have been so far asleep it would be in a coma).
So, the characters were really interesting in this monster-of-a-movie. Being a fantasy series, there were some interesting species to deal with. There are four trolls who are main characters, not to mention the whole prince-inside-a-dog-while-dog-is-inside-prince thing. The special effects were killer. And you could tell the characters were really thought through. They all had little quirks they would do, like the trolls would scream ‘suck an elf’, and Wolf would scratch his ear and say ‘huff-puff’ (which my friends and I now jokingly copy when we’re annoyed). I especially like the Wicked Queen and Snow White, but Virginia was a good one too. The dad and the prince both sort of bothered me at times, but they were totally strong characters. Then there’s Wolf. My friends really loved him. They thought he was amazingly cute. I will admit he grew on me, and I really liked him, but there were times where he was a serious sketch. It was creepy.
The plot was very easy to follow for such a long movie. This can be attributed to the fact that it was a tv show, so it had to be followable. It never gets slow ever, which is difficult even for a tv show. The plot was so twisty, and the characters were so funny and entertaining that I just never lost interest. There was a little bit of everything in there, like a tossed salad of theme. There were some intense scenes, some romantic scenes, a lot of funny scenes, and a few morbid scenes. (I admit I laughed at the morbid scenes. It sounds horrible, I know, but I always laugh at gruesome things. Dead body on the news? Arson at a church. That’s funny! To me anyway.) There’s definitely something for everyone!
This whole movie was just epic. I went into with some apprehension (I mean come on, a seven hour movie?), but I came out of it thoroughly entertained. I totally recommend this movie to anyone with the patience to sit through it. It’s worth it. And if you don’t have the patience? Find it.
Real Teen Rating~ A: You MUST watch this movie!
Reviewed by ShoreWhisperer
Reviewed by ShoreWhisperer
So I introduced this movie to North, Living and Dream. Ever since I was little fairy-tales have entranced me. So when I saw my parents watching this short series I watched it with them. Then I saw it at Blockbuster one day and had to rent it. I watched it at least ten times. Then I rented it again. I can flat out say that this is my favorite “movie”. I can’t really say that this is a movie, though. It’s SEVEN HOURS long. That is a VERY long time. I love the acting. Kimberley Williams isn’t a well known actress and this was the first time I saw her act. She really did very well in this movie as Virginia. Then Scott Cohen is the most amazing Wolf that there ever could be. I love him… he is my favorite character. He is quirky and cute. The whole plot of the story is unique and that’s what captures me every time :the history of the kingdoms. The way they incorporate every little fairy tale is amazing. After you’ve watched it so many times and as you grow older you pick up on little things here and there it’s like you’re watching the movie for the first time every time you watch it. There isn’t a way to describe this movie easily. What is the genre? Fantasy but the movie also has comedy, romance, horror, sci-fi and bits and pieces of everything so it doesn’t fail to satisfy. Even saying that, the movie is different. That is what might turn people away. You have to give this movie a chance it’s totally worth it. Watch it in one sitting or not you will be satisfied by the one-of-a-kind plot, acting and effects. This is a movie that can please the whole family, you have princesses, trolls, romance and fighting. It’s really worth your seven hours.
Real Teen Rating~ A+ : If you haven’t seen this movie you are a deprived soul!!
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