Maleficent (2014)

One of the best films i have seen

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Jolie is sublime in the role and the great set design and atmosphere add to the charms of this delightful film by Robert Straumberg. Go watch it in the theaters the way it is meant to be seen. (A great gothic tale)

Why is Malificient good in the end? She's supposed to a demon of some sort from hell. There isn't supposed to be a rhyme or reason of why she inflicts chaos and destruction on the world or the people. Ruined my favorite villain. She is evil through and through, and this story's twist is lame. Ugh, so disappointed because Angelina Jolie is such a perfect looking Malificent.

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.

It was an interesting idea to tell the story from the perspective of the villain. But it failed because they didn't make the villain evil. She was evil for maybe 5 minutes. Then she turned into savior.I looked at the other reviews and cries about it being misandrist are just hilarious. Similar to when the so called snowflakes see discrimination in all innocent features. The reason that they made her save the princess and didn't let Maleficent to be evil isn't because "all women are good and all men are bad", but because it is a Disney movie and they can't let their main character be bad. Too sad. They could show the explanation of why she turned evil but then keep her this way. It would keep the movie close to original and give it a special dynamic. Since the move is a bit too violent for kids it wouldn't be much of a problem.At the same time I like the twist on the "true love kiss". Again, not because there is no true love between men and women and only women are capable to love, but because true love is not what you feel for somebody you just saw but somebody you know. Still, even though it is a beautiful message I wish they remained with original.The movie is gorgeous though. Great setting and beautiful scenes. Angelina Jolie's costume is perfect and makes her look like a true Maleficent. Still, the fact that they never made her evil takes a lot away from her acting. She just walks around looking evil. Not really being such.Entertaining movie but a bit disappointing.