Loose Adaptations of the Classic Fairytale

With Beastly just released, I thought it might be fun to do a theme to coincide.  Here are a few movies that are based on the classic fairytale.  Some good, some god awful.

Beastly
Of course we'll start with Beastly, which is the teem version of the classic Beauty and the Beast. I have yet to see this film, but it looks bad and the ratings seem to back up my hypothesis.  Besides Niel Patrick Harris, the acting looks like it may be pretty shoddy as well.

Snow White: A Tale of Terror
I actually enjoyed this adaptation of Snow White.  It was very, very dark (like the original tale) and Sigourney Weaver is fabulous as always.  I also like the subtle romance between dwarf and princess.  It was a lot sexier and definitely more violent than Disney's, but never-the-less still good.

Red Riding Hood
Like I have mentioned before, I am excited to watch this movie.  It looks sexy and I am totally digging the big bad wolf as misunderstood hottie. If you aren't completely sold, Hardwicke told Newsweek that even the wolf is a temptation, "In the traditional story, the wolf cross-dresses and lures her into bed. That’s pretty kinky right there! The wolf is the original tranny." Hilarious.

Ever After
This is one of my favorite adaptations of the fairy tale Cinderella. Instead of being a meek heroine, Drew Berrymore's character is opinionated and strong willed. My favorite :)

Tangled
This movie was so cute!  I really enjoyed this adaptation of Repunzel.  Not only was it appropriate for the demographic it was made for, it was also very funny. I would definitely buy this movie :)

Splash
Very loose telling of The Little Mermaid, same premise though.  I actually have not seen this movie in a very, very long time.  Probably not since I was 8 maybe, so I don't really remember much.  But I do remember loving it.

That's all that I can think of a the moment!