Fairytale - Story Of The Seven Dwarves (2014 film)

(AKA The Seventh Dwarf)

[Official British and Irish DVD release]

‘Fairytale: Story Of The Seven Dwarves' (2014 film), is better known by its original title 'The Seventh Dwarf'.

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Details

Rated ‏ : ‎ Universal, suitable for all

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.5 x 1.5 x 19 cm; 80 Grams

Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL

Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 27 minutes

Release date ‏ : ‎ 16 Mar. 2015

Actors ‏ : ‎ Elvin Cameron, Nina Hagen  Boris Aljinovic

Studio ‏ : ‎ Signature Entertainment

Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Customer reviews: 4.1 out of 5 stars    (99 ratings)

Description

Animated fairy tale adventure. Princess Rose (voice of Christa Clahane) seeks refuge on the night before her 18th birthday in order to avoid an evil curse cast upon her by the witch Dellamorta (Nina Hagen) when she was just a baby. The curse states that before she turns 18 Rose will be stung by a sharp object, plunging not only herself but the entire Fantabularasa Castle into an icy, century-long slumber. The witch's prophecy is fulfilled when the youngest of the seven dwarves, who are meant to be sheltering her from harm, accidentally pricks Rose's finger as the clock strikes 12 on her birthday celebration. Bobo (Joshua Graham)'s clumsiness leads him to embark on a quest with his six brothers to save Rose's true love Jake (James Frantowski), the only one who can restore life to the stricken castle. Unfortunately for the brave brothers, Jake has been captured by Dellamorta and is being held in the clutches of her terrifying dragon Burner (Daniel Welbat).

Additional Info (copied from rear of case)

Featuring: Red Riding Hood; The Snow Queen; The Seven Dwarves; Sleeping Beauty; Snow White; Jack & The Beanstalk

5/5 stars”Magical fun and packed full of sing-a-long songs!” – KidzCoolit

When Bobo, the youngest of the infamous seven dwarves, accidentally pricks Princess Rose – The Sleeping Beauty with a needle which sends the kingdom into a century-long slumber – he and the other six dwarves must embark on the adventure of a lifetime… To find her one true love and undo the Snow Queen’s wicked spell!

A hilarious mash-up of everyone’s favourite fairy tales and a story for young and old alike, this adventure has everything from tap-dancing dragons to brave little dwarves, a romance between Sleeping Beauty and Jack (of ‘the Beanstalk’ fame), non-stop gags, and toe-tapping songs. Love Shrek? Then you’ll be Enchanted by FAIRYTALE: STORY OF THE SEVEN DWARVES – the mother of all family films!

Review(s)

7/10  “YOU DON'T KNOW JACK”

NoMasters 20 June 2019

Warning: Spoilers

It has become popular to mix fairy tales. In that regard we have a mix of Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Jack, the kitchen boy is the love of Princess Rose. He is held prisoner by the evil witch Dellamorta who looks like Cruella De Vil with Liz Taylor eyes. The dwarfs, who all have different, politically correct names and no beards, must rescue Jack while singing modernized songs to a soft hip-hop type music, making one think every time they sing "ho" in a tune.

The dragon is dorky looking and is not a frightening aspect. The film is about friendship, I think. The story aspect seemed geared for ages 5-10. There is an early scene where Rose nonchalantly consults Tarot cards to make a decision, which may be a factor for certain religious folks.

I preferred "Strange Magic."

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8/10 “Hysterically funny”

Ranny NM 18 August 2015

I really enjoyed the movie. It is hysterical. The movie is about Princess Rose (Peyton List), who has an 18th birthday celebration and accidentally pricks her finger on a needle that is held by Bobo and cursed by the evil queen, Dellamorta. The needle puts her immediately into a deep sleep. After Princess Rose falls asleep, Bobo then accidentally puts the rest of the castle into a slumber. The only way to get Princess Rose to awaken is by a "true love's kiss".

The film takes place at a castle. There is a party thrown for Princess Rose and all of her fairytale friends attend: Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf, Cinderella, The Seven Dwarfs and others. The main characters are the Seven Dwarfs but, they have different names than we are used to. There is Cookie, Sunny, Cloudy, Ralphy, Speedy, Tschakko and Bobo. Bobo is the clumsy one of the group. Every time his shoelaces come undone, something bad happens. Even though the evil witch, Dellamorta and her dragon, Burner are not invited to the celebration, she makes a grand appearance anyway. The dwarfs are taken on an adventure when they set out to find Jack who is the only one who can wake up princess Rose with a "true love's kiss". The dwarfs get into so many sticky situations along their journey to find Jack. Finally, they find Jack and they hurry back to see if the "true love's kiss" will save Princess Rose. You'll have to watch the movie to find out.

The Seventh Dwarf is an outstanding movie. It is full of comedy, adventure, music and dancing. The actors have great comedic timing. The actors amazed me with their singing performances. I have to commend the directors for bringing these characters to life.

My favorite part of this movie is when the dragon, Burner shows Bobo one of his favorite things he likes to do. He asks Bobo to promise not to laugh. After he shows Bobo his secret, their new friendship takes a bad turn. Soon afterwards, Bobo and the Dwarfs make Burner feel better and they end up being best friends. My favorite character is Bobo because he is always happy and is hilarious.

The message of the film is: As long as you have friends by your side, you can accomplish anything.

I rate this movie four out of five stars and recommend it for ages 4 to 18 as well as parents/adults.

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10/10 “The most sexy entrance Snow White ever made! Lol”

De Deurs 1 November 2015

...and let's not forget her hot pink party outfit.

Most reviewers write this German CGI production off as toddler fodder. I disagree!

The movie gives nods to traditional fairytale characters (the dragon for instance seems strongly influenced by Disney's Reluctant Dragon), however Boris Aljinovic + Harald Siepermann managed to keep their satirical story and gags original. The animation quality of SHREK and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON may be a notch better (they probably had bigger budgets too), but I appreciated THE SEVENTH DWARF's design, style and colorful sets just the same.

And the music, well, those dreadful obligatory animation songs...here they at least get accompanied by some jolly shoe shuffling and tap dancing.

All in all I find The Seventh Dwarf good fun & great eye candy for any age. Yes, 60+ adults too.

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6/10 “Very cute. Kids like it.”

VoYou April 2015

This review is about the English version.

It all started so-so, but 20 minutes later I realised I was hooked by its charm. I watched the rest in a better spirit and in a forgiving mood. There is just enough in The 7th Dwarf to soften up an old fart like me. The animation is not the best out there, but the graphic design is very cute. The songs have rather iffy lyrics, but they've got enough heart and soul to make up for it. The humour, very gentle, did make me laugh at times. The pace is perfect, not rushing into the common frenzy plaguing the genre.

The high points for me are Burny the dragon, and Nina Hagen voicing the villainess. The ice monster also looks pretty cool; not too scary for a child. Ah, and in the end credits, there is a section for the "Children born during this Production." I told you this film was cute.

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