reinvention keeps old things interesting welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down the top 10 fairytale
be counting down the top 10 fairytale
be counting down the top 10 fairytale and fantasy movie adaptations with a
and fantasy movie adaptations with a
and fantasy movie adaptations with a twist
number 10 hoodwinked kicking off our
number 10 hoodwinked kicking off our list is The Little Red Riding Hood tale
list is The Little Red Riding Hood tale
list is The Little Red Riding Hood tale reimagined as a police investigation
reimagined as a police investigation
reimagined as a police investigation mystery weird combo huh what do we got
mystery weird combo huh what do we got
mystery weird combo huh what do we got breaking and entering
breaking and entering
breaking and entering Wilden and acts without a license and
Wilden and acts without a license and
Wilden and acts without a license and tempt to eat I get the picture this
tempt to eat I get the picture this
tempt to eat I get the picture this family-friendly cartoon is told through
family-friendly cartoon is told through
family-friendly cartoon is told through a series of flashbacks that illustrate
a series of flashbacks that illustrate
a series of flashbacks that illustrate different characters memories and
different characters memories and
different characters memories and eventually everything is explained as
eventually everything is explained as
eventually everything is explained as one hilarious misunderstanding the dark
one hilarious misunderstanding the dark
one hilarious misunderstanding the dark classic may be defang to be more
classic may be defang to be more
classic may be defang to be more kid-friendly but it still teaches a
kid-friendly but it still teaches a
kid-friendly but it still teaches a valuable lesson don’t talk to strangers
number nine Snow White and the Huntsman
number nine Snow White and the Huntsman we would never call this one of the
we would never call this one of the
we would never call this one of the better snow white adaptations nor would
better snow white adaptations nor would
better snow white adaptations nor would we say that Charlize Theron ranked
we say that Charlize Theron ranked
we say that Charlize Theron ranked second to Kristen Stewart in the looks
second to Kristen Stewart in the looks
second to Kristen Stewart in the looks department
department
department however this film does change up a
however this film does change up a
however this film does change up a timeless classic how well it turns the
timeless classic how well it turns the
timeless classic how well it turns the fair maiden into an armor clad Joan of
fair maiden into an armor clad Joan of
fair maiden into an armor clad Joan of Arc type warrior who is on a mission to
Arc type warrior who is on a mission to
Arc type warrior who is on a mission to take down the witch that’s pretty badass
take down the witch that’s pretty badass
take down the witch that’s pretty badass [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you are never to know it is to grow
number eight Black Swan based on the
number eight Black Swan based on the Swan Lake ballet this film retells the
Swan Lake ballet this film retells the
Swan Lake ballet this film retells the story of a princess who’s turned into a
story of a princess who’s turned into a
story of a princess who’s turned into a swan by an evil sorceress curse while
swan by an evil sorceress curse while
swan by an evil sorceress curse while none of these elements show up in a
none of these elements show up in a
none of these elements show up in a literal form the 2010 edition modernizes
literal form the 2010 edition modernizes
literal form the 2010 edition modernizes the narrative and its subject matter by
the narrative and its subject matter by
the narrative and its subject matter by replacing the curse with a mental
replacing the curse with a mental
replacing the curse with a mental breakdown that results from her
breakdown that results from her
breakdown that results from her punishing training regimen and insidious
punishing training regimen and insidious
punishing training regimen and insidious instructor baby can I ask you a question
instructor baby can I ask you a question
instructor baby can I ask you a question honestly would you that girl no no one
honestly would you that girl no no one
honestly would you that girl no no one would number seven the company of wolves
would number seven the company of wolves
would number seven the company of wolves Little Red Riding Hood is already bleak
Little Red Riding Hood is already bleak
Little Red Riding Hood is already bleak but this adaptation is even grimmer due
but this adaptation is even grimmer due
but this adaptation is even grimmer due to its focus on the dark side of men the
to its focus on the dark side of men the
to its focus on the dark side of men the tale is told to a young girl by her
tale is told to a young girl by her
tale is told to a young girl by her grandmother who warns of deceitful and
grandmother who warns of deceitful and
grandmother who warns of deceitful and dangerous werewolves that take on
dangerous werewolves that take on
dangerous werewolves that take on pleasing forms adding magical
pleasing forms adding magical
pleasing forms adding magical psychological and sexual touches this
psychological and sexual touches this
psychological and sexual touches this variation on the story cautions against
variation on the story cautions against
variation on the story cautions against temptation and mirrors lessons we
temptation and mirrors lessons we
temptation and mirrors lessons we already know
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] number six splash this is what happens
number six splash this is what happens
number six splash this is what happens when Hollywood shakes things up you get
when Hollywood shakes things up you get
when Hollywood shakes things up you get the Little Mermaid in New York City
splash turns a classic Hans Christian
splash turns a classic Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale into a cheesy 80s
Andersen’s fairy tale into a cheesy 80s
Andersen’s fairy tale into a cheesy 80s rom-com as you’d expect this retelling
rom-com as you’d expect this retelling
rom-com as you’d expect this retelling focuses on the mermaid search for love
focuses on the mermaid search for love
focuses on the mermaid search for love but it’s literal fish-out-of-water
but it’s literal fish-out-of-water
but it’s literal fish-out-of-water premise brings the last as we follow the
premise brings the last as we follow the
premise brings the last as we follow the star on her trek through this strange
star on her trek through this strange
star on her trek through this strange new world on dry land
hey how about those Knicks number 5
hey how about those Knicks number 5 freeway did you ever imagine Little Red
freeway did you ever imagine Little Red
freeway did you ever imagine Little Red Riding Hood as a twisted tale about a
Riding Hood as a twisted tale about a
Riding Hood as a twisted tale about a juvenile delinquent who flees her
juvenile delinquent who flees her
juvenile delinquent who flees her abusive parents to live with her
abusive parents to live with her
abusive parents to live with her grandmother and is then abducted by a
grandmother and is then abducted by a
grandmother and is then abducted by a sadistic serial killer pedophile who’s
sadistic serial killer pedophile who’s
sadistic serial killer pedophile who’s posing as a therapist yeah us either and
posing as a therapist yeah us either and
posing as a therapist yeah us either and it’s probably the last movie where you’d
it’s probably the last movie where you’d
it’s probably the last movie where you’d expect to see Reese Witherspoon and keep
expect to see Reese Witherspoon and keep
expect to see Reese Witherspoon and keep her Sutherland together did they really
her Sutherland together did they really
her Sutherland together did they really have to bring necrophilia into it poor
have to bring necrophilia into it poor
have to bring necrophilia into it poor grandma number 4 AI artificial
grandma number 4 AI artificial
grandma number 4 AI artificial intelligence it’s the future and David
intelligence it’s the future and David
intelligence it’s the future and David is a replacement robot programmed to
is a replacement robot programmed to
is a replacement robot programmed to love made obsolete by the return of his
love made obsolete by the return of his
love made obsolete by the return of his family the real child
family the real child
family the real child David grabs his teddy bear conscience
David grabs his teddy bear conscience
David grabs his teddy bear conscience and goes in search of the Blue Fairy to
and goes in search of the Blue Fairy to
and goes in search of the Blue Fairy to help make him a real boy sound familiar
help make him a real boy sound familiar
help make him a real boy sound familiar it’s a loose adaptation of Pinocchio
it’s a loose adaptation of Pinocchio
it’s a loose adaptation of Pinocchio and just like its source material this
and just like its source material this
and just like its source material this is a dark and depressing tale complete
is a dark and depressing tale complete
is a dark and depressing tale complete with some serious moral questions hello
with some serious moral questions hello
with some serious moral questions hello Teddy
Teddy
Teddy hello David David teddy is a super toy
hello David David teddy is a super toy
hello David David teddy is a super toy and I know you’ll take good care of each
and I know you’ll take good care of each
and I know you’ll take good care of each other I am NOT a toy number three
other I am NOT a toy number three
other I am NOT a toy number three Shrek this animated comedy classic dares
Shrek this animated comedy classic dares
Shrek this animated comedy classic dares to swap prince charming with a nasty
to swap prince charming with a nasty
to swap prince charming with a nasty ogre while also combining the fairy
ogre while also combining the fairy
ogre while also combining the fairy tales from our youth with pop-culture
tales from our youth with pop-culture
tales from our youth with pop-culture references bachelorette number one is
references bachelorette number one is
references bachelorette number one is immensely abuse nothing from a kingdom
immensely abuse nothing from a kingdom
immensely abuse nothing from a kingdom far far away she likes sushi and hot
far far away she likes sushi and hot
far far away she likes sushi and hot tubbing anytime her hobbies include
tubbing anytime her hobbies include
tubbing anytime her hobbies include cooking and cleaning for two evil
cooking and cleaning for two evil
cooking and cleaning for two evil sisters shrek has everything from the
sisters shrek has everything from the
sisters shrek has everything from the gingerbread man to Peter Pan and the
gingerbread man to Peter Pan and the
gingerbread man to Peter Pan and the Three Little Pigs a fairy tale for a new
Three Little Pigs a fairy tale for a new
Three Little Pigs a fairy tale for a new generation this flick is memorable for
generation this flick is memorable for
generation this flick is memorable for more than just its comedy because it
more than just its comedy because it
more than just its comedy because it challenges accepted expectations and
challenges accepted expectations and
challenges accepted expectations and stereotypes plus there’s a talking
stereotypes plus there’s a talking
stereotypes plus there’s a talking donkey
donkey
donkey you know everybody like Fosse have you
you know everybody like Fosse have you
you know everybody like Fosse have you ever met a person you say hey let’s get
ever met a person you say hey let’s get
ever met a person you say hey let’s get some coffee they say hey I’m no I don’t
some coffee they say hey I’m no I don’t
some coffee they say hey I’m no I don’t like no parfaits parfaits are delicious
like no parfaits parfaits are delicious
like no parfaits parfaits are delicious no number two oh brother where art
no number two oh brother where art
no number two oh brother where art though it’s Homer’s Odyssey the musical
though it’s Homer’s Odyssey the musical
though it’s Homer’s Odyssey the musical this contemporary satire is
this contemporary satire is
this contemporary satire is lighthearted take on the timeless story
lighthearted take on the timeless story
lighthearted take on the timeless story it stars George Clooney as a prison
it stars George Clooney as a prison
it stars George Clooney as a prison escapee named Ulysses who embarks on a
escapee named Ulysses who embarks on a
escapee named Ulysses who embarks on a bizarre journey in order to return home
bizarre journey in order to return home
bizarre journey in order to return home and reclaim his family who elected you
and reclaim his family who elected you
and reclaim his family who elected you leader of this outfit well Peter I
leader of this outfit well Peter I
leader of this outfit well Peter I figured it should be the one with the
figured it should be the one with the
figured it should be the one with the capacity for abstract thought if that
capacity for abstract thought if that
capacity for abstract thought if that ain’t the consensus view then hell let’s
ain’t the consensus view then hell let’s
ain’t the consensus view then hell let’s put it to a vote along the way he
put it to a vote along the way he
put it to a vote along the way he encounters everything from sirens to a
encounters everything from sirens to a
encounters everything from sirens to a menacing Cyclops
menacing Cyclops
menacing Cyclops sounds like a recipe for disaster but
sounds like a recipe for disaster but
sounds like a recipe for disaster but somehow this translation is brilliant
somehow this translation is brilliant
somehow this translation is brilliant number one the matrix taking the top
number one the matrix taking the top
number one the matrix taking the top spot on our list is the iconic action
spot on our list is the iconic action
spot on our list is the iconic action movie where the hero decides to see just
movie where the hero decides to see just
movie where the hero decides to see just how deep the rabbit-hole goes
how deep the rabbit-hole goes
how deep the rabbit-hole goes have you ever had a dream neo that she
have you ever had a dream neo that she
have you ever had a dream neo that she was so sure was real what if we were
was so sure was real what if we were
was so sure was real what if we were able to wake from that dream how would
able to wake from that dream how would
able to wake from that dream how would you know the difference between the
you know the difference between the
you know the difference between the dream world and the real substituting
dream world and the real substituting
dream world and the real substituting Alice’s dream for a computer world the
Alice’s dream for a computer world the
Alice’s dream for a computer world the matrix subtly incorporates other
matrix subtly incorporates other
matrix subtly incorporates other elements from Wonderland ranging from
elements from Wonderland ranging from
elements from Wonderland ranging from checkerboard floors to the white rabbit
checkerboard floors to the white rabbit
checkerboard floors to the white rabbit to feline appearances that call
to feline appearances that call
to feline appearances that call everything into question and like Lewis
everything into question and like Lewis
everything into question and like Lewis Carroll’s original story it forces the
Carroll’s original story it forces the
Carroll’s original story it forces the protagonist on an uncomfortable quest of
protagonist on an uncomfortable quest of
protagonist on an uncomfortable quest of self-discovery
do you agree with our list which
do you agree with our list which fairytale or fantasy film adaptation has
fairytale or fantasy film adaptation has
fairytale or fantasy film adaptation has their favorite twist for more
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