Review of Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) by Marilee A — 17 May 2011

CAUTION: This is NOT the movie I remember as a kid. I sorely wish I hadn't forced my four-year-old to watch it. Twice.

This review of Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) was written by Marilee A on 17 May 2011.

Snow White: A Tale of Terror has generally received mixed reviews.

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Love it;) Hard to say if it's better than the original, but absolutely in the same class:)))…

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By Andrew A (555) on 17 Apr 2011

Who needs to remake Snow White when they already made this one? This film is actually pretty decent…

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I enjoyed this 1997 movie! Sigourney Weaver(known in the Aliens movies) did a great job playing the wicked stepmother…

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