The Brothers Grimm (DVD)

Loosely based around the authors of Grimm Fairy Tales who wrote Little Red Riding Hood and The ginger bread Man, this film follows the brothers as they embark on an adventure in their very own grim fairy tale. Jacob and Will Grimm have grown up to be con artists in order to make lots of money and get the girls. To do this they travel from village to village in Germany and play on the fears of the local people. With a couple of friends they stage ...
...that they have been observing the brothers, and that someone has been copying their tricks. In a local village ten girls have gone missing, and the brothers are ordered to apprehend the culprit or they will meet a gruesome fate. Cavaldi is sent along to keep a watchful eye other them, but when they arrive in the village they soon realize that all is not as it seems. Will the brothers be able to find the missing girls, or is it already too late? ...

lisa2062 01.02.2007 · Read full review
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...DVD to give balance to the negative way in which other people have received it. I put off watching if for months and months having read several reviews about how awful it is but was last night pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying a very watchable film. Synopsis (spoiler-free) The story is inspired by the Grimm Brothers as the title might suggest. For those of you who aren't sure, Jacob and Willhelm Grimm were fairytale writers from the ...
..."Little Red Riding Hood". The 2005 film Brothers Grimm however is by no means biographical and should be treated purely as inspired fiction. To start with we get an insight into how the characters Willhelm and Jacob spent their childhood before discovering two grown Brothers Grimm travelling the country as con-artists. Along with their hired henchmen, they roam from town to town playing on local folklores to frighten the locals into paying them ...

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...who spend their time hoodwinking the simple country folk of Germany. They make a name for themselves ridding villages of mythical beasts and baddies with their fake magic. But they soon find some fairytales are real when they are called on by nasty government official Delatombe to find children that have disappeared in a haunted forest. Can the pair take on real sorcery and win? Ex-Monty Python member Terry Gilliam is a visionary director with a ...
...he always manages to bypass the system to make the films he wants. Not all of them are successful or even coherent, but they are always diverting and a real treat for the senses. However, it was only a matter of time before the studios managed to get one over on him and sadly "The Brothers Grimm" is the victim of this. The production was plagued with problems from the start; Gilliam wasn't allowed to cast the female lead (Emma Morton) that he wanted ...

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...2005 'The Brothers Grimm' tells the story of legendary storytellers Will and Jake Grimm, famous not only for collecting folklore but for vanquishing monsters and demons for a price. The only snag is, is that the pair are simply con artists who together with their two stagecraft companions simply conjure up these imaginary demons and non-existent monsters and battle them without and risk whatsoever. This however is all about to change when they are ...
...the village of Marbaden, where ten young girls have vanished and uncover the mystery behind it. But when the pair comes face to face with a real enchanted forest their minds become a blur of magic that even they could never have dreamt up. This haunted forest and its genuine and living curse will test the brothers to the extreme, as this job doesn't simply require a few snap traps and a length of rope. Oh no, this job requires genuine courage something ...

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...so we decided to watch The Brothers Grimm that we had rented. I gave up with it after ten minutes as I was bored and Sam gave up after half an hour fast forwarding to the end to see what happened. Yesterday though my boyfriend decided he wanted to give it a go so I sat down with him and tried it again and although this time I watched it all the way through I still did not think it was worth watching. ----- The film: A little boy comes running ...
...hear a lady say in the background 'Jacob did you sell the cow?'. Jacob holds out his hands and shows that he has sold the cow for magic beans which he believes will cure everything. His brother Will tells him he is stupid and that magic beans do not solve anything and that Jacob always manages to mess things up. Fast forward quite a few years and Will and Jacob are traveling to a small village who are plagued with a witch that they cannot get rid ...

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The Brothers Grimm Starring: Matt Damon and Heath Ledger Format : DVD " Matt Damon and Heath Ledger team with acclaimed director Terry Gilliam for this fantastic tale based on the legendary storytellers . Famous collectors of folklore , Will and Jake Grimm are also travelling conmen who promise to rid towns of legendary monsters and nonexistent demons in exchange for quick money . But they'll soon see things beyond even their wild imagination ...
...for a doctor after selling the family cow . Jake returns , overjoyed at having achieved his aim , but to his family's despair has accepted payment in " magic beans " from a stranger he met on the road , and the relationship between the brothers is set from this point . Will sees Jake as an idealistic dreamer whose main interest in life is the writing of fantastical stories , and Jake considers Will to be little more than a hardened conman and womaniser ...

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...mean ALL) be around for the weekend. 'We're going to the pictures on Saturday night,' they told SHE. 'But you're welcome to come along. The kids would love it.' And so it was arranged, as usual, without consulting me. Hustled and bustled by SHE, I drove the 90 miles from Doncaster to Wolverhampton at as break-neck a speed as my little rust-bucket would allow. It was only during the journey (as we passed through Walsall), that SHE deigned to explain ...
...state of perplexed irritation. And the overall content of my thoughts, at the moment that one of my 'beloved' in-laws confessed that we were due to be regaled by the delights of 'The Brothers Grimm', do not bear describing on any decent website. In fact, I was in the process of refusing to go when someone pointed out that this film was rated at 12A. Now, the particular nephew and niece who were supposed to accompany the family on this cinematic ...

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Title: The Brothers Grimm Year Released: 2005 Running Time: 118mins Certificate(BBFC): 12 Special Features: • Audio commentary • Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary • 'Bringing The Fairy Tale To Life': a look behind the scenes of the film • 'The Visual Magic Of The Brothers Grimm': a look at the special effects featured in the film Main Actors/Character Descriptions: Heath Ledger plays Jacob Grimm, the more intellectual and shy of ...
...Matt Damon plays Willhelm Grimm, the older brother who uses his charisma and fast talking to weasel his way out of most situations Jonathan Pryce plays Delatombe, a ruthless French general who seeks to use the Grimms for his own ends Peter Stormare plays Cavaldi, an Italian employed as a torturer by Delatombe, he accompanies the “Grimes” to Marbaden Plot Overview: Jacob and Will Grimm are 19th century con artists, using tall tales and mechanical ...

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...in a film finally!) playing the brothers Grimm in a film that uses ideas from their many stories and fairy tales to bind a common theme. The 2 brothers are con-men and use folk tales to hoodwink stupid villagers out of their money for almost no work on their part. This is at least until they are nearly caught then have to face a real fairy tale! They are assisted by Mackenzie Crook (mostly known for The Office in the UK) and the other chap whose ...
...brilliant. Steal Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, The ginger bread man, Snow White, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, and then mix them all together. Watch it. Love it then watch it some more. This is a film adults and kids will enjoy many times. (this review also appears on dooyoo) ...

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I love this film it got great visual effects and great costumes plus amazing acting if you like stardust you will probably like this as well ...

theonethatcantfly 17.08.2008
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...be very boring in places. The images are quite dark and the CGI is not that good. The plot is about the brothers grimm who pretend too protect villagers from scary creatures and spirits using exorcism. Although, there plan is folied when they are arrested and asked to get rid of a real curse over a wood. They use a beautiful villager to help them do this and ofcourse there is love in the air! the curse takes away young children from the village ...

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...go there unless you love the film! yeah i will fill it out but there has occured a minor dillema!!yeah i will fill it out but there has occured a minor dillema!!yeah i will fill it out but there has occured a minor dillema!!yeah i will fill it out but there has occured a minor dillema!!yeah i will fill it out but there has occured a minor dillema!! ...

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