Snow White: A Tale of Terror

The tree Lilli picks the apple from near her mother's grave is in fact an oak tree.

The snake that frightens Lilli in the forest is a Boa Constrictor, not native to Europe.

Sigourney Weaver appears to have a field-day playing the wicked stepmother of a beautiful princess who is aided by her magic mirror in dispensing with the pesky girl. Gothic rendering of the Grimm Brothers' tale of "Snow White" features wolves and dogs with glowing eyes, a fiancé for the fair maiden who is also ensnared in the stepmother's web, also a motley gang of excavators with bad teeth who suddenly find themselves saddled with the young woman (they have an unexpected change of heart towards her--and she to them--which seems to happen off-screen).

An early example of a Hollywood gritty fairytale as well as being illustrative of the identity crisis of 90s cinema, A Tale of Terror tries to add realistic touches to Snow White, but also attempts to be an overtly baroque adaption. The result for me was something very underwhelming.

This is like a really good TV movie. Hm - '97 Showtime movie, eh?

I came across this trying to find a movie to watch while my son was napping, and it happened to be on TV. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.

Fantasy movie / thriller. It is based slightly on the well-known fairy tale with a completely different plot and style.

I saw this years ago, when it first became available on DVD, and have always had a soft spot for it. It has a few flaws, but overall this is a minor gem that doesn't get the praise it deserves.

This movie was excruciatingly boring. There were no compelling characters or compelling dialog.

I cannot belive all the 8, 9, and 10 reviews here. This was a dark, ugly film.

Pure, lovely angelic innocent Lilliana's(Monica Keena, who exudes all the qualities of a live action Snow White, with her hair colored black for added effect) new stepmother, Lady Claudia(Sigourney Weaver) is secretly a witch who envies the bond she has with father Lord Friedrich(Sam Neill), her husband. Haunted by the memory of Friedrich's late wife Lady Lilliana, Claudia also must deal with the fact that Lilli favors her so.