Pretty Good

From my favorite movies..

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Blistering performances.

I have enjoyed watching all the other Tinkerbell movies that came before this one, and I was expecting the "Pirate Fairy" to be another excellent piece of entertainment, because I have a soft spot for the "pirate" theme as such. It came as a surprise how the movie managed to be riddled with logical flaws and have the most unsettling moral message of any Tinkerbell movie, though. Let's start:We know from the "Lost Treasure" movie how the creation of the blue pixie dust works: A "moonstone" must be held into the moonlight, at a particular date, which is only once every 8 years. The reflected moonlight then turns into blue dust. The generated amount of dust has to suffice for the following 8 years. We also know that Tinkerbell managed to generate several times the usual amount at the last date; it was at least enough to fill several huge bowls. More than one fairy can carry.Then comes along the "Pirate Fairy" movie and tells us that all the blue dust is generated continuously from a never-ending source, a small blue orb that can be carried in a pocket. And Zarina steals it, leaving nothing behind.I really can't understand why they did this change in continuity, because all it managed to do was to make Zarina look like a psychopath. She is aware that by stealing the ONLY source of pixie dust, she is making it impossible for the fairies to fly to the mainland and do their job of changing the seasons (as established in "The Great Fairy Rescue"). She is knowingly tolerating the mass suffering and/or death of animals, humans and fairies alike, by upsetting the seasons. Quite unbelievably, this monster of a person is easily re-integrated into fairy society by the end of the movie; all sins forgiven. What the hell is going on here?Why, oh why, did they have to artificially raise the stakes like this? If Zarina had just stolen SOME amount of the blue dust, plus the moonstone pieces to generate more dust at the next date, the story could have stayed exactly the same. Zarina would eventually have been tricked by the pirates, who decided to keep the moonstone pieces indefinitely, while it would have been Zarina's original plan to return them to Pixie Hollow. Because, you know, that would be the decent thing to do if you're not a psychopath. But apparently, she is.We know from the "Secret of the Wings" movie that the winter fairies will permanently damage their wings if they stay in the Summer region for too long. It was kind of the main point of that movie. But in the "Pirate Fairy" movie, the winter fairies are put into a deep sleep, lasting several days, while being in the summer region. Doesn't Zarina know that this will cripple the winter fairies for life?Again, this could easily have been avoided, by NOT showing winter fairies among the group that was put to sleep.Now, please don't tell me that (a) these breaks with established facts from the earlier movies were necessary in any way, or that children won't notice them. I am not talking about minor details here; I am talking about the core points from earlier movies, which were dismissed here. And (b) don't tell me that the light-hearted way in which the consequences of Zarina's actions are glossed over is okay. I felt very uneasy about the whole affair and imagine that children, if they have a certain intelligence, will be grossed out by Zarina's immoral behavior as well.Maybe the most disappointing thing is how easily these points could've been fixed. There wasn't much missing to make this a great movie and Peter Pan prequel. If the movie had been all bad, I wouldn't have cared to write such a long review.Another reviewer called "pthread" is right in observing that the Tinkerbell movies have begun to become more shallow, ever since "Secret of the Wings". To put it in simple terms, the "Pirate Fairy" is too much of a mindless action flick, doesn't deal with the underlying moral questions appropriately, and thus overall just doesn't feel as wholesome as the earlier Tinkerbell movies. (Luckily, the "Everbeast" movie will be a return to form, telling a really heartwarming story.)

A few weeks back my 2 year old niece came to visit and immediately turned on Netflix and said "Pirates!" Not really sure what she wanted she ended up showing me the tile on the iPad in the Netflix app. Okay. It was a delightful, entertaining movie with wonderful animation, sound and voice actors. A fairly simple plot, but was still engaging for an adult.And what could be better than Pirates?Give it a shot, a chance, and you might be surprised. I was. And the "Neverbeast" movie...well, that made my wife cry.And now when my niece is over we are beginning to watch all the Tinkerbell movies that we can. They are fun, delightful and definitely a step up for straight to DVD's movies.

Once again the people at DisneyToon create a girlie fairy movie, and again I find myself enjoying it. How is this possible? I'm a serious, adult animation buff! I'm supposed to snort and say: Bah, this straight to DVD drivel is beyond me! Oh well, credit where credit is due, the people at DisneyToon sure know how to craft an entertaining bit of fluff. The animation looks good, the plot twists keep the story chugging along nicely, and how can you not like Tinkerbell and her adorable friends? Plus, there are some cool nods to Disney's original Peter Pan movie. Bring on the sixth Tinkerbell movie I guess...

Due to its Spin-Off nature, "Tinker Bell" film products have been relegated to the status of DVD products; and "The Pirate Fairy" is no exception to this bureaucracy. It's really very easy to see the low quality of a movie for DVD, even if this is attempted also sell to large romos"Tinkerbell: The Pirate Fairy" is essentially an exercise in committee. Well, it's true that "Maleficent" (the latest A-Class release by Disney) is a film made with eyes on market rules, but ultimately despite its mediocrity works as a less polished but equally charming haven that "Despicable Me". Here is true that the idea of ​​Tinkerbell could make people think this is a movie for a girl, but the truth is that the flying yellow bell is not very charismatic to carry the weight of a premiere, so creatives have designed a film that operates through a wash of images. That is, to capture the viewer through the visual surface. For the rest, "The Pirate Fairy" works like a theme park, with alarming situations that do not maintain a consistent connection to the next. For example, from the background of Zarina (the first 10 minutes of the film) to pass without much diplomacy a packed stadium where fairy Zarina makes everyone sleep, and then spent a few scenes on the coast, and then spent the skull world. It's not that other films have characters wandering about many places, but the progression is more natural while here walking giant portions of geography at short times. This is because the goal is to create situations, regardless of the core. One can notice this in scenes such as waterfalls where the protagonists discuss their lack of powers all culminating in a scene where they slip and fall into a kind of slide made ​​from plantsBut if the movie has this feeling (at least for the first half hour, then stabilizes a bit), the argument does not make much sense. Here Zarina played with elements that should not, but that element is the fairy dust, which is supposed to be the raison d' être of Tinkerbell world, so not much of prohibited. Also, if the fairy dust is as dangerous in the wrong hands, not explained about the ease with which Zarina steals the blue powder; No security guards? And the possibility that Zarina can create her own fairy dust tree has not much sense, because it will eliminate the solemnity of forbidden treasures in adventure films (including this one). It's like Lord Voldemort (to give an example) had the ability to manufacture his own sorcerer's stone with minimal elements instead of pursue the stoneThis review continues on my personal Tumblr (Reviews and the city tumblr), which has no commercial purpose now