A Tale Dark & Grimm

I read this book growing up, and always thought the book was twisted but I really enjoyed it. So naturally, when I saw this on Netflix, it's a must-watch.

The series stay loyal to the original storyline, it's just as gory and just as disturbing. For those of you who are displeased because of how creepy and twisted it is- that's the point! Gidwitz portrayed the Grimm brothers' tales in a different light is all.

I noticed a lot of remarks about Hansel's skin color. Personally, I didn't mind the fact that Hansel is darker than Gretel; genetics are a weird thing. Also, why would it matter? As a colored folk, I would have loved to see more colored folks like myself on the TV growing up.

Overall, this series is perfect for a Halloween night with the kids. It's not that gory, I promise!

It might be a little gorey for your 5-7 year old, think original grimms tales level of gore. We let ours watch it without issue. Super fun, and the really bad stuff isn't shown. It also includes some of the lesser known stories like the devils 3 golden hairs.

Contrary to what a prior review said. The queen is poc and the king isn't so the siblings are going to also be racially diverse. As diverse as the cast is, it's not a topic in the show. Anyone complaining about it needs to chill, kids don't care, and if you do, work on that.

My kid who's old enough to watch was like, I won't watch it. Then 10 minutes in, no daddy please let me watch one more. LOL. Hilarious and creepy, a 10 🌟

I really enjoyed the mini-series. The stories were told in a very interesting way that keeps you in anticipation to see what will happen with the characters. I really liked the type of humour they've used. Dotty( the raven) became my favourite character as she is super hilarious and the actress Erica Rhodes has really nailed the part. I was super impressed with her performance! The other actors were also great. The animations were very nice and I really liked the way the tale was told so that it becomes interesting for an adult as well, not only for children. I definitely recommend it .

It's got some twisted storytelling but I think the way that they tell the story in order to make it not so dark, works really well. It's got some good humor though. It's not super corny and each episode has some very captivating narration. I love the pace of the series. When you think it might drag, they speed it up instead and I really loved that. The animation is not the best, but the content is good enough to make up for it.

**OPINION: I love that the queen might be from a middle eastern region? (Her kingdom had desert, palm trees etc.) maybe? Maybe not? And I love that the twins are not identical. I mean, girl/boy twins cannot be identical regardless, but you know what I mean. My 2 daughters look as if they should have completely different dads based off of skin tone lol but they're not. One is super white with golden brown hair and one is brown with dark hair lol so I think this show isn't just trying to be "different" but more relatable to others and not just the majority or stereotypes. So yeah, I really liked that :)

Anyways, back to the story review: it's fun, it's exciting, it's plenty interesting and each episode ends making you want to hurry up and watch the next :) I hope it is as enjoyable to all as it was for me and my fam. Adults too. That other Hansel and Gretal animated film on Netflix was GARBAGE so don't mix up the 2 lol this series is completely different and much better. Thanks for reading :)