Maleficent' Recap ... Also returning are the two fairies who raised Aurora in the first movie, Thistlewit (Juno Temple), Flittle (Lesley Manville) and Knotgrass (Imelda Staunton).

Now, that movie has spawned a sequel ... When the pair try to leave, Stefan finds them and drops an iron net on Maleficent (fairies such as her are deathly allergic to the metal).

Additionally, the three fairies were trusted and beloved ... the crucial elements and most memorable sequences. The movie is bending Maleficent to its will, and that works better in some moments ...

Unfortunately for Prince Philip, Maleficent got to him before the fairies were aware of their ... and cold villain monologue from any Disney movie, ever: Maleficent’s plan is to keep the Prince ...

No wonder Aurora, on the cusp of 16 and played as a high-spirited enthusiast by the captivating Elle Fanning, is more impressed by Maleficent than she is by the three incompetent good fairies ...

It is then that the fairies reveal the truth about Maleficent ... Another thing that I was not able to figure out while watching the movie was, is Maleficent unable to gauge her own strength ...

The first Maleficent movie shed new light on old Disney villain ... The result looks like hand-tied leaves made by fairies,” says Mirojnick. “We needed it to look totally different from ...

By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “This is a movie about two worlds — a human ... which then needed to be populated with CG magical fairies and other creatures. The VFX team worked closely ...

How early did you know it would be Maleficent’s kiss, not the prince’s, who wakes her up? Very early. The whole movie was moving ... with the raindrops on the fairies inside the house.

Of course there are some funny parts in the movie. The three fairies who are supposed to be guarding over Aurora were pretty funny. Even Maleficent got into the comedic action with a few jokes of ...