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).

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to ...

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.

The new movie picks up five years after the 2014 live-action adaptation when Maleficent ... where her “people” are legions of fairies and large tree dudes, and she gets an exciting wedding ...