But although the old woman pretended to be friendly, she was a wicked witch, who had her house built of gingerbread on purpose to entrap children.

虽然这个老妇人伪装的非常友好，但是她是一个邪恶的巫婆，用姜饼建造了她的房子用来是诱骗小孩子。

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The witch tries to convince Hansel and Gretel that she's really a friendly old soul.

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But that's what this film is -- the old Grimm folktale spruced up with state of the art visual effects and maximized battle action, coupled with a more playful, family-friendly approach than filmmakers took in "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" and "Snow White and the Huntsman".

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