I don't disagree with you that those stories should be scary and violent Jon but unlike the old fairy tales, which were in books and told by people, movies are very graphical in nature and they leave little place for viewers to make their own imagery within the limit of what they're comfortable with.
Oh! Oh! Please do review it soon! Pretty please?
Today I picked up The Villain at my local supermarket. I reviewed it not too long ago from a rented copy and I wasn't crazy about it but I recently decided I wanted to get all of Kirk Douglas' westerns so I felt I had to get it even if it's probably the least of his westerns. And even though I had to settle for pan & scan which I believe is the only version of this movie available in the U.S.