Roald Dahl's The Witches
In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered. From TMDB
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14 of 14 · most liked firstTBH this film really reminded me of Roald Dahl's the Witches in that Aunt Gladys comes across similar to the titular witches in terms of a creature doing an uncanny valley impersonation of a nice old woman. Funnily enough despite the R rating it arguably has a happier ending than the OG book.
unlabelledView post →Would you count the recent film remake and new stage adaptation (starting next week in London) of Roald Dahl's The Witches?
unlabelledView post →Roald Dahl's The Witches. Traumatized me so badly that when G's class was going to read the book and see the movie, I emailed the teacher and said "maybe gently figure out if this is a good choice before just foisting it on children?" Share your kiddie nightmare fuel.
unlabelledView post →The two film adaptations of Roald Dahl's THE WITCHES do a bit with hotels and (people transformed into) mice.
unlabelledView post →Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the 'Girl in the painting' scene from Roald Dahl's The Witches (book & movie) is one of the most existentially terrifying scenes ever? Forced transformation scenes always horrified me, plus the idea of lifelong isolation as she ages and 'dies' #Horror
unlabelledView post →Probably the 1990 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The Witches,' with Anjelica Huston. We watched it on video at home, so I probably would have been five or so, and I have vague memories of being terrified by it I mean-
unlabelledView post →I tried to watch the movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches as a child with my family, and it traumatized me so badly I had to leave the room. I'm forty years old now and to this day I cannot bring myself to watch it again.
unlabelledView post →That movie Roald Dahl's The Witches, where the young boy gets turned into a mouse. After defeating the Antag in the 3rd act, he comes to terms with being a mouse for the rest of his life. Except one witch escaped and, as an act of redemption, turns him back into a human.
unlabelledView post →Yeah, Del Toro touches a lot of productions. Like for example, for a while he tried to get an animated film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches off the ground. It didn't happen, but he did work on Robert Zemeckis' 2020 film version.
unlabelledView post →A thoroughly entertaining movie... way better than I was expecting after reading the reviews. I loved Ann Hathaway's portrayal of the Grand High Witch. She really threw herself into the role. Not really a kids movie, as it's a little dark... but definitely a good watch!
positive · AI labelView post →Unlike what a lot of people seems to think about this movie I though it was a fairly decent family movie. It’s not great but decent enough. I quite enjoyed it at least. The story is what it is. It is a Roald Dahl story so it is somewhat dark but funny and with some light at the same time. Of course there are a bunch of whiners complaining that it is too dark and not suited for children. Well, everyone knows (or should now) what to expect from a Roald Dahl story so just go and see another movie…
unlabelledView post →Is a good movie for family. The end is unexpected and Anne Hatheway is always a good choice in distribution.
positive · AI labelView post →When you hear the names Robert Zemeckis, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron, you expect something visually engaging. These three names paired with Dahl's work could have been something really special, but this is just another bland adaption. The more you compare it to both the source material and previous adaptions, it comes across as bland and missing the mark. The same could be said about the star-studded cast led by Hathaway and Octavia Spencer, with Stanley Tucci playing the forgettable…
negative · AI labelView post →A lot was changed in this remake and I thought it would irk me. After about twenty minutes I thought I had been wrong, the opening had some originality and it seemed like something fresh. then they arrived at the Hotel and Anne Hathaway came on the scene like a wrecking ball. Any potential that this movie had was suffocated by Hathaways incredibly poor performance. Watch Anjelica Huston's performance in the original and you will see the MASSIVE difference in ability. Hathaway's performance is…
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