The Witches

The Witches

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The Witches

Anjelica Huston, Anne Lambton, Jane Horrocks, Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling

A little boy and his kindly grandmother thwart the efforts of a coven of witches to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice.

Id: 10901239

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  • October 29, 2009
    Seeing it once again after more than 15 years without setting eyes on it became one of the most amazing moments in my lifetime: everything I remembered loving was there, only better.

    On an objective side, I discovered this was a much better film than I expected it to be: Anjelic...( read more)a Huston's performance ranks high on iconic and timeless, she's larger than life and commands the whole thing every time she's on screen.

    The make-up is still extraordinary and the whole transformation process (for both kids and witches) and Anjelica Huston's human mask are still timeless and unforgettable but, unfortunately, the visual effects (explosions and ray beams coming out of fingertips) grew old very quickly and feel more dated than the freakin Bible.

    While there was one Roald Dahl book-turned-movie that needed to be remade for the sake of Dahl's legacy (Willy Wonka), this one stands right there with Matilda as a truthful adaptation of one of the greatest voices in children's Literature: a man who never talked down to kids. Including some exact extracts from the original book (you can tell when the narration is word-by-word from a literary text rather than a screenplay), the essence of Dahl's rebellious, intelligent spirit is right there, frame by frame, mouse by mouse.
  • September 29, 2009
    Scared the shit out of me when I was young! My first horror film after Jaws really!
  • January 1, 2008
    So adorable as the mice and the witches are deliciously disgusting Liked the jabs at hotel work and definately a Roald Dahl cassic book too.A little boy and his kindly grandmother thwart the efforts of a coven of witches to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice. Its ...( read more)british too so even better people.
  • October 13, 2007
    Witch-tastic!
  • September 1, 2007
    Brilliant adaptation of the novel.
  • January 7, 2010
    the witches funny but scary I rembered the roald dahl novel when I was little and rembering seeing the movie at a young age and just rembering from a little boy turning to an speaking ugly rat
  • December 6, 2009
    haven't seen this movie in a LONG time
  • November 18, 2009
    de antaño1...cuando me daba miedo q las brujas me convirtieran en ratón jeje
  • November 14, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that anjelica huston, anne lambton, jane horrocks, jasen fisher, mai zetterling, rowan atkinson play good roles/parts ...( read more)throughout this movie.....i think that the director of this kids/drama/fairy-tale/creepy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...i think that this is a great movie 2 watch its a really enjoyable movie with a good cast throughout this movie n its a good family movie 2 watch...i also think that rowan atkinson was great as the manager/boss of the hotel because he played the part really well in this movie i think that this is a good family movie 2 watch
  • October 31, 2009
    This is a very interesting movie. It is cute.

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