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Post by politicidal on Oct 2, 2020 19:45:36 GMT
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Post by Reynard on Oct 2, 2020 20:14:02 GMT
Neil Jordan's adaptation wasn't perfect, but I like how he made it a genuine, quite subtle suspense movie for kids. There seems to be none of that left in Zemeckis's version. Instead it looks like another generic, overproduced, hectic fantasy CGI fest. Not that I expected anything else.
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Post by spooner5020 on Oct 2, 2020 21:07:54 GMT
I think this looks fun. I don’t know why the original is looked at as such a classic. It’s a good movie, but I don’t think the makeup and movie really holds up as well today. Looking forward to see what they do with this one.
I was actually looking at the comments on YouTube, someone mentioned how Anne Hathaway seemed to be hamming it up in the role almost on a level of Jim Carrey in Sonic and I can kind of see it now.
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Post by Salzmank on Oct 2, 2020 22:01:55 GMT
Weirdly enough, what they show in that trailer seems a lot like the original. Still, looks interesting.
I hope they include the early story about the girl in the painting. It was the scariest part when I watched the movie as a kid.
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Post by spooner5020 on Oct 2, 2020 22:53:22 GMT
Weirdly enough, what they show in that trailer seems a lot like the original. Still, looks interesting. I hope they include the early story about the girl in the painting. It was the scariest part when I watched the movie as a kid. Omg I forgot about that part. That was creepy. |
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Post by politicidal on Oct 3, 2020 0:16:28 GMT
Neil Jordan's adaptation wasn't perfect, but I like how he made it a genuine, quite subtle suspense movie for kids. There seems to be none of that left in Zemeckis's version. Instead it looks like another generic, overproduced, hectic fantasy CGI fest. Not that I expected anything else. Not to be that guy but I think you’re thinking about “Interview with The Vampire”. Nicholas Roeg directed the original film. |
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Post by senan90 on Oct 3, 2020 0:45:46 GMT
Ignoring Dahl's grotesque misogyny, the original movie by Roeg was quite fun despite the cheap TV feel. However, the quieter moments that another user mentioned, such as the little girl in the painting, can't be redone due to the overcolorful and light-hearted spectacle of modern movies.
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 3, 2020 1:35:42 GMT
As someone who liked the 1990 film, this adaptation looks too colorful and whimsical. Where's the darkness? Also, Chris Rock's narration feels out of place.
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Post by Reynard on Oct 3, 2020 1:37:08 GMT
Neil Jordan's adaptation wasn't perfect, but I like how he made it a genuine, quite subtle suspense movie for kids. There seems to be none of that left in Zemeckis's version. Instead it looks like another generic, overproduced, hectic fantasy CGI fest. Not that I expected anything else. Not to be that guy but I think you’re thinking about “Interview with The Vampire”. Nicholas Roeg directed the original film. Not the first time I've confused one for another. Jordan and Roeg have had quite similar careers in my opinion, meaning that both are quite respected "art house" directors who have nevertheless made much of their career in "lower" genres of thriller, fantasy & horror. I often can't remember which of them made "Cold Heaven", for example. The Witches is not great, but I respect how much effort Roeg put into it. Children's movies tend to be very routinely made, often even the good ones, because obviously their target audience doesn't really care about long, classy tracking or steadycam shots or other stuff like that. Roeg nevertheless directed The Witches every bit as carefully as his most "art house" films, which is one the reasons it's a pleasure to watch even as an adult. I don't think it has a TV production feel at all, though it's true that not all special effects have aged that well.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 3, 2020 2:23:44 GMT
The painting story is all I remember about it!
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