Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The April Disappointment
Was anyone else really disappointed with "The April Witch?" I was hoping it would be as creepy and interesting as Something Wicked This Way Comes. I've always remembered watching the film adaptation with my mom when I was younger. The beginning of "The April Witch" looked like it could be heading in the same direction as "The Thing on the Doorstep," but then it ended up being pretty pointless. Maybe I just like my fantasy stories a little darker.
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Well, I was going to write my post about this since I'm supposed to lead the discussion today. I really liked it, but I prefer my witch stories to be more like this. I didn't know of the film adaptation until today, so I guess I didn't have any preconceived notions of what the original would be like.
ReplyDeleteSorry I wasn't very clear. I was talking about the film adaptation of Something Wicked This Way Comes. I'd like to watch it again and see how I like it now. I remember it being very good with more psychological horror.
ReplyDeleteBradbury's novel Something Wicked This Way Comes is regarded as a classic. The Jack Clayton movie is not, though it is very interesting. Disney meddled a great deal with the final product, demanding changes, re-shoots, additional special-effects sequences, etc. -- to the dismay of Bradbury, who wrote the screenplay.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, Bradbury originally wrote Something Wicked as a screenplay, as a vehicle for Gene Kelly, who loved it but couldn't talk anyone into financing it, whereupon Bradbury rewrote it as a novel. In some alternate Hollywood, however, that Gene Kelly version would be something to see.