Something Wicked This Way Comes
What would you give a man who could make your deepest dream come true?
What price would you pay to have your deepest desires come true? That is the question posed to the citizens of Green Town, Illinois, by a seductive stranger named Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce), proprietor of Dark’s Pandemonium Carnival, a shadowy traveling carnival fueled by the greed of the average man, by the torment of dreams grown old.
Two young boys are intrigued by Mr. Dark’s promise of wild animals, “The Most Beautiful Woman In The World” and a “Dust Witch” so they decide to investigate. When they realize the carnival’s deadly and destructive secret, the boys turn to the town’s librarian, Charles Halloway (Jason Robards) for help. It is now up to Halloway to save them, and all of Green Town, from the deadly creatures of the carnival.
A beautifully crafted adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s internationally best-selling novel, this spine-tingling fantasy reaches the outer limits of evil temptations and supernatural thrills.
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Disney? - emmalreese
I'm sure I have seen this as a child, but couldn't remember it, so I rented it. Boy was I shocked... It freaked me out a little, and as it did I had to ask myself "Is this seriously a disney film?" And of course there it is, the answer. I couldn't believe it.
Being as it is a Disney Film, I thought it would involve some sort of comedy... but this was a very serious type of movie. Full of Evil and doom and gloom. But still, seemed to have a happy end. I was going to watch this movie with a 6 year old but decided against it, I'm glad I didn't because she's rather timid and parts of this would have given her bad dreams.
It's a great family movie though, most likely better for children over the age of 8... I liked it so much I went back to zip all the OLD disney films.Still impressive - Gaucho
I saw this in the theatres when I was in Jr. High and really liked it. Now, decades removed, it still worked for me. Perhaps because it was simple in plot and execution, making the most out of limited technology and favoured just good story telling? Or what they did do for FX was fairly inventive? Or that Ray Bradbury wrote the screenplay based on his book?
I'm not sure why, but it still stands up as a good, creepy family film.Great title, great Bradbury film. - jimmy_bond
Ray Bradbury is not a sci-fi writer. He is a pure character and morality writer. He is the written word of a Norman Rockwell painting. Down home, small town anywhere USA. Then he turns the story on its ear by showing the errie underbelly of his characters and their motivations. "Wicked" achieves this very well. Bradbury himself wrote the screenplay and he stays true to his original novel. Perfectly cast the film is really a well done piece. Pryce is wonderful as Mr. Dark and the child actors are far from annoying, so you gotta like that. Don't expect any spaceships or monsters in this film, just a good film.
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Disney? - emmalreese
I'm sure I have seen this as a child, but couldn't remember it, so I rented it. Boy was I shocked... It freaked me out a little, and as it did I had to ask myself "Is this seriously a disney film?" And of course there it is, the answer. I couldn't believe ...Still impressive - Gaucho
I saw this in the theatres when I was in Jr. High and really liked it. Now, decades removed, it still worked for me. Perhaps because it was simple in plot and execution, making the most out of limited technology and favoured just good story telling? Or ...Great title, great Bradbury film. - jimmy_bond
Ray Bradbury is not a sci-fi writer. He is a pure character and morality writer. He is the written word of a Norman Rockwell painting. Down home, small town anywhere USA. Then he turns the story on its ear by showing the errie underbelly of his characters ...