Hey guys,

Just wondering for those of you who saw the movie what you thought of it. I saw it today and personally, I thought it was entertaining and definitely creative in how it was structured. I was also surprised at how genuinely funny a lot of the dialogue was. I am not a big Will Ferrell fan, but I thought the chemistry between Ferrell and Kidman was very good, especially when they hook up at the end of the movie. I also loved that they incorporated actual clips of the show and the way they did the cartoon intro with Jack Wyatt as Darrin.

Of course, I would have loved to see the movie redone not as a "movie within a movie" or anything to that effect but since it was done this way, keep in mind that I am judging it as it is, not necessarily as I would have liked it to be.

I personally thought that the movie was too much of a stretch for the imagination. I mean the plot was basically this: a witch who wanted to live as a mortal ended up with a job playing a witch who wanted to be a mortal. :crazy: They should have just stuck with the original concept of the series. I mean as long as they were doing a remake, they should have made it a remake and left it at that. Like I said, the original concept worked 40 years ago and it would have worked again. I went there with an open mind and was looking forward to seeing it, but IMHO the movie was a disappointment. There were some cute moments in the movie where I laughed out loud. The scene where Darrin kept messing his line up by doing it in different "voices," that was funny. I liked the fact that they showed clips of the original series in the movie. And I liked the way that they had a picture of Liz Montgomery in the dressing room. That was pretty cool. But personally they should have simplified the plot of the movie. They ruined a good concept that didn't need to be fixed. i.e., it seems that they wanted it both ways---they wanted to do a remake of a TV show; and yet they wanted it to be different. Either make it a remake or make it something completely different. You can't do both, IMHO.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

I know a lot of people have disliked it but I really enjoyed it... I thought it paid good tribute to the original without copying it. Nicole Kidman (who I usually don't like) was perfectly cast and I think Will Ferrell was hysterical. I loved the jazzy slow version of the theme song they played with the lyrics towards the end of the movie and I thought it was overall not spectacular, but not a disappointment

I really want to see it! At first, I was weary of them making a movie based on the show, because you can't recreate perfection, but then I heard the premise of the movie and it sounded alright.

I didn't like it...it was way too far fetched. I hope EM isn't rolling around in her grave... :-/

I didn't like it...it was way too far fetched. I hope EM isn't rolling around in her grave... :-/

:( :( Was it really that bad?

It's all just opinion. I liked it but I can understand why others might not. You have to make your own judgment.

If I was in charge of making the movie, I'd make it have the plot of the series - a witch married a mortal and tries to live that lifestyle. But the twist in the film would be that I would cast two Darrins. For the first half of the movie, Jim Carrey would be Darrin. Then in the second half, without any explanation, Will Ferrell would play Darrin. That way the movie would have two Darrins, just like on the show.

I've never really been a "Bewitched" fan before. But I bought the season 1 DVD (in Black & White) and I must say, I've been enjoying the episodes.

Either way, im not going to go see it

Either way, im not going to go see it

Neither am I. I'm also not seeing the remakes of "The Honeymooners" or "The Dukes of Hazard."

My husband will probably watch it when it comes to PPV. From what I've seen in the ads, it does nothing for me. I'm not a big Will Farrell fan anyway, and Nicole seems to be delivering her lines in some sexy, breathy way Marilyn Monroe used to for some reason.

I might give it a look if my husband's watching it, but I'm not expecting much.

And yah, as you say, no desire to see The Honeymooners or Dukes remakes either.

Im kinda disapointed about the plot of the movie... but I am definatly gonna go see it. Hey... just look at Starsky and Hutch... It was nothing like the series, but it was still a great movie.

Neither am I. I'm also not seeing the remakes of "The Honeymooners" or "The Dukes of Hazard."

Now, I knew about the Dukes Of Hazard movie... but since when was there gonna be a Honeymooners movie? Details would be appreciated.

Now, I knew about the Dukes Of Hazard movie... but since when was there gonna be a Honeymooners movie? Details would be appreciated.

It's already out. It's starring Cedric the Entertainer as Ralph Kramden. I hear it did terrible in the box office.

I like Michael Caine and Shirley Maclaine as "Endora". Nicole Kidman was terrific but I think they could have gotten someone else to play Will Farrell's role like Jim Carrey. I like that they played tribute to the actual "Bewitched" show with clips from them.:)

Jim Carrey was offered the movie and wanted to do it, but disliked the "show within a movie concept"; he wanted to do a straight remake.

I give it a

I just watched it on dvd. I thought it was a charming little movie. A traditional remake would have been good, but it was a treat for this Bewitched fan. The extra features on the dvd were great! Lots of behind the scenes stuff.

i just finshed watching it and even though it wasant anything like the seires it was very cute i would watch it again

:wave: Hello, I'm new to the forums. I seen the Bewitched movie when it hit theatres, and I liked the movie. Imo, it was more of a tribute to the show rather than a remake. I give it Thumbs up.

:wave: Hello, I'm new to the forums. I seen the Bewitched movie when it hit theatres, and I liked the movie. Imo, it was more of a tribute to the show rather than a remake. I give it Thumbs up.hi welcome to sitcoms online i hope you have alot of fun here

Thanks :D

I wasn't that pleased. It didn't seem like bewitched at all and the plot was way out there. Nicole Kidman is a good actress but Will Farrell as a Darrin to be of sorts? Not what I was expecting at all and not that amusing

One thing that's obvious in this movie - is that they should never remake the TV series! Like in the movie, they were remaking the show. Remaking it into a movie is one thing, but an actual weekly television series would suck.

The movie also made me miss Elizabeth Montgomery. I sometimes forget that she's passed on.

I give The Bewitchede Movie 2 Thumbs up and I hope that They make a Bewitched Move 2

I give The Bewitchede Movie 2 Thumbs up and I hope that They make a Bewitched Move 2
I wouldnt count on it, if I were you.....unless you can wiggle your nose and make it so! :rolleyes:

This was a very disappointing movie for me....first off for anyone to even think or try to remake Bewitched to me is sacraligious..Elizabeth Montgomery and the entire cast will always be the only TRUE actors that belong to this show. No-one else will ever be able to do these great actors justice in any kind of a remake. The one good thing about the movie was that they at least acknowledged this by paying homage to Elizabeth in some clips and by making the movie a story about actors trying to play the roles of the characters in a "new" series, where one of the stars is also a witch herself...they didn't just try to remake the series into a movie thank goodness (did that make sense?)
I like Nicole Kidman enough and her character was okay....but I didn't care too much for the other actors and I couldn't help thinking and making comparisons to the original series thru-out the movie. Even though they were different characters just trying to "play" the roles in the movie. Will Ferrells character to me just wasn't funny and actually got on my nerves in certain parts of the movie. Even Shirley Maclaine I did not think played a good enough "Endora-like" character.

Some stuff should just be left alone, I am cringing at what might happen when the remakes of Get Smart & I Dream Of Jeannie ever come out as movies....very few TV show remakes have succeeded as theatrical movies - maybe The Addams Family, and possibly Brady BUnch....but really writers should leave alot of these classics alone.

I enjoyed the movie and I agree that it was sort of an homage to the original. I do like the movie version Aunt Clara, she did a good job.

i love that movie that when my mom bought for me my birthday last 5 month ago.

can you tell me why you guy fight like"i dont like this,- i hate,- want movie 2"
this is not very nice thing
they make movie very hard work thing..
this very rude people ..

thanks see ya ..

:thumbsdow I didn't really like the movie.

How come you did not like The Bewitched Movie

...runs hot and cold. On the one hand, it's nice to see someone like Nora Ephron trying to pay tribute to such a great TV series by fabricating this "nice" movie. On the other hand....does anybody REALLY believe a show like "BEWITCHED" could be performed before a "live studio audience", without taking into account the time consuming special effects required to make everyone and everything believable on the home screen? There were no "bleachers" facing the cast in the original series---and NO audience in attendance. Ephron and her crew were either ignorant of that fact, or just ignored the illogic of such an effort.

There WAS a great movie in here...but the execution obviously didn't match the "magic" of the original script. Liz must be smiling somewhere, happy that she didn't have to be a part of it (or WAS she)?

:confused:

I thought there were a lot of good ideas, but the execution was garbled. I think it would've been neat if they'd done a prequel instead - what Sam and Darrin's lives were like prior to meeting each other. The movie would end with them bumping into each other in front of the office building (like in the pilot).

The only real reason I want to see this is because Nora Ephron directed it. She's my favorite director, so it will be interesting to see her take on it. I'm not a Will Ferrel or Nicole Kidman fan, but the bits I have seen of it don't look that bad. But still, it's been years since I've seen the show, so I know that the movie will be nowhere near as good. However, I'll just take it with a grain of salt, as I do all the other "Made from TV movies" out there!

Andrea

I was very disappointed by it. NOTHING like S#1-5 of the show. Glad I didn't spend a lot on it and gave it to Goodwill the day after I watched it. Glad I did give it a go though, cause sometimes these things turn out well - like the Sex and The City movie was tdf imho.

I was very disappointed by it. NOTHING like S#1-5 of the show. Glad I didn't spend a lot on it and gave it to Goodwill the day after I watched it. Glad I did give it a go though, cause sometimes these things turn out well - like the Sex and The City movie was tdf imho.
I don't blame you one bit, Rich!!

The Thumbs up

Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to watch it anyway, just out of curiosity. I'll watch with a 'grain of salt' though.

Liked the show, the movie a big fat NO.

I don't blame you one bit, Rich!!

A tiny bit o/t but I just love that av. I know its from an ep early in Season 1 and Clara's sign in it was a HOOT. (Vote for Coolidge) Poor old gal. She really tried but her powers just weren't there.

A tiny bit o/t but I just love that av. I know its from an ep early in Season 1 and Clara's sign in it was a HOOT. (Vote for Coolidge) Poor old gal. She really tried but her powers just weren't there.
That was hilarious. Aunt Clara tried and tried, but messed up every time. :lol:

A tiny bit o/t but I just love that av. I know its from an ep early in Season 1 and Clara's sign in it was a HOOT. (Vote for Coolidge) Poor old gal. She really tried but her powers just weren't there.

Yes that was in the first Halloween episode from Season one
#7 "The Witches are out" seen October.29th,1964.

Aunt Clara's endearing ineptitude shined forth in this episode
with a charm that entirely her own.

Larry Tate :)

Yes that was in the first Halloween episode from Season one
#7 "The Witches are out" seen October.29th,1964.

Aunt Clara's endearing ineptitude shined forth in this episode
with a charm that entirely her own.

Larry Tate :)

Yes, she was a sweet old witch; which was important to remember when she accidentally zapped you back to Medieval Europe. LOL

And couldn't keep her hands off all those doorknobs. She sure loved those things, bless her heart.

And couldn't keep her hands off all those doorknobs. She sure loved those things, bless her heart.
Marion Lorne actually collected doorknobs in real life, according to Herbie J. Pilato's book Bewitched Forever. :cool: :D

Monika, I was going to comment about your avatar as well. Cute picture! Thanks Larry Tate for the info about the episode. I just added Bewitched Season One to my Netflix list! Can't wait to watch them!

Andrea

Though there Are things I like about the movie, overall I didn't like the format of the TV show within a movie. Also the casting of a big name like Will Ferrell created the situation that the movie had to be more centered around the character of Darrin, instead of Samantha. I would have rather they casted a lesser known, or rising star so that the premise could be more on Samantha and her domestic life. I liked Nicole Kidman as Samantha, and Shirley McClaine was great as Endora. I liked the representation of Uncle Arthur, Aunt Clara, and Maurice but because they altered the storyline so much it seemed like a real stretch to include them. (Maurice had a different name and was Samantha's real life father, but Shirley MacLaine as Endora was only her mother on the tv show set; wasn't Uncle Arthur Darrin's uncle in the movie??) And the nosy neighbor (representing Mrs. Kravitz) at the end just made the whole movie seem like it was thrown together hap- hazardly. No Esmerelda, No Dr. Bombay, No Tabitha and Adam! , was there a Larry Tate?, (don't even remember). I wish they could go back and make another movie with the original tv show premise. I guess over all I have to say thumbs-down.

^ All great points. Ironically, the first talk of a Bewitched movie came sometime in the 90s, and Ted Bessell (co-star of That Girl) was slated to direct. However, he died before the project got off the ground. I wonder how a version with Ted Bessell at the helm would've worked out.

Thumbs way way down on this


1. Will Farrell-I cant stand this man :mad: :mad: :mad:


2. Hollywood making movies out of TV shows never works, but Hollywood never learns.


3. Like boney Nicole Kidman can hold a candle to Liz Montgomery

Hollywood never learns - that's the main problem. :mad:

The Bewitched movie was TERRIBLE!

When I told my aunt in California this she made me laugh by saying something like "coming from you it must really be bad".

I don't know about you, but the scene where the Gorton's Fisherman turns into Samantha's father to give her some quick-frozen advice in the supermarket doesn't hold a candle to some of the surprise appearances Paul Lynde, as Uncle Arthur, made in the TV series (remember when he appears in a Dutch oven over which Samantha is slaving and announces, "I'm a STEW-away!"?)....

And if a package of frozen fish fillets starts talking to ME like that, I'd run out of the store faster than Sandra Gould ever did as Gladys Kravitz! :eek:

The television show was before I was born and it sounds like the people who didn't like the movie wanted it to be a complete copy (or rip off) of the whole television show.

Just being very honest.

The casting of Nicole Kidman as Samantha was great. The plot was dumb. They should have done the movie like the show not a show within a show.

The casting of Nicole Kidman as Samantha was great. The plot was dumb. They should have done the movie like the show not a show within a show.
Most people must have given it a thumbs down because it didn't do very well at the box office.

I give it a thumbs down because I feel it was a bad movie, and critics and audiences agreed. The casting of Will Ferrell, the stupid plot, the annoying side characters who worked at the network, Ferrell's wife, Steve Carell's cringe-worthy imitation of Paul Lynde, Will Ferrell, Sam's friends, the rushed ending, the idea of making it a TV show within a movie, Will Ferrell, etc.

Nicole Kidman was a good choice and as much I love Michael Caine, he was the wrong choice to play the snobby, flamboyant, urbane, but short-tempered Maurice. Shirley MacLaine was completely flat as Endora, although, who could measure up to Agnes Moorehead in that role?

I didn't like it.ohno:

Thumbs way way down on this


1. Will Farrell-I cant stand this man :mad: :mad: :mad:

Agreed, can't stand Will Ferrell and once I found out that he was in The Lego Movie I decided I wasn't going to watch it although I know it's just his voice.

Agreed, can't stand Will Ferrell and once I found out that he was in The Lego Movie I decided I wasn't going to watch it although I know it's just his voice.

Gotta agree with that.. is he even able to play anything than a 50-acting-like-a-25-year-old character?

I didn't see it but I saw the trailer and it looked terrible.

Thumbs down.

This movie had 3 things against it straight out of the gate.

1. Nicole Kidman (she can't act)
2. Will Ferrell (can't stand the man)
3. It's a remake (you can't top a classic, don't even try)

Thumbs down.

This movie had 3 things against it straight out of the gate.

1. Nicole Kidman (she can't act)
2. Will Ferrell (can't stand the man)
3. It's a remake (you can't top a classic, don't even try)
I completely agree!!

She won an Oscar. I forgot the name of the movie. Who do you think should have won?

Thumbs down.

This movie had 3 things against it straight out of the gate.

1. Nicole Kidman (she can't act)
2. Will Ferrell (can't stand the man)
3. It's a remake (you can't top a classic, don't even try)

It was dreadful all right. It's a tall order to make a good movie from a stellar show, because both are going to be inevitably compared. This one bombed miserably.

Although some movie remakes of TV shows can turn out nicely: I liked the "Leave It To Beaver" and "Sex And The City" remakes very much

Tried to watch it once, but it didn't hold my interest!

Tried to watch it once, but it didn't hold my interest!

I envy you; I wish I could just stop watching a movie I disliked, but for some twisted reason I have to see it through to the very end-hoping it will get better (yet very seldom does.)