Just saw Bewitched (Review thread)
 

Got to see and advance showing tonight. A cute little movie, but not great as some of it seems rather written on the spot at times. Nicole Kidman is adorable in her role and Will Ferrell makes the most of his role and does what he can of his typical schtick. The best part of the movie is a brief cameo by Steve Carrel as Uncle Arthur. If there is any person who can bring the funny in a situation or movie that is mostly unfunny, it's him.

I give it a B-. I went with a girl and probably wouldn't have even bothered if she had not wanted to go. In all honesty, this is one that can easily wait til DVD to watch unless you have a date or free passes like we did. Not a total washout like a lot of TV based movies, but nothing exceptional, even with its unique approach.

It has kidman, I'll watch it.

I have a crush on Kidman, and I really like Ferrell, Carell, and Colbert, but none of the previews I've seen so far really make me want to see this at all. I'll still likely check it out on dvd, though.

Bah, I don't believe you. I'll bet it's great. :mad:

Your review is pretty much what I expected. With that said I will skip the theatre, will not buy the DVD, don't got HBO, but maybe I'll be home for the Sunday Night Movie.

I'll post my review in a couple years. :)

I'll wait for a repeat viewing on TBS in five years.

I hate Nora Ephron movies so this is one that I'll likely skip.

Ugh. I had no idea that is who did this movie. That's one more reason to wait to see this for free on TV.

In all honesty, I typically do as well. The only reason this one wasn't her typical tripe was because it had a magic element to it, and some rather top notch comedic talent.

Yes, but she directs it just like her other movies: completely without charm or vision.

Like KICKING AND SCREAMING, Ferrell is doing his screaming schtick here without much support from the director, so a lot of it just dies. Ferrell tries, but it just doesn't come together, which can be said of the entire film.

And I have to disagree with the OP: Steve Carell's cameo as Arthur is horrible. Not only is it a bad impression of Paul Lynde, but it's a last minute idea that sends the movie into a tailspin.

But yes, holy cripes, Kidman is at her most cuddly in this film.

Maybe I just have a bias towards Carell being a daily show fan and all. I agree he was just doing a Paul Lynde impression, but I don't think Lynde was the kind of star that could have an impression done without it looking bad. I do agree that it seemed tacked on and almost seemed like it was trying to turn the movie's focus onto Will Ferrell as their bit went on for quite some time.

But Kidman, ah Nicole...Cruise really screwed up.

Owned by my boy James... http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/mo...bewitched.html

Ouch.

Still debating on whether I'll see this or not (have free passes for a showing tonight).

It's worth not paying for! :thumbsup:

This movie isn't just getting bad reviews, it's getting terrible ones. The critics at RT are just calling it awful.

Save your money for WOTW or go see Batman Begins again.

I am now doubtful I will watch the inevitable TBS showing of the movie.

One fan review on another website called it 'The Caucasian "Soul Plane."

:lol: But Soul Plane was actually a decent film until they got on the "soul plane." ;)

Wow. Can Nicole Kidman make a decent summer outing? First we had to put up with the shit that was The Stepford Wives last year and now we have to put up with a terrible film based off a decent television show. Yikes. Hell, the film doesn't even sound like a horrible trainwreck (like this year's Cursed). It just sounds like plain and total crap.

I confess, I passed out trying to watch this movie this afternoon. It was decent for a manic 10 minutes or so (mainly Will Ferrell being goofy), but the rest was so dull.

Thanks for taking one for the team, man!

I even went and got my drink re-filled, and came back, and still passed out within 10 minutes into the final act.

I'll see just about anything with Nicole in it - even (barely) sat through renting "Stepford Wives" - but this still screams "wait for the DVD" all over. Eh.

Well, went to see it (wasn't my choice) and I'd give it a "C" mainly for Nicole looking so damn adorable. It had a few nice moments, though. People going into this movie shouldn't be expecting much anyway.

There was an interesting moment during the movie. During a segment where they show some old clips of the original series (the Dick York era), the old clips got a bigger laugh than most of the new movie.

good feedback, judging from reviews I'll wait for the rental.

Eh I thought it was watchable, not bad at all. I am a huge Ferrell fan, I have liked everything he has ever done, he still makes me laugh. Check it out if you want, but it's certainly not bad, we all know there is far, FAR worse out there right now. :)

This movie has two strikes against it for me: Will Farrell and Bewitched. I'm one of a handful of people who really don't think that man is remotely funny, and I really never enjoyed the original show all that much. Maybe if Agnes Moorehed was still around and in the movie, I'd be sorely tempted because she is the only thing that made the show bearable.

I do like Nicole Kidman. Just not enough to see her in this. After Cold Mountain, I learned that not even the best actors can make a dull movie good.

Shirley McLaine does a decent "Endora". She almost looks like her... which isn't really a good thing :)

Huh? Agnes Moorehead was elegant and she had a powerful presence. Shirley fits that bill too.

The movie was ok... it would have been better if they just did a remake of the tv show instead of the wacko plot.

And what is up with them not finishing plotlines? Like the one with Nigel and Endora.

:thumbsup:

I loved the show as a kid, as I religously watched the reruns on Nick at Nite back in the 80's. I found the flick fun and enjoyable for what it was, but it would have been better with a plain old update. It seems like Nora Ephron had the same trouble with this one as she had with You've Got Mail: a cute premise and good first half, followed by an inability to effectively finish the film.

The first problem is the casting of Nicole Kidman. She may be a good actress but a comedic one she sure as hell ain't.

Well, I read all the negative reviews here on dvdtalk, I went the the theater, bought my ticket, and <b>IGNORED ALL OF THE BAD DVDTALK and CRITIC REVIEWS</b> and totally enjoyed myself in this cute little movie. I loved it and the audience loved it. We were laughing from beginning to end. I loved everyone who was in it. As mentioned before Nicole Kidman was incredibly cute in this movie. :up::up: I'm alos glad they tried somethign new with the this remake insted of totally remaking the original. I'll bet if they had remade the original you guys would be bitching about that too.


I give it an A-. The minus is only because there wasn't enough Shirley McClaine IMHO.

I couldn't disagree more. She was not the main comedy source for this film. Other characters were around her to fill that role.

I'm curious, but not bigscreen serious, DVD rental serious is the best I can muster for this puppy......

I liked it. Then again, I love Ferrell, and there was plenty of him in it. Kidman was also very cute, and even though it had some slow parts, I still laughed at plenty.

I liked it,could it have been better? Yes,but I still really like it. Does anyone know whether or not this will come to DVD before Xmas?

I'm sure of it.

I'll buy it. :up:

what's the deal with will ferrell and cappucino machines?

I finally got around to watching this flick, and I must say, I didn't hate it like I thought I was going to. I'd even go as far to say that I'm not totally sure why so many people totally bashed it up and down. Sure, the script could have been way better, but I thought that Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell really worked together. Not to mention that Nicole has never been cuter and more adorable than she is in this one. The ending seemed really rushed, and I didn't really care for the "best friend", or the agent.

Eh, to me it was just one of those films that is just what it is. It wasn't a great classic film, and it wasn't trying to be. It's one of those flicks that knows it's place, and that's just a very light romantic comedy, with a few laughs here and there, with the typical ending that everyone expects.

I'm glad that they didn't go for the straight up remake and instead went for the little twist on the story, it was something a little different. It could have been a lot better, but to me it was a decent way to spend an hour and a half.

I really got a kick out of the following:

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I just put this together:

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