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Bewitched (2005)
Beware this Bewitched!
I admit I'm biased because the original series was my favourite 1960's series but please Beware of this new Bewitched. When this movie was released, I decided to wait for it to come out on DVD for 2 reasons - 1/ the reviews were pretty harsh and 2/ because Will Ferrell (the chronic ham) was in it. Well, tonight I finally got to watch it on DVD - how correct the critics were! It's just dreadful!! I'm still in shock at how bad it is! I'm sure Nicole Kidman, Michael Caine, Shirley Maclaine and Penny Marshall would be embarrassed having their names in the credits! I wonder now if the script was changed after they agreed to become involved with this movie. What a waste of film!!
South Pacific (2001)
So bad I couldn't even laugh at it!
I consider myself a South Pacific devotee, (both 1958 version and stage) and although I watched this remake with a very open mind and I couldn't believe how crappy it was! I thought it was so bad I couldn't even pretend it was a sendup and laugh at it!
The leads are all talented people but definitely miscast for this movie.
-Harry Connick Jr has a vacant look throughout the movie. -Glenn Close is too old and there is no "magic" between Nellie and Emile. -Lori Tan Chinn (Bloody Mary)looks and sounds like she should be in a Lord of the Rings movie as a Hobbit. Her version of Bali H'ai appears to be dubbed with someone who can't even sing -flat as a tack! -Robert Pastorelli (Luther Billis) looks like he's been thrown back from modern day and is still in a time warp. -Jack Thompson is a talented actor but he sure needs some help with his U.S. accent.
This telemovie version guarantees the original 1958 version looks even better!