A young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It... Read allA young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It' whose evil is slowly infecting the universe.A young girl and her genius kid brother are aided by three curious witches in their search for their missing scientist father, captive of an omnipotent otherworldly villain simply called 'It' whose evil is slowly infecting the universe.
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- TriviaOriginally produced as a two-part television miniseries, but re-edited and broadcast in a three hour time slot.
- GoofsWhen Mrs. Whatsit says (at around 18 mins), "if this insect wanted to travel across my left hand to my right hand..." the insect is actually sitting in her right hand, pointing towards her left hand.
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Dr Jack Murray: Make a wish.
Meg Murry: I wish that I could be more like you. It's... it's just that I don't fit in my skin anymore. It feels all wrong and creepy. I'm stupid, like the twins said, and everyone hates me.
Dr Jack Murray: Oh, honey, you're not remotely stupid. And nobody hates you.
Meg Murry: I'm stupid.
Dr Jack Murray: You just take a moment and think. You do things in your own way... in your own time... and that's what I love about you so much. That's what makes you so special. And whenever you need me, I'll be right here.
- Crazy credits(Closing dedications) For Tom, Patrick and Claire For all our brothers and sisters
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Written by Seán Cullen
How wrong I was.
The acting, I must admit, was good. If I totally disassociate the movie from the book, it's fine. But the fact is, as an adaptation, the movie really sucked. There's not much of better way to put it. I was watching the movie tonight, for the first (and last) time, and spent the entire time thinking to myself "That didn't happen", or "Why did they change that, of all things!" I started re-reading the book, and tried to keep a list of changes.
When I had filled up a page with writing before hitting page 30, I stopped keeping the list.
Disney did a fine job of movie making in this instance, but again, I have to really forget that the book even exists to much enjoy the plot of the movie.
They had a chance to make something wonderful: The actors were well chosen (even though Mrs. Murray should have had bright red hair, the actress did a fine job), and they did a good job with what they were given. The witches were a bit off from the book descriptions (especially Mrs. Which, who should have been a more stereotypical witch in black robes with a pointy hat), but they were fine actresses, and I could have overlooked it. But it was about when they introduced the man with red eyes that the story took a major turn from the plot of the book. One MAJOR point of contention for me was Mrs. Whatsit's centaur-like form. What in the world was that, anyhow? It was supposed to look like a centaur, but not. And what they did was stick a head on a horse - no human torso, and the proportions were all wrong, and it was not nearly the beautiful creature it was supposed to be. Bah.
Here is my recommendation: if you have read and loved Madeleine L'Engle's books as much as I have, don't watch this movie. If you haven't read the books and plan to, watch the movie beforehand so you aren't as disappointed as I was. If you don't plan to read the books, it's safe. If you've seen the movie and plan to read the books, you are in for a real treat.
I give this 1.5 stars out of 5, for the actors playing the kids, the father, and props to the rest for trying with a screenplay that butchered the story.
I feel bad for them.
- desertrain-1
- Jun 1, 2004
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