Dreams are where we are often most vulnerable. The trailer says “never whisper your dreams” and that is such a good tagline for this film. Some things like a carousel which can change your age appear very appealing but as always is the case there is a price to be paid. Each step of the carnival was both a temptation and curse. I don’t want to give away too much but it was so surprising. The carnival at first seems like an innocent diversion but it of course is not. We get very little about him, which makes him unpredictable and scary. This is the kind of role that Tim Burton would muck up with exposition and a tragic backstory. Then one day a carnival comes into town- something wicked you might say! This is ran by a man named Mr Dark who is played brilliantly by Jonathan Pryce. They all have this mixture of innocence and darker desires that the movie explores. These aren’t just cliches but characters we grow to care about in their brief screen time. The storekeeper who lost limbs in the war but was once the town football star. The school teacher who was once beautiful. The movie does a great job setting up insecurities of many of the townspeople. Usually in most movies it’s the unaware, workaholic parent and the damaged child. To me it was interesting to have a parent more insecure about his child than the child.
Will is particularly interesting because his father is an older man (Jason Robards) who worries he can’t play ball and be there for his child the way he wants. They are instantly likable without being too adorable child-actorish. The boys are a bit rebellious but there is also an innocence to them. Something Wicked This Way Comes is based on a novel by Ray Bradbury and it focuses on 2 boys named Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade from a small isolated town where everyone knows each other. It’s not hokey fun like Watcher in the Woods but just chilling and thoughtful and extremely well acted. If you like Stranger Things than rent this film. Rarely do I watch a movie that excites me as much as Something Wicked This Way Comes did. But this Sunday I will post my review of Something Wicked This Way Comes and spoiler alert I LOVED IT! It reminded me of a good episode of Star Trek more than a horror movie like I was expecting. Black Hole ended up being more of a sci-fi movie than horror but I really enjoyed it. Watcher in the Woods has some questionable acting but the rest of the production is fantastic. It’s been particularly fun to watch these films from the 80s that hardly seem like Disney films at all. With October being a 5 Monday month I decided on Black Hole, Watcher in the Woods, Frankenweenie, Something Wicked This Way Comes and Dragonslayer. Over on my youtube channel I have been doing a Disney Scares month for Family Movie Night.
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