I grew up on the original. I absolutely adore everything about the original. The cast was great and the make up was just so memorable, along with the setting and the Norwegian background. This remake is definitely worth a watch, but you have to go into watching it knowing you are going to get an altered story. I would've enjoyed the film to be a bit more dark and eerie, as the original was. This one adds more humor and the CGI can get a bit annoying. Can we get some make up artists back in the mix? CGI still makes everything look generic and less realistic. I enjoyed Anne Hathaway surprisingly. I'm sad that we didn't get the opening with the girl stuck in the painting as that always stuck with me as a child. And the ending was different which was partially upsetting to me as well, although it was a cute new ending. Watch it. It's fun and exciting. I wouldn't mind someone else re doing the film down the road and making it more adult.
Review of The Witches
