Bewitched (Special Edition)

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Bothered and Bewildered but not Bewitched!, 2010-07-14
I'm totally bothered by people who would think this was a good movie. I would have walked out but I got in free with a ticket I got from purchasing the TV show DVD box set. The plot was ridiculously bad. They're going to remake the old Bewitched series. Nicole's character is really a witch with witch family members just like Samantha. Can you say STUPID?! I bet Nicole wished she hadn't done this. The script was a monstrosity. I'm not going to go on and on about the problems with the script. You may read other reviews giving it one star. br /I bet younger people probably gave it a lot of stars. We, oldies, who grew up with the show despised it. I would guess. People called the script original and not just revisiting the show. It still made no sense. br /Why couldn't they just have modernized it and had Samantha be in the workforce, not be so submissive to Darrin and used her powers more. Maybe they got a divorce because of her magic and gotten back together. Maybe they are older and dealing with Tabitha's magic. I know there was a show about Tabatha so maybe not. br /I read that Jim Carry refused it and wisely so. I like Will Ferrell but nothing could save this mess of a movie. The whole cast is wasted. Shirley McClaine took the role because she always wanted to be magic. She wasn't a fan of the show. She has got to have hated this after she did this movie. br /I love Kristen Chenowith, wasted. Micahel Caine, huh? I always loved Marion Lorne as Aunt Clara. br /I think that most people who loved the TV show, hated this, wishing it would have been more like the show. I hope so. br /I just don't get it at all why this would have been enjoyable to anyone. br /As I said, I didn't waste any money except for the gas. I wasted my time. br /I wish that someone would try again. It could have been so good.

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how to do everything wrong, 2010-07-11
This movie manages to do everything wrong except have the excellent actress nicole kidman in it. will ferrel is good too but the movie is just hideous when compared to the series. Even a flick like the beverly hillbillies" at least kept to the basic formula. this movie is instead about hollywood primadonnas, which is a most unpleasant film topic even if they add witchcraft into it. It's just a poor excuse for a version of bewitched. It has gone down as one of the worst tv series adaptions ever! It does have a few moments of laughter but what was wrong with having will ferrel play a version of darren 9he could have done it well) who finds out his wife is a witch, that was a good premise and it lead to a great tv show and even a spinoff sabrina tv show eventually. All the charm is lost in this self indulgent mess. No matter how good the actors noone could save this travesty of a bad idea. maybe some day they will make a proper bewitched movie. because the premise is good. darren a normal businessman, NON ACTOR marries into this crazy witches family. he hates it all too! Now that's funny and that's not this movie.

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Sweet, Charming, Magical, Underappreciated Romantic Comedy, 2010-04-20
No, it's not a bigscreen remake of the original 1960's/70's television series, and that's most likely the main reason 2005's "Bewitched" was not well received. Determined to avoid simply making a bigscreen version of the beloved television classic, the filmmakers here have actually created something rather original and just as entertaining while still staying true to the show's basic theme. A lovely young woman, who happens to also be a witch, does her best to give up her magical ways in order to find a nice but incomplete young man and settle down to a normal life. However, her introduction to suburban normalcy is shaken up when she meets a falling movie-star named Jack Wyatt in search of an unknown to play opposite himself in a new television revival of "Bewitched". Little does he know that Isabel Bigelow, the young lady in question, is a real witch. All he cares about is that she can wiggle her nose just like the original Samantha and also happens to look a lot like her. In need of a job and thinking Jack might be the perfect man for her, Isabel is talked into taking the role not knowing that Jack intends to make the show all about Darrin this time around. As one might expect, the spells begin to fly as Isabel attempts to earn her due respect and appreciation on the "Bewitched" set and in Jack's heart. And things really get crazy when the TV show characters begin to enter the real world to make sure everything works out right! br / br /Nicole Kidman stars as Isabel, the woman cast to play Samantha on the new "Bewitched", and she is absolutely adorable in this film. Love the bouncy hair and sweetheart personality; never more attractive! Will Ferrell is always enjoyable, here playing the role of oft-misled but good-at-heart Jack Wyatt, though this isn't a film that is all about him. It's totally a shared billing, and why audiences didn't see chemistry in this pair is beyond me. They are fantastic together, and this is a film with just a great cast over all. Sir Michael Caine plays Isabel's warlock father, Nigel, Shirley MacLaine is Iris, the actress cast as the new Endora, and Steve Carell pops in to play a magical incarnation of Uncle Arthur, just to name a few! It's a very sweet film that is loads of fun if you can get past that whiney insistence that a "Bewitched" movie has to be a remake. Don't get me wrong, I understand the desire for such a film, even if Director Nora Ephron didn't. Seeing updated, big budget, bigscreen versions of TV shows we loved in the past is great fun! The old talk about a feature starring Alicia Silverstone as Samantha and Jim Carrey as Darrin probably had a lot of people excited. I wanted to see that too, and Crispin Glover also would have made a great Darrin. Never would have thought about Will Ferrell, but since he's not REALLY Darrin here, it works, and Nicole Kidman probably really would have been a perfect choice for Samantha. Here, her personality is much more sweet and innocent, but then she isn't exactly playing Samantha and it's perfect for who she IS playing. The existing "Bewitched" movie took the subject matter and did something original with it, and it turned out wonderful, even if I would have loved to have seen a big budget take on the old show. If I were going to pick on anything, it would be the minimized and tardy explanation of the TV characters merging with the real world. Despite Uncle Arthur's exclamation, "Do I have to explain everything?!" the set up of actors portraying the old TV characters, but with real similarities, makes things confusing if you start bringing in the real characters without much explanation. I think this only doesn't bother me now because I have watched the film enough times, and all the bonus features, to be clear on it, but I can easily see how it would be an issue for many casual viewers. It's just a matter of paying better attention though, and doing a little open-minded/imaginative thinking, and it certainly adds to the fun. Another thing that adds to the fun are several excellent music selections! I even loved hearing Louis Armstrong singing Disney's "'Bout Time" in the closing credits! br / br /The DVD is great, with excellent widescreen picture, a fine director's commentary, deleted scenes and multiple featurettes, a trivia track (though you have to be a fast reader for this one), and a trivia game for fans of the original series. So, if you're interested in checking out a romantic comedy with a lot of magic and TV nostalgia, I highly recommend picking this one up! And especially if you're a fan of any of the stars! I'm not a hardcore Kidman fan, but she is a complete delight here, and particularly gorgeous! br / br / br / br /

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Bewitched, 2009-12-21
Absolutely loved this movie! Nicole Kidman is awesome in this role! Highly recommend this movie!!

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A great film., 2009-12-19
This is a great film. When I first watched it I did not like it but I gave it a second chance and it has become one of my favorite movies.Weather you are a Will Ferrell fan, Nicole Kidman fan or Nora Ephron fan, or if you are none of the above give this movie a chance.