SIDE BY SIDE | The Witches 1990 & The Witches 2020

It's been 30 years and these witches are still turning little boys into mice. See the difference between Jim Henson's classic practical effects and Robert Zemeckis' CGI. It's practically night and day. Which do you prefer?
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[@kevinbejkoxdxd1514]

Rowen deserves an Oscar for best rat catcher in the world!!

[@mcdonaldsparamountuniversa4018]

He sounds like Marty ("From Madagascar")

[@Planetrainguy]

no

[@disneyprincess6138]

I was disappointed that Anjelica Houston didn`t make a cameo in the movie.

[@TwilightLink77]

Same even with Rowan.

[@lusserafim]

it’s probably because this isn’t supposed to be a remake , it’s supposed to be an adaptation of the book

[@TheNotverysocial]

@@lusserafim A concept that seems to go over the heads of most. Same with Charlie Bucket.

[@BurnsReviews]

It would of been awesome if she played the role of Grandma but she probably knew better to stay clear of this. The original is good just the way we remember it. It would be like when Elvira comes back way too late in her career and you can't help but feel a little sad

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Mai Zetterling was fantastic as the grandmother in the original because she had an element of the dark side in her too. The new one takes away those nuances.

[@BurnsReviews]

That's funny you say that because I was just saying that about Fairuza Balk in original Craft. She was actually a Wiccan and it worked!

[@LittleMissRequiem]

I remember hearing that Roald Dahl (the author of the original book) hated the 1990 film so much that he was even actively trying to get people not to see it; the only thing about it that he liked was Anjelica Huston’s acting. So I can only imagine how he would’ve reacted to this remake.

[@ginsederp]

A bit better I would think. They kept the ending pretty faithfully at least.

[@LittleMissRequiem]

@@ginsederp Yeah, I thought as much in hindsight. I hadn’t seen the ending yet when I wrote this comment, but since the part he hated most about the 1990 version was apparently the ending, chances are that alone might’ve been a major improvement in his eyes.

[@eleanorhogan8643]

He had no right to do that.

[@martinperez-ceron1236]

@@eleanorhogan8643 its his book, imagine putting lots of effort into your story, and then have someone rewrite it. Lots of ppl get introduced to books due to film adaptations, so you'd want it to be faithful as possible

[@eleanorhogan8643]

@@martinperez-ceron1236 Yeah but you should not go around telling people not to see something they want to, you have no right doing that.

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

The only thing the remake couldn’t replace is Rowan Atkinson

[@TotallyNotRedneckYall]

They should've brought him back, he looks even more managerial now.

[@slytherinsam53d96]

I don’t think Anne Hathaway replaces Anjelica Huston in my opinion, Anjelica Huston will always be my grand high witch...

[@Mr20Batmanfan]

Hell yeah tbh the actors were fine but everything else was great even though the original was better in its own way

[@tpose4406]

Look at the manager of 1990 it’s mr bean if you miss it was mr bean

[@lynchinjesus]

Or the story, time period, location, actors, story, pacing, and special effects.

[@ioszeged7274]

ngl I found myself looking at the original more. It just felt more natural the way the backgrounds and effects blended with the people

[@Iam-vr3po]

Original is far better, Witches the grand high Witch the story in general, the new version just isn't cutting it.

[@BurnsReviews]

agreed.

[@SirOt4]

Angelica Huston is the best version of witch.

[@animefan25]

Another unnecessary remake.

[@nikzentertainmentnetwork5640]

Im sorry the old one looks much better and it was made so many more years ago!!!!! CGI looks fake and the old one had amazing practical effects as well as excellent work by Jim Henson. This movie did not need a remake as the old one was excellent and had much darker tones the new one one is just comic parody

[@hjohnson6346]

I hate the remake so much 😂🤷🏽‍♀️

[@BurnsReviews]

I ended up watching it in pieces. It should of went to Quibi so it could of died there

[@esbaoyeleke3539]

Have you watched it tho if you haven't watched it shut up

[@Widowslayker]

@@esbaoyeleke3539 No. Just no. You can fuck right off. If they haven’t watched it, so fucking what? They have every right to voice their OPINION on how the remake looks. Piss off with your “iF yOu HaVeN’t SeEn It, sHuT uP” bullshit.

[@azeraphale4260]

original was better

[@Laufield]

Modern Hollywood are lazy for makeup. Too much CGI. I don’t like Jurassic World cgi dinosaurs looks so fake

[@federicodelia512]

They are not lazy. Simply make ups and Prost ethics are too much expensive, so they relied on CGI which, I agree on you, is not that effective like practical effects.

[@lval05]

I like the old 1990 one better personally. The new one has too much CGI and Anjelica Huston was a scary grand High witch. I like it better that the kids turn back to humans. I like the old movie better than the book. I know it's weird, but that is how I feel. I grew up reading Roald Dahl books and The Witches was not my favorite book. To me, the best films based on Roald Dahl's books are Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. Those movies did a good job in following the book with just a little minor difference from the books and plus Roald Dahl films of the '90s used very little CGI of course James and the Giant Peach during the middle was animated, but glad Tim Burton was involved in it to give it his cartoon style.

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I completely agree with you.

[@marshallcampbell6498]

Original was in England. Original wins

[@urilaf8598]

Both are good fun. For once for a remake I have very little to no complaints

[@urilaf8598]

@Kekistani Ambassador well I like that it’s an entire new setting and time period. They had to do something different and they chose to do something positive with representation and being a bit more faithful to the book. It’s wasn’t tokenism either it was done tastefully. Octavia spencer was fantastic as the grandmother btw.Also most of the cast is still white so having a problem with them is kinda an internal issue that you have with the current political climate. There was only good intention clearly and there is still a version of this movie with all white people if you prefer whites only.

[@urilaf8598]

@Kekistani Ambassador The story is what matters. It was never integral that the characters were white. You may take issue but this movie did not “BlackWash” most of the cast is still white. Sorry your offended more people of other races are now being represented in film. There are things that are annoying when you go woke for instance the ghostbusters film in 2016 that is how you go woke go broke. This film really meant no harm. It was interesting to see the change. I’m sure many young black youth enjoy seeing black leads in film. That doesn’t evoke any anger against them on my part. No need to be cryptic either. Set aside your politics and realize this film on its own is just a fun reimagining that takes nothing from the original and still happily employees starring roles for white people like Anne Hathaway. Your rage is toxic to yourself. Let it go.

[@urilaf8598]

@Kekistani Ambassador you can be all self righteous yourself and say how realistic you are. In the end you’ll just be offended and pissed a little boy is black in a film. It’s a non issue. There is no black washing when the cast is diverse. These are works of fiction. It was never important what race these characters were in there stories. I don’t want to see the same version of a film over and over I’d rather they deliver a competent film then just focus on there gender and color that’s not important. (I do agree you can do it wrong with ghostbusters)But this movie is fine and the performances were great. That’s it. People who hate it just hate remakes in general and that’s a reason I can understand. Your just full of resentment. Good luck

[@urilaf8598]

@Nathan Explosion the character was established as white. Yes. Am I going to throw up at the sight of that changing. No. Was the narration of Chris rock cheesy and terrible. Yes but he was barely in the movie... Id call it a cameo. The movie was fine. They will continue to remake this movie forever and he will be white again don’t worry. Ms granger is forever white in the films and black in a play no one likes. I’m not in denial just cause I’m not offended if they race bent characters. I don’t see either of you being as upset if they where to whitewash pre established black characters. Continue being offended by the antifa witch turning the BLM protester little boy into a mouse. Anne Hathaway was good visual effect were meh.

[@urilaf8598]

The only thing offensive about this film is the CGI cat.

[@RTMonitor]

I could see the differences between the two. The older version is more of looking realism while the newer one seems to be more of a Dahl-ly version of it.

[@TheNotverysocial]

It's ironic the movie with the author's name in the title is the one that past the ending comes further from the source material while the one that doesn't have his name more closely resembles the book in every way except one unneeded scene tacked in there for seemingly no reason. Remove that one scene and the 1990 film honours Roald Dahl far more than he'd have thought. I really think the extra sequences with that new character tipped him off more than the rest of the film, and if she were removed he'd have liked it. He enjoyed Angelica Huston, and I wouldn't be surprised to know he loved Rowan Atkinson. And the effects were great, and the plot was almost exactly what he wrote when that new witch wasn't on screen. He would most certainly not approve of shafting the British setting for an American one.

[@TheNotverysocial]

@Jamjam04 Read my comment again. I am quite aware. But it does follow his book almost to a T. What drags it down is an extra unneeded character who does not affect most of the movie, but derails the ending. And that is what annoyed him. Take her out, and it'd be the prefect Witches film. The one with his name in its title avoids that trapping, but creates many more, the worst of it being the American setting.

[@TheNotverysocial]

@Jamjam04 Felicity liked Charlie Bucket and presumes Roald would have too. I'm not sure about this particular film.

[@enclavesoldier1778]

@Jamjam04 Fucking clown, defending this shitshow of a production

[@RahulNaikvijay]

Wow old movie has Mr Bean in it

[@barbaraguarino7085]

Love your side by sides! Great job!

[@Jgaldragon]

Does anyone else feel like the girl mouse was just put there as a means to be more ‘inclusive’. Cause there wasn’t a third mouse kid in the old one.

[@Erojagan]

A generic plastic looking re-make of a beloved classic doing something ONLY to apeal to the current generation social trends in order to make more money and present itself as an ally of social movements?? Naaaaaah bruh... when has that EVER happened? Honestly, people these days are so paranoid.

[@BurnsReviews]

I kinda did but then again I didn’t read the book so I couldn’t possibly say. But yes

[@matthewlugo2417]

Facts

[@Jgaldragon]

@@BurnsReviews Regretfully I never read it either as a kid. My sis had the entire Dhal collection when we were growing up but all those books got lost in time.

[@trashbasket11]

It's not book accurate but the og one is pretty close. I'm a girl and even I felt like they added an unneeded girl just to be inclusive and it's kinda annoying

[@BlurayDan]

Always enjoy these, dude. Keep it up!

[@BurnsReviews]

Thanks man! I enjoy your unboxings. You do the same 👍

[@mylesgoldsberry7526]

I like the original version better bc in the end, Luke was turned back into a human, but Charlie stayed as a mouse permanently

[@BurnsReviews]

but how cringey and lazy was that “dont forget about Bruno!!!”? That must of been a last minute thing. no way is she tracking him down hahaha

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Bruno got turned back into a human in the 1990 version too wheras in the book he possibly gets drowned in a jug and he stays as a mouse in the new one.

[@DavidDoesNotExist]

I think that the 2020 Adaptation is good, tbh. Of course, not as good as the original, but still good. And the effects are fairly decent for a movie coming from HBO. Being involved in the Animation and CGI industry, the mice were extremely well animated and the effects were pretty good.

[@ZomBabeZoe]

Good job with the side by side

[@Grandmaster_Dragonborn]

The fact that the original looks better even though it’s *30 years older* then the remake is just, by all accounts, a testament of how films are getting worse.

[@RD-vj6gs]

The remake was garbage

[@millabasset1710]

I liked Anne Hathaway's performance and design, but everything else was inconsistent. I believe the movie could have worked better if it had a more consistent tone.

[@Zoro-ky2pj]

Fuck you R2 D2

[@rayoflight6505]

Anne's performance was a second rate panto attempt of Anjelicas. Pathetic.

[@RD-vj6gs]

@@millabasset1710 Anne is garbage

[@NeilsonBuntowa]

@@rayoflight6505 its like she is trying too hard to outdone Angelica Hutson but for me she failed terribly

[@andresbolur1249]

0:44 Is that Mr.bean??😂😂😂

[@BurnsReviews]

it sure is

[@August.AFBProd]

1:49 This scene at the 90's version is not rainy.

[@dlau9991]

CGI is the worst part in the remake. Very disrespectful to the original.

[@jacharv]

The mice looks obviously CG in the remake. I think it’s too obvious; I prefer the original... at least it doesn’t look as fake (but IRYO).

[@BurnsReviews]

i prefer the practical effects of the original. i guess the new mice are polished, but the witches in the original were Jim Henson classics

[@jacharv]

Yeah... and I'm a fan of Jim Henson's work. :)

[@MyLittleDogStinky]

The grandma was the best thing in the remake, everything else was bad.☹️

[@silvexrX3]

they dint add an good ending from the remake one ;-;

[@ColinCartoons]

WAIT MR BEAN IS IN THE OLD MOVIE

[@BurnsReviews]

YES! and it’s hysterical

[@petertom1216]

Gorgeous!!

[@mixedmashedpotato]

I loved them both :D

[@BurnsReviews]

Awesome!

[@bronson1392]

Awful pile of steaming dung. Patronising use of popular song being orchestrated to imply something diverse. Original is a classic with class of Englishness.

[@simplyajja]

0:44 the guy he looks like mr bean xd

[@BurnsReviews]

It totally is mr bean hahah

[@aarondiaz6587]

The 90s version has mr. Bean in it

[@jobloggs8629]

I've been to the headland hotel before I'm 33 years old and I was two so this was in 1992 cause by Birthday is 1st February I love and going to miss mai zetterling

[@zetsu9111]

That iconic Mr Bean!

[@Carlos-Cordero.]

Why?....just..why?!....they runied original movie from 90s i perfer the old movie instead *THIS!* is not even dark from the original because the remake have to make more quote on quotes *cartoony* I hate the remake but I still like the old one more!

[@alejo5370]

What Mr bean is in Witches

[@justacting234]

The original is so much better IMO, the witches were scarier, the character build was better (Olivia Spencer plays a Mammy in every movie) The grandmother being German gave it that extra thrill (The accent & Hansel&Gretal mythology) which made her story about the little girl in the 🖼 even scarier. However, I do think this movie is fitting for this era. Pointless. Fake. Not as good.

[@BurnsReviews]

well you’re not wrong. the new one just felt unnecessary

[@mcdonaldsparamountuniversa4018]

He sounds like Marty ("From Madagascar")

[@BurnsReviews]

i love Madagascar!

[@thomasthedankengine254]

Because chris rock voiced marty from madagascar and now he’s doing a voice over for the remake of the witches

[@kazadorz]

90 is better

[@donnie1128]

I personally love the remake much better

[@carlitocool8393]

Practical makeup and effects win every time. That is what made the original 1990 film so special, along with an iconic performance from Angelica Huston. I hate the 2020 version. Such a disappointment.

[@nickp2271]

Long live Warner Bros!

[@mobilechannel4609]

mr bean was in the old one

[@jay-kw9vi]

i like both becuase the first grand witch must of took hours to take on and off and the second grand witch must be really hard to make anne a witch

[@Nobody-ct4pu]

É um grande filme!

[@Nobody-ct4pu]

Obrigado

[@onyetyucub]

Rowan Atkinson ❤️

[@davidcabreonmunoz6258]

Métele un chingo de CGI a todo: La Película.

[@karkarlar4425]

1990 winner

[@ThatGuy-y2c]

This new version looks like total shit

[@G1Grimlock94]

Witches hiding among us

[@moshimarieltifatherevicefa5550]

It is soo good

[@BurnsReviews]

glad you enjoyed it!

[@depressedthoughts]

Is it just me or are all of these remakes woke as hell?

[@marshallcampbell6498]

Yeah it’s woke. Because they casted black people in it. Better get used to a lot of “woke” movies depressed

[@depressedthoughts]

@@marshallcampbell6498 yeah but I thought it was only disney was doing it .

[@marshallcampbell6498]

@@depressedthoughts doing what??? Making movies with black people

[@depressedthoughts]

@@marshallcampbell6498 we are getting a tinker bell remake and a little mermaid remake with Hercules

[@gissneric]

@@depressedthoughts not just Disney but Hollywood in general. Disney has just more movies to begin with that's why they are more prominent.

[@Hanara1n]

Why is Mr. Bean there

[@BurnsReviews]

it was 1990. best answer i’ve got. i’ve never understood the appeal of him or peewee herman, but they were a thing ao yanno

[@esbaoyeleke3539]

If you haven't watched the new movie don't say shit about it

[@tpose4406]

When do I see the first one it’s was mr bean lol

[@tpose4406]

Next to the 2020 one

[@Jamie-sq6zm]

1990 and the 2023

[@metalwolf1]

Why..Why... Just make a new movie. I am all for diversity but this forced workness is distracting :/ and ruins the escapism.

[@rr4m176]

Is that mr bean i see?

[@themechanic7732]

Mr. Bean

[@vanessav65]

The 90s version no comparison at all ... Ia 1000000 Times better... Is the closest to the book in presentation, and the places, the way the witches are described, ect not the new "version" doesn't even have logical sequence... It doesn't make sense

[@thevampirelovers1970]

I don't think you can compare the two films with each other and you can't put them next to each other. The Orginal is a Masterpiece! However the remake is botched. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@BurnsReviews]

That's pretty much the point. Today's cinema is trash.. Or at least when they try to make remakes such as these

[@thevampirelovers1970]

@@BurnsReviews I see that exactly as you do!

[@NemanjaAndjelkovic-fm7dg]

God video

[@josecarmona1038]

Bad remake 😬

[@jaywest3734]

Some movies shouldn't ever be remade.

[@JacksonsLegendary]

1:25 The remake looks so gross 🤢

[@BurnsReviews]

its not great

[@2332Stephen]

Sick and tired of the politically correct remakes..first its black wonder years,then its black .remake witches...why cant the original cast stay the same race? Because its 2021 and we dont want to offend anyone .this shit gets old...all female Ghostbusters..classics like this movie you dont touch...leave the races and genders alone...Hollywood is soo stupid.

[@BurnsReviews]

According to John Carpenter, the reason you get products like this is because it has become so incredibly expensive to promote a movie and have it make a return. So it easier to just pick up something people already know and maybe grew up on so the marketing is built in. The change in characters is just a way to expand that net and get more butts in the seat. At the end of the day it’s a business.

[@2332Stephen]

@@BurnsReviews yeah but that doesn't make any sense man. Movies like The Ghostbusters I bet probably brought in mostly male viewers so how does changing a movie to an all-female cast expect to retain the male viewership that most men grew up watching? I haven't watch the all-female Ghostbusters nor will I ever because I think it's a slap in the face to the original cast and not that they're just women per say it's because the actresses they chose are just, comically ridiculous and also with The Wonder Years reboot how many people grew up watching that who were white I'm going to guess 75% of the audience was probably Caucasian so if you reboot it how many people are going to be turned off by it? I don't know if it's a gender thing or a race thing, I'm not a racist and I don't hate women oh, I think it's just a Nostalgia thing you're messing with people's childhood memories so the people that are making these shows again are in effect trying to bring back their own childhood because they're probably my age group 35 to 50 but changing the cast to a different race or changing a classic movie like the Ghostbusters to an all-female cast it's just absolutely horrible business I think you aren't adding books into the seat you're just changing the demographic of the audience and if I'm not mistaken the big demographic audience is still white male caucasian so if you want to turn off 50% to pick up another 30% of viewership then you're going to have one season shows and bombs at the box office like the all-female cast Ghostbusters

[@thomasthedankengine254]

Mr. Beannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[@BurnsReviews]

hahahaha YES!

[@jboao]

So sad my queen Octavia signed up for this garbage remake.

[@coco_dreamer]

They clearly don't want to traumatise children now... shame 😂

[@BurnsReviews]

hahahahah

[@CrownOfRoses541]

AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!! STOP WITH THE DUMPSTER FIRE REMAKES, ALREADY!!!!!!!!! 😫

[@AmauriPoyntz]

awesome job here my dude and i heard this movie was awful

[@taketemamula]

The Paractical Effeckt was Better!

[@viervejege1926]

Lah loh kok ada mr bean wkwk bengekkk

[@tvlover1492]

Both version were good but The remake is way better.

[@dvcam22]

Nooooooooo

[@tvlover1492]

The original was good but I wouldn’t rewatch it again. The remake was perfect. I wouldn’t mind watching it over.

[@LegoReader12345hello]

I do prefer the original, the remakes grand high witch is more terrifying than the orignal though

[@alliyahmontejo6544]

Wtf dis anyone see mr been wtytfgff😯😯😯 0:44

[@ZetaCancri]

way too much CGI in the new one

[@lctlonlonscommunityandthea7361]

LMFAO they remade it for black people! 🤭🤣

[@BurnsReviews]

Well Kevin Smith has often joked that a reboot is simply a remake with youth and diversity added in

[@eastnoisey5104]

The old one looks much better. The witch was actually scary in the old one but in this one it’s just an old lady with a bald head and a big mouth. I ain’t paying to see the new one. It dosen’t look scary at all and it looks way to fake and cartoonish.

[@JerseyMcgee81]

More re-imagined social justice garbage, if your not going to put soul and effort into these films just stop remaking them, it's not good enough to just slap CGI on something and change race of the main characters, and before I get racially flamed this is coming from a Black guy.

[@adrianachong9029]

There was no reason to remake this movie. Like absolutely zero.

[@lbdproductions1596]

I preferred the second version of the adaptation of Roald Dahl's book. The script is better, the characters are more better characterized, and Robert Zemeckis is a great director.

[@spiritualrockofstrength8486]

JESUS CHRIST IS COMING BACK PEOPLE REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR TODAY NOT TOMORROW PEOPLE WHICH IS PROMISED TO NOONE.

[@BurnsReviews]

Hey man you seem alright. Let me walk you back to your car

[@hulick6910]

Nobody wanted this.

[@BurnsReviews]

Hahahah Riiight??? Literally the only good thing to come out of these bad remakes is that sometimes they give a solid RE-rerelease / collector’s edition of the original film that I can add to my collection. Or at the bare minimum I’ll go “they’re making a remake? I never saw the original.. maybe I should check it out” Thanks for watching :)

[@sexcorpio6976]

Practical effects are far away superior.