Closing out Week 3 of the Countdown to Halloween is a film adaptation of the Ray Bradbury classic Something Wicked This Way Comes...but not the version you expect!
This version from 1972 appears to be a British production and is 11 years older than the more famous version by Disney released in 1983. I saw the Disney version for the first time this year, and possibly due to all the hype I've heard about it over the years, I was disappointed in it. Maybe this more obscure version will do me better.
Have a great weekend! It's the last one before Halloween, make it count!
Added this to my watch list I can not find the Disney version anywhere and I have been dusting off the VHS shelves at thrift shops looking. Was so bummed that Disney Plus did not get this one.
ReplyDeleteI found my VHS copy of the Disney version at a yard sale in my town several years ago. It still has the sticker of the mom and pop video store that rented it!
ReplyDeleteI like the Disney version, particularly the Jonathan Pryce Mr. Dark character, but it does have some odd parts that don't quite work. I'll definitely check this other version out. I love seeing alternate, especially earlier, takes on stories.
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