tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644541939534301073.post2971098257269070063..comments2023-08-17T00:49:16.284-07:00Comments on The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of...: The Witches: The Real Deal.TheClaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09658904647427839196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644541939534301073.post-4987817294055404872012-09-12T11:00:48.829-07:002012-09-12T11:00:48.829-07:00Yeah that but was really gross, that in-between st...Yeah that but was really gross, that in-between stage of the spell just shows how much more powerful she was than the other witches. Great stuff!TheClaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658904647427839196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644541939534301073.post-43578465264875767452012-09-12T10:38:14.731-07:002012-09-12T10:38:14.731-07:00You're welcome! It was a nice movie. In fact, ...You're welcome! It was a nice movie. In fact, the most grotesque shot was the Grand High Witch's transformation into a ... rodent thing - as if the spell took longer to actually work and she was stuck in-between transformations! Comicbookrehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363501054869978524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644541939534301073.post-77884077187326152812012-09-10T15:43:03.196-07:002012-09-10T15:43:03.196-07:00Thanks for that - have updated the post! Absolutel...Thanks for that - have updated the post! Absolutely, the normality of the hotel with it's day to day routine and worries of health inspections added to the how scary the film was because this was your average hotel, like many others, and the witches were there! The mice were actually really cute, it was just when the Bruno turned into a mouse that it was particularly horrible. The witches really are grotesque, and even more so to adults I think? The ending to the book wasn't particularly sad, but it wasn't a happy ending in the book. I think the film needed a happy ending though, even if it meant going against the book. Thank you so much for reading and commenting! Claudai xTheClaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658904647427839196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644541939534301073.post-92134916901542539312012-09-10T11:07:32.687-07:002012-09-10T11:07:32.687-07:00I do recall the film getting some attention for be...I do recall the film getting some attention for being of the last projects Jim Henson worked on before he died. The Creature Shop did the special effects.<br />I agree on a lot of the points you make, here, but one thing I would like to add is how they did a realistic portrayal of the daily atmosphere of the hotel - particularly the kitchen. I also like how the mice didn't seem gross or disgusting - the witches were more horrid! :)<br />I kind of like the film's happy ending over the one in the book - I guess the assistant became a "good" witch - but then, the book's ending wasn't necessarily sad, either - from a certain point of view, I suppose. Comicbookrehabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363501054869978524noreply@blogger.com