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The Witches (1990) Movie Review

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jane Horrocks, Rowan Atkinson, Brenda Blethyn
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"Kid movie based on Roald Dahl's book of the same name. A boy lives with his grandmother who's obssessed with witches. She tells him of the evils of witches and all the signs to detect them and what to do if he ever sees one, etc. Granny is sickly so they go to a seaside resort where she's supposed to recover her health. While exploring the hotel's conference room, the kid learns that there's a big convention in town, but not just any convention, a witch convention. All the witches of the world have assembled in the conference room to discuss their evil plot to rid the world of children by turning them all into mice (they hate kids because to witches they stink). Seconds after the kid overhears their plans, he's captured by the witches and transformed into a mouse, but luckily he escapes before they can squash him and warns his granny. The kid and his granny take matters into their own hands and use the witches' plot against them. "
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - evil witch(es)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Events of movie makes character more... - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - English/British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - white/grey
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - British

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mage/magician
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Ethnicity - Eastern European
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Misc settings - bar/restaurant

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph
Is this movie based on a - book
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