Bewitched
Directed by
Nora Ephron
Plot: In this remake of the classic 60s TV show, Nicole Kidman stars as Samantha Stephens, a witch who cannot resist using her powers to remedy problems she encounters with her husband, Darrin (Will Ferrell).
Cast Announced...So Far
Nicole Kidman .... Samantha
Shirley MacLaine .... Endora
Michael Caine .... Maurice
Will Ferrell .... Darrin
Release Date: 8 July 2005
something to note is that Adam McKay did a rewrite of the script when Will Ferrell joined the cast, so that should be interesting.
This can't be, um, good.
Teaser Trailer:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/trailer.news/bewitch.mov
Poster:
http://www.impawards.com/2005/bewitched.html
haha, what is it with the titles disappearing from posters lately?
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This trailer made me cringe.
http://progressive.stream.aol.com/aol/us/moviefone/movies/2005/bewitched_017953/bewitched_trlr_01_dl.mov
This trailer made me laugh...and also air-drum to The Who.
Um... so let me get this straight... Will Ferrell plays a movie star who's doing a new Bewitched, and then Nicole Kidman is an actual witch who gets cast as the witch and has the same nose-wiggling abilities?
WHAT THE FUCK.
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is will ferrell making a sequel to eraserhead?
Well, Nicole Kidman has a lot of forehead, so he must have been told to erase her head.
Quote from: RaviWell, Nicole Kidman has a lot of forehead, so he must have been told to erase her head.
hahaah oh man, what an odd picture.
I don't wanna see this. Will Ferrel gets on my nerves when he plays regular schmoes doing funny stuff. Much like Ben Stiller, I find him more funny when he plays characters with a look, ala, Dodgeball, Anchorman. Plus, Nicole Kidman just isn't funny.
Quote from: Weak2ndActUm... so let me get this straight... Will Ferrell plays a movie star who's doing a new Bewitched, and then Nicole Kidman is an actual witch who gets cast as the witch and has the same nose-wiggling abilities?
WHAT THE FUCK.
Its self-referentialism without self-criticism.
if any of you guys actaully see this in theatres and/or post positive things about this movie i will not like you.... :elitist:
i can't stand Ferrel's face when he goes "Guess what? I'm a Clippers fan." lately i've been looking away from the screen when that happens.
Nicole Kidman has a tendency to act dramatic in comedies, i.e. Stepford Wives remake--bet you she does it here, too.
i feel bad for this movie. i like nicole kidman and i like will ferrell and i like the tv show bewitched and yet....
Quote from: themodernage02i feel bad for this movie. i like nicole kidman and i like will ferrell and i like the tv show bewitched and yet....
Well if you don't like Nora Ephron, then that's enough reason. Although I don't believe that a director AUTHORS the movie, she certainly has more sway over its content and style more than anyone, especially as a writer/director.
So feel completely comfortable about feeling that the movie looks icky. You can blame Nora.
Unless you like Nora. In which case you have no one to blame but yourself.
Quote from: HedwigNicole Kidman has a tendency to act dramatic in comedies, i.e. Stepford Wives remake--bet you she does it here, too.
It works in To Die For.
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: HedwigNicole Kidman has a tendency to act dramatic in comedies, i.e. Stepford Wives remake--bet you she does it here, too.
It works in To Die For.
Interesting. Never seen it. But now I will.
Truth is, I really like Nicole Kidman a lot.
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: HedwigNicole Kidman has a tendency to act dramatic in comedies, i.e. Stepford Wives remake--bet you she does it here, too.
It works in To Die For.
This movie doesn't get mentioned enough. But I don't think her performance is comedic, it's tragic to me. Nothing about her in that movie makes me laugh or even chuckle. She plays it more like she doesn't know whats going on and is living in her own fantasy world where she will do anything to get to the top, and it' definetely tragic, considering what eventually takes place.
Quote from: Weak2ndActUm... so let me get this straight... Will Ferrell plays a movie star who's doing a new Bewitched, and then Nicole Kidman is an actual witch who gets cast as the witch and has the same nose-wiggling abilities?
WHAT THE FUCK.
Sounds more like Shadow of the Vampire.
29% on the tomato meter, not very promising. Nicole Kidman should really stay away from these comedy remakes. First "Stepford Wives" now this.
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It will make more money than Herbie and most other films this year anyway... that was the whole point of the remake for them
Quote from: andy gekkoIt will make more money than Herbie and most other films this year anyway... that was the whole point of the remake for them
..if it breaks $100 million domestically I'll be surprised.
on the topic of ephron: who's seen the misreable 80s nichol's film HEARTBURN?
Quote from: flagpolespecialthis is a nora ephron film? i'm so there!!
but seriously you've got mail and when harry met sally are really reallly wonderful.
Yeah it's Nora Ephron but it's the side of her you've never seen before and that's very bad. I didn't see hardly any of her usual good work here like I saw with "Sleepless and Seattle", "You've Got Mail" and "When Harry Met Sally". And as appealing as the two leads are (and Nicole Kidman is usually great) the movie doesn't work at all. Ephron was totally unfocused and had no clear vision of exactly what she wanted to do with this film. It has a few funny parts but mostly it's just all over the place.
Quote from: MyxomatosisQuote from: andy gekkoIt will make more money than Herbie and most other films this year anyway... that was the whole point of the remake for them
..if it breaks $100 million domestically I'll be surprised.
me too. I dont think it will make more than 60-70, but it will still make money for the studio. Between international theatrical, advertsing, DVD sales/rental, and the sales of the original series in DVD being promoted and boosted by the movie, it makes a lot of sense.
Quote from: andy gekkoQuote from: MyxomatosisQuote from: andy gekkoIt will make more money than Herbie and most other films this year anyway... that was the whole point of the remake for them
..if it breaks $100 million domestically I'll be surprised.
me too. I dont think it will make more than 60-70, but it will still make money for the studio. Between international theatrical, advertsing...
how does a movie MAKE money on advertising?
product placement is a big one, sponsorships, endorsements... thats a big part of the income for some movies... especially ones that people are familiar with and can relate
i havent paid much attention to bewitched, and i havent seen the movie. its a given that they use a lot of product placement in it. i dont know if there were any special promtions, but they probably did something. i saw a lot of stuff in new york, but i guess it wasnt effective cause i dont remember which brand was it.
but again, your question was about bewitched, but movies in general i think. star wars is a case where they made a lot of money on advertising. same as spiderman, same as minority report, etc etc...
gotcha
If any of you see this, I will kill you.
Please, Ravi, kill me. I should have listened.
This is hands down, one of the most unfunny train-wrecks ever. Unbelievable. I really applaud Family Guy for the joke where Stewie sees the Clippers joke in the trailer, then takes a plane, then a car, then gets a stepladder, just to go to Will's house to deck him. I would like to extend that one bit further and go to Nora Ephron's house and hit her in the face with a sledgehammer.
The movie is so insulated, so based in Hollywood bullshit and dumb pop culture that it's obvious Ephron's never had one second of a REAL LIFE. God. And the joke with Amy Sedaris at the end is embarassing, pathethic... it hurts. It really hurts.
should've gone with your gut.
Quote from: Weak2ndAct on page 1WHAT THE FUCK.