@AstroSpark3 yeah! Disney went dark in the 1980s The black cauldron came out shortly after this! And that film is known to be just as dark as this one! Mind you, both films were released by disney, the most family-friendly company!
I saw this when I was a kid, funny how it came out 3 years before I was born.. I could barely remember it when I went to search for it online. I remember the mary-go-round scene. That is how I found it. Then I recoreded the name of it and some parts of it to memory. I am glad I could find this movie. It was a very good movie.
The subtlety of the effects! The poetry of the art, having the pages spark with arcane light. Also, as a kid I felt weird having a crush on the bad guy and finding him scary as hell. Well, ZZ Top always said women go crazy for a sharp dressed man.
@@gawainethefirst just now seeing this three years later, lol, I never got a notification. No, I know who he is and I find Jonathan Pryce attractive to this day.
He would surely offer him his youth in return for the memories of his son. When Halloway was 33, Will hadn't even been born yet So that's the catch. He would give him his youth, but in return, Halloway wouldn't even know his own son.
At least in the book, the real catch -- which Miss Foley learns the hard way to her regret and Jim Nightshade would also have learned if Mr. Dark had succeeded -- is that making the person young again doesn't change who the person is inside. That's what makes Mr. Cooger so creepy when he rides the carousel backwards and turns into a young boy -- he still has the heart and mind of a grown man, and it shows in his eyes. If Mr. Halloway had taken Mr. Dark up on his offer, the catch is that his own wife would no longer have been able to recognize him -- and neither would anyone else, including his son -- and he would no longer be exactly the same man that he had been before. He would be a young man on the outside, but still an old man on the inside.
They did it sometime when I was a youngster, but after that one showing, I never saw it again. I could only remember the merry-go-round scene. Then it took me sometime to find out what the name of the movie was. I am glad I found it.
THANK YOU for this... saw it at The Old Town Mall in Torrance, Ca with Dad..i musta been 11. He said he read the book when i was a baby on porch of my Grandma's house. THIS scene I think of from time to time now that I'm 48. Good memory. Thank you again.
I agree. Saw the tail end of this as a teen-ager, but was 32 before getting the DVD and finally seeing the entire thing. I, too, could feel the temptation.
There is always a catch to everything. I do not care what it is, there is a catch....I would not take such an offer. As time flies anymore , you would be right there again and this time no hope ever. In the next life, there is not age boundry and no one is younger nor older than the others. Remember, we are in physical bodies and they age, but our spirit is always young and I would think in a healthey youthful state forever. Be careful what you wish for, you might get it and price, um not good....
Mr Dark's mistake was starting so high. 30? At 35, the only thing I could run up without having to catch my breath was a grocery bill. 😁 I remember watching this in grade school, back in the 80's, thinking how old 40 is. Now I watch it and imagine Jason Robards (whose character is a librarian) interrupting to say, "You know you're going to have to pay for that book now, right?" lol
Something Wicked This Way Comes, first released in 1983, is my favorite Disnely movie. I think this was a very underrated movie and a novelty for its time. Not a typical Disney film. I really liked it a lot. I loved the father - son relationship depicted in the movie between the son, Will Halloway (Vidal Peterson), and his elderly fragile father, Charles Halloway (Jason Robards). I thought it was very poignant and heart-tugging. Jonathan Pryce was also great as Mr. Dark, a truly evil mysterious man with magical powers - a probable acolyte of the devil- who together with others in his evil carnival feed on the lusts, desires, regrets, and greed of his victims, granting them their wishes but with an evil twist and taking their souls to join his carnival in the process. I think the acting by the young child actors, Vidal Peterson and Shawn Carson was great and very believable. They are the ones who are the first to recognize the carnival as being something wicked and warn Charles Halloway. "Something Wicked this Way Comes" is a really good movie in my humble opinion with good acting and casting that is spot on. The theme, tone, and mood of the movie keeps in line with that of the book. In fact, I like the movie better than the book. I totally agree with the late movie critic Roger Ebert who gave it a high rating and said "this is a horror film with elegance". If you love Ray Bradbury's work you will love this movie. I make sure to watch the movie every October just before Halloween. 1 Reply
+Jonah Falcon Yes, the whole scene is awesome, but I uploaded this mainly for how he rates the various ages. I just turned 40 and always remembered this film and how 40 is OLD. Now that I'm here I don't entirely agree, but maybe I'm biased.
Nah. Reeves doesn't have the right combination of superficial charisma and smoothness with a subtle yet terrifying menace that Pryce brought to this role. Johnny Depp would be far better at carrying this off. Another actor who's not as well known but who I know could carry this off admirably (based on his portrayal of Linoge, a very similar character, in "Storm Of The Century") is Colm Fiore. If they were still alive, Alan Rickman and David Bowie would also have made an excellent Mr. Dark.
Mr. Dark: You need someone who can play a TRULY evil character with the requisite "stage presence" to believably and frightfully pull off the library scene. Benedict Cumberbatch is my first choice. But there are many other actors from British, American and Canadian theater companies that could also fit the bill. My wife also thinks your choice of Jude Law is a good one. Mr. Halloway: The actor should be older, look like he could be a librarian but (most importantly) have the ability to convey the strength of character Mr. Holloway has to confront Mr. Dark as well as showing being tempted by Mr. Dark in the "page ripping" scene. This one is tougher as I am really not that savvy of who's who in the acting industry. But to get one name out I would probably make mention of Alan Arkin. But in the end, I am against a remake of this film. I am afraid the powers that be will try to over-CGI the film at the expense of the magnificent dialog that was present in the original.
You might still learn to swim?? Thirty Two... .too late now he couldn't even tread water. So evil this temptation scene is second to none. His resistance is like gg ez
I appreciated and found the film admirable (as well as a good adaptation on Bradbury's novel), but it just moved way too slow and the casting of the boys should have been better. Jonathan Pryce as Mr Dark was beyond perfection! A flawed film, but still worth seeing. (At one point Spielberg had the rights and was going to direct it, but then changed his mind. Would have Loved to see his version!)
A completely under-appreciated movie. A true horror film.
gawainethefirst ..not to mention this was a Disney film
@AstroSpark3 yeah! Disney went dark in the 1980s
The black cauldron came out shortly after this! And that film is known to be just as dark as this one! Mind you, both films were released by disney, the most family-friendly company!
I love this movie so damn much.
I saw this when I was a kid, funny how it came out 3 years before I was born.. I could barely remember it when I went to search for it online. I remember the mary-go-round scene. That is how I found it. Then I recoreded the name of it and some parts of it to memory. I am glad I could find this movie. It was a very good movie.
I rather be old and kind, than young and wicked.
You can make a heaven or hell out of anything, i agree....
jonathan pryce is a good actor
And he was hot too. XD
He was the first person to say fuck on tv
@@mikecarone7320 actually when did he say it? Cause I'm pretty sure i know one that might beat it. Also are you talking nationally or globally?
@@KetaceanKyle Yes I'd like to know too!!
He is not acting, an evil man.
The subtlety of the effects! The poetry of the art, having the pages spark with arcane light. Also, as a kid I felt weird having a crush on the bad guy and finding him scary as hell. Well, ZZ Top always said women go crazy for a sharp dressed man.
Would it blow your mind if I told you that he was also the High Sparrow in Game of Thrones?
Or dad of Elizabeth swan from pirates of the Caribbean... Keira Knightley dad
@@gawainethefirst just now seeing this three years later, lol, I never got a notification. No, I know who he is and I find Jonathan Pryce attractive to this day.
He would surely offer him his youth in return for the memories of his son.
When Halloway was 33, Will hadn't even been born yet
So that's the catch.
He would give him his youth, but in return, Halloway wouldn't even know his own son.
At least in the book, the real catch -- which Miss Foley learns the hard way to her regret and Jim Nightshade would also have learned if Mr. Dark had succeeded -- is that making the person young again doesn't change who the person is inside. That's what makes Mr. Cooger so creepy when he rides the carousel backwards and turns into a young boy -- he still has the heart and mind of a grown man, and it shows in his eyes. If Mr. Halloway had taken Mr. Dark up on his offer, the catch is that his own wife would no longer have been able to recognize him -- and neither would anyone else, including his son -- and he would no longer be exactly the same man that he had been before. He would be a young man on the outside, but still an old man on the inside.
It's like mr dark is saying, "I'll give you your youth back, but I want your soul in return! *laughs evilly*"
He's like the devil
Nope will would still exist and be the same age though
Omg imagine Jim nightshade as a young man! Handsome man I bet!
A gem of a classic take me back already.
This was a really good movie. I wish they would show it on TV sometimes.
They did it sometime when I was a youngster, but after that one showing, I never saw it again. I could only remember the merry-go-round scene. Then it took me sometime to find out what the name of the movie was. I am glad I found it.
I love how Pryce plays the performance close at the start.
this guy could give Crowley a run for his money or the king of the crossroads
Travis Kopplinger supernatua should do an episode based of this story
I can actually picture alan rickman in the roll of mr dark
Totally...David Bowie also.
THANK YOU for this...
saw it at The Old Town Mall in Torrance, Ca with Dad..i musta been 11. He said he read the book when i was a baby on porch of my Grandma's house. THIS scene I think of from time to time now that I'm 48. Good memory. Thank you again.
I w to go with parents to Old Town Mall back in the late 70s/early 80s. I remember the weird rides, the carousel, and the shooting gallery
I feel weird saying this, but at 33 I can definitely feel the temptation he offers already
I agree. Saw the tail end of this as a teen-ager, but was 32 before getting the DVD and finally seeing the entire thing. I, too, could feel the temptation.
Daniel Ryan feel the same way I just turned 32 this and I feel I would take his offer in a heartbeat
well I think I would take his offer of youth
There is always a catch to everything. I do not care what it is, there is a catch....I would not take such an offer. As time flies anymore , you would be right there again and this time no hope ever. In the next life, there is not age boundry and no one is younger nor older than the others. Remember, we are in physical bodies and they age, but our spirit is always young and I would think in a healthey youthful state forever. Be careful what you wish for, you might get it and price, um not good....
I think.. . I saw this movie, movie night in 1984, after work. Can't be sure.
They don't make them like this anymore.
And they never will again.
Mr Dark's mistake was starting so high. 30? At 35, the only thing I could run up without having to catch my breath was a grocery bill. 😁
I remember watching this in grade school, back in the 80's, thinking how old 40 is.
Now I watch it and imagine Jason Robards (whose character is a librarian) interrupting to say, "You know you're going to have to pay for that book now, right?" lol
OMG XD
I’m 35 now and it’s weird how that’s considered old lol
I just turned 40 today and my sister texted me this clip. I want that first page. "It's..it's gone."
Some sister!
He is not used to someone defying him
Meta narcissist...
Pryce is so good in this role
I always wanted to be Mr. Dark when I was a kid. Made my mother awfully proud. 🧙♀️
I mean that would be kinda awesome though😂
Always had a crush on Jonathan pryce🥰 such a good actor!
Something Wicked This Way Comes, first released in 1983, is my favorite Disnely movie. I think this was a very underrated movie and a novelty for its time. Not a typical Disney film. I really liked it a lot. I loved the father - son relationship depicted in the movie between the son, Will Halloway (Vidal Peterson), and his elderly fragile father, Charles Halloway (Jason Robards). I thought it was very poignant and heart-tugging. Jonathan Pryce was also great as Mr. Dark, a truly evil mysterious man with magical powers - a probable acolyte of the devil- who together with others in his evil carnival feed on the lusts, desires, regrets, and greed of his victims, granting them their wishes but with an evil twist and taking their souls to join his carnival in the process. I think the acting by the young child actors, Vidal Peterson and Shawn Carson was great and very believable. They are the ones who are the first to recognize the carnival as being something wicked and warn Charles Halloway. "Something Wicked this Way Comes" is a really good movie in my humble opinion with good acting and casting that is spot on. The theme, tone, and mood of the movie keeps in line with that of the book. In fact, I like the movie better than the book. I totally agree with the late movie critic Roger Ebert who gave it a high rating and said "this is a horror film with elegance". If you love Ray Bradbury's work you will love this movie. I make sure to watch the movie every October just before Halloween.
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Bit of a continuity error there. Mister Dark stops at Thirty-Eight then goes to Thirty-Nine without ripping a page out.
Well, I dunno about the whole not running out of breath running up stairs at 35 thing. Let's dial back a bit Mister Dark
This is the 1950s. People smoked and drank so much they wore out quicker.
I love how both characters in this scene are EXTREMELY weak. One in body, one in mind.
But the mind wins out.
"I wasn't listening, kid"
You cut out half the scene. "And now you've LOST."
+Jonah Falcon Yes, the whole scene is awesome, but I uploaded this mainly for how he rates the various ages. I just turned 40 and always remembered this film and how 40 is OLD. Now that I'm here I don't entirely agree, but maybe I'm biased.
He kind of acts like 40 is old, but during the second half of the scene, he tears quickly through the 40's and defines 50 as old.
@@herrshirosongs I only just turned 31 and I'm alreadyvpanting for breath when I run up the stairs lol
@@herrshirosongs At 41, I'm pretty confused to how this is old at all.
If a remake comes, Keanu Reeves would be a perfect Mr Dark
You mean a second adaptation?
Nah. Reeves doesn't have the right combination of superficial charisma and smoothness with a subtle yet terrifying menace that Pryce brought to this role. Johnny Depp would be far better at carrying this off. Another actor who's not as well known but who I know could carry this off admirably (based on his portrayal of Linoge, a very similar character, in "Storm Of The Century") is Colm Fiore. If they were still alive, Alan Rickman and David Bowie would also have made an excellent Mr. Dark.
Wow Dark is so handsome I was just staring entranced the whole time.
I've heard that Disney remaking this movie. And if I were to cast anyone as Mr. Dark, I'd say Jude Law might work best. What do you think?
Mr. Dark: You need someone who can play a TRULY evil character with the requisite "stage presence" to believably and frightfully pull off the library scene. Benedict Cumberbatch is my first choice. But there are many other actors from British, American and Canadian theater companies that could also fit the bill. My wife also thinks your choice of Jude Law is a good one.
Mr. Halloway: The actor should be older, look like he could be a librarian but (most importantly) have the ability to convey the strength of character Mr. Holloway has to confront Mr. Dark as well as showing being tempted by Mr. Dark in the "page ripping" scene. This one is tougher as I am really not that savvy of who's who in the acting industry. But to get one name out I would probably make mention of Alan Arkin.
But in the end, I am against a remake of this film. I am afraid the powers that be will try to over-CGI the film at the expense of the magnificent dialog that was present in the original.
Jude Law is interesting although I picture Mr. Dark as either Ed Norton or Rhys Ifans. I do have to go with Ed Harris as Mr. Halloway though.
@@MikeWiggins1235711 I would subit Kennu Reeves for Mr Dark
nick cave.
Collin Farrel as Mr Dark. Patrick Dempsey as Mr Halloway.
You might still learn to swim??
Thirty Two... .too late now he couldn't even tread water.
So evil this temptation scene is second to none.
His resistance is like gg ez
Mr. Dark
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I appreciated and found the film admirable (as well as a good adaptation on Bradbury's novel), but it just moved way too slow and the casting of the boys should have been better. Jonathan Pryce as Mr Dark was beyond perfection! A flawed film, but still worth seeing. (At one point Spielberg had the rights and was going to direct it, but then changed his mind. Would have Loved to see his version!)
You want to see Alien and Predator saga? Alien and Predator are something wicked this SPACE way comes.
I’m 48 and can run up stairs without panting for breath.
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