Roald Dahl's The Witches

Anne Hathaway all the way up, down, to the left, to the right, inside, outside and every direction possible.

I actually really enjoyed watching this movie.

Just a nice movie for kids and for the parents

I was expecting good things from this movie. I wasn't in love with Henson's take back in the day and the subject matter is fairly strong. Then, add in director Bob Zemeckis of **Back to the Future** and **Roger Rabbit** fame. ...and....it lived up to my expectations. Rousing and fast moving with excellent effects and that hard to come by feeling of wonder come together in a fun family appropriate film. Great fun.

Amazing family fun movie. Anne Hathaway is impressive!!!

I liked it. I loved the original when I was little, although I found it terrifying, so I was curious to see what this remake would be like. It was interesting to see Anne Hathaway in a less-than-beautiful role! Comparing it to the original, there are some changes, I was a little disappointed that it had moved from Cornwall UK, to Alabama US, but I think it worked well. I don't think it was as scary as the original, but that might be because I'm now an adult haha. I'd say it's worth a watch, if you go into it with an open mind.

I liked this quite a lot. Unfortunately, I will never be able to watch peacefully another Anne Hathaway movie... I cannot unsee her witch face.

The Narration by Chris Rock makes it feel like Everybody Hates Chris, but with Witches. The CGI is also overdone. The original was creepier due to the make-up and effects from Jim Henson’s workshop.
This one is more interested in showing off what it can do with CGI which is too typical these days. The casting is good despite the narration not needed at all. Anne Hatherway is decent but tries too hard. Anjelica Huston was just naturally better in the role without all the overacting.
Octavia Spencer as the witch expert grandmother works the most. Stanley Tucci also is good casting as the hotel manager.
The movie won’t make you forget the original at all. I wanted to like it more. However it felt uneven and rushed. Despite a good start. The original is way more magical. The ending to this is just weird too.

Is it better than the original? Probably not. Is it still worth watching? Sure. It's an enjoyable film, with some decent special effects and good performances from the cast. It could have been better, I suppose, but its an adequate adaptation of the novel.

Better than the original in my opinion, better paced and produced.
The Alan Silvestri score is a plus as well as Octavia Spencer Grandma.

Really enjoyable kids movie.