Escape To Witch Mountain

[kerravonsen]

I saw this at the suggestion of tptigger for whom it is an old favourite.

First thing I have to say is that I think I was too old for this. It also didn't help that the worldbuilding was straight from Zenna Henderson's "People" stories -- yes, yes, you can't steal an idea, but the similarity made for an unfortunate comparison.

That isn't to say I disliked it. I was just doing inappropriate things like laughing at the hairstyles of the country folk and the cars they were driving. And thinking that Donald Pleasance would make a good Phil Coulson (all unflappable and BAMF) but he would have been typecast as a HYDRA villain instead. I have to say that the foreshadowing of the dogs, from the title sequence onwards, was well done. And Tony and Tia had the siblings vibe going strong - supporting each other, but also eyerolling at each other - "No, Tia, we can't bring the bear with us..."

Plotholes... I won't talk about the plotholes...

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[reynardo]

It could be worse.

It could be so much worse.

[kerravonsen]

Ah...
That was actually one of my favourite "People" stories. But from your comment, they made a hash of it. Or are you just assuming they made a hash of it because it had William Shatner in it?

[reynardo]

Oh no. They made a *total* hash of it. It was shocking. And the worst part? I bought a copy of the DVD at a $5 table in a shopping mall. 2 weeks later lederhosen gave me a copy he'd bought, not realising I'd already got one.

What I'd like to see is a TV series of the "Anything Box" stories. Now *that* could be amazing.

[kerravonsen]

(nods)

[tptigger]

Aww, sorry. I don't remember having not seen this movie so the nostalgia factor is kind of missing...

[kerravonsen]

No worries. I mean, now I never have to wonder what it was like ever again...