The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

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Nicholson Still On His Game
by JakeStevens in JakeStevens Blog

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"I always though this was a Tim Burton film. Indeed, the score is littered with Danny Elfman-esque idiosyncrasies and the stop-motion Nicholson-demon recalls the trucker-demon in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. I always thought this film was inspired by Beetlejuice, rather, this came out in 1987 and Beetlejuice in 1988, so I guess it's the other way around. However, since it does ring of Burton-isms, it's always had a place in my heart and the story is kooky enough to remember long after the DVD is back on the shelf. By the way, the "new" DVD case artwork is a crime - it's badly airbrushed, grainy and cheap-looking as opposed to the original artwork, which was crisp, clear and well thought-out. Tsk tsk, Warner Bros.! " [More]

Witches of Eastwick Book vs. th ...
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"Witches of Eastwick is neither a treasure on film or in literary form. Both are about New Englander female empowerment, which is played out literally with hushed spells and evil storms. The book tends to focus on Alexandra more than the others, which may not be true about the film (Michele and Susan may have wanted more ample screen time). It is a story about an aging witch and her coven, living in a small town discovering powers and new love in mid-life. In the movie, this new love happens to be Jack Nicholson, who also happens to be Satan. Yes, Satan, albeit a humerous one, summoned from the depths of Hell by a wayward spell to prey on these poor Ipswitch women so that they may bear him children. End Scene. Let's slap together a raunchy Three's Company and Rosemary's Baby. This is the movies greatest failing and highest inspiration, because though the novel, written by John Updike (living legend of American lit.) does not include Satan, the ending is decidedly not Hollywo ... " [More]

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