Something Wicked This Way Comes

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Summary: "The Movie"
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"By The Pricking Of My Thumb, Something Wicked This Way Comes", Ray Bradbury.


From a small town somewhere in Greentown, Illinois, the stage name given for Ray Bradbury's own home town of Waukegan, Illinois comes a dark fantasy filled with evil characters who are out to take your soul in exchange for satisfying your deepest yearning.

This tale, at times lyrical, and the autumn scenes in October are almost symbolic of the end of life when you might regret unfulfilled dreams.

On a dark stormy night, this carnival of pure evil comes into town and presents temptations for the people of Greentown, Illinois. James Nightshade and William Halloway are two curious little boys who feel compelled to climb out of their bedroom windows to go see Dark's Pandemonium Carnival being set up.

In this story the question is asked, if you had the choice to have anything you wanted in life, would you give up your soul to achieve your ultimate dream? Would you choose to be younger, richer or even wish to change the Past? ....................................................... All of the Greentown's folks deepest and most secret desires are met by the devilish inhabitants of the traveling fair and with dire consequences.

" A master................Bradbury has a style all his own, much imitated but never matched," Portland Oregonian.


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Summary: Mr. Dark and Mr. Halloway
Review: Well this movie was kind of kool, but the main reason i liked the movie because i thought if i was in a situation similar to that one would be kind of kool. Some other reasons i liked this movie is because i liked the carousel and how instead of it being a normal one it was a time machine,but one main thing i didnt like is that the movie and the book had different parts and i think it would have been better for the movie to be acted exactly the way the book was written,but it could have also been a reason for them having diffrent parts, but over all i think this book was better than good but less then superb and i would recomend anyone to read this book just because of how unrealistic it is.

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Summary: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Review: This movie was a spectacular film,which in my opinion is a must have dvd.It was filled with action and suspense. The way Bradbury masters people's temptations to use it against them is very genius.
The story is about two young boys that discover that a carnival is being run by soul collectors. The boys, Will and Jim, accidentaly find out that the carnival was wicked that came to town. And only they can stop Mr. Dark and the Dust witch.Later when the boys are trying to run from Mr.Dark, they run into Mr.Halloway.While trying to find the boys Mr.Dark uses peoples temtations against them. In the end Mr.Dark and the Dust Witch are killed by the power of love and happiness.

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Summary: It was Aok
Review: This movie was a very strange unusual film like I nothing I have ever seen before. Talking about wo boys who were born on halloween at least one of them was, they had been best friends U'd think they where brothers I thought they where. They where two boys you would have to keep your eyes on and where very nosy.A carnival had come to town and not just any old carnival they had a carousel that they had been hidden in a tent and you already know who had seen it.This carousel wasnt any old carousel neither it was actually a time mahine and for people who wantd to change themselves it would for people who wanted to be younger it would make them younger but not normal and not what the people really wanted. This film was a very fictious story but was ok. Its nothing i would see again but worth the experience. It was really worth seeing also and i reccomed reading the book which is what i didi both had different endings and way more detailed then what I writing about and something you would have to read or see to really understand the concept to the story about how people try to change themsleves but what for these days people are so self cuncience about themselves and to think they are made that way for a reason. so tis movie also teaches you be who you re not what you arent and become what you want not what you think. ~Shaun

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Summary: The Good vs. The Evil
Review: Something Wicked this way comes is a movie that shows the effect of evil in persons and how people can be seducted by their temptations. There are two very important characters the representant of good that is Mr. Halloway, and the evil side, Mr. Dark.
These two characters are a complement of each other, and at the same time they have a total different personality. Mr. Halloway is the person who always wants to do the right thing, and always tries to make everyone follow the right way. He kind of represents the light and the person who is brave enought to fight evil and destroy it.
Mr. Dark is the person who has the evil inside him. The evil and all the bad and dark creatures have reincarnated in him, as a way to persuade good people and make them follow the path to their own destruction.
In the movie they have to fight agains each other representing the light and the dark, showing the power that each one of these have. Mr. Dark with the power of fear, badness,and envy. And, Mr. Halloway with the power of love, happiness,and succedd to follow his believes and dreams.


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Summary: Something Wicked this Way Comes
Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes is a must have VHS becase it is one of Ray Bradbury's best stories.This movie will have you wondering how it all happened. It's filled with action and it will frighten you. It also contains a few humurus scenes.
This story is about two young boys that discover that there is something wicked about a carnival that come to town. The two boys are named Will and Jim. There is one ride in particular that the boys find interesting, which is the Carousel. The Carousel is really a time machine that Mr. Dark is trying to hide. Mr. Dark is the villain in this story. Once the boys find out that his body is made out of souls, he tries to kill them. Mr. Dark can also grant peoples temptations, but if you don't know how to use it it backfires. In the end both the witch and Mr. dark get killed by Will and his father.

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Summary: I love this movie
Review: "Something Wicked This Way Comes" is based on a classic story by Ray Bradbury that has been overlooked in a day and age of computer special effects and bombastic on-screen violence.

It is the classic show about the quintessential "dark carnival" that other disasters like HBO's "Carnivale" fail to live up to, despite the plethora of sex and luridness that dominates the latter.

In addition to the eerie, dream-like, and elusive atmospheres, Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark is quite sinisterly handsome, and the character of Mr. Dark is one of my favourites. :)

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Summary: I still enjoyed the book more...
Review: The movie version of Ray Bradbury's classic novel does total justice to this great story. Jason Robards as the town Librarian who must learn to confront his timid past and Jonathan Pryce as the sinister and scary carnival master give expert performances. Then add the wonderful narration of Arthur Hill, great cinematography and special effects that capture the colorful yet eerie moods of Autumn in small town USA just as two curious young boys discover that a 'dark carnival' is about to blow into town and you have a guaranteed classic. Great for the family to enjoy at Halloween or any time for that matter. The effects are right on target without being too far beyond what is needed to make the scenes work. You'll enjoy this one over and over again!

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Summary: A masterpiece!
Review: This 1983 adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel of the same name is a powerful classic. The special effects are absolutely impressive especially by 1983 standards and are still quite amazing to look at considering how overdone they can be in modern times. The tone of the movie is suspenseful and charming all at once. Highly recommended.