This film was made on the year I was born; ironically, Roald Dahl (one of my favourite writers) happened to die on that year too. The Witches was a brilliant film, and one of the best Roald Dahl films out there; in fact, most of his films were actually pretty good anyway. Personally, The Witches was my third favourite Roald Dahl film (the other two being Matilda and James and the Giant Peach), but The Witches is probably the most darkest of all the Roald Dahl films. The film was very scary to watch as a child. It's a wonderful film to watch for the Halloween season. The characters were really good: really liked Luke. The icing on the cake would have to be that Rowan Atkinson was part of this film. He added that "flavour" if you know what I mean – you first have to see it. The only regret was that a sequel wasn't made given how the ending planned out though it wasn't necessary. After watching this film, my fear for witches has increased further...A LOT...further...MWAHAHAHA!!!!!

Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Charlie Potter and Rowan Atkinson star in this 1990 fantasy film based on the book. This focuses on young boy, Luke (Fisher) who lives with his grandmother, Helga (Zetterling) after his parents are killed. They travel to England where they stay at a hotel where Luke discovers a coven of witches who plot to rid all the children. Huston (The Addams Family) plays Miss Ernst aka the Grand High Witch who is their leader and an old foe of Helga's. After she turns Luke and other boy, Bruno (Potter) into mice, they and Helga try to stop her and the other witches. Atkinson (Mr. Bean) plays Mr. Stringer, the manager of the hotel. I grew up watching this and always enjoyed it. Huston is great in it and there's neat effects. I recommend this good children's fantasy.

When Luke gets a bit too suspicious of a group of women (following his grandmother telling him tell-tale signs of witches pretending to be ordinary), he gets turned into a mouse. He and his grandmother try to foil the witches' plans.Roald Dahl's The Witches is a book for kids which is funny, exciting, fast moving, and scary. Nicolas Roeg's film adaptation captures these elements very well. It is NOT a film for timid children - there are some elements in it which are amusingly grotesque if you are adult, but which might give some children nightmares.But, most of all, this is very entertaining, with a powerhouse performance by Anjelica Huston. Great stuff.

seductive, nice, amusing. spells, a touching grandmother, a boy in special detective mission , delicate triumph of good guy and right special effects. Angelica Huston makes one of her best roles and entire atmosphere is full of Christmas flavor. axis - wise grandmother and her war against witches. so, pieces of a fairy tale. charming, warm, easy, with perfect tension moments and softy end. an adventure like childhood games. and a different Rowan Atkins. in fact, lights, masks, metamorphose and a brave heart who stopped a catastrophe in United Kingdom. and , the big secret - it is not only for children but a pretty lesson for each parent. because witches are not only fairy tales characters but, in same measure, shadows of reality.