The Witches (2020) vs. The Witches (1990) | SHOT FOR SHOT

Does #RobertZemeckis' #TheWitches film look familiar? Check out our side-by-side comparison with scenes from #NicolasRoeg's 1990 adaptation of #RoaldDahl's classic novel.

The Witches (2020)
Based on Roald Dahl's 1983 classic book 'The Witches', the story tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven year old boy who has a run in with some real life witches!

The Witches (1990)
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

[justianowski]

The part in the original where bruno turns into a mouse was the slowest, longest and scariest part!

[escaperaccooncity]

I prefer the 1990 version. The overuse of CGI is atrocious. They toned it down for kids but the 1990 version is spooky.

[federicodelia]

I love them both, both Grand Witches, both grammas and I’m not afraid of sharing this comment!

[DeepScreenAnalysis]

The original made you believe in witches. The remake feels like make-believe.

[natebroadus]

This just makes it even more stunning that a movie made in 1990--30 years ago--still holds up so well. In fact, the practical fx actually outshine cg.

The Witches (1990) is superior in almost every way. This video just hammers it home.

[willybubba]

If your gonna make a movie remake shot by shot, why make it? Why watch it? Just watch the original.

[WalterLiddy]

The older one looks far better in terms of effects. CG still looks fake.

[roisinonstage]

1. Anjelica Huston is far better suited to the role than Anne Hathaway. I said what I said.

2. There are some situations where practical effects are far superior to CGI. This is one such occasion.

The 1990 version is the only legitimate version. Why remake something that was already perfect to begin with?

[lanawintersass]

I love the 1990 versions so much but I feel like people are saying this because they havent seen the 2020 trailer it was a bomb but always Angelica Huston was Fab and Amazing and Anne Hathway is also Amazing and Fab!

[supermanmanofsteel]

You wanna know what I want IMDb to do with their website is in the search bar so you can actually search up full movies not trailers which makes me mad.