Defend It Yourself 18: The Witches (1990) with Nik from 'Happiness in Darkness: The Superhero Movie Podcast'

Nik from 'Happiness in Darkness: The Superhero Movie Podcast' returns for the 18th episode of Defend It Yourself!You are in for a treat!My Guest:Find out more about Nik here: https://www.whiskeyandcigarettesshow.com/happiness-in-darknessDiscussion Points:-Nik is from Italy and Sean has just been to Italy-queue a tangent straight from the off. -Sean will not see the new Witches film.-Roald Dahl book film adaptations. -The challenge of adapting books into films. Sean brings up Harry Potter again. -The ending of the film v the ending of the book. -Sean holds back doing impressions for about 25 minutes.-Bruno Jenkins is so British it hurts.-Apologies to the whole of Scotland for my attempt at Bill Paterson's accent. -Apologies to the whole of Lancashire for my attempt at Jane Horrock's accent. -Brenda Blethyn from Vera, where she plays Vera. -Sean drops more British soap trivia-EastEnders and The Bill this time. Raised Questions:-Why are we defending this film?-What does prego in Italian actually mean?-Why was Roald Dahl disgusted by this film?-Are the Disney remakes soulless? -Did you forget The Grand High Witch was German?-Would you like a Grandma v The Grand High Witch origin story?-Did you notice the men playing women in the meeting scenes?-Why did they bother with a remake?-Did you know Jane Horrocks played that role?-Does anyone want Chicken Run 2?-Do a lot of box-office flops turn out to be the best films?-Does Nik live next door to a racetrack?Random Recommendations:-Danny The Champion of the World (1989).Thanks For Listening!Trailer: FilmFloggers: www.filmfloggers.comReview It Yourself now has a Patreon!Choose from TWO memberships:-'Nowt Special' Side Series: This 'Nowt Special' tier gives you Exclusive Access to a (ANOTHER) side-series in which Sean watches older, classic films.... + other benefits.-Rewatch It Yourself: +All the benefits of the 'Nowt Special' tier PLUS -An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you through every Zombie film he owns (there's quite a few).Find us here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/review_it_yourself21Twitter: @YourselfReviewInstagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.