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The Child Molester (1964)
Traumatized me
I was shown this film at school when I was only 8. I was traumatized. I had nightmares for years. I have been haunted by the images of the bodies and the shoe in the water my whole life and I can't believe I finally stumbled on the name of this film. My heart started racing when I saw the IMDB images. I am now 57. I have never forgotten it. NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE SHOWN THIS FILM. It is far too graphic. There are much better ways to teach children about stranger danger. I watch true crime all the time now. But I am an adult. I can process this kind of information. An 8 year old cannot. I still can't believe my school thought it was appropriate to show young children this film.
The Grinch (2018)
Meh
The animation and the story are cute. But I've never seen such a miscast film. Benedict Cumberbatch as the Grinch!? Everything is wrong with that choice. His voice is just wrong wrong wrong. Too high pitched and his delivery is too nice. It was so distracting it ruined the film for me. The music was awful. Just awful. The original songs were iconically memorable and it's unbelievable how forgettable and painful these renditions are.
The narrator was also awful!! Pharrell Williams? Who decided on that choice? He's not an actor. His voice is too high (think Michael Jackson), absolutely ridiculous. No gravitas. In all, this was a sad and disappointing remake. I love all the Despicable Me/Minion movies and had high hopes for the humour and fun references those movies bring but none of that was present here.
Bootleg (2002)
A decent adaptation of the novel.
I have read this book numerous times to my students and only just discovered this adaptation. While it stays true to the essence of the main story line, I was disappointed that some of the plot details were changed, especially the ones that were so much a part of the humour in the book. I was also disappointed in the casting of Frankie Crawley who in my vision should have been much smaller and meeker only puffing himself up to match his 'authority'. His and Myrtle Perkin's (another name change) storylines were not well developed in this adaptation either. However, the retelling of this story grew on me and I think it was quite well done overall.