Comments on: Wince/Drool: Tim Curry in “The Worst Witch”

By: MissSpite

MissSpite — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:09:57 +0000

This was one of my favorite movies of all time. YAY! Embarrassment of the fabulous mixed artlessly with the fucking fantastic.

By: January

January — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:26:39 +0000

I agree with Jamie and Paola- a Diana Rigg something would be great!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:10:36 +0000

Miss E – The worst witch is based on a series of books by some Brit, I think. She sued JL Rowling a few years back on the whole “magic school’ concept. So, not strange that there was a movie and tv show. Wish I’d had cable back then to catch the show!

WW is a guilty pleasure for me. It began the long time love I have for Tim Curry. I adore the cheesiness, the neon green hair, the pop-corn songs!

By: Miss E

Miss E — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:08:25 +0000

I had no idea that there was a movie for The Worst Witch! When I was a kid (90′s) there was a tv show by the same name and from what I can see these are the same characters. Weird….

By: Io

Io — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:14:05 +0000

Yes! My ultimate childhood movie — I’ve loved it so long. I tried showing it to my husband a few years back and he was horrified that I could adore such “utter cheese.”

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:50:04 +0000

I agree with Paola — Coilhouse should write an article on Diana Rigg! I remember my family watching the Avengers box sets together when I was 10 or so, and I thought Emma Peel was the coolest woman I’d ever seen. Badass, independent, gorgeous, smart, stylish… definitely an inspiration to me!

By: Because

Because — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:36:35 +0000

I was just thinking about this movie the other day! It used to be such a favourite when I was a tiny thing! I’d watch it every time it came on TV. Did I know at the time that that was Tim Curry? No, no I did not (though I was also a big fan of Clue: The Movie at the time). However, twenty years later, I see that there is NO ONE ELSE they could have cast who could have pulled that off. (Also, the effects? They don’t hold up.)

Oh man, I needed to work on my costume today, but I think I need to watch that movie again more…

By: Ariana Osborne

Ariana Osborne — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:03:11 +0000

Mer: Before YouTube, I thought I was completely alone in the world in having seen this movie…! I would bring it up every time someone mentioned THE CRAFT to stares and requests to have some of whatever I was having…

Now, but, okay — all the nerdiest Curryoisseurs in the house have seen OSCAR, too — right?

By: paola

paola — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:03:41 +0000

I actually went over to IMDB to check who wrote that tacky/fabulous song in the first clip, as I thought it might have been Peter Gabriel (it was the mid-Eighties: it figures).

And Diana Rigg!!! As a witch! Saying “brrrRRRRoomstick”! Shouldn’t the scrumptious Ms Rigg, one of the most beautiful women ever, get a post one day?

And how come the authors of this movie didn’t sue J K Rowling to high Heaven?!

By: Miss. Onyx

Miss. Onyx — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:41:51 +0000

I remember this movie! I watched it on television when I was in grade school (I’m showing my age a little here, I think) I remember thinking that it was the coolest thing EVER!…..I can’t imagine why though….