Blu-ray Review Bell Book and Candle Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[darkrock17]

Thanks Andrew! It would be nice to see this re-released.

We should let Criterion know, they should pick up these film for future release.

Also, I just found out after re-reading this thread that I've posted here before, that was 7 years ago.

 

[Nelson Au]

Hey guys, thought I’d add a new post. I recently picked up a used copy of Bell Book and Candle. Wasn’t excessively expensive, not cheap. It was a good clean copy. I felt compelled to find a copy and check this film out. The reasons are late last year, I picked up the complete series Bewitched Sony Box set. I had also picked up I Married a Witch at last year’s Criterion sale. So I held off watching I Married a Witch and Bell Book and Candle until I’d completed watching Bewitched.

I wanted to see the two films the series is inspired and based on, I chose to watch this film first. Plus I’m a Hitchcock fan and Vertigo is a great film in his filmography. I was interested to see a film both Stewart and Novak had done in the same year. Interestingly they both are so different in appearance between both films. Yet, it was interesting to see them as characters in love, so it could be confusing! It was interesting to see Novak play characters that both are hiding secrets from Stewart too.

I’d read the comments here after seeing the film. I’d have to agree, this is a quirky film, not a super great one, but it does have its charming moments and has a fun premise. This is my first time seeing this film and my first viewing isn’t always going to catch all the little bits of business going on. I did enjoy it though. It’s was a fun little romantic comedy. I’ll probably watch it again. It is a real contrast to Vertigo too!

In Bewitched, Uncle Arthur must be based on Jack Lemmon’s character. And Aunt Clara must be based on Elsa Lanchester’s character.

I’ll be catching I Married A Witch soon.

 

[darkrock17]

Bewitched creator Sol Saks had said that both I Married A Witch and Bell, Book and Candle lead to creation of Bewitched.

Bell, Book And Candle is an unfortunate overlooked classic of both Jimmy's and Kim's careers, kinda of hard to live up Vertigo. Regardless of that, this has become a favorite of mine since I learned about from a special on AMC called Bride Of Monster Mania back in 2001.

 

[Will Krupp]

This is one thread I wish would stay dead and buried. To be honest, I hate to even be reminded of it.

 

[darkrock17]

This is one thread I wish would stay dead and buried. To be honest, I hate to even be reminded of it.

What's wrong with this movie?

 

[Will Krupp]

What's wrong with this movie?

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply there was ANYTHING wrong with the MOVIE. It's always been one of my favorites. It's this particular thread I'd rather forget.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply there was ANYTHING wrong with the MOVIE. It's always been one of my favorites. It's this particular thread I'd rather forget.

Ok, I’ll bite. What’s wrong with the thread?

 

[Nelson Au]

Johnny- I think the thread got a little messy near post 44 in terms of how people interpret or read subtext into the film.

 

[Nelson Au]

Bewitched creator Sol Saks had said that both I Married A Witch and Bell, Book and Candle lead to creation of Bewitched.

Yes, when I read about that, that was what got me interested in checking out both films.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Johnny- I think the thread got a little messy near post 44 in terms of how people interpret or read subtext into the film.

Ah yes, I had forgotten. Personally I don’t have a problem with the subtext of the film being discussed. May this thread rise from the archives again and again. It’s a fun movie.

 

[Worth]

Sony is going to be releasing its own blu-ray of this on January 28th.