Our sister site over at TubeDisney.com is going to feature a film a week and we will also discuss this film over here in the forums at RealDisney.com so enjoy!

This week’s FEATURED LISTEN on TubeDisney.com is a personal favorite of mine having watched it so many times I think I wore out the VHS tape originally.

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES was a rare Dark Classic in Disney’s film history. Debuting in 1983 and starring the talented Jonathan Pryce (recently seen in the Pirates franchise films as Elizabeth’s father), and Jason Robards this film captures something different from Disney.

Adapted from the Ray Bradbury book of the same title, tells the epic story of good vs. evil when on a brisk October day Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival come to town. It is here when our story begins to tell the tale of 2 young boys, Will and Jim who not only are struggling with their own lives but now have uncovered the secret to Mr. Dark’s true intentions.

Something Wicked This Way Comes draws on a variety of sub plots including the struggles of an aging father feeling like a disappointment to his son, a young boy who’s mother isn’t there emotionally and father has left them both, and the many stories of the town folk that draw many everyday people can relate to from money, traveling, companionship and age. It is these daily fears and struggles that draw Mr. Dark to grant their wishes with a serious consequence in the end to pay the price.

Jonathan Pryce delivers a strong performance as Mr. Dark, the carnival owner. His persona and delivery of the character not only make him believable, but sinister, evil and elegant all in the same. Mr. Dark stays with you even when the film is long over. Jonathan is one of those actors that continues….

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