Return from Witch Mountain (Special Edition)
by Jack Hannah, John Hough
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Actor: Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Clarence Nash, Kim Richards, Pinto ColvigDirector: Jack Hannah, John Hough
Producer: Jerome Courtland
Producer: Kevin Corcoran
Writer: Alexander Key
Writer: Bill Berg
Writer: Malcolm Marmorstein
Writer: Ralph Wright
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.75:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-02
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Return from Witch Mountain (Special Edition)
DVD Review: What is this manufactured tripe?
Summary: 2 Stars
When Disney made "Escape to Witch Mountain", they were at the height of their creativity. It had a well thought out plot in stages within the realm of imaginary probability. We could relate to the two characters of Tia and Tony as they searched for their true home. All the characters evil or good had depth and we could relate to them.
Instead of expanding on this well-designed base, all we get from this movie is twaddle. The characters are unbelievable exaggerated not funny not memorable and far from real. All we get is one situation after another where ridiculous kids from an improbable environment do in memorable things to and for each other. In the end, we gained nothing and wasted precious time it is better spent elsewhere.
This presentation does contain some great actors have done marvelous things in their time but now looks like it was just a vehicle for out of work actors.
Not even Blu-Ray or voice over commentaries can save this claptrap.
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DVD Review: Just awful; waste of time
Summary: 1 Stars
Bette Davis is one of my favorite actresses and she almost made this movie worthwhile. She said she wanted to make a movie her grandchildren could watch her in. I hope they did not waste their time with this silly pointless movie. Well it had a point in that it was a sequel. The plot is totally implausible. Much of the movie has a gang of kids skipping school who befriend the star girl played by Kim Richards then they walk every where in Los Angeles. Oh really?
Just as in the first movie the special effects were ok, but very dated. In 2009 they appear quite amateurish.
I wondered what happened to the kids' suitcases which were in the taxi that left them in a bad part of town.
DVD Review: I Really Enjoyed This Sequel
Summary: 4 Stars
Tia (Kim Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) have come to Los Angeles for a week of culture. They'll get to spend their time touring museums and attending a concert or two. But on their way to the hotel, their taxi runs out of gas. When they both get a premonition that a man is about to fall to his death, Tony goes to rescue him.
Naturally, the man levitating in the air attracts the attention of those standing nearby. Unfortunately for Tony, those nearby are mad scientist Victor (Christopher Lee) and his financier Letha (Bette Davis). Victor is perfecting a devise that would put anyone wearing it under his complete control. Naturally, the two know they can use Tony's powers to their benefit so they kidnap him. Now Tia must team up with a gang of truant wanna be hooligans to try to find him. Will her powers be enough to rescue her brother?
I'll admit I didn't find the first movie all that entertaining, but I pressed on with the sequel anyway. I'm glad I did. This movie was fun in an over the top, campy sort of way. You can't take it seriously at all or it will annoy you. But if you sit down looking for some Disney 70's fun, you'll find it. There are several inventive scenes in the movie that feature good special effects and decent action played for laughs. The villains are just menacing enough to be taken seriously without losing the fun factor of the movie.
Of course, my roommates would tend to disagree. They came home while I was part way through and thought the movie was horrid. Which probably means that it is best left to the intended audience of the young and the young at heart.
The part that bothered me the most was the street gang roaming Los Angeles by themselves. But this is Disney and they aren't really that bad.
No, this isn't great cinema or a must watch, but it will keep kids entertained. And since they are the intended audience, that's all that matters.
DVD Review: More of a letdown
Summary: 3 Stars
Most of the magic in the first film, Escape to Witch Mountain, was the closeness and interaction of Tony and Tia and the development of their relationship. We're drawn in as we find out more about their powers and are carried along with them on their journey. In this film, Return from Witch Mountain, that audience inclusion is largely lost by the fact that for almost the entire film, the two of them are separated, and Tony hardly has any lines at all. You feel jerked back and forth between two story lines and never get drawn into the action as if you were a part of. Christopher Lee, however, is excellent as the villain, but Bette Davis is terrible. Plus the whole thing is in and around L.A. with real places, buildings, etc. In the first film, part of the mystery was that you did not know exactly where things were taking place. This one misses the mark, but most sequels do. Oh well.DVD Review: This deserves a spot on Mystery Science Theater 3000!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
That's how cheesy it was!! I like "Escape from" but the sequel was VERY bad!
Description of Return from Witch Mountain (Special Edition)
In this thrilling sequel to Disney's ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN, automobiles mysteriously fly and humans float in thin air as sinister masterminds Christopher Lee and Bette Davis unleash a diabolical plan. The entire city of Los Angeles teeters on the brink of nuclear disaster when the greedy criminals manipulate a young boy's supernatural powers for their own devious gain. But the youth's sister and a streetwise band of truants join forces in a desperate attempt to save the city from destruction.General DVDs
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