Starring: Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich Directed By: Andrew Fleming Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Sony Pictures Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 12, 2000 Running Time: 101 minutes Theatrical Release Date: May 03, 1996
Product Description: WHEN FOUR TEENAGE OUTCASTS BECOME EXPERTS IN THE ANCIENT ARTS OF WITCHCRAFT, THEY SEEK REVENGE ON THOSE WHO SLIGHTED THEM IN THE PAST.
Amazon.com: If Buffy the Vampire Slayer represents the lighter side of high school as a macabre experience, here's a movie that asks the burning question, "What happens when angst-ridden teenagers develop supernatural powers?" More to the point, how do four outcast teenaged witches handle their ability to cast wicked spells on the taunting classmates who've nicknamed them "The Bitches of Eastwick"? The answer, of course, is "don't get mad, get even." That's about all there is to this terminally silly movie, which makes up for its ludicrous plot by letting its young female cast have a field day as they indulge their dark fantasies. Fairuza Balk is enjoyable as the most wicked of the witches, and is therefore the focus of the film's most dazzling special effects. But it's Neve Campbell from television's Party of Five who made this film a modest box-office hit, just before she became her generation's fright-movie favorite in Scream and its popular sequel. --Jeff Shannon
Very entertaining Anyone who has read any of my other reviews probably asks themselves, "how many favorites does this guy have?" well, here's another. this movie works on several levels for me. the witchcraft part is fun; there's been a ton of witchcraft movies, obviously, but the spin this one presents with a diverse, yet small, set of high school girls testing their skills is fun. the cast itself is fun; the actresses are good and the dialog is well. the video is particularly good as well, even for an older movie. highly recommended.
Awful Customer Service I ordered this product at the beginning of March and have emailed them twice b/c I have not received it yet - no response. It is now the beginning of April (past the time provided for shipping) and I still do not have the dvd. Awful customer service.
Lesson to be learnt No should start some thing that he/ she cant finish. Things might get out of control. The world of Magic is real and very powerful. This movie depicts that at time innocent magiccan also back fire. Real Magic is for the strong and the integrated. A movie worth watching! Sudip
Double, double, toil, and trouble... Fire burn and cauldron bubble -witchcraft sure has changed since Shakespeare's day! For one, the coven of witches in "The Craft" are much more becoming than the hags portrayed in Shakespeare's Macbeth. The story centers around Sarah [a very young Robin Tunney] who is emotionally fragile, having recently failed in a suicide attempt. She moves with her father and stepmother to a new place, and finds it awkward at her new school until she is singled out by a group of girls, Nancy [a wicked Fairuza Balk], Bonnie [Neve Campbell], and Rochelle [Rachel True]. These girls are unpopular at school and nicknamed witches, which turns out to be true. They are amateur witches, dabbling in 'the craft' and Nancy, the leader is convinced that Sarah is the perfect fourth witch to complete their circle.
The plot is actually interesting and keeps the viewer engaged - Sarah turns out to be naturally gifted [inherited from mom] and initially the coven has great fun, bonding with each other, carrying out acts of retribution against those who have made life miserable for them at school, but it all comes crashing down when Sarah, who feels the group is getting out of control and overly obssessed with their powers, decides to quit. Nancy just won't take NO for an answer, and all hell breaks loose.
The four lead actresses here do a credible job with their roles, but it is Fairuza Balk's Nancy and Robin Tunney's Sarah that truly shine. Balk's Nancy is wicked and malevolent, all-consumed by greed and lust and truly epitomises the wicked witch. Robin Tunney portrays Sarah, the good witch or white witch, with benevolence and humility, though she doesn't stand for being stomped upon.
All in all, this 1996 movie is well-done and is one of those rare movies on witchcraft that makes for a riveting viewing experience. Highly recommended!
Betrayal The real story and the main selling point is betrayal. Nothing is more familiar than having a friend suddenly turn on you for no apparent reason. The characters herein are like that. They turn on each other, lie, cheat and even kill. This leads to the witchcraft. The movie has a before and after structure to it. Before magick, my parents and classmates had me down and after when I got even. Then there is a finale that has some of the magick working wonderfully, like gene therapy and teaching racists a lesson, but love spells and Invoking The Spirit are heavy duty magick spells. Neither can apparently be undone and must run it's disastrous course. The finale has an attempted rape avenged by one of the witches, who seduces the guy while throwing a magic spell that makes her look like the girl he attempted to rape. He is unrepenant about it and this eventually costs him his life. The girl he had attempted to rape feels responsible for him thinking her love spell was too strong. Her sister in witchhood demands retribution for what he's done and magickally knocks him out the window where he falls to his death. Then there is a showdown between the good witch and the bad witch in which the good witch wins and the bad witch ends up in a mental hospital. The good witch wins and the bad witch is punished and the 2 middle of the road witches lose their power and the new girl in school moves away once more. Don't you love a happy ending? I finally got the Specil Edition of The Craft which contains some interesting trivia about the movie some interesting interviews about the making of The Craft and some deleted scenes. The deleted scenes don't really add anything to the movie and it's easy to see that they were removed because they would've slowed down the pace of the movie. The deleted scenes incude one scene where Bonnie is in the hospital and begs Sarah to perform magick on her because she disbelieves the doctors will be able to cure her. Sarah finally obliges her and casts a spell whcih I woudl assume it shortly before the scene that has newly beautiful Bonnie entering homeroom fifteen minutes late. Another deleted scene has Nancy overhearing Sarah trying to convince other three to perform a "binding" on her. When Nancy happens to emerge from around the corner she reminds the others of their misfit status and tells them off with finality especially Sarah. The other deleted scene has Nancy "throwing a glamour" that make it appear that she has stabbed Sarah in the stomach and that she has begun bleeding but "it's only magic". If you like this movie then this will be fun and interesting and even scary at times. If you didn't like this won't change your mind.
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