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Summary: Teen angst leads to magical mayhem
Review: It is only natural for teenagers to fantasize about all the things they would do if they only had the power, so this exploration of magical manifestations, centering on a group of social outcasts, and the consequences thereof should appeal to some degree to most people. Young people do some nasty things to one another, and the powerful urge to retaliate for such acts can be hard to resist, yet the consequences of such acts of return unkindness can bear a cost even higher than the suffering that preceded them - The Craft demonstrates this principle in rather exaggerated terms. I'm not saying there is really a moral teaching imbedded in the core of the film, though; the movie does not strike me as being anything more than just good entertainment. The plot seems to have a few potholes in the road, the acting varies in quality from time to time, and what the special effects lack in realism they make up for in sheer volume, but The Craft has a mysterious dark charm about it that makes it a worthwhile movie experience.The action revolves around a modern-day coven of young witches. Three high school outcasts practice witchcraft but struggle to attain the types of results they seek; they need a fourth member of the coven. That role is fulfilled by the new girl in town, Sarah Bailey (Robin Tunney). Sarah seems to be a fairly normal high school student, yet we soon learn that she has a history of making things happen around her when she is upset and that this problem has led to one suicide attempt in the past. The three resident weird girls at school soon recognize Sarah's inherent magical abilities and bring her into their circle. The leader of the group is Nancy Downs (Fairuza Balk), a tough, rather unstable girl who exudes attitude from every pore in her body. She has a much deeper interest in the uses of magic than her "sisters" Rochelle (Rachel True) and Bonnie (Neve Campbell), and the fact that Sarah seems to have more in the way of magical potential than she does gnaws away at her over time. After first succeeding at a few parlor-trick types of magic, the girls put their powers to more serious use. Bonnie asks for the scars she was born with to be removed, Rochelle wants payback against a cruel, racist girl at school, and Sarah wants the creep of a guy she likes to fall in love with her. Nancy has larger ambitions, invoking the spirit of Manol and all his powers. Their spells begin to work, and then they keep on working a little too well, leading to some pretty significant internal troubles for the coven. I should note here that those of you who really, really hate critters might want to stay away from this movie, for huge numbers of snakes, rats, scorpions, maggots, and other equally disgusting creatures make an appearance here. I originally wanted to see this movie because Neve Campbell was in it, but her character and performance seem to lack something here. Only two characters really, really matter in The Craft: Nancy and Sarah. I love Fairuza Balk, and I can think of no young actress more suited to play the role of the slightly evil, megalomaniacal Nancy. She has no trouble whatsoever looking the part of a dangerous witch. I like Robin Tunney as well, but it just seems like she forgets how to act every so often. Somebody also seemed to forget to add a page here and there to the script because there are a couple of things mentioned that I knew nothing about, the actions of Bonnie and Rochelle in the final stages makes little sense to me in the context of what came before, and a few incidents and characters seem to have some importance attached to them yet come and go without any further mention. The Craft barely sticks its toes in the waters of horror a time or two without ever jumping in and immersing itself in the darkness, so I would not consider it a horror movie at all. Aside from all the creepy crawlers that show up, there's really nothing else along those lines to be found here. In a way, I think of this entertaining film as a very, very quirky after-school special type of motion picture.
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Summary: Wickedly Fun
Review: The Craft is just a fun movie to watch. Fairuza Balk is wonderful as usual, as the rest of the cast [Robin Tunney. Neve Campbell, Rachel True] It's not to be taken to seriously but if you want to be entertained and slightly spooked, this is a great pick.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: I would definitaly say this movies is a thumbs up you'll never want to take your eyes off the screen you'll want to see what happens next in the lives of these weird but interesting girls.
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Summary: a great pagan morality tale
Review: If you are trying to teach older pagan kids the consequences of negative magic this movie is excellent. A member of Los Angeles Covenant of the Goddess was their technical advisor and while she couldn't prevent every error she did what she could. All the basics are there plus its a pretty good story.
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Summary: Good movie
Review: I really loved this movie, despite all the critism it received from the real wiccans. It has a good plot and good characters, even some character development. This is meant to be a FUN movie, not realistic. In the movie the girls never mention Wicca, but only witchcraft/black magic. I can understand that it does not portray everything correctly, but is hollywood ever accurate? I am a Christian, and I have watched a few movies that are wrong. Take the exorcist for example, the main priest smokes and drinks. Priests are not permitted to do these things, atleast not in the Catholic church. I understand what the Wiccans are saying, but don't take it too personally. Well now that I've put in my two cents I just have to say that this movie is awesome. It sparked my interests in learning about Wicca and other religions, even though it is not exactly correct.
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Summary: A Realistic View Into Wicca
Review: As a practicing Wiccan, I had always been on the search for films that portray Wicca without having to resort to stupid marketing schemes or depict witchcraft as something outright fantastic and silly or stupid. "The Craft" manages to put the dart right at the center. With a great ensemble of Robbin Tunney, Fairuza Balk (what an excellent screen actor), Rachel True, and Neve Campbell, "The Craft" is a must-see for those who are intrigued by Wicca or for those who are already into Wicca. This is mainly a film about four high school girls who just didn't fit in, and we all know about that. And how many films have focused on those themes? But the magic (no pun intended) in this film is that they use magick as a means to make these misfits into powerful human beings with the gift of withcraft. The great thing about this film is it teaches us that Wicca is not something you dabble or experiment with. It is a sacred practice and it's not something to mess with, or you will end up with really bad karma. The DVD contains a very interesting "making of" featurette, which is called "Conjuring Up The Craft". The three deleted scenes are also quite interesting. I just wish they had an outtake reel for this.
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Summary: The Message Behind The Entertainment
Review: Director Andrew Fleming's 1966 film "The Craft" is many young adults' introduction to magick and witchcraft. The film lacks more recent films' spectacular special effects. The film's dialogue specifically denies the *common* categorizations 'light (benign) magick' and 'dark (chaotic) magick'. The film's special effects overemphasize the creation of cockroach hordes (symbolizing filth). Yet the film's dialogue and symbolism otherwise accurately portrays the language and concepts of magick and witchcraft. The film's plot is straightforward. Sarah, who dabbles in magick, moves to a new town and school. Sarah meets three young women who actively practice magick. The four young women's combined magickal powers take them farther than they anticipated. Sarah practices light magick and she chooses not to join her three friends' dark magick practices. This refusal plus social jealousy motivates a witch war -- the three friends attack Sarah magickally. Magick and witchcraft are popular because magick and witchcraft bestow power upon their users. The three friends create chaotic situations to harm Sarah -- to defend herself Sarah must fight chaos. *Self-respect* gives Sarah power to fight the chaos. "The Craft" is not a philosophically deep film, but it is entertaining and its positive message raises it above many of today's young adult films.
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Summary: Okay hi..
Review: So any of you that think Witchcraft/Wicca is bogus, yeah you're just like the people that think Christianity is bogus. It's a religion, and this movie does not portray it right. And the thing with the crosses, yeah, the day I did a report on Wicca in a class i wore my cross. It's just something to wear, it has nothing to do with anything. Whatever. This movie is okay, aside from the fact that it spawned a billion little teeny boppers deciding that they thought they were witches. It does have a decent message though how not to mess with the powers. I'd rather watch Charmed.
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Summary: The Craft: The evil will obsess you!!!
Review: In our opinion the film "The Craft" is the best film dealing with witches we have ever seen.
It is about a girl who is new at high school where three girls already expected her.
This group of girls is looking for the fourth girl who should join their group
because of obtaining the power of North, South, West and East.
Together they practise many rituals by adoring the God "Manon".
First they have been a good team and have had a lot of fun but later it becomes a nightmare because one of the four witches wants to get the whole power...
The film has not only a great plot, but also very good actors, appropriate music
and very much suspense.
But we would not recommend this film to people who dislike occultism and stuff like that.
All in all we rate the film "The Craft" with four stars. That means VERY GOOD!!!
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Summary: The Craft...
Review: The movie begins in the ubiquitus fashion, amongst a lovely storm. The aesthetics are pleasing to the eye, the grey rainy sky, & the New England-esque architecture. There's the Catholic School, & the pleasant plaid skirts with the knee-high socks that would melt the plaster off them walls. Crucifixes here & there, an icon, candles, the usual sights & sounds of a Catholic institution. The four main characters go about using some Witchcraft, which is decidely weakan in style, to accomplish petty & superficial ends. As they dabble on, the inevitability of the other extreme becomes evident. Never is a true balance exhibited, i.e., cursing those who deserve it, unrepentantly gaining lust desires, & uncompulsive healings. And when it is done, there is always some guilt-baiting involved. Like when one of the girls curses another, who was rotten, & really deserved the hex, the pseudo-"witch" felt guilty upon seeing her victim suffer. In reality, this would cause a reversal. What she SHOULD have done, is revel in her rightful victim's pangs of lamentation, laughed loudly, & reminded her of her remarks. That's Diabolic Justice for you. Another neophyte uses a red candle to enslave a would-be lover, who almost becomes her rapist. Although it was remarkable, & rather moving when one of the girls healed herself. The pretentiousness of the ultra-bunny girl of the group, who attempted to bind the eventual protagonist, cause the most impressive, & complimentary change in her. She really became quite an inspiring hellion. This is when the movie really picked up. But just as she became delightfully wicked, the immoralization begins. This is a good time to stop the tape.
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