{"id":20750,"date":"2019-03-06T22:03:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T06:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=20750"},"modified":"2019-03-06T22:04:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T06:04:07","slug":"review-craft-ce-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/03\/review-craft-ce-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Craft: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Craft<\/em><\/strong> is actually a fun little teen-witch drama from the mid-90s and even though it\u2019s hardly perfect, the film was entertaining and featured good performances from its core cast.<\/p>\n

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The Craft
\n<\/span>\u2014 Collector’s Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(1996)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Supernatural Horror, Thriller<\/span>
\nShout Factory | PG13 \u2013 101 min. \u2013 $29.99 | March 12, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/06\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Andrew Fleming
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Peter Filardi (story), Peter Filardi and Andrew Fleming (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, Christine Taylor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Interviews, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>44.25 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>43.45 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75<\/span>\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sarah (ROBIN TUNNEY) finds that her telekinetic gift appeals to a group of three wannabe witches, who happen to be seeking a fourth member for their rituals. Bonnie (NEVE CAMPBELL), Rochelle (RACHEL TRUE) and Nancy (FAIRUZA BALK), like Sarah herself,\u00a0all have troubled backgrounds, which combined with their nascent powers lead to dangerous consequences.<\/p>\n

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Review: <\/strong>It\u2019s been a long while since I last watched The Craft<\/em><\/strong>, a sort of typical mid-90s era teen film with the occult-horror spin on it. However, unlike Scream<\/em>, which was released the same year (and shared two actors in Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich), this one wasn\u2019t quite the box office hit making less than $25 million ($50.7 million adjusted for ticket inflation). But it would seem over the years it has garnered a bit of a cult, so to speak, following and arguably helped created the television series, Charmed<\/em> (that series theme song \u201cHow Soon is Now\u201d was featured here).<\/p>\n

As for the movie itself, I enjoyed the hell out of it. As I said, it\u2019s been a good long while (10 years at least), this second viewing son many years later was a lot of fun, riding the line of cheese and seriousness quite well and features a wonderful quad of lead actresses, the best of which was Fairuza Balk who was an utter blast going over-the-top in some scenes, though still keeping it deliciously and wickedly entertaining; kind of wonder why she, or even Rachel True, never quite caught on compared with Neve Campbell (though Scream<\/em> certainly helped) or Robin Tunney, though to be fair, both of them weren\u2019t bad either.<\/p>\n

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The Craft<\/em><\/strong> was co-scripted and directed by Andrew Fleming (Bad Dreams<\/em>, Dick<\/em>) and at least when you compare this with the likes of Urban Legend<\/em> or Valentine<\/em> (not to pick on Jamie Blanks), doesn\u2019t look as dated, even with a soundtrack of its era.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5<\/span>\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and the interior cover is reversible revealing the film\u2019s original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is an older track with director Andrew Flemming and despite being solo, does keep the flow going fairly well breaking down certain scenes as well as the general production.<\/p>\n

Interviews (TRT 50:26):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n