The Witch [Blu-ray + Digital HD]

Lysa Arryn and Dagmer Cleft Jaw from Game of Thrones are Puritans who have been exiled from their crappy village and have to make it on their own on their new crappy farm. The Witch is a horror movie, but not a 20XX horror movie like Annabelle or Paranormal Activity. The Witch is first and foremost a film and it also happens to have crafted story that builds tension and dread with fantastical elements; they didn't think of jump-scares and make up a story around them. The Witch has great acting, storytelling, and cinematography, but the pacing sometimes feels off as we rush parts I wanted to spend more time with and drug on minor details. The Witch isn't a blockbuster horror and if you aren't in the mindset to watch an actual film and be required to pay attention, The Witch is boring and largely uneventful. If you have the energy to watch The Witch like you'd watch something like The Shape of Water (the only comparison I am making is that it's not a "popcorn movie" but something more), The Witch is 90 minutes of edge of your seat uneasiness and suspense. The script and dialect are representative of the time, but in 2018 it feels odd hearing characters use a colonial vocabulary, but that's just part of the setting. The Witch is distributed by the same company that later gave us Hereditary, which is a better comparison to The Witch than other recent horror films.

I saw this movie in the theaters, it seems the general consensus is that most people don't get this movie. Teenagers were laughing because they don't understand the "horror". They cannot grasp a deeper evil in this movie; if its not a ghost or monster popping out they won't be scared. If you know the actual history of witches and such you will see this movie for what it really is. If you're expecting jump scares and witches like the ones in perhaps other horror movies then you will be sorely disappointed. I, for one, loved this movie from start to finish. It was beautifully shot, wonderfully cast, acted accurately, and made me feel everything I wanted to feel when I saw the trailers and got my first impressions. I love feeling absolutely helpless in the face of evil, almost like the final episodes of the Berserk anime. I cannot wait to watch this with like-minded individuals in my home. To those who reviewed this and felt nothing well, I don't understand why they watch horror movies, or any movies, to begin with then (perhaps I am overly sensitive?). You have to put yourself in the time period and characters shoes the best you can. -Spoilers below, please don't read further if you want to enjoy this flick from beginning to end- Some people say the ending leaves them unsatisfied, sure, the ending has a semi-slow wind-down but its not to a happy conclusion. Its a slow descent into the evils of the time period. It's not meant to be a high action battle vs good and evil. Evil won, it was winning the entire time and after the climax it takes its victim. It's meant to fill you with dread and make you feel helpless in the face of it. Bravo, I say.

Great film. One of the best horror films out there. Liked the setting and time period. Two thumbs up.

Fast reliable delivery, great movie

Good movie very creepy.

Anyone old enough to remember the old 1970 British Tigon film "Blood on Satan's Claw," and "Witchfinder General" will greatly appreciate this film. I'm not so sure a younger generation spoon-fed a steady diet of gore and jump scares on television and in the cinema will be patient enough to appreciate this film for what it is. I was ACHING to see this film in the theater and when I did I was so glad because even in the spaciousness of the theater, The Witch elicits an unnerving feeling of what I can best refer to as claustrophobia. I saw it at home the other night and it was no less intimidating. I think many young people watch a movie from a distance rather than allowing themselves to be transported to the time and place (and year) of the film. It's easy for them to relate to "the Blair Witch" film because it's contemporary and it's full of jump scares and jumpy cameras (which I find quite physically nauseating). Allow yourself to be transported to the time of this film and remembering your history you will be frightened! I guarantee it. The story presented here takes place in the early 1600's in what was to become New England. Apparently the film is based on actual documentation from the time and the dialogue borrows heavily from the texts of that period. It is not a piece of fluff or a schlock film. No! The family at the center of this film are banished from their colony of Puritans for being TOO severe in their beliefs. This means that the family will have to live on their own in the wilderness of eastern North America (long before there were cities, towns or villages). They settle in a sort of valley and build their home, but nothing comes easy for this small family. The crops fail and their children act stangely and because they are so very isolated from any other human contact, they get a bit of cabin fever. Then things begin to get really strange...... I'm not going to tell you more, because to do so would ruin the pleasure of seeing it. Suffice it to say, there IS a witch and the story is cohesive and well told with fine acting from all the characters. Particularly good are the husband and wife (you'll remember them from Game of Thrones) and the children....oh the children..... It's one thing to watch a modern horror film where people are isolated in the woods, but you know that all they have to do is get to the highway or the hotel down the road, or.....whatever.....but here - in the 1620's there were no roads, no hotels and certainly no way to communicate with the outside world - for phones would not be invented for almost another three hundred years. Finally, if you're looking for something that gives you sensory frights and digs at you because there are actually court documents (contemporary to the time) that support this story, then you'll enjoy this film. If you are looking for cheap slasher stuff or contemporary gore - look elsewhere. This is a film - of a type once referred to as "folk horror" - that will scare you silly, if you let it!

Don't expect it to be like the trailer. This is a film that you need to watch alone in a dark room to really tumble into the lives of the afflicted family. Lingers...

Ppr se tratar de um item importado,já era de se esperar não vir com legendas em português,tem algumas entrevistas com os atores como extras do bluray ,melhor que a edição lançada aqui no Brasil que não tem nada além do filme.

Hi, I am a private film critic and I had to give this film a solid review to hopefully help stem the flow of its recent bad publicity in terms of reviews. I notice good quality films, and take into account plot, acting, cinematography and the research that went into it without being biased of its audience or genre. The acting was superb. And the use of old English I thought was very true to form, and though not always done correctly in other films, I feel this was an authentic take on its period. The characters were well written, believable and felt very real. Throughout the film there was underlying tension, and they didn't rely on cheap jump scares or mindless bloody horror to keep the audience gripped. Instead it used subtle moments to build that 'cabin fever' effect. Interesting and refreshing, and also a sad look on our own history, for people back then believed in much of the same and behaved in much the same way. I won't add any spoilers or what I thought of the ending, though it was an ending that kept me thinking about the film for many days after. So much so that I shall enjoy a second viewing. The only bad thing (and this is just nit-picking) was that the clothing worn by the actors was just too clean for people living on a farm out in the wilderness. It was just overlooked. If you enjoy a good story without cheap thrills that try and grab your attention too often then this is for you. All in all, I will give this film an 8.5 out of 10, and I am usually very harsh with how I rate my films.

Una buena película pero no para todos. En realidad me hizo dormirme. También esta versión como no inglés o cualquier subtítulo, lo cual es ridículo ya que todos los personajes hablan en inglés antiguo. Si quieres comprar esto porque te promocionaron, mantente alejado, ya que es una completa decepción de una película. Hace una buena película para "ir a dormir" aunque ... Además, hay un código en línea para descargar la película, pero no funciona si estás en Europa porque, ya sabes, a Hollywood le encanta imponer sus estúpidos códigos de región de dvd / blu ray.

Coup de génie pour cette première réalisation à l'esthétique austère, loin des clichés Hollywoodiens. Un film inspiré aux lumières dignes de tableaux de maîtres. À l'image d'une fable médiévale, le basculement de cette famille tient du sortilège autant que du ressort psychologique. Plusieurs degrés lectures sont possibles à cette histoire de sorcières, de diables et d'animaux envoûtés, qui s'illustre par des images puissantes comme des cauchemars. Ne pas s'attendre à l'artillerie des films d'horreur habitels mais à des séquences brèves, symboliques et proches de l'onirisme ou de la cruauté des contes populaires. Jusqu'au final d'un érotisme inoubliable. Mention spéciale aux acteurs adultes et enfants, tous époustouflants !!! En résumé, il est impossible de comparer cette œuvre qui laisse le sentiment d'une expérience cinématographique rare. Pour ma part, c'est un coup de cœur ! Là où d'autres trouveront ce film lent, linéaire et sans suspense, je le tiens comme beaucoup de critiques cinématographiques qui l'ont acclamé et primé en festival pour une pépite, un chef d'œuvre à découvrir si on aime le septième art 🎥 Le réalisateur est à suivre....