tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post5929782170463146483..comments2024-03-27T07:58:00.899-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: Warlock (1989)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-85410377534264927052017-05-13T03:58:27.425-07:002017-05-13T03:58:27.425-07:00I actually like warlock , who needs lots of action...I actually like warlock , who needs lots of action and great special effects to like a film . warlock is an 80s classic and should be watched for that reason. If lots of as action and special effects is what you want go watch a film that delivers it .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-87806063510444478142017-04-28T10:56:06.075-07:002017-04-28T10:56:06.075-07:00Approval is on so that I don't miss insight li...Approval is on so that I don't miss insight like yours! I particularly enjoy "move on" re: Warlock's age when you're the one angrily commenting on a seven year old review.<br /><br />And it's "you're" an idiot, not "your". BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-1771139258664616182017-04-28T10:47:05.674-07:002017-04-28T10:47:05.674-07:00I need approval, foI need approval, foAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369697298723399927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-10376744753804661422017-04-28T10:45:38.374-07:002017-04-28T10:45:38.374-07:00Then why watch a movie for just it's special e...Then why watch a movie for just it's special effects? How stupid are u (the future of idiots) these actors don't convince u because you need computers to convince, why even write on a movie u didn't like? Move on, warlock is an 80s movie which you couldn't understand anything of its movie makingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369697298723399927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-2104943140565935512017-04-28T10:41:42.232-07:002017-04-28T10:41:42.232-07:00Your an idiotYour an idiotAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369697298723399927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-89082180708545167652015-10-30T06:13:21.720-07:002015-10-30T06:13:21.720-07:00It's an excellent choice material for a remake...It's an excellent choice material for a remake,jude law would play the warlock well i imagine but who plays the hunter maybe hugh lorrie possibly would be fitting with the humor and the excentric behaviour would work well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-81684520619242464092013-01-01T11:27:16.514-08:002013-01-01T11:27:16.514-08:00I thought this film was great and still do,it'...I thought this film was great and still do,it's nowhere near generic and has a lot of interesting old worldly tricks and snippets of historical witch hunting of which none i had ever heard being used before.It could be remade and would probably benefit with new effects.As for the Paul Bettany role i don't see that working well at all i could see Jude Law playing the warlock well though with his english accent and maybe Brian Cox (troy) as the farmer with the hex on the barn,goodness knows who could play the witch hunter role Richard.E.Grant played though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-54996551200939438982012-02-11T22:14:03.935-08:002012-02-11T22:14:03.935-08:00I saw this at a bargain theater during its origina...I saw this at a bargain theater during its original run (or the end of its run), then went to see it a week later at a different bargain theater where they had stereo sound. The Mary Waronov scene had voices swirling all around the theater, IIRC. The 80s horror sequels had long since worn out their welcomes so I thought it was a fun change of pace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-57121554161401940572012-01-11T20:03:06.663-08:002012-01-11T20:03:06.663-08:00I was lucky enough to see this movie in a theatre ...I was lucky enough to see this movie in a theatre (albiet at the age of 13 so yes I lapped it up) but I think you are being way to harsh yes the effects are grossly outdated but what I always loved about this film was it's dialogue and the over the top way it's delivered. Not all horror has to be machettes in the gut and knives for fingersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-22710648917157800482010-04-06T14:41:30.912-07:002010-04-06T14:41:30.912-07:00i LOVED this movie when i was about 10 years old. ...i LOVED this movie when i was about 10 years old. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-75411036684879662182010-03-20T16:05:26.160-07:002010-03-20T16:05:26.160-07:00I guess I'm partial since this is one of my fa...I guess I'm partial since this is one of my favorite movies, but I dont mind the dated FX or certain aspects of the script. <br /> Most of the FX work was practical, while the few scenes that involved more extensive post production turned out somewhat off. What is shooting fire supposed to look like anyways? In the script, it is ectoplasm.<br /> Those shots look fine in HD though, as far as I could tell when I saw it on HD Net.<br /> Anyway, this did sit on the shelf after New World went bankrupt. This was likely due to Steve miner cutting what the writer called the most memorable scene in the entire film. <br /> That is the "Breaking Woman' sequence. By the time it was redone, New World was dead and this was viewed as a valuable asset, so it was kept in the can. <br /> I do hope someone gets a remake off the ground at some point though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-20847084725445036752010-03-18T16:44:20.729-07:002010-03-18T16:44:20.729-07:00Loved this movie when I was young, one of those I&...Loved this movie when I was young, one of those I'd be scared to watch again now for fear that its actually really bad and not the classic I remember.Andy Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-69868388674101219302010-03-14T13:07:55.200-07:002010-03-14T13:07:55.200-07:00The reason I love WARLOCK - superstitions go from ...The reason I love WARLOCK - superstitions go from being useless fearful behaviors worthy of ridicule to becoming the only badass way to stop the Warlock. "Screw guns! Eat salt, mo****f*****!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-86104511841038994022010-03-11T14:17:26.218-08:002010-03-11T14:17:26.218-08:00Talking of nostalgia, I watched this when I was 11...Talking of nostalgia, I watched this when I was 11 (32 now) and *loved* it. I'm a bit scared to revisit it if only because every non "Withnail" film starring Richard E Grant, tends to suck balls; as, for the record, does the shite blossem who accused BC of not liking classic horror. But that's just like, you know, my opinon man.manduwalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-80666068280299663202010-03-10T22:54:45.956-08:002010-03-10T22:54:45.956-08:00Completely agree here BC, I put it off for so many...Completely agree here BC, I put it off for so many years after wanting to see it so badly when it first came out on VHS. The FX are so pathetically dated now, but definitely check out part 2 for a huge improvement overallI Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-90050227014327605412010-03-10T20:06:16.538-08:002010-03-10T20:06:16.538-08:00also, why do snarks always hide behind the anon th...also, why do snarks always hide behind the anon thing? when i make fun of BC i do it to his face! grow some balls.Miss Kolleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606373833828939892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-24105662785244590932010-03-10T20:06:16.537-08:002010-03-10T20:06:16.537-08:00i think that hater may actually be a kid named kev...i think that hater may actually be a kid named kevin. i read that comment in his voice. ANON ARE YOU NAMED KEVIN??Miss Kolleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606373833828939892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-15856989776215733022010-03-10T16:33:53.711-08:002010-03-10T16:33:53.711-08:00This is one of the better pages I have seen, up un...This is one of the better pages I have seen, up until now I had to suffer with C.H.U.D. ... which is an "artiste's" page. While I actually enjoyed Warlock (sigh, more for the idea than the actual execution ... but it didn't offend me either), I can see your point. Also ... I actually DID see here in Virginia at a Theater, so it must have gotten a decent release too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-54523608024184569172010-03-10T14:22:29.267-08:002010-03-10T14:22:29.267-08:00I saw Warlock again about two years ago and I stil...I saw Warlock again about two years ago and I still dug it.<br /><br />I have to respectfully disagree that liking a film like this can be chalked entirely up to nostalgia (example: I recently watched The Unnamable again and was appalled). I do think it's different enough to warrant a look, regardless of bad FX work. <br /><br />And stop giving douchebag studios ideas for remakes! You don't need a crystal ball to know how a remake would turn out: Screen Gems would buy it and cast Paul Bettany in the Richard E. Grant role.MattFininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-13467154015909176322010-03-10T12:53:07.016-08:002010-03-10T12:53:07.016-08:00p.s. if you took the time to read my Armageddon re...p.s. if you took the time to read my Armageddon review, you'd know that I like it specifically because it's the polar OPPOSITE of genius, but that's neither here nor there.BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-48158747379165096232010-03-10T12:50:10.942-08:002010-03-10T12:50:10.942-08:00OK, I assume that you don't consider Warlock t...OK, I assume that you don't consider Warlock to be a "classic true horror movie", but either way, can you name 5, or even 3, "classic true horror movies" that I hate?BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-81215239380143851292010-03-10T12:46:40.022-08:002010-03-10T12:46:40.022-08:00anyone with a love for horror movies really should...anyone with a love for horror movies really shouldn't put any stock into this blog's opinions. this guy hates classic true horror movies and thinks garbage like "armageddon" is pure genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-55746482998536331612010-03-09T19:55:42.026-08:002010-03-09T19:55:42.026-08:00I haven't seen it in years, but I caught it in...I haven't seen it in years, but I caught it in theaters...not the greatest movie of all time, but fun and gets the point across without being pretentious or overbearing. <br />I still hope for a remastered special edition with the alternate Mary Woronov scene (where the Warlock uses a different method to get the magic eyes from her...)John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12643547504161137741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-51022357502188336102010-03-09T19:20:55.112-08:002010-03-09T19:20:55.112-08:00I perfectly understand your objections, bad spfx, ...I perfectly understand your objections, bad spfx, etc, but I respectfully disagree. Maybe it's because I'm a writer and I loved the screenplay, and didn't notice the other flaws. There were so many neat and engaging scenes. The hero sees a freshly painted hex sign on a barn, walks up to the farmer and says, "Menonite?" And, separated by more than 200 years, they start chattering in witchbuster jargon, they understand each other perfectly! The hero comes to our time expecting people to dress and behave differently, a little skin is no big deal, think about it, the way they used to swim naked, etc, he doesn't care that the heroine shows some lovely leg, but it bugs him to no end that she paints--her--face. Makeup to him is a reversion to Babylon. I sympathize with your objection to the magic routines, but the ones I recognized were solid, real witchcraft legend stuff, like the sorcerer flying with a salve made from the rendered fat of an unbaptized child. And at the end, the hero is looking for the Magic MacGuffin and has to take it from.... no, not going to spoil that one. Or the heroine's hiding place for it. And I liked the cast, especially Lori Singer, we don't see enough of her anymore. If they stay close to the original, I'd love to see a remake that addresses your objections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-81838631265805922102010-03-09T18:16:18.680-08:002010-03-09T18:16:18.680-08:00Ya it was sold to Trimark by another studio that w...Ya it was sold to Trimark by another studio that went under (new World I think?). It was completed in 88 or 89 but not released til 91. And I knew there was a 2nd film but I just discovered that there was a 3rd. Good lord.BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.com