Plot: What’s it about?
While strolling through my local electronics and software store the other day, I saw something kind of interesting, Simitar home video has a Witchcraft 2 pack for sale at a very sweet price. So being the home theater bargain hunter that I am, I picked it up. Both films are clearly low budget horror flicks, with the slight edge in overall quality going to part 2, “The Temptress.” The first films story is pretty simple and straightforward, the time is around 1667 and witches and witchcraft are running wild, so are the pilgrims that burn them at the stakes! A young couple are awaiting the birth of their first child when before the poor child could even be born, the couple is burned alive for the crime of practicing witchcraft. Bummer. Now we fast forward to present day suburbia, and a new family has just moved in to the house where that unfortunate young couple were burned years ago. Starting to see where this is going? The house that the family has moved into has been cursed, cursed by the young witch and warlock that failed at starting their own family in that very same house. Its the old “we suffered so your gonna suffer” horror movie chiche. So the family consisting of Mom, dad and newborn baby are in for some zany, satanic fun! Now before I give you my brief plot summary of the second part of this series, let me just give this explanation, the plot to Witchcraft is mild and weak even for a B-flick, there is no acting talent here worth a mention (and even if I did, nobody would know there names), the special effects are tired, and the direction and production of this movie are just substandard. But there is hope! How you say? Well, Witchcraft did spawn sequels (I think there’s 5 films total) and believe it or not, the series does get better as it goes.
Now Witchcraft part 2 “The Temptress” does show a few signs of improvement (very few). The second installment stars B-movie T&A scream queen Delia Sheppard and the body on her is worth the price of the entire 2 pack! Now as for the plot of this film, its also simple, another family has moved into the cursed house, this time a mother, father and teenage boy ready to go off to college after summer vacation. Well, there’s gonna be more trouble at this old house and this time it wont be just nightmares or water faucets that turn themselves on, this time Satan has sent a minion in person to prey upon the unsuspecting family (Sheppard). Sheppard plays the families next door neighbor and she has eyes for the young boy living next door. Do do him nothing but harm IM sure! But she’s ready to use her body from hell, literally, to cause more pain for the family. Now both films are low budget and cheesy as well but remember this, first that the movies are on 2 discs not both movies on one disc which they could have easily done considering that there’s no extras to speak of and the 2 films running time total 178 min. and also the two pack cost me a whopping $12.99! so I really cant complain too much. But I will say that if your a fan of the series (and I know your out there) or if you just want two low budget horror flicks at an outstanding price, this might just be up your alley. The quality of the discs and extras as ill explain in detail below, are the reason that this pack carries a swap meet price tag. The second film was directed by Mark Woods and really shows that you don’t need talent or a budget to make a film (sorry Mark) but this 2 pk. will only interest those die hard, low budget horror movie fans.
Video: How does it look?
Horrible! The video quality of these discs are more scary to me than the movies themselves! Bleeds, choppy, grainy, and enough pixilation to play Tetris on! Now I have to remind you again to keep in mind the price tag while reading my video, audio, and extras review. This is simply dvd at its worst, both films are presented in full screen pan and scan format and believe me when I tell you if your a video buff or like sharpness in your picture, run from this one!
Audio: How does it sound?
Both films are presented in stereo (they say it like its the ultimate in sound) and unfortunalty it does not get any better in this category. Low, murkey sounding and just flat out crappy sound on bolth discs. Not much as far special effects or sounds that would benefit by surround but come on! Throw me some 2.0 or even quad channel!
Supplements: What are the extras?
Extra, extra, read all about……nothing! Nada, zilch, zip.
