Warlock
Moments before he’s set to be burned alive on a pyre of kitties, an evil warlock (Julian Sands) uses the dark arts to transport himself from 1691 Boston to 1991 downtown LA, in order to escape the flames and track down the Satanic bible, which he hopes to use to bring about Armageddon.
Fortunately, ‘Warlockfinder General’ Giles Redferne (Richard E Grant) is hot on his heels. They crash into the life of sassy chick Kassandra (Lori Singer) who is subsequently cursed to age 20 years a day until the warlock is apprehended.
While immensely trashy, Warlock also takes itself very seriously, which is probably its saving grace. A number of striking ideas pepper the schlock, and it's interesting to see how writer DT Twohy mingles medieval superstition with more contemporary ‘old wives tales’ and practices, and a healthy dose of Eighties sass.
Head over to Eye for Film to read my full review.
Fortunately, ‘Warlockfinder General’ Giles Redferne (Richard E Grant) is hot on his heels. They crash into the life of sassy chick Kassandra (Lori Singer) who is subsequently cursed to age 20 years a day until the warlock is apprehended.
While immensely trashy, Warlock also takes itself very seriously, which is probably its saving grace. A number of striking ideas pepper the schlock, and it's interesting to see how writer DT Twohy mingles medieval superstition with more contemporary ‘old wives tales’ and practices, and a healthy dose of Eighties sass.
Head over to Eye for Film to read my full review.
Comments
This is a gory one, the kind of gore we dont see in horror movies anymore.
I liked the way the film opens, with the Warlock floating in the air of the dungeon he is trapped in, what a way to open a movie!
Hey did you catch some similarities with Hellraiser? Especially in that re-birth sequence?
I've never seen all of Warlock II, but I have seen Warlock III. It isn't very good... Shocker! Though it does star Ashley Lawrence from Hellraiser. :)
What a decorated career Steve Miner has had!
And let's not forget Mr Miner's remake/not remake of Day of the Dead. On second thoughts; yes, let's.