Warlock (1988)

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• Tsubaki S

  
  I have a soft spot for this movie, it is like a medieval terminator, plus, it has Richard E Grant and Julian Sands hams it up pretty good.

• Emily A

  
  What a terrific bad movie! If you're going to go in with a ridiculous premise for a film, you can't do it half-cocked; You have to run with it with furious gusto and and hysterical glee, which is exactly what happened here. This movie is actually pretty well-made: the… More
  What a terrific bad movie! If you're going to go in with a ridiculous premise for a film, you can't do it half-cocked; You have to run with it with furious gusto and and hysterical glee, which is exactly what happened here. This movie is actually pretty well-made: the effects are quite admirable (well, except for the flying warlock) and the writing is actually pretty tight. The dialogue is a little cheesy, but the characters are really well crafted. I think this film should get extra points for not falling into the trap of making their characters (especially the heroine) lunkheads for the sake of advancing the plot. Redferne and Kassandra actually make a pretty adept witch-hunting team and formidable adversaries for the devilishly slimy Warlock. Oh man. Julian Sands is great in this movie. You can just tell that he's having fun being evil, and that sense of delicious fun is infectious. The Warlock is one of my new favorite cinema villains. I was really impressed with the fire effects, even moreso considering this movie was made in the late 80s. This movie is wonderful trash. I think I might have enjoyed it even more since I was a huge fan of Hocus Pocus as a child. The parallels are unmistakable. This is like Hocus Pocus for grownups, and Sands is as wicked in this movie as Bette Midler was in that one.

• Curtis L

  
  Kinda funny. Three cheers for the old skool special effects. The warlock himself was pretty weaksauce, getting impaled by weather vanes and what not. Nothing special here, but worth having on in the background while you do homework.

• Tim S

  
  I thought this movie was really effective. I love it.

• Lafe F

  
  A fun movie, where an evil warlock (Julian Sands) arrives in present-day Earth to cause havoc. There are some nasty death sequences in this one. The hero (Richard E. Grant) brings a nice balance to the conflict. It's a bit Highlander-ish, but original enough. I never saw the… More
  A fun movie, where an evil warlock (Julian Sands) arrives in present-day Earth to cause havoc. There are some nasty death sequences in this one. The hero (Richard E. Grant) brings a nice balance to the conflict. It's a bit Highlander-ish, but original enough. I never saw the Warlock sequel.

• Dr Blood  

  
  Julian Sands is very much the personification of an evil warlock but it is Richard E. Grant, cast very much against type as a heroic witch-hunter, who steals every scene he is in!

• xGary X

  
  If you can swallow the premise that witchcraft is real, this is a fun time-travel romp in which medieval Warlock Julian Sands travels to modern day LA pursued by witchfinder Richard E Grant (thankfully before he became self-important and annoying). Some funny fish out of water moments… More
  If you can swallow the premise that witchcraft is real, this is a fun time-travel romp in which medieval Warlock Julian Sands travels to modern day LA pursued by witchfinder Richard E Grant (thankfully before he became self-important and annoying). Some funny fish out of water moments and an interesting take on religious folklore make this a fun off-beat Highlander-esque fantasy.

• Dean M

  
  I like the special effects that thrills are delivered with a touch of ecentric humor.

• Chris O

  
  Warlock is classic fun

• Deb S

  
  Evil warlock (Julian Sands) escapes death at the stake when Lucifer transports him to present times. A witch hunter (Richard E. Grant) is hot on his trail as he tries to stop the evil warlock from getting his hands into three parts of a bible that can end the world. He teams up with a… More
  Evil warlock (Julian Sands) escapes death at the stake when Lucifer transports him to present times. A witch hunter (Richard E. Grant) is hot on his trail as he tries to stop the evil warlock from getting his hands into three parts of a bible that can end the world. He teams up with a gutsy gal named Kassandra (Lori Singer) whose house the warlock has landed in and they work together to nab and eliminate him. They must stop the Warlock, as the book contains the true name of God, which he can use to un-create the world. A chilling performance from Julian Sands; he was convincingly malevolent. The movie doesn't really contain any scares or shocks and the horror seemed kept to a minimum except for the part where he acts like he's kissing Kassandra's father but ends up ripping out his tongue and spitting it out on the skillet. .....maybe that is why I liked it. If you're going to chance this, then watch it just to see Julian Sands; he is as ruthless as he is handsome in this movie.

• Jim W

  
  The dark humor and work by Richard E. Grant and Julian Sands make Warlock almost worth sitting through.

• The S

  
  Magic Casting Makes the Movie This is fairly bog-standard B-Movie action/horror fare with a basic plot and a modest budget which is lifted into a much better film by some inspired casting. Richard E Grant is excellent as the Witchsniffer and Julian Sands creepily convincing and… More
  Magic Casting Makes the Movie This is fairly bog-standard B-Movie action/horror fare with a basic plot and a modest budget which is lifted into a much better film by some inspired casting. Richard E Grant is excellent as the Witchsniffer and Julian Sands creepily convincing and sinister as the VERY EVIL Warlock of the title. The script has a nice balance of action, horror and tongue-in-cheek humour and the cinematic values are quite acceptable too. All in all a watchable and enjoyable movie that certainly would have been far less memorable without the MAGIC of Messrs Sands and Grant.

• Miriam K

  
  Bad...

• Leo L

  
  A good film.

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