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Bret, a smart but unsociable high school kid, receives a strange box in the mail. A note tells him it will give him three wishes, but just as his new life is beginning, someone is murdering ... Read allBret, a smart but unsociable high school kid, receives a strange box in the mail. A note tells him it will give him three wishes, but just as his new life is beginning, someone is murdering the popular kids in strange, inventive ways.Bret, a smart but unsociable high school kid, receives a strange box in the mail. A note tells him it will give him three wishes, but just as his new life is beginning, someone is murdering the popular kids in strange, inventive ways.
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This actress is ALWAYS good, whatever she's in. She tends to play the ingenue with repressed sexual energy. She was good as Ross's underage girlfriend on "Friends" and she's good in this, too.
This movie on the whole is a bit of sleeper--I just didn't expect it to be as decent as it was. Someone here said it made "Cherry Falls" look good. Actually, it's the other way around. This movie plays out better than "Cherry Falls" in the long run (CF peeters out and turns into a predictable slasher film in the end; this film does not).
Also, the chemistry between the leads is good and the movie doesn't overextend itself and play up the supernatural too much with cheesy special effects they probably couldn't afford anyway. Who knows what it is that makes one B-movie work and another fall flat. The right actors? Better production design, lighting, direction? Who can say. Whatever it is, this films got it.
This movie on the whole is a bit of sleeper--I just didn't expect it to be as decent as it was. Someone here said it made "Cherry Falls" look good. Actually, it's the other way around. This movie plays out better than "Cherry Falls" in the long run (CF peeters out and turns into a predictable slasher film in the end; this film does not).
Also, the chemistry between the leads is good and the movie doesn't overextend itself and play up the supernatural too much with cheesy special effects they probably couldn't afford anyway. Who knows what it is that makes one B-movie work and another fall flat. The right actors? Better production design, lighting, direction? Who can say. Whatever it is, this films got it.
In WISHCRAFT, high school brainiac Brett Bumpers (Michael Weston) pines away for the beautiful cheerleader Samantha Warren (Alexandra Holden). One day, Brett receives a mysterious package containing a mummified bull's -insert favorite penile euphemism-, which grants him 3 wishes.
Upon making his first wish, Brett sets into motion a series of macabre and murderous events.
The story is a novel take on THE MONKEY'S PAW with several unexpected twists and gruesome turns. There's a lot going on, much of which only makes sense in the end. Both Weston and Holden are believable in their roles, making things all the more credible and creepy.
A superb horror-thriller for fans of the supernatural...
Upon making his first wish, Brett sets into motion a series of macabre and murderous events.
The story is a novel take on THE MONKEY'S PAW with several unexpected twists and gruesome turns. There's a lot going on, much of which only makes sense in the end. Both Weston and Holden are believable in their roles, making things all the more credible and creepy.
A superb horror-thriller for fans of the supernatural...
This teen slasher obviously lacks a decent amount of story, since i dropped in halfway & still managed to reconstruct the whole story ( not in the least because all of it was retold in the form of a confession that the Nerd is making to the Pretty Girlfriend ). Whatever. In spite of some good elements, it turned out to be a typical, ordinary member of the genre. In order to sit through it, these are the good elements : - Alexandra Holden - a girl being hung by use of a traffic light - a guy being crushed with a bowling ball - a cool killer outfit - a katana - Viking dart - a teacher handing us our comeuppance
The reason I rented this movie, was the feel-good plot. The geek gets the girl after being granted three wishes.
The movie is very standard feature, with some interesting blood and gore scenes. The love-story is much better, and there are some humoristic scenes that are worth watching.
If you want an interesting sci-fi movie about getting wishes granted, «Wishmaster» is better.
5/10
The movie is very standard feature, with some interesting blood and gore scenes. The love-story is much better, and there are some humoristic scenes that are worth watching.
If you want an interesting sci-fi movie about getting wishes granted, «Wishmaster» is better.
5/10
This movie really suprised me. I was expecting some lame cheesy rip-off of scream or soul survivor but actually it had elements of uniqueness. Easy plot, simple special effects , decent acting and a simple story line all make this film a winner . Don't expect it to smash box office records , but it should keep its head above water and maybe gain a few fans with its feel good ending...
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- TriviaThe term "Wishcraft" applied to the first form or witchcraft that toddlers exhibited in the "Bewitched" universe. Tabitha would ask for something and it would come to her or magically appear.
- SoundtracksDON'T PUT ME DOWN
Written by Neal, Brerctos, and Kearton
Performed by Ritalin
Courtesy of Spirit Music
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- $5,000,000 (estimated)
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- $329,217
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