'Witchboard' Remake | dir. Chuck Russell - Blu-ray Forum

Jay H. · 05-01-2023, 07:34 PM

The original Witchboard is one of my favorite low-budget horror movies from the '80s. I also loved Chuck Russell's The Blob. Interested to see where this goes.

mwynn · 05-01-2023, 07:35 PM

The new film watches as recovering drug addict Emily (Iseman), her fiancé Christian (Dominguez) and a group of their friends open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. A darkness descends over Emily when she discovers an ancient pendulum board, once used to summon spirits, with Christian then seeking help for Emily from occult expert Alexander Babtiste. Babtiste, however, has secrets of his own, knowing the fateful bloodlines that binds them all to the Witchboard. A modern coven of White Witches, a masked ball at Babtiste’s mansion, and the legacy of Naga Soth, the Queen of Witches, are all then part of a dangerous game that puts Emily’s very soul at risk.

j_sazin · 05-01-2023, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay H.

The original Witchboard is one of my favorite low-budget horror movies from the '80s. I also loved Chuck Russell's The Blob. Interested to see where this goes.

I feel like it's not too often directors of 80s horror come out and remake 80s horror movies, so this intrigued me

Katatonia · 05-01-2023, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay H.

The original Witchboard is one of my favorite low-budget horror movies from the '80s. I also loved Chuck Russell's The Blob. Interested to see where this goes.

Chuck Russell definitely has me interested in it as well.

How it will actually turn out, who knows... but at least it has a proven director attached to the project. He also seems to pick his projects very carefully.

j_sazin · 05-01-2023, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Katatonia

Chuck Russell definitely has me interested in it as well.

How it will actually turn out, who knows... but at least it has a proven director attached to the project. He also seems to pick his projects very carefully.

Honestly I think one of the more overlooked "hat tricks" for directors is Russell with Dream Warriors/The Blob/The Mask all in a row (to be honest I didn't even realize that sequence until I looked it up, which proves my point)

Jay H. · 05-01-2023, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Katatonia

He also seems to pick his projects very carefully.

Lest we forget, he directed Bless the Child and The Scorpion King.

Katatonia · 05-01-2023, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay H.

Lest we forget, he directed Bless the Child and The Scorpion King.

True, but personally I like (and own) both films.

-JKR- · 05-01-2023, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay H.

Lest we forget, he directed Bless the Child and The Scorpion King.

And those other poor DTV movies he's done lately.

Zivouhr · 05-01-2023, 10:44 PM

That was an entertaining horror movie IMO.

rooboy78 · 05-01-2023, 11:01 PM

I’m confused why Madison Iseman keeps getting cast in things. She’s just like so basic and boring to me.

05-01-2023, 07:34 PM	#1
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	The original Witchboard is one of my favorite low-budget horror movies from the '80s. I also loved Chuck Russell's The Blob. Interested to see where this goes.

05-01-2023, 07:35 PM	#2
mwynn Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	The new film watches as recovering drug addict Emily (Iseman), her fiancé Christian (Dominguez) and a group of their friends open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. A darkness descends over Emily when she discovers an ancient pendulum board, once used to summon spirits, with Christian then seeking help for Emily from occult expert Alexander Babtiste. Babtiste, however, has secrets of his own, knowing the fateful bloodlines that binds them all to the Witchboard. A modern coven of White Witches, a masked ball at Babtiste’s mansion, and the legacy of Naga Soth, the Queen of Witches, are all then part of a dangerous game that puts Emily’s very soul at risk.

05-01-2023, 11:01 PM	#10
rooboy78 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2010 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:474 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:2 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:4	I’m confused why Madison Iseman keeps getting cast in things. She’s just like so basic and boring to me.

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