The Film (4/5)

    Sarah (Robin Tunney) is a teenager with a tragic past. Her Father moves her from San Francisco to Los Angeles where she is enrolled in St. Benedict's academy a Catholic High School, where she catches the eye of 3 other girls Bonnie (Neve Campbell), Rochelle (Rachel True), and Nancy (Fairuza Balk). As it turns out Sarah has natural magical powers, and the 3 girls would like to add Sarah to their upstart witches' coven, so they can have a 4th, which is required for their rituals, and to have access to her natural powers. Of course, magic begins to happen, and the girls make their fantasies reality. Of course, some of their spells are on the dark side, and Sarah begins to realize that playing with powers above them will come back, and hurt them.

    I haven't seen the Craft since the late 90's, but I remember during that period almost every teenage girl that had any sort of gothic inclination had a VHS copy of this film somewhere in their room (At least the one’s I hung out with). Which also explains somewhat of the widespread popularity of the film. This is a film for the teenage outcast. Those kids that find that they are too weird to fit in, and don't have an outlet. I would say that is why the film has maintained an audience for over 20 years now.

    The Craft blends horror and the teen film, and manages to effectively balance elements of both.   The film is heavy on Special FX which are of reasonably quality and help bring the magic of the film to life. The Craft is well directed by Andrew Fleming who keeps the tone pitch perfect for a pop-horror film of the era, and manages to make things never drag down. Of course, this film is anchored by a cast that is truly fantastic and has excellent chemistry. 

Audio/Video (4/5)

    The Craft is presented 1:85:1 in a 1080p AVC encoded transfer that preserves the OAR of the film. The transfer which is apparently the same as the 2009 Blu-ray, is still a solid presentation with decent detail, and accurate color palette.  Audio is handled by a DTS-HD 5.1 track in English. Again this sounds quite solid and accurately reflects the sound of the film with a well-balanced audio mix.

Extras (3.5/5)

     The disc has a mix of archival and new extras. There are 4 new interviews in HD with members of the crew on the film. A director's commentary with Andrew Fleming, 2 making of's, deleted scenes, and an SD theatrical trailer.

Overall

    The Craft is one of the most significant pop-horror films of the 90's, and rewatching the film 20+ years later I can see why. The Blu-ray from Scream Factory utilizes an older transfer, that still looks solid, and has a decent extras slate. RECOMMENDED.