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Breck Eisner's The Last Witch Hunter

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The Last Witch Hunter arrives on Blu-ray, DVD, and as a digital download courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The movie is directed by Breck Eisner (The Crazies, Sahara) from a screenplay by Cory Goodman (Priest), Matt Sazama (Dracula Untold), and Burk Sharpless (Gods of Egypt). A surprising cast of talented actors like Michael Caine and Elijah Wood support Vin Diesel in his battle against the dark forces. The modern world holds many secrets, the most astounding being that witches still live among us. Centuries ago, Kaulder (Vin Diesel) managed to slay the all-powerful Witch Queen (Julie Engelbrecht), decimating her followers in the process. Before her death, she cursed the valiant warrior with her own immortality, separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Her resurrection now threatens the survival of the human race as Kaulder, the only one of his kind remaining, faces her vengeful wrath in The Last Witch Hunter. …show more content…

It just sort of flounders around between those two extreme spectrums. Let’s just say you probably won’t remember much of what you saw within minutes of seeing the film. The worst part is you won’t care or have a desire to view it again. The CGI and special effects for The Last Witch Hunter are impressive, though. I didn't feel pulled out of the viewing experience or distracted by any of the animated characters or their artificial environments. You really can’t say that about many science fiction or horror movies anymore. The big reveal at the end of The Last Witch Hunter was rather obvious from the beginning as well. It was all too typical and worn out. I was only surprised that they actually took the obvious direction they did and didn't try harder to change things

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