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What i loved the most is how Eggers did not rely on the witch itself as the main source to scare the audience, instead, he focused on this family filled with tragedy, fear, and suspicion, creating an uncomfortable and disturbing atmosphere, that's what makes the film feel so unique, and for me, it worked really well. The performances are mostly solid, Eggers filmmaking is impressive, the score is haunting, and the characters are very well written, the film succeeds in creating its own identity and delivers an experience that feels different from most horror movies, overall, The Witch is a great and rare horror film that shows how powerful horror can be without revealing much of what's actually scary, it's pretty incredible.

The Witch is not my kind of film, but boy is it well made! I love that I only understood at the end what the whole movie was about: Satan slowly manipulated the whole family and made them be suspicious of each other. He picked one person who he drove crazy in order to recruit her as a witch. I love when an ending gives a new meaning to the story. The characters are very well-written, just like the dialogues. The cinematography is really good with natural lighting and slow camera movements, but this was just the start for Robert Eggers, his style gets better from here. The score is great and fits the era. The sound is perfect. There were times I thought those sounds were in my home, it was so creepy I had to take my earphones out to check. The cast is great and the acting performances are perfect. It's always great to hear Ralph Ineson speak and Anya Taylor-Joy is terrific. The Witch is the kind of horror that's far from my taste, but it's so well-made, that I can't stop praising it.

the film is interesting in terms of atmosphere and shots, the plot leaves a lot unsaid, how did it happen at the end?, what was that?, the film doesn't tell a lot and you have to guess and it was terrifying

Well made, good cinematography. Unfortunately, falls flat and starts to feel rather boring...

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A Bruxa é um filmaço de terror. Um dos melhores filmes de Terror do século.

The Witch" (2015) is a chilling and atmospheric horror film that breathes new life into the genre with its fresh perspective and unsettling exploration of religious paranoia and folklore. This film is not your typical jump-scare fest; it's a slow-burn descent into madness that will leave you disturbed and captivated long after the credits **** in 17th-century New England, the film follows a Puritan family exiled from their community and forced to confront the dark forces lurking in the surrounding wilderness. The film masterfully creates a sense of isolation and dread, immersing you in the family's paranoia and the chilling atmosphere of the **** performances are exceptional, with Anya Taylor-Joy delivering a breakout performance as Thomasin, the eldest daughter accused of witchcraft. The supporting cast is equally impressive, capturing the religious fervor and growing hysteria of the family as they succumb to fear and **** film's cinematography is stunning, with its stark visuals and haunting landscapes creating a sense of unease and isolation. The sound design is equally effective, with its eerie silence punctuated by unsettling sounds and chilling whispers."The Witch" is a must-watch for horror fans seeking a truly unique and disturbing experience. Its fresh perspective on the genre, combined with its masterful execution and haunting atmosphere, make it a modern horror masterpiece.

This is one of the most rare, powerful films I've ever seen. It doesn't feel like a movie, it feels like a window into a different time. Eggers is an immaculate director and brings this vision to life in a way most filmmakers would envy.

Decent spooky flick. Bit of a slow burn with with a couple very creepy scenes that will stick in my head. Was let down by the cinematography after seeing the Northman first and having high expectations. Found some of the low light scenes to be decent however lighting wise. Overall similar to Asters films it is a fresh take on horror but not sure what it is trying to say in terms of themes or overall message (if there is one)

Feral and unrelenting. A darkly imaginative fable that seems simultaneously all too real and a part of some religious fanatic's fevered nightmare. The cast of recognizable actors disappear so thoroughly into their roles that they could have been plucked from the colonies themselves.

A terrifying film with an unapologetic take on the foolishness of religion and superstition. Anya Taylor-Joy is a joy to watch (no pun intended), but Ralph Ineson takes the crown with his incredible voice. You may know him from the Diablo 4 trailer.

This film slogged along, never becoming interesting. If this is horror, then Ghostbusters is a romantic drama.There's little engaging about this movie. I watched the film, just waiting and waiting for something interesting to happen. As it turns out, a movie about speculation isn't all that interesting.

Even better on the second viewing. I didn't like the ending first time around, and I don't know what I was thinking because it fits perfectly. I dig folklore, I dig history, and I dig beautiful cinematography (This is a digitally shot film?!). So many ways to watch this and so many layers to the characters, a lot of Freud and Kubrick, and amazing child actors!

Sua mistura de pavor que ferve lentamente acaba sendo mais morna do que aterrorizante.

Great vibes and I could of honestly done with double the amount of screen time for the witch and the scares. Would not mind a black Phillip extended universe.

THE WITCH is a tough movie to dislike, even as it is a tough movie to get through. It suffers from the curse of many otherwise good horror movies (such as IT **** ending stinks. Frankly, it does seem tough to find good endings to supernatural stories...once you see the horror before you, it somehow becomes less than the dread building up to it. Good horror movies and bad horror movies often suffer from it. It's a "short story" problem. By this, I mean...think about some of the great short stories you've read in your life. Many of them end with abrupt, surprise endings (OCCURRENCE ON OWL CREEK BRIDGE) or perhaps just sort of end (50% of modern day short stories). So you've invested 20 minutes of your time in a just so-so story. Or maybe the surprise ending is abrupt, but it's fun given how little of your time you've given up. You enjoyed the prose, and then the ending wasn't too **** overall, you're content with the time you spent. NOW, turn that ****'ve spend $20+ dollars for the pair of movie tickets. Maybe you bought snacks. You sat in the dark for 90+ minutes. And for 88 minutes, you were having a pretty good time, then suddenly the movie ends. BLAIR WITCH, THE LAST EXORCISM, etc. etc. NOW you feel cheated and disappointed. And for me, THE WITCH fell into this trap, and for that it should get a 2 star rating, perhaps. But, the building of atmosphere and dread is top notch. Some truly creepy and disturbing things happen. The movie is set in puritanical times, and follows a family that is SO puritanical, that they've been kicked out of town!! Dad is the fanatic, and of course his wife and children follow along. They build a house and homestead near a forest, and almost immediately, weird stuff starts to happen. I won't describe it all, but much involves animals and VERY creepy younger siblings. The story is told mostly through the eyes of the oldest daughter, a girl on the edge of "womanhood" (to use a somewhat icky cliche). I put it this way, because her own father mistrusts his daughter when he sees she's growing up. He believes we are all sinful, and women especially are not to be trusted. So when bad things start happening, who does he blame first? Anyway, the atmosphere is awesomely done, and the acting is really top notch. These are fairly inexperienced performers, but they do very, very well. And when all hell finally starts to break loose, you feel pretty bad for some of the things that start happening to these **** alien and extreme as they may seem. And really, the entire setting and time of the film is well done. I felt that the details of everyday life, the set and costume design, etc. was all really excellent. Low budget, but never cheap. Cinematography was good. The minimal special effects were good. Only the sound mix seemed **** I can't say if that was the theater's fault or the film. But sometimes I had a hard time understanding everyone. But I really appreciated the feeling of immersion, not just in a creepy atmosphere but into a world that felt real yet unfamiliar. This was an extra touch that really made me respond to the film. I give it four stars, but would hesitate to recommend to anyone. It's slow moving (VERY) and it disappoints with its ending. For me, the other parts of the film overcame all that. But I can EASILY see that this would not be the case for other viewers. I will probably watch it again after the blu-ray is **** I bet I'll watch it alone.

A film that puts fearful tension on you throughout its duration. Maybe it's not among the scariest of recent times but, definitely, one of the best. Not that it would take much then, since horror lately are more often than half ****

Filme muito ruim. Chato, dá até sono e sem graça. Uma completa perca de tempo!

A shining pearl of a movie, not too much long with a great directory that never leave you bored thanks to the anxiety. The cast gave an incredible effort in the acting, especially the kid, and the music is perfectly creepy. That ending was even better and original, overall a very good entry for Eggers in the world of filmakers

Good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is no story, just imagine someone taking home videos but set in the 17th century. Each scene stumbles on to the next one with little in the way of a thread holding them all together. The movie starts with a family being exiled from a settlement for some religious disagreement but no details. The following scenes are just scenes of their daily lives set a against a background of kiddies disappearing with one featuring a "witch" and killing new borns (though the there is a male and female). No attempt to explain who the witch is or why, why they have become active, where they came from etc. Movie ends with a bunch of naked women floating in the air during some kind of perceived ritual. Very much a scene to parade some bare arse rather than tieing up and explaining the story, perhaps because there is not really any story.

Impressive, Robert Eggers directed this movie very well, the acting is also very good.

The Witch is one of the weirdest movies I have seen so far because of Its uniqueness. The movie never turns its back on raw and unedited violence and never seems too dull to watch. I swear to god, in like the middle of the movie, I got a very big need to sneeze but I was just so glued to the screen that I was holding it in for at least 3 minutes. Visually, the movie is a masterclass. Sure, it's not very colorful but that was kind of the intention, the shots are beautifully made, with a wider shot when necessary but mostly up close and personal and the screenplay of a family going mad and getting corrupted by this evil force from the woods is just gripping right to the end. If you are expecting a horror movie like the Insidious or the Conjuring, I have to disappoint you, this is not going to be the movie for you. If you like dark and depressing movies tough, then you will enjoy every frame of this masterpiece. And don't forget, this is the first movie Robert Eggers ever made, so for a first movie, this movie is really good.

(Mauro Lanari) The menarche of a young girl throws havoc on the spirituality **** of Pilgrim Fathers and her family, such event is treated first as indomitable wild nature and then as undisputed satanic epiphany. The current relevance of the topic and the value of cloying formalism by the debutant escape me.

This movie is extremely interesting and an excellent directorial debut. The atmosphere and cinematography are both excellent. The tension and characters are also really great and compelling. The pacing is the main issue of the film as some scenes feel very slow.

A solid horror flick with an artistic touch! This movie has so many layers and so much to convey. Wow!

Simple in its story, complex in its staging. Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Ineson are stellar.

The concept is simple but masterfully accomplished, and Robert Eggers' debut features a slow but measured narrative pace, a dark palette and an ominous soundtrack, and the stunning Anya Taylor-Joy.

Writer/director Robert Eggers bursts onto the scene with the best horror film since Let the Right One In, while lead actress Anya Taylor-Joy cements herself as one of the top young actors to keep an eye on. Gorgeous, disturbing, and completely original, The Witch is a must-see for horror fanatics.

I found this more annoying than scary. The ending is painfully predicable within the first ten minutes and once you have guessed it then the rest of the paranoid mystery leading to it is boring. The music that they use to imply witches is beyond annoying, it really grates on your ears. The acting is solid and it looks beautiful. There are some intense moments but this is let down by unengaging scenes, painfully slow pacing and a total lack of anything happening. I didn’t like the stuff involving children, even knowing it is fictional I knew that it had to be acted and that really did not sit well with me.

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The best indie film ever. This is the perfect example of take advantage all the possible elements that you have on hand when you're directing your own film. Nothing feels wasted in this, the script is original and round taking into account even the small details, the performances were great, even to consolidate the career of Anya Taylor Joy in her first acting. The cinematography represents an amplitude as well as a mesmerizing unsettling claustrophobia. Mightily impressive, brimming with beauty and terror. In a few words, it's a balloon that inflates slowly until it unexpectedly explodes and it does it in a terrifying way.

Simply one of the best horror movies ever made. The accuracy over the historical period here is incredible here by director Robert Eggers. The movie is beautifully shot, beautiful cinematography as well and beautiful editing. The movie perfectly inspires a sense of anguish and it provides to terrofy you without the using of jump scares but just using beautiful shots. The ending is amazing as well as every scene in this movie (the possession scene is terryfing and will stay with you for a lot of time).

Director Robert Eggers respects the audience to form their own interpretations of the film. It's a very intelligent film full of allegories and imagery; and drips with creepy atmosphere. I was captivated the entire time. This probably explains its low audience score, there is nothing typical or standard about this film. Anya Taylor-Joy needs a special mention; in her breakout role she is simply outstanding.

The Witch is one very good atmospferic movie with some great looking cinematography and some creepy scenes that will stay in my memory for some time. Story to me here was rather good and some tension building up and unsetteling vibe was shown in very effective way. Characters were very releatable and I was able to feel symphaty towards them. Cinematography was very strong and it gived film bigger dose of quality.

The Witch is very well made, it's well-acted and generally good in just about every way but honestly, I'm not a fan. The "plot" is kinda weak in my opinion and when it ended I just sat there disappointed. You're basically just watching bad things happen to a good family, an interesting thing happens near the end, and then it's over.

In my top 5 horror movies of all time. This movie makes you feel the dread. Perfectly done. Tuck yourself under a blanket, turn the lights off and the volume up. Experience of a lifetime. I've watched it 6 times and plan to watch it many more.

It was a meh movie. Not really scary. A moderately interesting watch but that's about all

"Corruption, thou art my father!" The Witch é um filme atmosférico, com uma excelente direção de arte, fotografia e figurino. A mixagem de sim funciona bem nos momentos de tensão, sabendo como aumentar os sons gradativamente até o ápice. Os sons binaurais também funcionam bem. O elenco entrega o que é necessário. É difícil destacar, visto que toda família está bem, mas meus favoritos foram Anya Taylor-Joy e Ralph Ineson. A tensão é construída desde a primeira cena. A caracterização da família e da floresta ajuda muito a causar uma sensação incomoda. E falando em caracterização, o trabalho da produção como um todo está excelente, visto que o conceito de bruxa foi muito bem explorado aqui, mas de uma forma introvertida. Basicamente, eles trabalham em ditados e lendas populares, o que não é uma tarefa fácil. As cenas mais pesadas da obra funcionaram bastante comigo, exceto o final. Acredito que o filme queria me passar uma sensação mais impactante, mas ainda assim não foi o suficiente. Talvez o longa exigisse que houvesse uma fobia para que o final funcionasse mais como algo "impactante". Audio: English, with Portuguese subtitles. Zenfone Earphones [5.1] Quality: 4K HDR [Bluray]

A creepy and captivating look into puritan life in the 1600's and then a witch in the woods turns everything upside down in less than 10 minutes into the film.

This movie is not for everyone. I'm gonna make that clear from the jump. It can be slow at times, It can be very uninteresting at times. That doesn't stop it from being a good movie though. It looks stunning, It fits the period the movie takes place in. It's very much a slow burn and if you can make it to the end, It's worth the wait.

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I watched this film after watching same director's other movie "The Lighthouse". This film was nothing but a slow family drama questioning their belief in God and descending into madness. Talking of acting, it was not upto the mark but you spend the movie waiting for a big finale which does not happen. The story was simple, nothing special. Overall, would say that it will be better for you to watch same director's other work "The Lighthouse" which was much better than this.

It didn’t have the jump scares that a general viewer might be looking for in a horror film but this is definitely a horror film at its core. Eggers captured a puritan family from 1630s New England with the use of natural lighting and candlelight coupled with archaic vocabulary. I’m really glad they opted for natural light and dull-colored clothing which added to the eeriness of the woods. The acting was also phenomenal (the scene of Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Ineson was just beautiful) and the score just leads you through the frightening shots. It just really felt authentic and I believe that is what Eggers was trying to achieve for this film, authenticity despite the folkloric idea of a witch. I loved how Eggers builds up the looming chaos that is about to happen within the family. When the chaos ensued, that is when the horror sets in. The isolation, together with the witch’s endeavor, drove the family to be rattled and deranged. Unfortunately, the very faith which they hold on for safety has blinded them and led them to act beyond reason, even beyond family. A great film that dissects the horrors of isolation and piousness.

The Witch gives us a good start, but never comes to surprise or makes us feel that it's something great. The production design and cinematography are gorgeous; but that does not take it any level up.

This movie is straight trash and I love all kinds of horror films. But this movie is straight dumpster juice. Glad is only 1 and a half hours long. No clue how it gets so many positive reviews. Boring as hell, no plot, no depth, no story, its super lame.

È un film che da solo ha restituito linfa vitale ad un intero genere, ha fatto tornare gli amanti del genere a sognare, che altro dire, ad avercelo altri registi come Eggers.

Esse filme é uma obra prima do que estão chamando de pós horror, tecnicamente o filme é maravilhoso, mas é a história que mais brilha. E relação familiar, o mal espreitando sua rotina, e a subjetividade do roteiro, deixando pontos chave à interpretação do expectador são impagáveis, criando uma experiência singular.

Touted by some critics as the best horror film of the decade (I disagree, Robert Eggers’ debut film manages to accomplish exactly what it seeks to do, i.e. be a Puritan period piece and horror film. This is the second, and (spoilers) not the last film on the list from A24, certainly a testament to the quality of their films, although not everything they have a hand in turns out great. Throughout The Witch and later in The Lighthouse Eggers establishes his unrivalled talent at building atmosphere. For this film, Eggers manages to use less to create more: the sparse dialogue, the sporadic yet well-crafted small set pieces, and the colour grading all come together to create a believably Puritanical world within the film. When it comes to acting, the children and adults all provide believable performances but my favourite, and I am biased in this regard, is that of Anya Taylor-Joy. Her performance and how it changes throughout her character arc helped sell the movie’s atmosphere. The Witch succeeds where many other films have failed, The Witch presents its audience with the occult, a historically murky world, and manages to create a work that explores not only the stigmas of the past but also of today.

I'm pretty hard to please, I find most horrors pretty pathetic and I'm extremely hard to creep out, but The Witch was great, it didn't quite creep me out but it was very eerie.. Only thing that comes close to creeping me out as much have been Exorcist, The Wailing, Hereditary and The Ring.