In order to leave her troubled past behind, Sarah and her parents move into a new city, and she enrolls in St. Benedict's Academy. Once there, she quickly receives a warning to stay away from the "witches:" Nancy, Bonnie, and Rochelle. The three of them have their eyes on her, as they need one more person to complete their "four," as most spells require four people, one for each direction and element. When Bonnie sees Sarah perform some magic in class, the three of them decide to take her into the group, as she has some natural ability. Soon thereafter, they perform their first spell, and each wish for something that they desire. Sarah wishes for Chris's affection, as she is attracted to him; Bonnie wishes for beauty both on the inside and outside, as she was terribly scarred by gene therapy; Rochelle wishes that people would love her for her, as she's discriminated against in school; and Nancy wishes for power, as a way out of her life. Each wish comes true, with some startling side affects, as they discover that whatever they do to others will come back on them threefold. When Sarah decides to leave the group, her friends send evil spells her way and she must find a way to stop them before things get out of hand and more people end up dead.

I found the Craft to be thoroughly entertaining and, especially near the end, quite frightening. The acting was top-notch throughout the film as well.

Picture:
The Craft is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The print used is incredible with no marks or defects that I could detect. Some slight edge enhancement is noticeable, but not distracting. Colors are vibrant and flesh tones are accurate. The blacks are deep and rich as well.

Sound:
The Craft contains five audio tracks: English in Dolby Digital 5.1 and English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese in Dolby Surround 2.0. The 5.1 track was very impressive with the numerous weather and spell effects, especially towards the end of the movie. The score also sounded terrific in 5.1. Dialogue throughout the movie is crisp and clean.

Extras:
The disc is loaded with additional features. First up is a screen-specific audio commentary with the director, Andrew Fleming, which does a great job providing some behind the scenes information, along with some technical knowledge about the film. He also provides optional commentary on the three deleted scenes on the disc. Each scene is fairly short, and none of them contribute much to the film, but they are interesting to see. There are two featurettes included, which are: The original promotional featurette running about six minutes and a newly created twenty-four minute making-of featurette titled "Conjuring the Craft." The older featurette pales in comparison to the newer one, which includes interviews with the director, the producer, Balk, Tunney, Campbell, and True. It is quite informative with details on the plot, story, and casting. Four trailers are included: The Craft (Full Frame), I Know What You Did Last Summer (Widescreen), Vampires (Full Frame), and Dracula (Widescreen). Also included are the film's isolated music score, talent bios, terrific motion menus, and subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai.

Summary:
Although The Craft did not appeal to everyone because of its heavy witchcraft content, the DVD really delivers for the fans of the film. Columbia Tri-Star has put together a fantastic disc with excellent audio and video along with numerous extras. Highly Recommended.