Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

WakenPayne ...I mean, yes it's bad. But it is very easily watchable and actually gets a few things right. I found this through my brother who is a big Fairuza Balk fan and this is the guilty pleasure that he is PERSONALLY ASHAMED OF. So Drop Dead Fred is okay, Dead Hooker in a Trunk is okay, this is what he was personally ashamed of. I personally think that this is better than both movies but I can see to an extent why a 17 year old boy would find this a movie to be personally ashamed of liking if they like it at all.The plot of this movie is that Mildred Hubble is a girl at a school for witches and she never gets spells right and to some extent is accident prone. While she is trying to get something right she is bullied by the top of the class (I guess in this world the top of the class is the equivalent to the cool kid... In a school where they get to perform magic I can see why) and stumbles across a plot by the headmaster's twin sister to destroy the school and put it under her control.Now I did say that this movie got a few things right and I will say them now. I think Mildred is actually a character to feel sympathy for. I mean yes, her being accident prone most of the time is a little bit much but I find her a likable character. I also liked some of the acting from people like Fairuza Balk and others but the only down point in the acting is that Charlotte Rae in her role as the villain (I word it like that because she plays 2 parts if you didn't get that vibe from my synopsis) is over the top.So what do I find wrong with this movie? Well, mainly my problem is basically whatever plot there is, it's disjointed to say the very least. The plot I described above isn't that well addressed and is only there for about half an hour.Which leads me to another point, you remember when I said that Charlotte Rae is over the top as a villain. She also is pretty un-menacing, even for a villain in a children's film. It literally takes Mildred one move to stop her and her henchmen.I also didn't really like the whole Terror tag thing. For a whole 4 minutes you are subjected to girls trying to scare each other. Maybe it's my age but that was really bad.So is there anything else to say about this movie? Maybe the fact that there is a hint that the filmmakers were actually trying to do something with the characters even if it doesn't really work. I haven't seen the TV show (well I did sit through one episode... I don't even remember how long ago). So if you just want to keep your kids occupied for 70 minutes then this movie is for you.

jenbug82 I LOVED this movie when I was little! We taped it off off TV and I probably watched it every day! When Harry Potter hit big, I kept asking people if they remembered The Worst Witch - no one knew what I was talking about... I had no idea that Mildred Hubble was crazy Nancy in the Craft! I was never a fan of the TV series though...This movie was my first memory of Tim Curry - I was maybe a little infatuated. Who knew 20 years later I'd still be infatuated but because of Rocky Horror? Does anyone know where I can find it on DVD? I actually tried to watch my VHS copy after all those crazy Harry Potter books came out and it's a little distorted.

Elswet While I'm no fan of the TV series, I've always loved this movie. It teaches younger people to keep trying, no matter who says what. It teaches them that perseverance is more important than talent. Work at it, and keep working at it, and eventually, you'll get it right.Years after, when I was first exposed to Harry Potter, I couldn't help but think, "rip off." There are SO many common points and characters that it seems blatantly obvious. But so many people don't seem to realize that all the key players of this work eventually made it into the HP cast of characters. Their sex may have changed, or the beautifully rich characters here may have been split into two less complex characters in the later work, but they're all there.Professor Snape and Professor McGonagal are obviously different sides/aspects of Diana Rigg's Hardbroom. Professor Dumbledore, an obvious male version of Miss Cackle.Harry is Mildred, and Ronald Weasley is Maud.Furthermore, Draco Malfoy can be found here, in the form of Ethel Hallow. Hardbroom gives Mildred nothing but a hard time in potions class, Miss Spellbinder (Madam Hooch to the HP fans) is trying to teach the first years how to fly, and they're all getting ready for a visit from Tim Curry's Grand Wizard (the HP's Minister of Magic).While this group of young witches play terror tag rather than Quittich, and it is an all girl school instead of going co-ed, the obvious comparisons are staggering.Watch the Worst Witch for the movie, which started the whole visual magic revival.It rates an 8.8/10 for being ORIGINAL from...the Fiend :.

Hermit C-2 The kids love this movie so much that I finally had to sit down and give it a beginning-to-end look. It's no wonder they love it but the odd adult who sees it will like it, too; a lot if you're disposed toward good children's entertainment, maybe a little less if you're approaching curmudgeonhood. But you'd have to be a real sourpuss to actively dislike it.Charlotte Rae and Diana Rigg are fun to watch and I imagine they enjoyed these none-too-subtle roles. Rigg is especially wonderful, playing the unlovable mistress of a witch's academy for all it is worth. The young ladies boast several fine actresses as well. Fairuza Balk was an excellent performer at an early age, as anyone who saw 'Gas, Food, Lodging' will know, but my favorite here is Anna Kipling, who plays Ms. Balk's nemesis.Some parents have religious concerns about showing children anything connected with the supernatural. I would encourage them to try to remember when they were children and think how they would have reacted to a film like this. It's probably the same way your kids will. Have some faith in them and give them a little credit for intelligence. If a parent watches this movie with a child and talks to him or her about their concerns, I don't think there will be any problems.