Warlock Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		3.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		3.5

Warlock Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman July 23, 2017

Note: The scores above are averages for the three films in this set. See the below linked reviews for scores on each individual film.

Like many a good American kid raised on endless afternoon reruns seen after getting home from school, I’m pretty sure the first time I heard the term “warlock” was a reference to a male character on Bewitched, where it was shorn of any nefarious (let alone Satanic) subtext. The Warlock franchise posits a titular (and otherwise unnamed) character who is hardly in that “kinder, gentler” context of a mid-sixties sitcom, even if there are manifest differences between the stories revolving around him in the three Warlock films. Like a lot of ostensible horror franchises, Warlock starts out at least relatively winningly, but then offers what some may perceive as an example of the law of diminishing returns. The first film at least presents a time traveling tale that is a kind of odd combo platter of elements from The Terminator, Highlander, Time After Time and Witchfinder General, though the two sequels also included in this set have little if anything to do with that original setup, instead merely porting over the Warlock branding into what are essentially standalone stories.

For reviews of the three films included in this set, please click on the following links:

Warlock Blu-ray review

Warlock: The Armageddon Blu-ray review

Warlock III: The End of Innocence Blu-ray review

Warlock Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each release is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Warlock Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each release is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Warlock Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplemental material included with each release is detailed in the above linked reviews.

Warlock Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Vestron Video continues to answer some horror fans' prayers by releasing these niche items, and there will no doubt be folks who are delighted with Warlock on Blu-ray. My hunch is even these aficionados wouldn't argue that any of the three films is any great masterpiece, but the first film in particular has some nice moments of both gore and humor. This set offers some appealing supplements, and generally good video and audio quality. While the second and third films are fairly lackluster, the set as a whole comes Recommended.