The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter was filmed digitally using the Arri Alexa XT Plus at a resolution of 3.4K and it was finished using a 4K Digital Intermediate (DI), which presumably formed the basis for this Ultra...

The Last Witch Hunter had a number of soundtracks created for its theatrical release, including Auro 11.1, Dolby Surround 7.1 and DTS:X. It's the latter that has been used as the basis for this Ultra HD...

The US Ultra HD Blu-ray release of The Last Witch Hunter comes in a black Amaray case with two discs, the Ultra HD Blu-ray and the Full HD Blu-ray. The Ultra HD Blu-ray doesn't use regional coding, however...

The Last Witch Hunter features some strong world-building, so it’s a shame that the flawed efforts of the director and unrealistic enthusiasms of the star killed the franchise before it got started. From...

Although The Last Witch Hunter is unlikely to become the launching vehicle for a new franchise with Vin Diesel as the star, it also isn’t quite the unmitigated disaster that some reviewers have claimed....

The Video score above refers to the original Blu-ray release. The 4K score is for the video quality of the UHD version. The Last Witch Hunter is presented on 4K UHD Blu-ray with an HEVC / H.265 encoded...

The Last Witch Hunter offers a really fun listening experience courtesy of its DTS:X audio. I'm running a 7.1.2 setup (i.e., a traditional 7.1 setup with two additional "height" speakers) and the improvement...

There are no supplements included on the 4K UHD disc. The 1080p Blu-ray included in this package includes the supplements I detailed in our original The Last Witch Hunter Blu-ray review....

Whether March is coming in like a lion (Lionsgate?) or a lamb may depend in part on how you're responding to the newest format available for home theater aficionados, 4K UHD Blu-rays. This rollout has...

I actually enjoyed The Last Witch Hunter quite a bit more on this new viewing, which is at least in part attributable to the improved video and audio. While there are still some minor quibbles with video,...

Vin Diesel casts his spell on Ultra HD using a magical H.265 encode in HDR10, making the movie a bit more bearable and looking superior to its Blu-ray counterpart. The CG-infested horror fantasy was shot...

The audio is the same heard on the Blu-ray which is a fun and boisterous DTS:X soundtrack, defaulting to a DTS-HD MA 7.1 version for those not yet equipped. Pretty much from the start with the initial...

Audio Commentary: Director Breck Eisner offers a straight-forward commentary discussing anecdotes, and technical aspects of filming.Crafting the Magic (HD, 30 min.): This is a standard making-of promo...

I never caught The Last Witch Hunter on its initial theatrical release. Judging by the initial reaction I dodged a bullet. Perhaps my expectations were too low, but visiting it for the first time I must...

Vin Diesel's performance certainly is the movie's weakest link. He's just not cut out for imbuing a character with the sort of emotion that could have made this character much more believable. There's...