Witchblade (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Ralph Hemecker

Writers:

Marc Silvestri (comic book)
J.D. Zeik (writer)

Release Date:

27 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Mystery

Tagline:

A new force of justice has arrived on the streets of New York.

Plot:

Witchblade is the story of New York detective, Sara Pezzini, whose search for justice leads her to an arcane weapon that grants her the power to battle Earth's darkest evil forces.

Plot Keywords:

Joan Of Arc | Destiny | Superheroine | Crime Boss | New York City

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Yancy Butler	...	Det. Sara "Pez" Pezzini
Anthony Cistaro	...	Kenneth Irons
Conrad Dunn	...	Gallo
David Chokachi	...	Jake McCartey
Kenneth Welsh	...	Joe Siri
Will Yun Lee	...	Danny Woo
Eric Etebari	...	Ian Nottingham
Jody Racicot
Hal Eisen
Jim Codrington
Tony Munch
Katherine Trowell	...	Receptionist
Whitney Westwood	...	Maria Bonazzi
Phil Hay
Tyson McAuley

Runtime:

Australia:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:M | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Halsted Pictures

Trivia:

The film ends with a comic book-style image of Sara. This is actually a picture of the comic book version of Witchblade, modified to reflect the costume of the TV version (which is considerably more conservative than the skimpy comic version).

Quotes:

Sara Pezzini: And that's the story of how I came to have this strange thing on my hand called the Witchblade. I still don't know exactly what the Witchblade is, or how to use it. Every day I gain a bit more control, but this control requires will and vigilance. I think of Danny a lot. He was right. Everything and everyone is more connected than we realize. So there is no pat ending, no neat finale, no single final image.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#25.7)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

She Cries Your Name

Major disappointment

Let's see. The Witchblade is huge undulating tendrils in the comic. Here it's a wimpy little dagger thing that looks like it's made of plastic. Oooh it's so scary, NOT. And frankly, I don't think Yancy Butler is very pretty, nice figure though. She doesn't really look like Sara. She sort of tries to act like Sara. The guy who plays Ian Nottingham talks just like Ian Nottingham would, it's too bad he's this little guy with brown hair who looks nothing like the huge assassin with long black hair. That might be excusable, but where's the katana? His clothes are all wrong too. The plot goes nowhere fast and the action scenes have no tension whatsoever. This movie is like leftovers from a forgotten Steven Seagal flick. They had a small budget and man, does it show. As an action mystery show Witchblade is cliche and predictable (totally unlike the comic), as a comic book adaptation it's a joke. What makes Witchblade, the comic book, cool, is that weird things happen to seemingly normal people and you never know quite what to expect. Due to budgetary constraints, all that was eviscerated from this version and there isn't much left. In place of eerie paranormal investigations and mortal combat, we get a predictable who-dun-it. Well I think you get the point. It was better than Generation X, but lord, it wasn't good.