Let's be realistic.

disgusting, overrated, pointless

Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

I think this movie is somewhat of a cult classic for me. My parents had recorded it off of the TV for me when I was little, and it was tradition to watch it every Halloween. I think it's hard for people who are just seeing it for the first time to connect with it. With all the dazzling special effects of today and the better picture quality and all I could see how it could be lacking. However, I'm on book 4 of the Harry Potter Series and I have to say it reminded me of this movie. I think there are many similarities between them... and not. The one thing Mildred has an instant knack for is flying as does Harry. Snipe is a potions teacher and hates Harry as does Miss Hardbroom to Mildred... I could go on, but this isn't quite the forum for it. But overall I could see how this movie could have been the inspiration for Harry Potter, but not enough to call it plagiarism as some people are.Oh, and Tim Curry is so HOT in this!

This movie is a classic. It is hilarious. If you love cult movies then this is for you. Watching Tim Curry sing and shake his tambourine is hysterical. I have watched this movie every year and not even on Halloween! It has horrible special effects....which make the movie even funnier. It reminds me of a Harry Potter for it's time. The similarities between Harry Potter and The Worst Witch are uncanny. I think that if you are looking for a family movie along the lines of Harry Potter then this movie is great. It is a good movie for all ages, the young kids think it's cool and the older kids will laugh at the special effects. Fairuza Balk was a great actress even back in 1986.

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 :.

In my opinion, any film where Tim Curry sings is a delight. Although I am not a fan of a lot of the horror Mr. Curry has created, he is perfect in the Worst Witch. Seeing this for the first time at the age of eight back on the Disney Channel in 1986, I was blown away with the story and the actors in the movie. Balk, only a child at the time was a wonderful actress before she hit the big screens. She would later go on to do the sequel to the Wizard of Oz as Dorothy. A lot of the cast members in this movie went on to do other notable movies including The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Overall, a perfect Halloween movie for girls and boys. It's funny that Harry Potter has a lot of similar tones and scenes that are equal to the Worst Witch.Still a great movie almost 20 years later. Check it out!