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[[Season of the Witch]] is a 2011 supernatural-themed action adventure period film starring [[Nicolas Cage]] and [[Ron Perlman]] as former Crusade Knights who must transport a witch to a monastery. Naturally things do not go well.

 

 

* [[Actor Allusion]]: Felson would rather hang than be burnt to death. After all, he probably didn't have much fun the [[The Name of the Rose|last time]].

* [[A House Divided]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|It looks like the witch is trying to turn the group against each other, but she's only removing anyone who'll stop her from getting to the abbey.}}

* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: Nic Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century Europeans with broad American accents. Bizarrely subverted with the supporting characters, most of whom were played by British or European actors. The director apparently instructed them ''all'' to speak with American accents, presumably to blend in with the lead actors. Unfortunately, none of them were using the ''same'' American accent. And very few of them were [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping|using it consistently.]]

** Given as it seems to be Central Europe, likely Germany from the place names, English accents make no more sense.

* [[Oh Crap]]: {{spoiler|After the [[Cute Witch]] turns into [[One-Winged Angel]] with [[Super Strength]] who can melt its way out of its cage.}}

{{quote|'''Priest:''' "[[Gonna Need More Trope|We're going to need more holy water.]]"}}

** {{spoiler|It also gives away the fact that the inhabitants of the monastery have been turned into zombies.}}

* [[Use Your Head]]: Felson is quite fond of this. {{spoiler|Unfortunately it doesn't work on Demons.}}

* [[You Said You Would Let Them Go|You Said You Would Let Me Go]]: In the prologue, one of the accused witches confesses thinking her life will be spared.

{{quote|'''Accused:''' "Wait, you said you would spare me!"