Saw this a billion years ago on a grainy pirate VHS. So, it was a revelation to see the fancy cleaned up Blu Ray!
However, that said, stripping away all that VHS haze ruined it for me! It's not a very atmospheric film and that's when I noticed the plot is beyond stupid. The acting is only slightly better!
The plot starts off in giallo territory, but shifts into goofy, Fulci-esque demon stuff. Even worse is that they only have one demon; which is a woman with silly monster teeth and bad 80s hairspray frightwig. Plus, by the time our hero battles the demon, he wins rather easily; which makes you wonder how it killed those other people earlier! Silly!
The last quarter is lit like a Bava film and takes place in a Gates of Hell/The Beyond-like underground maze. They're trying really hard to create something inspired by Fulci, but it never gets there. Yeah, I know, it's not like rocket science to rip off Fulci, but they never succeed here!
The last 3 minutes are beyond silly.
However, that said, stripping away all that VHS haze ruined it for me! It's not a very atmospheric film and that's when I noticed the plot is beyond stupid. The acting is only slightly better!
The plot starts off in giallo territory, but shifts into goofy, Fulci-esque demon stuff. Even worse is that they only have one demon; which is a woman with silly monster teeth and bad 80s hairspray frightwig. Plus, by the time our hero battles the demon, he wins rather easily; which makes you wonder how it killed those other people earlier! Silly!
The last quarter is lit like a Bava film and takes place in a Gates of Hell/The Beyond-like underground maze. They're trying really hard to create something inspired by Fulci, but it never gets there. Yeah, I know, it's not like rocket science to rip off Fulci, but they never succeed here!
The last 3 minutes are beyond silly.