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4/10
Did you know that evil is live backwards?! Spooky...
natashabowiepinky6 August 2013
"The Devil In Me" (Not Devil Seed, more on that later) is a cliché ridden, hilarious mess, and the only way I can come to terms with it is by compiling one of my infamous lists. So, here goes...

1. Why is the victim of these atrocities always 'The new girl in town?'

2. Why is the only one doing nude scenes the bimbo with the boob job with a bit part?

3. Why would you break into a psychics for a 60 dollar reading after a heavy night out drinking?

4. Why is it the initial SHOCK when you hear a noise turns out to be nothing, but it always followed by the REAL SCARE?

5. Why bother possessing someone you're raping so she'll give birth to THE ANTICHRIST?

6. Why is it so convenient that the school councellor's father turns out to be A BLOOMIN' EXORCIST?!

7. Why can a demonic spirit in flight be stopped by A SHOWER CURTAIN?!

8. Why is this marketed as a horror when it should be a comedy? (18 you say?! BWHAHAHAHAHAHA etc)

9. Why bother changing the name of the film in the UK? (Might have been better if they'd changed the director, writer, actors, caterers...)

10. Why, in this genre, do the credits ALWAYS begin with an appalling loud cacophony of noise by a metal band you've never heard of?

I'm sure there are more, many more, but I'm off now to take some paracetamol and have a lie down. I've just got time for perhaps the most important question of them all: 11. Why was this ever made?! 4/10
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5/10
At least it's being somewhat original with its main concept, at first sight.
Boba_Fett113819 July 2012
Thing that I can truly give this movie is that it at least isn't being like your average horror movie, in which a girl gets possessed by the devil. It does some new stuff and takes some good approaches to its subject. Well, in its first half at least. The second half of the movie unfortunately is far more clichéd and 'borrows' from several other well known genre movies. The more the movie progresses, the worser it gets.

The movie is only about 90 minutes short but it still feels way too long. It stretches things out, which cause the movie to get a bit tiresome after a while. OK, we get it! She is possessed, now get back to the story and tell us why and how it can be undone. It stalls for as long as possible and unfortunately there also isn't a good payoff to any of it.

It's all a real shame, since I actually was quite into the movie at first. I liked that it wasn't being like a typical modern horror-flick, involving teenagers. It seemed to take a far more clever and classy approach, despite its low-budget. Guess they forget about the script though, or perhaps they thought that half a good and originally written story would be enough to make a great genre movie out of.

It's weird how the movie successfully seems to avoid all of the genre clichés at first but then suddenly starts using every cliché out of the book and begins doing stuff that we have all seen before in different and far better genre movies. Yes, it doesn't look like it at first but in the end this movie is being nothing more than just another "The Exorcist" wannabe and knockoff.

The movie also becomes a totally unlikely one after a while, when its story starts doing some stupid things. Some of the events that happen in this movie are so unlikely and silly that they start taking away some of the suspension of disbelief. This especially goes for its very ending.

Still a good and original enough movie in some ways but in the end it's being nothing more than just another cheap and lazy "The Exorcist" ripoff.

5/10

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3/10
Devil Seed tries to possess but gets exorcised
rgblakey3 September 2012
One of the hardest, yet most popular horror genre's to get films made is of possession. Most of them are either silly or just rehashes of everything else that has come before it. The latest Devil Seed doesn't seem to have much new to offer, but those are sometimes the ones that step out of the shadows to surprise you.

Devil Seed follows a college student who moves in with girlfriends after the holidays. After having a few drinks out on the town and visit a psychic causing her to freak her friend out after having some sort of episode. With no memory of what happened, she slowly starts experience changes both sexual and violent leading her and everyone else to wonder what is inside her. At first this movie flows pretty well delivering an interesting take on the genre, but then slowly starts to fall somewhat apart. The story and performances seem to take a downward spiral into bad as if everyone lost track of what they were trying to do. There are some really well done possession moments that elevates the film and give you hope that it's back on track, but end just as quick as they begin. Luckily they keep returning to keep you interested just long enough for it to end. The real issue here is the sometimes over acting and other times played down performances that really do not keep a good feel of what these characters are trying to convey.

While this is in no way one of the worst films in this genre, it just didn't take advantage of the film it had. The story itself would have worked fine had they just thinned out the story a bit. Either way if you are a fan of the possession genre and trying to find one that will finally work for you, give Devil Seed a chance. Compared to most of those that hit the shelves on a weekly basis this one is way better.

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2/10
Look guys! I'm an auteur!
toymatinee14 August 2015
Watching this film, I was constantly struck by the way the director inserted himself into the project with such a loud thud.

Playing camera and light tricks that seem designed only to showboat his technique, what is really revealed is an object lesson in the old phrase "Knowing just enough to get oneself in trouble." I can only hope that with the passage of time, the director/writer/editor/Svengali behind this wet splat comes to be humiliated by how amateurish he once was as he's grown into creating valid works.

Plotwise, NO new ground is covered here. Not a centimeter of fresh ideas, but a fairly sizable contribution to teen-boy gratification fantasies wherein pretty girls say the c-word and a bleach blonde gives generously to the public nipple fund and the heroine is ...naturally, a virgin. Completely gratuitous gazongas (In the shower, of course!) is a sign someone has lost focus. This film doesn't ever seem to have bothered so much as looking for its reading glasses.

To get performances this poor on film requires determination in casting, extraordinary bad-luck or a George Lucas level micro-managerial determination to suck any kind of reality out of the otherwise human-shaped beings verbalizing and mugging on the beleaguered screen. Add to that a series of times where you can literally speak the dialogue before the characters do, and you have a morbid product to foist upon people who could have otherwise put that hour and a half of their fleeting lives into anything and found it more worthwhile.

The question of why it was made has been tossed out in a few reviews and while it seems like a bit of a mystery, I don't think it is at all. The answer lies in the opening of this review. It was a vanity piece created by a would-be auteur without talent or technique enough to assemble a film worth watching. I just hope he's able to grow using this film as experience. Another film this bad and Ewe Boll is going to be hiring hit people to come after this guy for working his stretch of sidewalk.

Best recommendation is for 12 year-old boys who've never heard of horror films before. THAT would be a happy group. Anyone else is going to find themselves checking their phones during most of this digital face-palm.
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1/10
You've got to be kidding me.
leannehassard15 September 2012
I will put up with a lot to watch a horror.... it's hard to find a really good one and I understand, accept and even like that you have to watch a lot of B's, C's and D's to find one that might rate higher.

This one rates way, way lower.

If the main actor wheeze-breathed any more I think I would have to rip my ears off. She has 3 expressions - blank, concerned/worried/scared (they're all the same), and devil face.

The only redeeming feature about this film was the supporting actor, the brunette friend. The rest of the cast acted like they were in a school play and they'd had about 3 days to rehearse.

There were no real scares, no jolts, and certainly nothing unexpected. My friend and I were anticipating the dialogue and most of the time we got it right.... there are no new premises here! I really would rather have re-watched nearly any other movie than see this for the first time..... Give this one a big ol' miss.
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1/10
You need to be possessed to like this movie
Orpheus_Unlimited5 April 2016
Plain & simple: a horrible movie.

It tries to rip-off better movies, like The Exorcist or The Entity and fails miserably.

The opening credits are something straight out of YouTube. Wait, no, that's unfair...I've seen better opening credits in YouTube.

This was Greg A. Sager's first attempt at making professional movies...and I have an advice for him: please Mr. Sager, don't quit your day job yet. He is the Director, Writer & Editor of this abomination. At least he did an "ok" job in the editing dept.

The script is awful and completely ridiculous. It's filled with plot holes and full of ludicrous situations.

The acting is simply atrociously bad. There's not 1 good actor in the whole movie. I'm serious: sometimes it feels like a homemade movie, as if some friends just grabbed one camera and said "let's make a scary movie, you guys!".

Photography is a mess and I'm starting to feel like they didn't do the catering right.

The FX are complete trash. And most of them are just CGI. Bad CGI.

The only "redeeming factor" of the whole movie is that they took one of YouTube's most infamous "scary clips" and remade it almost exactly. So yeah, it's that unoriginal. But hey, at least they've proved that the YouTube video was a hoax...right?

Seriously...don't watch this poorly made and very badly acted piece of garbage. Remember that life is finite. You've been warned.
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1/10
Save your money and time!
Michael-Hallows-Eve11 August 2012
This movie started off pretty good, bit after 25 minutes it turned to crap. It had scenes reminiscent of 'The Exorcist' but in no way was it in the same league. It was so cliché that I started to laugh when things were happening to Alex. The acting was average at best and the effects were barely passable. The director had a good idea (although not original) but he failed to deliver, turning it in to a complete rip off of other possession movies. I had higher hopes than I should have for the film after reading some of the reviews, but after watching it I'm thinking the high reviews were from either friends of the producers or from people who haven't seen any good horror movies at all. So if I was you I'd save my money and time, see something else. I give it a 1 out of 10.
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2/10
Regretting that I seed this one
movieman_kev6 June 2013
A college student moves in with her extremely annoying friends before getting possessed in this unoriginal horror flick that brings nothing new, nor entertaining to the table. This movie is over 90 minutes of pure asinine tedium. It's the sort of teen scream film that gives a bad name to that aforementioned sub-genre. No scares, no good characterization, no good anything for that matter save for some minor nudity that may sedate the most forgiving watcher, but those that actually care about what they choose to watch, steer clear of this one. You'll thank me later.

Eye Candy: Vanessa Broze shows T&A
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6/10
Could be better
john-gregorio436 August 2012
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The problem that I find with titles like this one are that they have a lot to live up too. You will never find a movie as raw and horrifying as the original Exorcist in the 70's. People are trying to make movies that are like it with the same acting and story, and it is too iconic to be retold. The movie itself was OK. I gave it a 6 because on its own the movie was good, acting was OK, however it does in fact seem like a tacky run off of the Exorcist. It has the same battle between the demon and priest, as well as the "walking backwards" thing. Not a bad movie to see with your girlfriend if you are looking for a good scare. Not the greatest either.
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5/10
Don't give your psychic a hard time before a reading.
suite921 December 2013
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The introduction suggests a possession in 1972 terminated by the killing of the possessed young woman by a Catholic priest. Then we shoot forward to the present, say 2012, the year of the film's release.

Alex rides home from an airport with Jessica; they arrive at the new house where they meet Breanne, and soon Brian. Brian was Alex's boyfriend, but he had been intimate with Brianne when Alex arrived. Alex's grandmother has been ill, which was why she was gone most of the summer. Brian acts like things are still good between them.

That night they go to a party. Brian makes an excuse about needing to be with his father, and leaves the party early. As Jessica and Alex walk home a bit drunk, Jessica insists on stopping at a psychic's shop to check out whatever is needed to see the future.

Sigh. So let's see, we've got sexual infidelity, drunkenness, and messing about with occult implements. In the setting of Catholic mythos, this means there has to be at least one bad consequence coming up.

Jessica is incredibly insulting to the psychic, referring to her as a gypsy to hippie crossbreed, a 'gyppie.' This fits in with the plot, but what a terrible thing to say to someone you are going to for a service. The psychic asks for cash; Jessica supplies some for Alex to get a reading. The psychic guesses that Alex is an Aries, then asks which kind of cancer it was. Alex takes that to refer to her grandmother. The psychic goes on to say that Alex's mother has passed; the mother is worried for Alex. The psychic sees someone with Alex, and commands them to show themselves. The whatever takes possession, or at least a toe-hold with Alex then.

Alex gets home OK, which seems unlikely. Then the signs start showing up: electrical appliances start of their own accord; things go bump in the night; whispering voices; the next day, unexplained partially healed lacerations.

This is 30 minutes in. Bump in the night goes on for quite a while. Brian continues to cheat on Alex with Breanne. Alex starts to sleepwalk, in a creepy way. Alex and Jessica discuss this the next morning. Alex starts researching possession in the library and online. She does not seem to have the tools to get out of her situation.

People start to notice. She meets with a mixed bag of effective and ineffective advice and help. The cheating boyfriend is not all that helpful, nor is the well-intended professor at first. Soon enough, Brian just blames the whole thing on her so he can break off the relationship. Jessica, at least, is able to produce calm for short periods.

Things get much worse for Alex.

Will Alex seek help? If so, does she get help? Will Alex be freed from the possession?

------Scores------

Cinematography: 6/10 The introductory sequence mixed with the credits just stank on ice. The closing credits were hideous as well. The actual movie, with these black holes removed, was not that bad.

Sound: 5/10 Over-driven and unhelpful, in places; nicely tension building in others.

Acting: 4/10 Most of the performances were amateurish. Shantelle Canzanese was fairly good as Jessica.

Screenplay: 5/10 The writing establishes context quickly, which was nice. After the establishing phase, the action moves quite slowly. Much of the dialog is incredibly bad, which makes it worse.
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8/10
Sexy Girls, Catchy Lines and Evil Demons!
cagesyler197013 July 2012
After having watched hundreds of horror movies over the years, my initial assumption of this movie was proved wrong. I completely fell in love with Alex, played by Michelle Argyris. The other two roommates (one blonde, one brunette) are absolute eye candy also. The acting is actually top notch and what this film may have lacked with a huge budget or spectacular special effects, it more than made up for in performance. All of the characters were solid, believable and even likable. There were several points in this movie that caught me off guard and had me wishing that I wasn't watching it alone. I will watch this piece again for all of the qualities mentioned above and also because Alex is SO hot!
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7/10
Bravo to Director Greg A. Sager
jaxbubba18 July 2012
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As far as demon possession films go, director Greg A. Sager does a really, really nice job retelling this classic story of devil finds girl, devil loses girl, devil finds new girl to plant his demon spawn into. The film is a combination of "The Exorcist" meets "Rosemary's Baby"; however, it's definitely not in their class of motion picture. But Greg A. Sager (remember this name) does a truly commendable job with a very limited budget, and this no-name cast.

Alex, Jessica, and Breanne are college students returning back to campus for Fall term. Alex has had a very stress summer as she has spent it caring for her Grandmother, who is suffering from cancer. On their inaugural night back, the three girls let off some stream at a local house party before classes start in a couple of days. On their way back home from the party, Jessica talks Alex into going into a psychic parlor to have their fortunes read. In do so; the psychic accidentally unleashes a dark presence from Alex's psyche.

Again I cannot overemphasize the incredible directing job of Greg A. Sager on this film. His attention to details in this film is something to behold. Please pay close attention to the doorways, as a "possessed" Alex moves through the household. Also when Alex finds out that her being a virgin, could be one of the reasons why the demon has selected her to carry his spawn; the first thing I said in my head, "too easy, go have some sex"… and that the very thing Alex tries to do… unsuccessfully I might add.

So I definitely recommend seeing this film, it's mildly scary with a couple of well executed "jump" scenes; however, nothing that's going to keep you up nights. But I would never, ever pay money to see this film in the cinemaplex; best seen in the comfort of your home, with a big bowl of popcorn and the lights turned down. For a next generation of teens who do not have a clue of what "The Exorcist" or "Rosemary's Baby" were, this is the perfect "starter" film. So enjoy! However, just a note there is gratuitous sex and adult language, which is to be expected to most horror films nowadays.

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1/10
Don't expect the unexpected.
Mfrawgirl13 October 2012
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I watched a lot of Horror movies, and many, many bad ones. There are worse out there of course, but Devil Seed is not very far from the bottom.

***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS***

The acting was quite... bad, except for Shantelle and a few other minor roles. The main character, Michelle, is beautiful, I agree. BUT, beauty alone, without any talent in acting whatsoever, cannot make a movie. That nose thing she was doing and her breathing while she was delivering her lines, were almost unbearable to hear.

Sorry to the reviewers who put beauty before acting. The casting director did not do a very good job at all, he did exactly that. He chose beauty before acting.

The ones who gave a quote of 10/10 DID NOT watch the movie, or worked on the film, or are friends of the people involved in the movie. No sane person can give this movie more than 5/10. And 5/10 is way too much for Devil Seed.

You can have the best screenplay on earth, the best dialogue, the best director. BUT if the acting is not good, especially the main character, well, the film will suck. That's the case with Devil Seed.

The dialogue was pretty ordinary as well, to say the least. The sound editing was ordinary. The special effects were based on the budget so, I can understand that.

The main idea of the film itself was not original at all. It was long, dull and boring almost right off the bat.

Don't expect to be scared, because you won't. Don't expect to jump, startled either, because again, you won't. Don't expect novelties, there aren't any. Don't expect the unexpected, you won't see any. So, don't expect anything and PERHAPS, you'll give it 2/10. Who knows?
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1/10
NO. Just No.
rool693 March 2013
this crappy movie only try to take best scene from all exorcism movie ever.

In fact, it miss every point. Shitty story, shitty actors, awful effects, all you will see in this movie, you can find way better in others, like "The exorcism", "The exorcism of Emily Rose"... this one is just another teen movie, worse than "devil inside".

ow, the final credits are good. best part so far.

this crappy movie only try to take best scene from all exorcism movie ever.

In fact, it miss every point. Shitty story, shitty actors, awful effects, all you will see in this movie, you can find way better in others, like "The exorcism", "The exorcism of Emily Rose"... this one is just another teen movie, worse than "devil inside".
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3/10
Well, nothing much...
D31an4 July 2013
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Oh well, here is the review... The movie itself is acceptable. It is not bad... ...that much. I have the impression that the director wanted to copy the movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose, as I noted elements of that movie in this movie. I have nothing much to say about this film other than just deja vu. Nothing special. Not to sound harsh, but I lost time watching this movie. I really do not recommend others to watch this movie because there is nothing to see. At the beginning of the movie, I was expecting some terrible/scary scene at the end of it. I thought for the beginning of this movie to be just an introductory story into much more horrifying scenes. But none of this. The actors are bad. Too bad. I rated movie with a good 3, because the film does not deserve a higher rating... ...Too bad.
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5/10
An okay "new" take on the old and never ending "possesion" genre
dejavuicutooo8 April 2013
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***Spoiler's at the end of my review****

This movie was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, especially for a low budget horror flick. A takes a new approach to the age old possession genre. I don't know why people compare it to the exorcist, it isn't really like it at all. Yes, it is a movie about the devil or whatever invading her body, but the rest of that story is completely different. I mean in all reality, how many ways can a movie be made about possession without being similar to another movie of a possession in some ways, really?

Let me get this straight, the lead actress obviously only got the main part cause she's pretty, the supporting actress did an excellent job and I can only assume that she didn't get the lead because she wasn't "industry pretty enough." The main actress really needs some acting classes. Also, why they chose for her to speak in that ridiculous voice is beyond me. She would have done better just making her voice weird than using the computerized voice, that made me want to slap the producers.

With that in mind, the movie is pretty good to watch. I wouldn't pay money for it, but would watch it on a movie night (did watch it on a movie night lol). I would take into account that this is a low budget film, so it is not gonna be perfect. The special effects are....special, the acting is low budget and the make-up could be a little better. With that said, if you go into this movie with limited expectations you won't hate yourself or the movie. It wasn't a I can't believe I watched this movie and is a okay movie to watch when you're looking for a movie to watch on a boring night..

****************************Spoilers******************

The way she floats behind the blonde ho-girl in the beginning, cracks me up. She looks so funny. Also, when she licks her own ____ off the floor, her tongue is crazy looking...
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1/10
Save your time!
thcdmt20 February 2018
One of the worst movies I ever seen and I'm talking about acting, effects, sound etc The only good thing about the movie was the girls like Alex
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4/10
It was OK
gemandeye13 March 2017
Just another routine possession movie. Noting really groundbreaking. Was really wanting a good supernatural movie. This wasn't it. It killed some time though. And every so often a good possession movie does come out and surprise us. Nothing will ever top the Exorcist IMO but I have enjoyed several including recent ones like Deliver Us from Evil, The Devil Inside. The Exorcism of Emily Rose, A Haunting in Connecticut, amongst others including older classics This just doesn't come close to any of them. Yu can pass by this one unless like me you want to kill time watching am OK possession film. Just don't expect much.
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6/10
sometimes laughable and sometimes it's good
trashgang20 December 2012
Well, this is a horror flick I have a few difficulties with. It all looked well done but the budget makes it sometimes laughable and the scariness goes away by that.

A lot of effects is 100% CGI and it shows that it was the cheap kind of CGI. And some CGI is seen but the next shot is isn't there anymore, just watch the all crackle, next shot the wall is in excellent shape. When Alex (Michelle Argyris) is possessed you can easily spot the make-up. But it's not all that bad. The acting was rather good. I would recommend it for teenagers, not that creepy and bloody but with a lot of girls walking around in their underwear. The flick starts off very hot with Bree (Vanessa Broze) having sex but you can see what you will get, she's fully naked but you only see her for behind getting her ride. She makes it good in a shower scene were she goes full frontal when the camera zooms out.

All clichés from possessed flicks are here to see, the changing of the voice and face. Even the spiderwalk is here just like in The Exorcist (1973), of course the original is still the best. It's low on gore and on red stuff, it do has it's good moments but overall it's sometimes a bit laughable due the effects.

Ideal for teenagers to watch but buffs and geeks must stay away from it before they get possessed.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 2/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5
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10/10
This horror has it all!
maureen-leigh-murphy10 August 2012
Great plot, acting, cast, filming, sound, editing, etc. LA quality out of London, Ontario. This movie has horror, humour, sexy actresses and actors, and much more. Room-mate troubles, bad boyfriend, demonic possession, excellent priest, spooky psychic and some memorable props. I remember seeing a lot of these places when living in London, ON and it was great to see them again on the big screen! This is an amazing movie, and am proud to say I own it. Am very impressed that a new Canadian team can produce such a first class movie.

Kudos to Greg Sager, Robbin McDonnell, Gary Elmer and Geoff Hart. Joe Finlan and Steve Scott did an awesome job with sound as well. Can't forget Noel Sargeant, Michael Wilmont, Owen Flood and Leah Elmer. Can't wait for Matchbox to release more movies!!! Heard that Kingdom Come is next!!
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6/10
Spooky, young college romance, possession film
steel_indigo12 April 2013
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A girl dealing with a relative's illness comes back to continue a new year of college with roommates and hooks back up with her boyfriend who is cheating on her with one of the roommates. They have just moved into a new house.

The character that is central to the story goes to visit a psychic after a night out in a club. The psychic of course gets upset and tells them to go and shortly afterward you see that this girl is first oppressed and scared and then possessed. This is the typical course of most possessions that I have seen in movies or read about in connection to exorcisms. The story is about how it takes over the girl and what happens as a consequence.

This was a Canadian film so I wouldn't recognize most Canadian actors unless they did a lot of American movies so the issue of well known is moot. The acting was actually pretty good. You can tell it is a lower budget film but compared to all the movies of this type I have seen on Fear.net and other stations that predominantly show horror this one was one of the best. Of course all of these movies will be reminiscent of the Exorcist because it is a movie about possession and most often a Catholic priest will end up being involved even though exorcisms are done by other types of clergy and even non clergy. It is much more colorful and more recognized.

The special effects were actually subtle and as to whether they were purely CGI I wouldn't know because I am not in the movie making field but they were good enough to get a rise out of the viewer here and there. All in all it was a pretty good low budget movie in my opinion. If you want a lot of graphic blood and guts this one has some but the whole movie is not about that. It is about the rivalries of the three girls involved. The main character's boyfriend cheating on her and trying to avoid getting caught and the unbelievable to most around her consequences of the protagonists possession partly because she is still a virgin and the demon involved who goes nameless wants a child. The title is intimating it is the devil therefore the reason for the alternate title of Devil Seed. The ending was good and I will leave that for a surprise for those who choose to view this movie.
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6/10
Not a cheap copy of The Exorcist
adi_20026 December 2013
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After a night at the club Alex along with her friend goes to a fortune teller and here the news aren't so good. Soon she begins to be sleepwalking, feels and heard weird sounds around her, on her body appears all sort of bruises and has visions. She is documenting on-line about demonic possessions when she is convinced that something is inside her. Nobody believes her and the only escape is the father of her teacher at school because he passed with this kind of event.

Although is seems like the movie is a imitation of the classic back in '73 it isn't. First in "The Devil in Me" aka "Devil Seed" the person who is possessed is a student girl and not a little girl. In this the signs appeared after she went to a witch, in "The Exorcist" Regan did not go anywhere. Here the girl is not bounded with ties by the bed. The priest makes only one visit at the girl while in the other movie the priest makes more visits and the comparison could continue so let's enjoy the film on how it is and let the similitude in peace.
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8/10
Love it
bjornrhein24 July 2022
Netflix generation dont like this movie, its no gaycouple, no action with funny oneliners, just creepy horror - Ive seen this movie many times and I just love it , its well done, Good acting and great written, see it !!
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7/10
Not The Exorcist, but Very Watchable
artpf25 November 2013
This movie is about Alex, a returning college student who moves in with her girlfriends after the holidays.

They go out and have quite a few drinks and on the way home Alex and her friend Jessica go to a psychic where Alex has an episode and freaks out her friend and the psychic.

The next day Alex doesn't have any memory of what happened and her friends think there's something going on with her. Over time, she starts having things happen to her, scratches, visions and ultimately rape from some being.

Her friends start to worry about her even more and things take a turn for the worst when she loses control. What is inside her, and will they all live?

This movie is nothing new...some of it is reminiscent of The Entity with Rosemary's Baby and some of The Exorcist thrown in for good measure, but it's actually pretty good in its own right, as long as you're not expecting a classic. It starts off making you think that it's going to be a kooky young kids get the devil in 'em movie, but soon takes a turn for the serious and it's pretty well done, overall.

Yes, some of it is cheesy and some of it is silly, but it's watchable and fun. It will keep your attention for the most part. Try it, you might like it.
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10/10
The Devil In Me
SyntheticVampir30 August 2012
Warning: Spoilers
well i thought this was gonna be a cheesy B movie but it turned out to be one of the better possession movies i have seen in a long time it starts off kinda slow and they could have picked better actors for the movie but the plot was really good it does have it's good parts in the movie though and there should have been more T AND A seems how it was all females and it could have been longer and at first i thought it was gonna have something to do with the new house they moved into so it kinda threw me for a moment but the sad thing is they never showed the devils face but this website has the title of the movie wrong because the name of the movie is The Devil In Me NOT Devil Seed!!!
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