After taking a slight break from movies and the blog for a
couple days, I decided that it was time to fins something mindless to watch.
After searching Shudder, I settled on the 1975 cult flick The Devil’s Rain.
Plot/ A bunch of Satanists in the American rural landscape
have terrible powers which enable them to melt their victims. However one of
the children of an earlier victim vows to destroy them.
The 1970s were such a different time, especially in movies.
One of the biggest movements was the fear of Devil worship that overtook every
part of culture from movies, to music, and even gaming. This movie clearly
falls into the heart of that movement. Complete with a tremendous cast
featuring Ernest Borgnine, Tom Skerritt, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino, William
Shatner, Keenan Wynn, and, even John Travolta. The storyline is interesting
although some of it is incoherent (especially the opening sequence), and while
the schlock-filled effects do not hold up in any way, watching all of the
bodies melt is a fun (and surprising) twist I did not expect. Of course,
watching Ernest Borgnine transform to a goat was complete cheese and while
interesting, the storyline was a mess, but those flaws only add to the schlock
factor. In the end, this is not a technically good movie and there are many
flaws, but it is fun. If you are into 1970s B-Movie cheese, give it a shot. It
is entertaining and fun.
I watch horror movies since I was a teenager and I switched from non-visible horror like >> The Haunting of Hill House to other supernatural movies to the classic slashers to 90s teen horror - to Asian horror and I am still very open to movies, I had never watched before...
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