Wayne K
A movie becoming a breakout smash hit can be a double edged sword. Making a killing at the box office is certainly great for business, but the consequence of a film doing so well is the tendency for filmmakers and studios to produce their own version of it; ‘their own version’ in this case being a polite way of saying cut-price knock off. The Exorcist remains one of the most successful horror films ever made, and it was inevitable that it would launch a trend many were eager to cash in on. Cathy’s Curse is what you’d get if someone wanted to capitalised on the popularity of the 1973 film, but didn’t have the budget, resources or talent to make it work. What results is a badly written, stiffly acted soap opera melodrama, with scenes that end without resolution, music and sound effects that do nothing to inspire terror and performances that range from apathetic to overweight. The titular character lacks a reasonable motivation to act the way she does. In The Exorcist, Regan was possessed by a malevolent spirit. In The Omen, Damien was the son of the Devil. Here’s it comes across as a nasty child who just happens to have powers, using them on anyone and anything around her. There’s a brief prologue that would be interesting if it wasn’t so ridiculous, and the only value I can see anyone gleaming from it is of the So-bad-its-good variety. Its great if you’re in the mood for a few cheap laughs, but if scares are what you’re after, you’d honestly be better off with The Exorcist 2.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
10/23/24
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Audience Member
Pretty cool little Canadian rip-off of Exorcist and the Omen. It does the most it can with its meager budget. Some pretty unique moments.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
07/31/18
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laurent b
This is a rather nice movie, considering it has its flaws because of a low-budget, but the music, the story and atmosphere are pretty cool.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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Pretty bland, it gets creepy at points but doesn't stick with the same scare. The little girl is very annoying and hard to watch, and the dialog is pretty unbearable as well. Typical plot with an alright story, but the execution fails at making it enjoyable.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/02/23
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Cathy's Curse is your standard 'child possessed by spirits' tale that you'll find in most movies around this time (and in a lot of movies today, as well). Family moves into house, weird stuff starts happening, child is possessed, etc, etc, etc. What's disappointing though is that the movie started out seeming to be a lark. It could have almost been a movie that was so bad that it's good, but it got really boring fast. The little girl, like in nearly all of these types of movies, is annoying and awful. Things never make much sense and there doesn't seem to be a real clear idea as to what is going on. It's all just thrown together without much thought, and it's a shame. A very strong idea that turned out terrible could have been fun, but as it stands, the movie is pretty awful and sleep-inducing. Seek it out only if you're looking for an example of just bad.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
01/26/23
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Yep it's an awful movie, but it's so awful that it's laughable, yes I was laughing my ass off when I was watching this. The effects are laughable, the editing was laughable, the acting was laughable, the dialogue was laughable, the story was laughable, the scares were laughable, and the camera quality was laughable, yep the whole film was laughable, so yeah if you want to see a horror that is so laughably bad, this is the film for you.
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
02/15/23
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