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      Prime Evil

      R 1988 1h 25m Horror List
      Reviews 18% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A New Yorker's deal with the devil includes sacrificing his granddaughter (Christine Moore) to a fallen priest's (William Beckwith) 14th-century sect. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's a horrible film about Good vs. Evil, that suffers because of a confusing story, trite dialogue, poor visualization and weak performances. Rated: C Jul 30, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Roberta Findlay's low budget Satan-worshipping yarn set in '80s NYC is just so damned earnest and straight forward, I was won over by the good intentions that it had and kinda looked the other way at the budget and acting issues that it might have. Rental. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member wow, just wow. this movie. it came in a pack of 20 movies for 5 dollars so i wasn't expecting much. it's up there with some of the best so-bad-they're-good movies. the whole time it just keeps coming up with new ways to confuse you and make you go wow how am i still watching this and why am i entertained. would definitely recommend. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit flashy, dumb, and pretty confusing. The characters are pretty unlikeable and the action is pretty mild. The ending gets dull and the overall plot itself isn't much special. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member How does this lame movie wind up in a set with drive-in type of movies from the 60's and 70's? Prime Evil is a dud but has some unintentional laughs. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member The ultimate guilty pleasure. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Some films are bad. Other films are in a realm unto themselves. This film is so bad it kind of transcends the normal categories "good" and "bad" and emerges into the realm of a new kind of entertainment. The story is actually pretty okay, which makes the film pretty easy to watch. The actors ... Many of them can't deliver simple lines with anything approximating the proper timing or even the right punctuation. You'd swear that English couldn't be a language they're used to speaking, but their lack of accents betrays them. The film violates the normal laws of space and time. Characters teleport across the room mid-scene. Time speeds up and slows down during action scenes. The film clearly does not come from our universe. I wanted to hate it. I couldn't hate it. I felt like I was being blessed by seeing what films look like in alternate universes. God bless you Roberta Findlay. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A New Yorker's deal with the devil includes sacrificing his granddaughter (Christine Moore) to a fallen priest's (William Beckwith) 14th-century sect.
      Director
      Roberta Findlay
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 12, 2000
      Runtime
      1h 25m