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Prince of Darkness
starring: Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, Dennis Dun
directed by: John Carpenter

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Release Date: June 12, 2008
Running Time: 103 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: October 22, 1987
Sales Rank: 1016

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- What if God was really the Devil? VERY underrated Carpenter film!
Prince of Darkness is not John Carpenter's best movie (that would be--no, not Halloween--Assault on Precinct 13), but it certainly ranks right up there with the best, and it is certainly his most underrated film. Unfortunately it is relatively overlooked compared to his more famous films.

Carpenter wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym "Martin Quatermass," a nod to the old Hammer Quatermass sci fi films, which he clearly loves. His script is an impressively intelligent one, and that is saying a lot. The characters in a movie cannot sound any more intelligent than the screenwriter is. (Too bad so many movies are written by ignoramuses.) Here Carpenter gives us a group of characters consisting almost solely of scientists and graduate students, and he nails it completely. ... Read More

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- Scary with Possibilities
There are many great reviews on the content of this film, so I won't repeat them here. However, the one aspect of this film that made it one of the most frightening and one of the most memorable films for me was the science - in respect to people from the future trying to communicate with those in the present to warn them about the imminent arrival of Satan so they could change the future outcome. The technology in this future was limited, and could only come through as fractured messages and images during the dream state. I can imagine the frustration and desperation on the other end, as these technicians in the future try with the limited resources they have to make those in the present take action.

The image of Satan's silhouette in the church archway is one I will never get ... Read More

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- One of my faves!
This movie puts me in mind of Pet Sematary... One of those movies that's creepy and hoakie at the same time.... Good Movie!

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- This 'water' is deadly....
In the 1980's, John Carpenter was a horror icon with such productions as the Halloween series and the remake of Howard Hawks' "The Thing". A little-acknowledged masterpiece called 'Prince of Darkness' was made in 1987 and has been one of his finest creations.

The storyline revolves around a sinister secret that has been kept in the basment of an abandoned Los Angeles church. On the death of the last memeber of a mysterious sect, another priest opens the door to the basement & discovers a vat containing a green liquid in a perpetual state of flux. While reading the dead man's diary, the priest discovers some disturbing details & contacts Professor Howard Birack of a local university, who brings with him a group of graduate students to investigate it. Initially disturbing are ... Read More

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- Old Scratch knocking at the door
For all its numerous flaws and failings: sloppy, lazy and too loose with all its promising potential in frights, suspense, characterizations, quasi-scientific and religious themes, this movie somehow still manages to succeed as a minor classic. If nothing else, a wonderful Halloween entertainment - for those not expecting too much in the way of gory FX and twisted action.

If only the visuals and feeling between the characters were as effective as POD's truly superior soundtrack -- what a keeper it could have been!
About that score: It is a refinement of the Halloween synth motif, simple yet layered, with an evocatively implacable rhythmn. Doom and gloom with plenty of synth sighs and choral color that perfectly matches the ruined church of the action's setting. If you give ... Read More

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