Devil
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The most childish scene is the one where the
devil
dances his way into a bar, slips a tonic to an unsuspecting hero, who then finds his way onto the dance floor to mouth the words to Young song to the heroine, who is unaware of what's taken place.
It's nice to see that the
devil
child could be a girl.
Fast forward to where the man's sister has come to the house to investigate and hear the reading of the will, or something to that effect, and of course everybody else except her is in on something, which happens to be
devil
worship.
For example the nanny "Lucy" in this film is actually one of the
devil'
s minions sent to guide and protect the spawn of Satan.....does this sound a lot like Mrs. Baylock to anyone else.
Once again the same familiar story about a man (writer here) who sell his soul to the
devil
in order to have his most desired ambition in life: success.
Unfunny script (we should "go home and write better"), ridiculous lines in order to understand the "strong" "Christmanish" message (our only aspiration in life is to find love, respect and a good friendship) and a very long trial scene at the end where the agent Hopkins beat the
devil
(Jennifer Love Hewitt is no sexy or evil at all) for all the bad things she made to this unlikable character.
P.S. Try also a not so popular film from Greece called "Alloimono stous neous", a brilliant adaptation of this myth (an old man give his soul to the
devil
to get back his youth)
Beautiful actress Joey Wang/Wong is the ghost who lives in that castle and is under a domination of one powerful demon, a wood
devil
who collects human souls for herself/itself with the help of her beautiful ghosts.
Before Cujo,there was Lucky the
devil
dog.
One more of those brilliant young men who went all out and dared to make a teen romance film( can i actually call it that?- it would invoke the
devil
out of its fans)on a micro budget but packed with such taste, sensitiveness and maturity.
"Before the
Devil
Knows You're Dead" fits the general description, but creates an atmosphere all its own.
The quietness of the moment is a character in itself, as the fermenting aggressor in Jack Torrance's mind wallows in this idle time, and breeds the
devil'
s new playground.
Time paradoxes are the
devil'
s snare for underemployed minds.
Too bad director Bill Paxton had to go hire himself to star...oh well....still a
devil
of a good rent.
The gay sounding angel was the most annoying aspect of the film, the
devil
is quite creepy.
I hated the bits where he got possessed by the
devil
and where he got told to "go to hell", as Rose so bluntly put it.
Before the
Devil
Knows You're Dead is a deviously stylish morality tale, and quite a dark, bleak and depressing one at that.
While the title "Before the
Devil
Knows You're Dead" comes from an Irish proverb the film plays out like a Greek tragedy.
Director Sidney Lumet has made some masterpieces,like Network,Dog Day Afternoon or Serpico.But,he was not having too much luck on his most recent works.Gloria (1999) was pathetic and Find Me Guilty was an interesting,but failed experiment.Now,Lumet brings his best film in decades and,by my point of view,a true masterpiece:Before the
Devil
Knows You're Dead.I think this film is like a rebirth for Lumet.This movie has an excellent story which,deeply,has many layers.Also,I think the ending of the movie is perfect.The performances are brilliant.Philip Seymour Hoffman brings,as usual,a magnificent performance and he's,no doubt,one of the best actors of our days.Ethan Hawke is also an excellent actor but he's underrated by my point of view.His performance in here is great.The rest of the cast is also excellent(specially,the great Albert Finney) but these two actors bring monumental performances which were sadly ignored by the pathetic Oscars.The film has a good level of intensity,in part thanks to the performances and,in part,thanks to the brilliant screenplay.Before the
Devil
Knows You're Dead is a real masterpiece with perfect direction,a great screenplay and excellent performances.We need more movies like this.
Jerry Van Rooyen's splendid score pulsates as the viewer is thrown from one bizarre scenario to another as we follow the trials of a striptease artist (Reynaud) who may be schizophrenic, or may indeed (as one mysterious character states) be a devil, attempt to come to terms with the world she inhabits.
Take Pitch for instance; the most ineffectual, camp, unhellish portrayal of a
devil
since Freddy Mercury and Wayne Sleep joined forces to create a ten foot Satan costume from red body paint and horns covered with condoms.
What I remember most was the silly
Devil
and Santa looking through his telescope.
Mary gives one of her finest performances at times the role seems like a "greatest hits" performance with bits of Mary the innocent, Mary the little devil, Mary the little mother, Mary the spitfire, Mary the romantic heroine, etc. characteristics that often were used throughout a single film in the past.
I love occult Horror, and the great British Hammer Studios, who delivered one of their greatest films with "The
Devil
Rides Out" (1968), have proved to be more than capable in this field of Horror.
The full title of this film is 'May you be in heaven a half hour before the
devil
knows you're dead', a rewording of the old Irish toast 'May you have food and raiment, a soft pillow for your head; may you be 40 years in heaven, before the
devil
knows you're dead.'
Pauline Moran surely could make the
devil
whimper, that's for sure!!
The real exception is "The Black Cat" (1934) where Karloff is playing the evil head of a
devil
cult, and Lugosi is seeking revenge on him for destroying his life.
Delirious, near plot-less mood piece and if it's more LSD inspired than the
Devil
then we must remember when it was made!
In this truly fascinating, dark film, a young impoverished student sells his soul to the
devil
for a lot of money, in return the
devil
takes his mirror image (this is done brilliantly in the movie and eerily presaged when Balduin, the student is earlier practicing swordsmanship in front of the mirror), a visual metaphor for a "man at war with himself" which portents his immediate future.
The student enjoys his money, but the woman he loves is unattainable (he has made a pact with the devil, he is cut off forever from love and other riches of the soul) you can have love or you can exchange your soul for money, you cannot have both.
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