Wordiezett So much average

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Jonathan Hintz The Devil's Rain starts out very promisingly, with a loud thunderclap and a family worried about a missing member, who later appears and begins to dissolve, in a nightmarish scene. From there, the film transitions to a contest of wills, faith against faith, between Ernest Borgnine's devilish cult leader and William Shatner's presumed hero. The scene of their battle inside the church evokes real terror as Mark's doubts upon seeing his mother's corruption to evil cause his faith to shatter. The terror builds as Corbis uses trickery to compel Mark to remove his protection, allowing his black-robed minions to swarm over Mark in an eerie end to the scene.Unfortunately, the film does not build on this terror and gradually loses steam until the effects-laden ending. The main reason for this is the switching of casts due to the plot structure, from the engaging Ida Lupino and William Shatner to the less interesting trio of Tom Skerrit, Eddie Albert, and Joan Prather. While the actors do an excellent job, the characters do not come off as engaging as the others and never seem a credible threat to Corbis. Albert, cast against type and mostly known for his work in the comedic series Green Acres, is not believable as an expert on the occult that is on equal footing with the demonic Corbis. None of this is the fault of the actors, but in the casting and failures in the script.The special effects, while well done and visually impressive, also are a bit of a letdown. The opening effects sequence of the elder Preston dissolving is surprising and horrifying, but director Robert Fuest overuses the same special effects in the finale. As the entire congregation and Corbis begin to melt into puddles of goo, the film shows the whole scene in detail for great lengths of time. This over-exposure only manages to make the effect sequence lose its impact, and it merely becomes disgusting instead of horrifying. Sometimes less is more, and the whole scene could probably benefit from better editing to heighten the terror.Despite these flaws, the film does showcase a strong villain in Borgnine's Corbis. Borgnine's performance is top-notch, creating an atmosphere of dread and fear in all of his scenes. The film effectively uses the setting of the American Southwest to create a climate of isolation. The empty and decaying ghost town which Corbis and his cult inhabit mirrors the corruption and emptiness of their souls. The Devil's Rain does not enjoy a good reputation among horror fans, but it is not as bad as its reputation would suggest. The film does deliver some scares, horrifying effects, and an engaging, if weak, story. The film also boasts of using the high priest of the Church of Satan, Anton LaVey, as an adviser on the movie.

poe426 The "dated" fx in THE DEVIL'S RAIN weren't "dated" when it hit drive-in screens back in the day: the melting man who appears early on in the movie was- and still IS, in my opinion- pretty gruesome. And anybody who doesn't think that Ernest Borgnine's makeup is outstanding doesn't know from makeup Good or Bad. William Shatner does a good job as the first of two brothers to confront the horde of devil-worshippers haunting the old ghost town in the middle of the desert (and how's THAT for a scenario? Ah, the 70s were The Sh-t...). Ida Lupino plays his mother, Tom Skerritt his brother, and Keenan Wynn one other. The only real weakness is in some of the writing (Borgnine's speeches, in particular, sound more than a little comic-bookish), but Robert Fuest's sure-handed direction more than compensates for any other shortcomings. Worth a look.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- The Devil's Rain, 1975. A group of Satanists in the American rural town are visited by outsiders. The outsiders are descendants of people that persecuted the Satanists in 1600s New England at witch trails. The Satanists wish to get revenge. But one of the children of an earlier victim vows to destroy the Satan worshipping town folk. *Special Stars- William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, Isa Lupino, Tom Skeritt, Eddie Albert, Keenan Wynn. *Theme- Devil worship is an old religion.*Trivia/location/goofs- Universal. John Travota's first film role. Anton Lavey, California's most famous legal devil worshiper based in San Francisco was in this film. The shooting of the film was plagued by eerie events and accidents. Because of this Ernest Borgnine vowed to never work on a project with this subject matter again.*Emotion- A hugely un-intentional comedic bad film plot that is even more watchable with the large amount of big movie & TV stars that perform in it. Shatner was post Star Trek TV show cancellation. Travolta was just starting out from New York. Ernest Borgine's horned devil scene in full face make-up is a creepy must-see experience for any audience. Top notch film to see. *Based on- Devil worship and hippie cults in the SoCal area. Charles Manson murder matters had just be exposed at devil worship related by LOs Angeles district attorney.

MARIO GAUCI A Satanist hounds a wayward cult member's family over the centuries for possession of a book in which the townspeople had signed off their eternity in blood to the Dark Side; in the meantime, their despairing souls reside in a glass receptacle dubbed "The Devil's Rain". Disappointing, yet mildly diverting and starrily-cast, diabolical chiller: altogether rather quaint, despite a fashionable downbeat ending (following a spectacularly gooey, but absurdly elongated, climax) and the surprising endorsement of Anton Le Vey. The film was not only director Fuest's last theatrical foray into the Fantasy genre – he would make just one more obscure piece of erotica in France called APHRODITE (1982) before bowing out of the movie game – but also John Travolta's inauspicious acting debut as a young member of the Satanic cult. On the side of Good, we find occult expert Eddie Albert and Tom Skerritt and, initially, the latter's kinsmen Ida Lupino and William Shatner (before eventually both being taken over), as well as Claudio Brook (in a fun period flashback); apart from the aforementioned Travolta, the Evil side is represented by a cowboy hat-sporting Ernest Borgnine (when he is not decked-out in the ceremonial red cassock or a full-blown demonic goat's head!) and sheriff Keenan Wynn.