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The B picture lives on in the films of John Carpenter. Prince of Darkness weds supernatural horror with quantum weirdness, when a group of theoretical-physics students, led by their professor,...( read more 
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MCT:August 11, 2008
This one was ok.
Not as scary as i had hoped it to be but it was still entertaining to watch, so i recommend it for you horror fans out there.
IMDb info:
A sinister secret has been kept in the basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church for many years. With the death of a priest belonging to a mysterious sect, another priest opens the door to the basement and discovers a vat containing a green liquid. The priest contacts a group of physics graduate students to investigate it. Unfortunately, they discover that the liquid contains the essence of Satan himself, and they also discover that he will release HIS father - an all-powerful Anti-God! The liquid later comes to life itself, turning some of the students into zombies as the Devil comes forward to release his father. Will these students be able to stop him?
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MCT:July 11, 2008
This movie scared the living daylights out of me way back when. It's not so scary now, but I still like it.
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MCT:June 21, 2008
An unholy union of B-movie trash, pseudo-science babble and convoluted plotting make for an entertaining piece of horror cinema.
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MCT:June 14, 2008A good little atmospheric horror flick from horror master John Carpenter. Pretty slow, but always interesting and fun. No gore or anything, but it didn't need any. It's more just about the mood, scaring us with it's creepy overtone and some truly unusual creepy as hell characters(the bums especially). Alice Cooper plays one great ass freaky bum. Great acting, good script and great dark cinematography. Some spooky moments thrown into the mix as well(especially the dream sequences). Don't expect anything outstanding from this movie, it doesn't try to prove to be any better then it is. John Carpenter, as always, stays true to the genre, and most of all true to himself. He makes what he wants to make and he never tries to follow a newer trend, or anything that's become more popular at the time. He knows and completely understands exactly how horror works, and you should already kind of know what to expect when watching one of his films. Prince of Darkness is a horror film done right. It has the atmosphere. It has the story. Has it's characters, and has the horror! All finessed by a man who completely knows how the horror genre works. John Carpenter has created yet another great horror film. And all though it may not scare you as much, for it's not too realistically done, Prince of Darkness is still a fun and very enjoyable watch. Get the popcorn ready, hit the lights, and sit back and just enjoy. I highly recommend this movie!
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MCT:June 13, 2008
A good plot.
I remember watching this as a kid.
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After watching this several years later, it is still quite interesting. Good story plot. A fantastic horror movie! Great scenes. Victor Wong's great. Not bad for a Carpenter film. -
MCT:June 11, 2008OK, ok. This movie isn't great. It has bad acting and is kind of cheesy. But, the first time I saw it I was 8 years old and I was pretty scared. It's got demons running amuck in a church that has a portal to hell?!! But you cant leave because there are these zombie crack heads outside who attack you. So you're stuck in a church with demons. YOu have no where to go and the devil's all MWA HAHA. You get the picture right?
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MCT:May 29, 2008
This one to me belongs to the top tier of Carpenter's movies. It has great atmosphere, and the camera work is superb as ever.
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MCT:May 21, 2008
me encanta el manga y ps esta es una representacion de esto...y pos trata de dos enamorados ke al parecer mueren pero lo ke pasa es ke...
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MCT:March 17, 2008Some extremely intriguing elements can not save this mess. Still, for horror fans, there remains some creepy devilish moments. (DJ Shadow is a fan!)
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MCT:January 29, 2008Probably John Carpenter's most underrated film (not to mention his scariest), Prince of Darkness is an immensely creepy and surprisingly thought-provoking apocalyptic thriller about a team of grad students trapped in an abandoned church with a cylinder of swirling green liquid that houses something very dark indeed. Ranks alongside The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, Escape From New York and The Fog as my five favorite Carpenter films.
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MCT:January 7, 2008
One of my favorite horror movies.
"I've got a message for you, and you're not going to like it. Pray for Death." -
MCT:December 18, 2007
One of John Carpenter's most underrated films. This creepy little tale of the Devil's rise to power on Earth remains one of his more effective thrillers. A group of scientists are trapped in an old church with a vat of swirling green liquid that could be the remains of Satan himself. All of Carpenter's usual themes are present here; characters isolated in an eerie location, a great use of the widescreen frame, plenty of atmosphere and jolts, a fine cast (led by Donald Pleasence) and another of Carpenter's classic synthesized scores. Yes, it has it's share of silly moments and a lot of it's themes (such as time travel) sadly go unexplored, but this still remains one hell of a creepy movie.
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MCT:November 2, 2007
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness, the second film in his "Apocalypse Trilogy," is disappointing. It has all the makings of a basic Carpenter movie... great music, slow tension build, and fun gore, but there's a lot missing here. The claustrophobic feelings that often inhabit his films, making them extra terrifying, isn't present as much here. You'd think being stuck in a church would be scary as hell, and sometimes it is, but many times I feel like there's an endless amount of rooms they could hide in. The premise is a bit too muddled to be appealing as well. He tries to make a commentary on religion by making it seem preposterous, but I think the film ends up at the butt end of the joke. The performances are semi-strong, but several good moments were ruined by unreliable actors, especially Dennis Dun. All in all, it's still kinda fun. The last 30 minutes are mildly scary with some excellent gore, and the film still has Carpenter's signature style... slow suspenseful moves and revelations set to low key but brilliant music. Plus an Alice Cooper cameo! All in all, Prince of Darkness is not that great.
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MCT:October 28, 2007
The good parts are five-stars, but they're only one third of the movie. The bad third of the movie is TERRIBLE. The rest is just okay. But, man, some of the ideas in here are great.
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MCT:October 27, 2007This review contains some spoilers. *****************************
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness is a dark, tense, and disturbing journey into philosophy, religion, and man's basic, instinctive fear of the dark.
The film begins with the death of a priest who represents the last member of an ancient, ultra-secret Catholic order that was created to guard the ultimate threat to mankind. With the death of this priest, another priest by the name of Father Loomis (appropriately portrayed by Donald Pleasance), uncovers the first priest's diary and begins to investigate this secret order of priests called "the Brotherhood of Sleep." In the process, he visits the old priest's church and, deep in the basement, discovers the mysterious secret that the Brotherhood was protecting (or rather, protecting the world from). Overwhelmed by this discovery, Loomis seeks out a physics professor by the name of Birack (capably portrayed by the late Victor Wong). Birack is also more than a little intrigued because he, in turn, summons his students for an "extra-credit" project over the weekend at the church.
Once the students arrive at the church, and put their skills and equipment to work on a mysterious canister, the main flow of the story gets underway with results that challenge the viewer's most basic views in regard to the nature of man and the universe, of course you come to find out that the secret that the Brotherhood of Sleep was guarding is nothing less than the physical presence of Satan himself. Through the translation of an ancient text kept by the Brotherhood, Loomis and the science students discover that Satan was the son of the ultimate boogeyman: an "anti-god" who was eventually banished to "the dark side." Prior to his banishment, however, this anti-god reduced his son to a liquid state and placed him in a sophisticated capsule where he has reposed in "sleep" ever since. The goal was that Satan would sleep until the time was right for him to awaken and bring his father back from the dark side to walk the Earth again. This capsule was later discovered and eventually entrusted to the Brotherhood for its sake-keeping and careful monitoring. Prior to his death, the last guardian priest had begun to realize that Satan's spirit was finally reviving within the capsule and the hour of confrontation was drawing near.
This film is vintage John Carpenter. It is dark, tense, and genuinely frightening at times. The film will take some time to get underway, at least for some viewers but once it does, it is well worth the effort. We are also treated to another one of Carpenter's creepy signature scores as it threads its way through the film, greatly contributing to the tension and overall atmosphere. Carpenter's films would simply not be the same without that special touch on the score. Can you imagine "Halloween" without that famous, spine-tingling track? The same holds true for "Prince of Darkness." Also, Carpenter makes use of some video "real-time" footage to create a truly eerie and memorable effect. By the way, turn up the volume during these video sequences and you'll hear confirmation of the students' theory that they are not dreams at all but actually warnings.
a quick side note here, if you are easily offended on religious or philosophical issues, to the point where you cannot accommodate leaps into fantasy for the silver screen, then you might want to avoid this film. I have very strong beliefs in these areas as well, but it does not prevent me from enjoying a venture into film fantasy.
The secondary plot involving the students Brian Marsh (Jameson Parker) and Catherine (Lisa Blount)provides two lead characters for us to identify with and be concerned about. Parker and Blount worked well together without stealing too much away from the main storyline. Donald Pleasance and Victor Wong are both very good as well. Also, look for Dirk Blocker (son of Dan Blocker: "Hoss" from "Bonanza") in a minor role.
There are some great, unforgettable, vintage Carpenter moments in this film. Look for Lisa typing, zombie-like, on the computer, Wyndham's little "I've got a message for you" scene, and of course, the final frightening sequence with Jameson Parker.
A underrated film from John Carpenter. Well worth checking out -
MCT:October 22, 2007
I love Donald Pleasance and John Carpenter. The music in this movie is great but what else do you expect from a Carpenter film! And how come they don't mention Alice Cooper in these credits? lol
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MCT:October 9, 2007
John Carpenter does it again after returning to his low-budget roots. Although it's a fraction too slow for some people, true Carpenter fans will still love it. I mean - it has Satan waiting to be released from his secret prison (and he's not even the biggest problem) - while people in the future send psychic dream-warnings of his imminent release. Brilliant. Carpenter, as usual shows his mastery of nice camera work. And nice scoring. And nice writing. Best bit: ...and it wasn't all not a dream, or wasn't it? Was it?
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MCT:September 24, 2007
Back to horror for JC. Was disappointed when I first saw it upon its release, but appreciated it more and more with each viewing. Unlike HALLOWEEN, THE FOG and THE THING, this is mostly an atmosphere movie where JC slowly builds the atmosphere to his horrific climax.
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MCT:September 18, 2007
Part of Carpenter's apocalypse trilogy, I consider it the weakest of the three, but the other true are really great - the thing and in the mouth of madness.
The story is about an artifact hidden by the church that may contain the anti-christ and a team of philosophy students, latin translators, and scientific types (can't remember the exact field) try to figure out what is going on with it. Of course, the thing inside begins controlling people and causing havoc.
The cast of relative unknowns or B-actors helps out this film as you never know who is going to die until it happens. The death scenes are quite horrific for the most part and many of the creature effects are honestly creepy. I was hoping for more of the strange dream sequence that everyone was having and possibly a bit more history of the artifact in question, but the mystery of the entire thing adds to the realism (or however much realism a film like this can have.
The score stands out, as it usually does for a Carpenter film. He just has an ear for what his film's should sound like and it never becomes cheesy no matter how much time passes, which is quite a feat considering some of the other atrocius 80's scores. -
MCT:September 16, 2007
One of the best cheesy 80s horror flicks. Especially like the scene where the man is "deconstructed" in the yard.
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MCT:August 19, 2007
I got to see this movie being built, and sometimes we would get to see it being filmed, so it was cool to see the movie when it came out. I love this Movie, and Alice Cooper is freaky in it!!
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MCT:July 25, 2007
LOLOLOL!!!! This movie is beyond cheese, but I watch it every time it's on. Come on: Donald Pleasence, Alice Cooper in a cameo and Simon & Simon's Jameson Parker as the lead? Sign me up!!!
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MCT:July 1, 2007
Ah, for the days when John Carpenter made great movies with next to no budget! Would that we could have that John Carpenter back! This is an apocalyptic tale of a group of grad students and their physics professor who are contracted by the Catholic Church to investigate an ancient secret - a sealed cannister of swirling green goo that has been hidden away for thousands of years. all the while, the grad students seem to be recieving video broadcasts from the future...manifesting as a shared dream. Eerie!
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MCT:June 30, 2007
A remake of this movie has a lot of potential! What do you get when you cross quantum physics and satan? You get Prince of Darkness! A college professor gets asked to decypher and carbon date a religous artifact,which turns out to be satan in liquid form.He invites his class of braniacs to help.They end up in a creepy old church and school, while homeless people start gathering outside.one by one each member is possessed or killed.while survivors are having the same dream of an approaching dark figure.Using quantum theories they figure if there is a god then there's an anti-god and he's comming!The dreams turn out to be a broadcast from the future when the anti-christ walks out of the very building they're in! With the approaching doomsday it's up to the survivors to stop it.In my humble opinion the thought of being trapped with the anti-god and anti-christ creeps me the fuck out!! that's what happens to a selfless person trying to stop the end of the world!
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MCT:June 27, 2007
I thought it was cheese at its best. I love movies with a Satanic theme...the cheesier, the better. Love Alice Cooper's cameo!
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LoveAndAdoreHardMaleNipples1posted 480 days ago -
alice coopers the main zombie man and he like decapitates sombody with a piece of heavy metal yeah!!!!
awesome movie with alot of theorys about heaven and hell and cool science and stuffposted 615 days ago
