The Devil Rides Out (1968)

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• Saskia D

  
  It's pace and length were perfect for the weak and boring characters, if the movie was any longer, it probably would have had a lower rating. I just need to sympathize with a character to be able to enjoy a movie. But nevertheless, it was entertaining enough to see a movie about… More
  It's pace and length were perfect for the weak and boring characters, if the movie was any longer, it probably would have had a lower rating. I just need to sympathize with a character to be able to enjoy a movie. But nevertheless, it was entertaining enough to see a movie about a subject that tickles the imagination. I'm probably not giving it the credit it deserves, so if you get a chance to see it, please do.

• El Hombre I

  
  The Devil Rides Out is a great film that has been overshadowed by Hammer's more famous films. With some special effects that might seem laughable today, the film's real treat comes in the form of the performances. Lead satanist Charles Gray's spellbinding glare is… More
  The Devil Rides Out is a great film that has been overshadowed by Hammer's more famous films. With some special effects that might seem laughable today, the film's real treat comes in the form of the performances. Lead satanist Charles Gray's spellbinding glare is only matched by the intensity of Christopher Lee and his knowledge of the subject. <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view&current=devilridesout.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/devilridesout.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

• Wahida K

  
  A great Horror Classic.

• Kylie B

  
  Thrilling film. The effects are pretty rubbish by today's standards, but the overall atmosphere of the film really makes up for it. Charles Grey gives an unnerving performance, and Christopher Lee as a hero is far more fitting that one would expect given his usual roles.… More
  Thrilling film. The effects are pretty rubbish by today's standards, but the overall atmosphere of the film really makes up for it. Charles Grey gives an unnerving performance, and Christopher Lee as a hero is far more fitting that one would expect given his usual roles. *Spoilers....* There is some overlap in the interpretation of the evil - Mocata says he is a magician (not the rabbit out of the hat kind), and true magic is neither black nor white - which is as far as I'm aware true, but the fact that he's what would properly be called a Satanist means that viewers would probably end up tarring magic practitioners with the same brush. But that can be put down to either the time period it was written in or Mocata trying to mislead people into thinking he's more innocent than he is (especially as the Lee character uses Christian-esque occult magic to defeat the evil). Either way it doesn't really affect enjoyment of the film too much.

• Stella D

  
  a really spooky occult thriller with christopher lee trying to save his friends from a coven of witches. charles gray is fantastically evil and may look familiar to bond fans

• Stephen M

  
  One of the best films Hammer made, this sees the studio casting about for new horror subjects and coming up with an adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's Satanist adventure. Richard Matheson, who had scripted many of the superb Poe films for Roger Corman, was drafted in to write. Lee… More
  One of the best films Hammer made, this sees the studio casting about for new horror subjects and coming up with an adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's Satanist adventure. Richard Matheson, who had scripted many of the superb Poe films for Roger Corman, was drafted in to write. Lee is on great form in a rare heroic role and the rest of the cast are good, especially the effortlessly evil Charles Gray as leader of the Satanists. "The Devil Rides Out" is only let down by some - by today's standards - unconvincing effects work, and by the fact that the Black Masses are merely silly when they should be frightening, as they are for instance in Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby", made the same year. This latter problem does not, however, spoil the whole film, as it did the earlier "The Witches".

• Ken S

  
  Christopher Lee fights Satan and Blofeld in this Hammer Horror Classic. An obvious influence on Dr. Orpheus in the Venture Brothers.

• Dr Blood  

  
  Still a great story and Christopher Lee acts his heart out, though if you want something even better you need to read "The Haunting of Toby Jugg" which is by far the best of Dennis Wheatley's work.

• The S

  
  Is Dennis Wheatley the Alistair Maclean of horror ? This 1968 Hammer horror based on a Dennis Wheatley novel gets off to a sprint start and hardly stops for breath before it hits the finish line. It's amazingly full of magic, effects and action with heavyweight British actors… More
  Is Dennis Wheatley the Alistair Maclean of horror ? This 1968 Hammer horror based on a Dennis Wheatley novel gets off to a sprint start and hardly stops for breath before it hits the finish line. It's amazingly full of magic, effects and action with heavyweight British actors Christopher Lee and Charles Gray clearly relishing their on-screen battle of wills and skills. My only complaint is the telegraphed Deus ex machina ending - but the ending of such an exciting film was always likely to be an anticlimax.

• Barry L

  
  I have seen so many of these late seventies occult thingies over the years that they seem to blend into one after a while. Ive seen this one but I am buggered if I can remember the plot.....sorry. Im sure it was great though.

• Emily B

  
  One of the best Hammer films I've seen so far. Lee does a great job as the hero and Charles Gray is perfectly sinister as the cult leader Mocata. Only slight flaw is the ropey special effects.

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