Paul Celano (chelano)

I didn't know how much I would like this movie until I watched it. It had all the basic horror parts which we all come to love. Plus it had pretty decent acting. Well maybe not Barbara Crampton. She was in it for the basic nudity. But you really come to love Jeffrey Combs in his whole as Herbert. He was so creepy, it even came off as funny at parts. I will also say that Bruce Abbott did a decent job as well. The movie also had good old costumes and make up. No CG at all. The make up for the gore was just excellent in this film. Combs character created this glowing liquid that can bring back the dead. The liquid is awful close to the stuff they use in the Puppet Master series of films. But I will have to say it worked more for this film. This movie had some jumpy scenes, gore and even a little comedy to stir with. The story was a little off and not that strong, but at least it had enough entertainment to keep you watching.

This movie had some great fight scenes. Too bad there was only a couple. Other than that, this movie didn't have anything really going for it. They had some pretty and creepy scenery with added CG. But then they made the mistake of animated humans and demons and it threw the whole thing off. The acting in this movie was horrible. Some of the members from the Council were pretty good and Gianna Jun was good when she talked in her native tongue. When she switched over to english, it was pretty bad. I wanted to like her more because she worked hard on her character, but the movie was just too poor. This goes for the story line as well. Many pieces missing and just too choppy. So besides the couple cool fight scenes, this movie was pretty much a flop.

This movie always amazes me for its time. A great cast and a great and funny story. Very funny humor. The added gopher was a great touch to give the movie some more comedy. Bill Murray and Chevy Chase had problems with each other before this movie and they learned to work together for this film. Including the great improve scenes they did together. Rodney Dangerfield was also a nice added touch to the film and since it was rated R they allowed him to be a bit nastier. This movie has everything.

This is a number one classic. The ruler of slapstick movies. You will catch yourself repeating lines from this movie for years. Comedy during this time was different than what you see now a days. And sometimes, it is even better. Great movie.