Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Let's be realistic.

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

An absolute waste of money

I found this film rather interesting. It's as cheesy and campy as it could be, acting is rather bad, poorly plotted and special effects are simply ridiculous. However, I got hooked by it. It is a top expression of exploitation cinema (I mean, here in Mexico this flick was named "La sexorcista") full of fake blood, male audience oriented soft core lesbianism and ludicrous dialogs that seem to be copied from a Siglo de Oro play (Spanish Renaisence Theatre). If you like exploitation films, give this one a try. It has its "artistic" aspirations but, as the director might have, you will forget them rather quickly. Fun fact: Here in Mexico, actor Enrique Rocha has grown a respectable reputation as a prime soap opera actor. By the way, one thing that really impressed me in this one was the lighting. For a 70's Mexican movie it is incredibly well lit!

This is one of only two Mexican "nunsploitation" films that I'm aware of--the other being Juan Monteczuma's excellent "Alucarda". This in some ways is the stranger one though because it is in many ways a traditional and conventional Mexican movie (aside from the naked nuns)while "Alucarda" actually managed to outdo its Italian and European models in its sex-fueled and blood-drenched delerium."Satanico Pandemonium" tells the story of a young nun who literally meets the Devil and is enticed to do all kinds of evil acts including seducing a young boy (and burning down his house with his entire family in it when he threatens to tell), driving a fellow nun to suicide, and murdering the mother superior so she can take her place and corrupt the rest of the convent. Obviously, there's a lot of depravity (and some occasional blasphemy) on display here, which is why its strange that the movie was shot in the same conservative, union-shop style of most Mexican movies of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. It seems rather incongruous (imagine a cheap, technicolor American from the 50's that features full-frontal nudity).Like "Alucarda" this movie is an interesting combination of traditional "nunsploitation", a more "liberal" genre that criticizes the corrupt and repressive nature of the Church (even before the Devil shows up the convent is already seething with corruption and barely repressed sexuality), and the "demonic possession" film, a more "conservative" genre inspired by "The Exorcist" that implies that the younger generation are literally going to the Devil. For most of its running time the movie skillfully shifts back and forth between these seemingly contradictory genres before the intriguing ambiguity finally gives way to a disappointing, even infuriating, ending, which is pretty much a complete cop-out. Still this movie is pretty interesting if nothing else. It's not "Alucarda", but it is no doubt the second best Mexican nunsploitation movie ever

Ah yes, trashy-looking movies revolving on wicked and sexually depraved nuns…you got to love 'em! "Nunsploitation" is the most absurd and pointless sub genre of horror cinema (closely followed by Nazi-exploitation and Dwarfsploitation) but also strangely fascinating and, if you've seen one, you develop an uncontrollable desire to see them all, even though the stories are hardly ever worth bothering for. This Mexican gem is a perfect example to state the theory! "Sátanico Pandemonium" has almost no plot at all; the acting performances are quite embarrassing and isn't even that bloody! This film is just pleasantly deranged, with an enjoyable tempo and pretty stylish set pieces. We're welcomed into a convent during the Inquisition-era where the beautiful sister Maria undergoes bizarre changes. Satan himself keeps on appearing to her and she starts doing very UN-catholic things, like mutilating herself and seducing young boys that are fishing. The more Satan controls her (simply by wandering around offering her an half-eaten apple…I suppose it's symbolism), the viler her acts get, resulting in the death of several innocent people. There are some incredibly tedious parts to struggle through, but overall this is elegant entertainment for trained exploitation fans. It's not a patch on other Nunsploitation-highlights, such as "The Devils", "Flavia – The Heretic" or "Alucarda" (also Mexican), but it has the right amount of naked female flesh, enchanting costumes and atmospheric music. Naughty nuns equal great fun!

I watched this on Mondo Macabro's DVD of it, and the picture quality is very good - nice and sharp and colorful. For some reason it is a little scratchy in the last few seconds (perhaps appropriately enough, since Old Scratch himself is appearing at that moment).A young pretty nun is wandering through the countryside picking flowers. She sees a naked man who greets her, and she runs away. When talking to a local boy, the man reappears in clothing this time, and he tries to get her to take a bite of a shiny red apple. She runs away again, and the devil (as he clearly must be) takes a bite of the apple while he watches her retreat.The devil shows up against outside the convent window when the nuns are eating. He disappears, then appears as a small red thing (light, jewel, apple?), then even that disappears. The nun shows herself to be kind to the black nuns, who are discriminated against, and to be gentle and healing with animals.When another nun comes to her room to declare her admiration and love for her, she immediately collapses on the bed accepting the seduction. Satan finally got to her. Her behavior becomes more satanic, as she seduces or kills people. Her clothing is frequently removed. Satan proves himself to be pretty powerful, while God seems absent.The ending might have been a concession to censors, I'm not sure. There are a lot of nice extras on the DVD, including a short overview of nunsploitation and an essay on the subject, among other things. I haven't seen many such movies myself, apart from some weird nun movies like Alucarda, Dead Waters, and Demonia - hardly typical Catholic nuns.