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Absolutely Fantastic

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Out of all the EXORCIST rip-offs to follow in the wake of that 1973 classic movie's success, THE TEMPTER has probably the biggest budget and is the most well-made of the bunch. That's not to say it's the most entertaining but it's certainly the most lucid. Director Alberto De Martino (also responsible for the OMEN rip-off HOLOCAUST 2000) is definitely one of Italy's most underrated cult film directors on the strength of this film alone, as he delivers an artistic and often colourful production which looks gorgeous when seen letterboxed.The film starts off seriously and remains as such until the halfway point, which is where the cheesy special effects and blatant EXORCIST rip-off scenes enter the fray, with all manner of levitating furniture, green bile splattering the faces of unfortunate cast members, and a couple of over-the-top exorcisms to top everything off, resulting in a jolly good time for the viewer. The special effects are of the cheap and cheerful variety, employing some rather unconvincing blue-screen effects a great deal, but there's a fine macabre gag involving a disembodied hand which is worth watching for.A really scary credits sequence - with the title displayed twice for some unfathomable reason - bodes well as the film opens. As the first half is so deadly serious, things threaten to become a bit boring after a while, however. Only the excellent B-movie cast keeps you watching, but hang on because there's not that long to wait before a superb dream sequence involving a creepy black mass in the woods comes along, complete with a guy dressed as the Devil (a British Devil, no less) who causes our anti-heroine to do all sorts of nasty things like eat a toad's head and lap up spilt blood. Throughout, the movie is bolstered by an atmospheric soundtrack of screeches, wailings, and other unnatural noises and highlighted by a strong Ennio Morricone score, two elements which probably account for most of the movie's horror content.As the possessed girl, Carla Gravina's performance is sub-par. She fails to make the audience like or identify with the character from the start and always seems weird and unnatural even before she becomes possessed. When the demon inside her really takes hold, her overacting knows no bounds, but at least she makes up for in volume and ear-splitting sadism what she lacks as a convincing audience-friendly actress. And what a supporting cast! The ever-reliable Mel Ferrer is on hand playing Gravina's distressed father, himself having an affair with the much younger Gretel (played by giallo lovely Anita Strindberg who strips off for the part). Then there's the inimitable Arthur Kennedy as the bishop who attempts an exorcism himself and spectacularly fails and Umberto Orsini as a dedicated doctor baffled by the case. The very distinctive-looking George Coulouris has the small Father Merrin-ish part and makes a good job of it, whilst Alida Valli is understated and effective as the middle-aged housekeeper caught up in the demonic manifestations. These elements combine to make THE TEMPTER, quite literally, one hell of a good time!

"L' Anticristo" is far from being a perfect horror film but it does manage to entertain. Made purely to cash in on the success of "The Exorcist", Alberto De Martino's "The Antichrist" is a relatively high-budget Italian possession movie with a talented cast and some ambitious (if a little dated-looking) effects. With a soundtrack by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai, plus cinematography by Joe D'Amato, this is a polished affair with real talent being thrown at it. It's not surprising, therefore, that the film is successful in some areas.The film's strong points are the acting, a genuinely unpleasant possession and the soundtrack. Carla Gravina is excellent as the aristocrat who is possessed and proceeds to leak green soup and waggle her tongue like there's no tomorrow. Combined with great potty-mouth demon dialogue and a startling appearance, the possession is both startling and unintentionally humorous in equal measure.I won't go into detail but after watching this film, I'll never look at a goat in the same way again.Worthy of a rental if you're looking for an alternative horror film, this should provide an entertaining evening's viewing, providing you're in the right mood.6 out of 10.

A bitter and sexually frustrated crippled young woman (superbly played with absolutely fearless abandon by Carla Gravina) renounces her faith in God. Since said lovely young lady was in a previous life a witch who got burned at the stake as a heretic 400 years ago, this makes it doubly easy for Satan to take possession of her body. (The scene where Gravina gives herself to Lucifer is a total doozy: a blue-painted man wearing a ram's head mask forces her to eat a severed toad's head and Gravina gleefully copulates with a goat.) Pretty soon Gravina is making unseemly incestuous advances on her brother, cruising the streets for young men to seduce, using foul language at the diner table, frothing at the mouth, and levitating around the house. Father Mel ("Nightmare City") Ferror and stepmother Alida ("Suspiria") Valli are understandably perturbed. It's up to bishop Arthur ("Let Sleeping Corpses Lie") Kennedy and priest George ("Tower of Evil") Coulouris to save Gravina's soul before it's too late. Capably directed by Alberto De Martino (who also co-wrote the bold script), with sharp photography by notorious celluloid sleazemeister Joe D'Amato, a typically fine, haunting and stirring score by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai, a creepy, uneasy atmosphere, plenty of hilariously excessive profanity ("You stinking pots of s**t!"), some lovably chintzy optical effects, solid acting from a uniformly excellent cast, and a rousing climactic exorcism, this enjoyably trashy Italian exploitation horror outing really delivers the satisfyingly junky demonic possession goods.

The Tempter is a great cheesy devil flick; it rates right up there with The Eerie Midnight Horror Show and House of Exorcism ! Cheesy effect, but some great shock value ! The mix of out of work American actors, funky clothes, and some great gross out effects make this one worthwhile. Most of the Italian Horror flicks of the time were cheesy, but worth some great laughs. There are some great creepy and blasphemous scenes in this flick, including some nudity and crazy stuff! A lot of these flicks were very melodramatic and I think added to the movie. Some great visuals and interesting symbolism make this movie a great one to throw on at parties and yuk it up! Highly recommended !