Friday, January 30, 2009

Prince of Darkness (1987)

A group of scientists and graduate students descend upon an abandoned church which houses a massive container of swirling green liquid in the basement.  Donald Pleasance is the priest who sets this in motion and is concerned about the evil that lurks in the container.

The liquid drips up onto the ceiling and then blasts into a students mouth, turning her into some sort of evil being.  As members of the group are picked off one by one, there is a gathering of homeless people outside lead by a pasty faced Alice Cooper.

The movie is dialogue based and tension driven rather than going for blood and guts.   Some interesting effects, including a man being consumed by beetles and the portal to hell behind a mirror.

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