A Gay/campy chronicling of daily life in NYC,with individual kernels of human truth. copyright 2011 by The Raving Queen
Saturday, January 18, 2014
This Movie Does Not Give The Audience Its Due, Darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I decided to take in "The Devil's Due," on my day off, I was looking for some cheap thrills, and laughs. If only they had been there, for this movie is derived not only of that, but originality, as well. And I am sorry to report that the much seen on cyber Devil Baby, which was a publicity gimmick of some kind, is never seen in the film. And he is badly needed for entertainment. The publicity gimmick actually turns out to be better than the movie.
Everything is thrown into the pot--"Rosemary's Baby," "The Mephisto Waltz," "The Omen," "The Blair Witch Project," even "The Da Vinci Code," and the ilk that Dan Brown writes.
What seems to happen is this--a group of anti-Christ cultists seem to target newlyweds on their honeymoon. On their final night, they are lured for one last night of drinks at some exotic club, where a "Rosemary's Baby" conception of some sort takes place. The bride soon finds herself unexpectedly preggers, and begins to go bonkers!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is what happens to Samantha and Zach McCall, and is what is going to happen to another couple, seen in Paris, at the very end of the film. Apparently, just one anti-Christ won't do!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
There is one funny sequence that is a direct ripoff of "Rosemary's Baby." Remember, how, in that one, Mia sneaks into the kitchen where she eats barely cooked meat, and devours raw chicken hearts??????. Well, here, Sam is shopping in her food market, and passes the meat counter. Suddenly she pulls what looks like a package of ground chuck--the sign says it is actually Lamb--and begins opening the package, gorging on it, as customers walk by, not blinking an eye. Ho hum. Guess this must happen in all suburban supermarkets, these days!!!!!!!!! Huh????????????
Then there is the scene with the dead deer, which should be horrible, but when Sam is seen gorging herself on the raw, dead venison, I just wanted to laugh out loud.
If I am viewing this right, the film would have you believe Sam delivered the baby in a kneeling position, vertically, the fetus flew across the room, and she dies. Because, soon after, one of the anti-Christ cult members comes up the stairs, to take the baby. Who looks normal, unlike the Devil Baby we have all come to know and love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No one will love this film! And none of the actors here will ever go anywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not to mention the film's technique is getting on my nerves. Not only is it tired and overused, but, maybe because I am getting older, it is starting to physically effect me. Enough is enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Save yourself the trouble of seeing this crap! Catholics into suffering and flagellation may find it useful, but hardly anyone else!!!!!!!!!!!!
And you can bet Sister Camille has the good sense and taste not to even go NEAR it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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