Review of The Antichrist (1974) by Steve E — 21 Jul 2009
Some might say that it's a rip-off of THE EXORCIST (1973), but this would not be exactly true. I'm sure THE EXORCIST was the inspiration for this film though, as it was for a few more horror films in the 70's that exploited the 'girl possessed by the devil' theme.
THE ANTICHRIST is a film with class, very well photographed, and Gravina gives a real performance, that was not an easy role to play.
Some of the special fx look very dated, but it doesn't distract in a major way from the film really, I still found them cool.
There is one sequence in particular that is impressive, it has nothing to do with special fx though, apart from lighting and smoke machine fx, but more with visuals, set design, and the Devil himself, but I won't tell you any more. If you watch it, you will figure it out for yourself, it's the 'piece de resistance' of this film.
This is a cool classic horror film from the 70's, I would highly recommend to any of my friends.
This review of The Antichrist (1974) was written by Steve E on 21 Jul 2009.
The Antichrist has generally received mixed reviews.
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