I like this movie, meaning the "Restored Director's Cut" that is available on DVD. The home video version that was released on VHS (and is also on the DVD) begins with a scene involving a fortune teller, an encounter with a supernatural being, and a murder. In the director's cut this scene is 38 minutes into the movie. I suppose the distributors thought the movie needed a "hook" and moved this scene to the beginning for that reason. Unfortunately the result is 45 minutes of film where nothing really exciting happens, ruining the pacing and giving the film something of a bad rap. The Director's Cut is definitely the version to watch. The home video version also completely deletes some other scenes for no apparent reason.
Admittedly there are better movies out there, but there are also worse ones. The script definitely needed one more re-write. But if you can get past the fact that there are no big names attached to this film and none of the cast or crew are ever going to be Oscar contenders, it's entertaining.
By the way, in my humble opinion, the demon birth scene alone makes this film worthy of some kind of cult following.
Admittedly there are better movies out there, but there are also worse ones. The script definitely needed one more re-write. But if you can get past the fact that there are no big names attached to this film and none of the cast or crew are ever going to be Oscar contenders, it's entertaining.
By the way, in my humble opinion, the demon birth scene alone makes this film worthy of some kind of cult following.