The Church
Directed by Michele Soavi
Ravenous demons imprison visitors inside an ancient church in the third entry in the Italian "DEMONS" series. Though Mario Bava's son Lamberto directed the first two films, for this entry, assistant director Michele Soavi (CEMETERY MAN) took over, while Bava and DEMONS 1 and 2 co-writer Dario Argento penned the screenplay. The result is a heart-stopping nightmare featuring an onslaught of gory horrors that will have you steering clear of old churches on your next Italian vacation. Asia Argento stars, while Philip Glass (CANDYMAN) provides the scary score.
Ravenous demons imprison visitors inside an ancient church.
Cast: Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana
Member Reviews
Disappointed by the first two, this third entry was everything they were not. Enjoyed the whole thing very much. Great score. Love a happy ending.
Does it make sense? No. . . . not really. Is it an amazing film? Oh yes!!!!
After one of the greatest openings in horror history, we get only glimpses of Soavi's Raimi admiration sprinkled between some of the cheesiest ADR deliveries ever. I lol'd more than once but the film could've been shorter. The Church walked so Cemetery Man could run.
Not a particularly great movie, but theres enough here for the completists horror fan to make it worth a watch.
Not a particularly great movie, but there are enough moments throughout to make it worth a watch for the deep