Devil Hunter
1980
Eurocine / J E Films (Julian Esteban Films) / Lisa Film
CineHollywood / Manhattan Video / Wizard Video / Severin Films
3.25 / 10
This has to be one of the most boring and laborious films I've ever seen. However, with the premise of the story, this film should have been a kickass action horror film. A model is kidnapped while on a shoot by a gang of criminals who intend to ransom her off. They, unfortunately, didn't count on the cannibals and their demon God. In comes Peter Western a type of bounty hunter hired to rescue the model.
The possibilities for this story are huge and as such, I believe this would make a good remake. Having said that, the original misses on all the exciting possibilities and just relies on the story concept. This mistake and the ensuing horrendous film lies squarely on the shoulders of the writer and director Jesus Franco and writer Julian Esteban. Everything is so lacklustre and lackadaisically constructed even the special effects - the demon God is just a tall man with the worst "bug-out" eyes ever, he's more comical than ominous.
The bad thing is that the acting isn't too bad, it's the slow pace and the below standard direction which makes them come off badly.
Except for the story, there's not much that saves this film. Because of this, I would only recommend to Die Hard cannibal fans, though I would like to stress, make sure you're wide away and you have a large cup of coffee close by as you may need the caffeine buzz to get through this boring snoozefest.
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