The Devils Rain Blu-ray Review

Anytime I get a chance to watch a movie that the greatest band of all time, The Misfits have done a song on I get excited. When said film stars William Shatner and Ernest Borgnie I'm really excited. The film in question is 1975's The Devil's Rain.

The film centers around the evil Satanic Priest Johnathan Corbis (played by Ernest Borgnie) he's after an evil Satanic book that when combined with The Devil's Rain (an old evil bottle filled with souls) that will grant him great power. Only one thing stands in his way. Mark Preston (William Shatner). His family has the book and he will protect it at all costs, well not really. He basically loses it to Corbis straight away.

Overacting beyond belief, bad special effects, crazy dialogue, this is one true classic, and I mean that in a good way. Reviews upon release were poor but it's a film that has found an audience with modern film fans. Look for a young John Travolta in a small part.

Anton LaVey, a Satanist in real life was actually the technical advisor on this film, which features melting satanists, goat monsters, and believe it or not a really well done twist ending.

Is this a film for everyone? No it really isn't. This is for the horror, and exploitation crowd, and yes for fans of William Shatner's overacting. I liked it quiet a bit, and for a film made in 1975 it really holds up well.

Severin Films has just released this on a fully remastered Blu-ray and it not only looks great but it's loaded with special features

• Audio Commentary With Director Robert Fuest
• Confessions Of Tom – Interview With Actor Tom Skerritt
• The Devil’s Makeup – Interview With Special FX Artist Tom Burman
• 1975 Archive Interview With Actor William Shatner
• First Stop Durango – Interview With Script Supervisor Ana Maria Quintana
• Consulting with the Devil – A Conversation with the High Priest & High Priestess of the Church of Satan
• Hail Satan! – Interview With Anton LaVey Biographer Blanche Barton
• Filmmaker / Horror Collector Daniel Roebuck On The Devil’s Rain
• On Set Polaroid Gallery Of Script Supervisor Ana Maria Quintana
• Radio Spots
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Poster/Still Gallery

Overall it's a really cool film to check out if you don't take it to seriously you should end up having a lot of fun


Overall 2.5 out of 5 Stars