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EL PRÍNCIPE DE LAS TINIEBLAS

Prince of Darkness

1987 US HMDB
octubre 23, 1987

Un sacerdote cree haber descubierto el lugar de descanso de Satán, príncipe de las tinieblas, en una nueva entrega de terror del habitual del género John Carpenter. Una cinta que obtuvo malas críticas pero defendida por los seguidores del realizador, que aquí firmó el guión con seudónimo.

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Produccion: Larry Franco (Producer)Andre Blay (Executive Producer)Shep Gordon (Executive Producer)
Guion: John Carpenter (Screenplay)
Musica: Alan Howarth (Original Music Composer)
Fotografia: Gary B. Kibbe (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini
Un cofre que contiene un líquido extraño, sellado durante muchos años en el sepulcro de una antigua iglesia de Los Ángeles, es abierto de nuevo. Mientras un grupo de jóvenes investigadores se afanan por estudiar las antiguas inscripciones presentes en el cofre, las fuerzas demoníacas parecen despertarse, atraídas por la extraña sustancia... Una horda de zombis y demonios ataca la iglesia donde se han atrincherado los estudiosos, que al final logran salvar a la humanidad, pero a costa de un extremo sacrificio... Otra excelente película firmada por John Carpenter, un horror real y político, un "cine de asalto", nada irónico, duro, puro como casi toda la obra de Carpenter. A pesar de una trama no muy original - con algunas deudas de más con "Zombi" de Romero y sobre todo con "Demonios" de Bava - y claros guiños a un par de sus películas anteriores (el asedio de la iglesia recuerda de cerca el visto en "Niebla" pero también el asalto a la comisaría de "Distrito 13") Carpenter logra dirigir una película cargada de suspense, con una atmósfera sórdida y inquietante, gracias sobre todo a la banda sonora eficaz (compuesta por él mismo) y a varias secuencias splatter de gran impacto. "El Señor del Mal" es casi una especie de película experimental, al menos en el plano narrativo-estilístico, que mezcla elementos típicos del horror con los de la ciencia ficción, pero al mismo tiempo una película interesante también desde el punto de vista del contenido, ofreciendo varios puntos de reflexión. En el reparto, destacar la presencia del gran Donald Pleasence y una breve aparición, en un papel secundario, de la estrella del rock oscuro Alice Cooper. No el mejor Carpenter, pero ciertamente de gran nivel. ¡Para ver!
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John Chard

7 /10

Then it really is Old Scratch knocking at the door.

Something of the forgotten John Carpenter movie, Prince of Darkness shows both the good and bad side of the supremely talented director.

The story is a beaut, a bit skew-whiff, but unmistakably Carpenter territory as Satan exists in some sort of parallel universe. How he manifests himself is narratively a bit tricky, but still it makes for good horror, especially as the old religious angle finds Carpenter - in the guise of Donald Pleasence - chortling away to himself in a way that Old Nick has been prone to do.

Cue bugs, green goo, zombies and a centuries old sect determined to keep Satan out of our world. The scares are many, atmosphere bubbling away (in time with another of Carpenter's pulse beat synth musical scores), while the finale has a genuine surprise up its sleeve.

Unfortunately the cast are playing second fiddle to the supernatural strengths, working from a script that doesn't sit at one with the screenplay, rendering the characters as uninvolving fodder. Yet be that as it may, it's still a film of delights, enough in fact to make it a top end entry on Carpenter's CV. 7/10

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CinemaSerf

7 /10

When an elderly priest passes away, one of his colleague discovers a mysterious green liquid hidden in a cylinder deep beneath a long-abandoned church. Rather misguidedly, as it turns out, he invites a group of enthusiastic students to come and investigate it's properties. Big mistake! It was hidden deep in the bowels of this crypt for a very good reason, and once they release it they discover that the Satanic horror they face might just be the tip of the iceberg! Donald Pleasence is strong here as the priest who realises, all too late in the day, that they are facing a terror that could jeopardise the very future of humanity... Christianity at any rate! Can he galvanise his now panic-stricken helpers to reverse the effects of the deadly gloop before they all become zombified servants of evil? The dialogue maybe isn't so hot, especially as hysteria begins to set in amongst the petrified, but the pace is great and the effects have held up remarkably well as this solid and quite menacing story builds to a genuinely exciting conclusion. The supporting cast deliver well, too and John Carpenter and Alan Howarth manage a score that adds quite a bit of peril to the accruing sense of danger the former creates throughout this rather superior drama. It's short, taut, and well worth a watch.

patient1

8 /10

Such an interesting film, grew up minutes from the church this was filmed at. It’s where the Pope used to stay when he came to Los Angeles, California. This was really quite unnerving when it came out, as we saw it in the movie theater, and it had people gasping and leaving the theater. I knew I was in for a good time when that started happening. I’ve loved this film ever since, raised my 3 kids on John Carpenter films, and am hoping to do the same for ALL OF my grandchildren as well.

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