eye-sea
Devil's Prey is not a high budget movie, yet still there are thrills and twists which I enjoyed watching. In my opinion, the violence and sexual content isn't raw; it's mildly presented and if you're over 18 years of age, it's no big deal.The movie is never boring as we see a group of seven twenty-somethings first at a party who then get drugged and attempted to be captured and murdered by a group of loony satanics; there's a twist in the tail here as two of the young twenty-something "friends" are in fact part of the satanic group drafted in to capture the others.This I didn't get until almost the end, when to my surprise, they were uncovered! There are other characters in this movie who you sense from the start they're "in with it", and like in "Race With The Devil", the satanic loonies are more part of the town than an isolated group.It's a good film, low budget yes, but well acted and worth renting. I gave it 7 out of 10. More than the average 3 it currently received while I wrote this review. I still cannot believe how low the rating is!
gridoon
You know you're in trouble when you can spot continuity errors in the opening sequence of a film (check out the disappearing bra) without even looking for them. "Devil's Prey" is otherwise a well-shot movie, but it's just hokum of the ninth degree. The devil worshippers are a joke compared to the satanic cults in other horror films (and, although they clearly outnumber the heroes, they persist in attacking them one by one), and I hope Patrick Bergin knows that, after a role like this, his career has little hope of reviving. (*1/2)
LimpingForth
I was certain I was in for a rough ride of gore a-plenty horror with the scare factor turned up to maximum. What I got was a story that went in the wrong direction.Devil's Prey (hereon "DP") started off almost brilliantly. A group of twenty-somethings running from a cult of Satan worshippers intent on making these innocents part of their ritual slaughter. Unfortunately the plot soon goes off-track.The Satanic cult, known as "The Shadows", take off their masks and cloaks way too early, revealing not a bunch of evil dark-side doers, but instead a handful of stupid psychos who make up as they go along what the devil "wants of them".Besides the cameraman seemingly being obsessed with naked dancing women's breasts at a rave party, the overall general camera work is almost as jumpy as "The Blair Witch Project", especially in the action scenes. As a result of this, a couple of times I was unable to pick up at first who stabbed who, and was often left wondering how a member of the group received their injury.Plot holes also majorly scarred DP. The younger of The Shadows at first appeared to be the leader, telling his side-kicks to prove themselves. By the middle of the movie he has not only turned into a side-kick himself, but is a newbie to the cult.However terribly put together DP was, it is only fair to follow criticism with praise. What looked at first like a horrible "I know what you did last summer" clichéd sequence actually turned out in a proper logical way. But that's about it.Devil's Prey is a movie that begins with a lot of potential, but goes in the wrong direction, turning into a messed up dud. It has a very nice start, flows well (despite the plot holes), but makes you wish it was more. I liked the epilogue at the end, though!
Kungfuzombie
I don't know why people actually liked this movie just for a bit? Maybe because of the big breasted teens? There is NO plot, almost nothing is happening and it drags on and on. I'm a big B-movie fan and I don't care if the acting or the fx are bad (sometimes it makes movies even more fun!) but nothing is happening in this movie. So AVOID this one! I warned you!
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