aloysius_predato
As far as horror movies go, this one is above average (definitely not warranting less than four). Yeah, there were some drawbacks. Some scenes were a bit drawn out and others were completely irrelevant. What was up with that homoerotic male shower? That was over the top and pretty much as gratuitous as most female shower scenes. Lucifer's character shows flashes, but never really seems inherently evil as you would think. It's clear that he knows who he is from the start, but the role is written as if he's going through the puberty of devilhood. If Julie/Gabriel had been required to be nude, I would have given this a 10. Sadly, her clothes stayed on. The gym teacher overacts with a hilarity of epic proportions.
onemargali
...Staying up late when I was a kid to watch the horror movies on late night cable TV. I had a flash of memory recently about this movie while I was trying to think of old horror flicks that I enjoyed when I was a kid. I couldn't for the life of me remember what the name was. The people over in the message boards were very helpful in finding the name for me after I described what I could remember of it.It really doesn't matter to me what other's opinions are on this one. As soon as I get it from Netflix I'll be able to say for sure what I think about it. I mean of course the effects will be cheesy. It was made in the 80's. I'm scoring this mainly on how cool I thought it was when I was younger. There are plenty of movies out there from those days that if you saw them now for the first time anyone would be disappointed. But cheesy horror flicks are awesome no matter how well they're done.
AngryChair
Teenager is the son of Satan and he's plotting a demonic uprising, while a teen girl and a local old woman are actually angels sent to stop him.Fear No Evil is an interesting oddity among the numerous teen horror flicks of the early 80's. For one, it's not a slasher movie. Fear No Evil is a low-budget, but well done throw back to the Gothic horror films of Hammer given a touch of the modern. The storyline is compelling, with some touches of nicely artistic direction from first time director Frank LaLoggia. Still, it's flawed by some awkward moments of silliness (death-by-dodge ball, shower make out) and some supporting performances that aren't as good as those of the leads.The best of the cast are Stefan Arngrim as our devilish villain and Elizabeth Hoffman as the elder angel desperate to stop him. Daniel Eden is also memorable as the school bully who gets a most crazy demise.Fear No Evil is a unique entry in the teen horror genre. Though it's not flawless, thanks to its low budget, it still has enough imagination to be a entertaining and memorable late night movie.** 1/2 out of ****
jynx242
Caught this the other afternoon and really enjoyed it. A tad bit slow in some spots, but the "slow" parts really were developing the story. It had a good creepy atmosphere, some totally weird stuff happening, some gore, some nudity (male and female) and a plot. The ending was a "special effects extravaganza" straight from the 80's, but I enjoyed that as well. I certainly couldn't see anything like this being made today, so I'm grateful that it was made at all.If you get the chance, I'd recommend renting it or watching it on cable. It's cheesy, but it's also creepy and tells a good story. The actors range from passable to good, and they get the story across. It really had everything I could ask for from an 80's horror flick.
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