Kristine OK, I saw this film through Mystery Science Theater 3000, but I did see the movie, so I figured I would leave a comment on it. I just love once again how Joe gets stuck with the crummy roles while his brother and nephew's are just getting the Oscar winning roles left and right. Soultaker is technically what you would call the movie that was meant to be good. It seemed like the director and actors just took this movie extremely seriously and had very cheesy effects, a story that didn't make much sense, and not to mention pretty crummy acting abilities. This is one of my favorite MST3K episodes, simple because a lot of what they mention is what we are thinking throughout the film and I'll explain why in a moment.Natalie and Zach are a couple who broke up and are now trying to work things over. But since Zach is in upper lower class and Natalie is in middle class, it just ain't gonna work. But on the way home, they and Zach's friends get into a car accident and now the angel of death/Soultaker is after them to meet his quota of soultaking. But also it seems like he's had some kind of other life relationship with Natalie and just can't seem to move on. So now Natalie and Zach must race against the ever appearing five million times a minute clock to save their souls and lives.Well, I guess Zeppelin was wrong when he sang that there was a stairway to Heaven, I wonder if Black Sabbith was wrong too, lol. Basically there are a lot of plot holes in this movies, like no one can see the characters and they can't be killed, yet somehow they can still press buttons and open doors? The Angel of Death had a very strange face and was a bit distracting from the story itself. Soultaker was just a lousy film that was rushed and makes you just feel so bad for Joe, the under-appreciated Sheen/Estovez brother.2/10

Rachel_J This is not a bad movie at all, in my opinion. Though I love MST3K, I was disappointed that they chose this movie for one of their episodes.The story is pretty good. The acting is pretty good. The "effects" are certainly no worse than average. The only thing remotely "cheesy" about it is the "eighties" feel to it, and HELLO it was just about that time period, so that should be expected. Really, the music could have been much, much worse.Vivian Schilling contributed to something that was, all-in-all, very well-done! I kinda resent MST3K's Pearl referring to her as an "ambitious young lady". Schilling's performance wasn't "hammy" or anything like that. I thought she brought just the right sweetness and intensity to the character of Natalie.The only thing I'd change about it is more of a background story of the relationship between the soultaker and the woman Natalie so closely resembled.

AngryChair When teenage couple are in a car wreck their souls become dislocated from their bodies and they must flee from the grim reaper!Imagineative premise and entertaining plot uplift this B thriller. The story is intriguing enough with some nicely done chills and a twist or two. The direction of Michael Rissi is well-handled, creating some occasional spooky atmosphere and suspense. The rock soundtrack isn't bad either.The stars are pretty good. Joe Estevez is menacing as our villainous title character. Young leads Vivian Schilling and Gregg Thomsen are fetching and turn in pretty good performances.Over all, Soultaker is a decent late-night watch.** 1/2 out of ****

lovelyrita60 I was reading the user comments today, and I wanted to respond to the person who said that basically people who watched Mystery Science Theater 3000 were Trekkie nerds. First of all, I don't think they have much of a sense of humor. Second, I'm someone who doesn't like most science fiction shows. I have never been a fan of Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna rag on people who are fans of these types of shows. Also, I will say that I did not hate this movie. I respect that a woman could break through and write a screenplay, even though starring in it shows a big ego, I believe. I'll admit at the beginning Joe Estevez scared the bejesus out of me. But during MST3K, I thought Crow's comments were hilarious! The best thing he said was, "You may be wondering if I'm Martin Sheen. Well, I'm not. I'm his more talented but less appreciated brother, Joe Estevez. Thank you." I'm not sure if that;s the exact quote, but I think it's pretty close. This sounds nerdy, but in closing, I don't think MST's fan base is made of Trekkie nerds and I appreciate people who have a sense of humor, for highbrow and/or lowbrow comedy.