BA_Harrison The acting in the previous four Witchcraft films hasn't been anything to write home about, but David Huffman's turn as Satanist Cain in part five is the worst performance yet, every line delivered as though he were a pantomime villain. It's quite fitting, then, that he looks like a pantomime villain, with his long, receding hair, manic grin, wild eyes and silvery sequined cape; hell, in one scene he even appears on stage in a puff of smoke (oh no he doesn't! Oh yes he does!).Cain's dastardly mission is to collect enough souls to release Satan from Hell (or some such nonsense), and for this he enlists the help of big-breasted blonde Marta (Nicole Sassaman) and white warlock William Spanner (now played by Marklen Kennedy, Charles Solomon Jr. having wisely jumped ship). Under Cain's hypnotic power, William is sent to kill those who owe Cain a debt and harvest their life-force, all of which puts a strain on his relationship with big-breasted blonde Keli (Carolyn Taye-Loren).Though none are quite as terrible as Huffman, the acting throughout this chapter is pretty bad, the special effects are pathetic, and the direction by Talun Hsu is extremely poor, with even the frequent soft-core sex scenes proving rather tiresome. For the record, Marta has sex with William twice, William has a steamy romp in a leaky basement with his girlfriend, and some old, possessed dude bangs his personal assistant (who also happens to have big breasts).

Leofwine_draca I've just watched four WITCHCRAFT films in a row and I'm pleased to say that this was the last one for now. I'm glad as I don't think I could take much more of this nonsense without wanting to tear my eyeballs out. DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ties with a couple of the others as the worst this pointless series has to offer; you know it must be had when even the main star, Charles Solomon Jr., doesn't come back and has to be played by somebody else.DANCE WITH THE DEVIL tells the usual nonsense story about the devil collecting souls via an evil warlock with murder in mind. The young Chinese guy who directs it seems to have little idea about the basics of film-making because this is a near-unwatchable mess with poor lighting and hardly any kind of sets throughout.The script is particularly awful, full of pointless swearing which the wooden cast members shout at every opportunity. I was tempted to watch it on mute. Once again there's barely any kind of horror to speak of, instead the director is more interested in shooting his actresses in various topless scenes. Some of them are unsurprisingly sporting scars from their plastic surgery so it's not really very erotic, just a chore to sit through.

herbpassion Rather than comment on the lack of (insert any number of obvious points on what makes for a 'good' film here) as so many people often do with this flick, I shall try and elaborate on it's luster. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending it's honour, since it doesn't have any. On the other hand, 'Dance with the Devil' is slammed so often that it just breaks my heart. I am, as some may know, a real and in-the-flesh fan of this film series but I do not expect anyone to sympathize with me for any of my kind words towards these pictures. I'm simply exercising my right to free speech and so now I shall...Forget about the story, the acting & dialogue, the FX (as they would be called were this a film with any sort of budget) and the myriad of other distractions. The focus here is very evidently on the sex and the copious sex scenes which drive the movie (right into soft porn land).In addition to said sex element, what I find delightful and most memorable about this movie is it's tone- especially in the early scenes- where the use of soft (mostly blueish) colours and what I find to be a VERY, VERY seducing musical score by Miriam Cutler (yes, really, I am actually a fan and know who did the music. Just lay off me man!) create a mood & finesse that the earlier instalments simply didn't have. The costumes in the movie are brilliant, from Marta's slutty tight dress and sheer night gown to 'homo-esque Hoffman's' see-it-to-believe-it Warlock garb. It's a visual orgasm I tell you. And that's before we arrive at the sex scenes... believe it!The movie barely hangs together as it chugs along, but the intermittent sex scenes do provide a timed release of interest in an otherwise drab muddle of what is either ultimate camp or just sad film-making... maybe both.But with scenes that feature lines like "I bet what you've got is real nice too!", how can you beat up on such a lovable mess of sexy entertainment? Somebody please, tell me?? And check out that artwork on the VHS box cover- it's f*****g lovely!!! (Check out my review of Witchcraft X too!)

hifreeze_im_batman David Huffman steals the show in an amazingly hilarious performance as Campy Cain the warlock. A bizarre mix of homoerotica and strange facial expressions combined with odd stances ( the bar scene ) and dialouge - " I need to get some more coffee", " I do magic - hypnosis".The special effects are diabolical.How there are 14 of these films is beyond me.I love the soft core porn elements.David Huffman, who went on to do absolutely nothing else after this Oscar worthy performance, really should hang his locks in shame.Pretty awful film, but saved by the blonde bad girl.