Made in the late eighties and directed by Robert Englund, I pretty much knew what to expect from '976 Evil' before it even began. Then I see the front cover which depicts some kind of beast above a telephone and the tag-line reads "One Number For Hell". I knew straight away I was going to enjoy this movie to a certain degree because it's exactly the type of film I like to watch, and I'm pretty sure most of the people who give this film terrible reviews and ratings knew they were going to hate it before watching it.
Written by Brian Helgeland who boasts an expansive back catalogue of quality, solid screenplays, the story moves along at a solid pace. As the tension builds you know exactly when something awful is going to happen but heah, isn't that what this style of horror movie is all about.
From the leather clad greaser Spike, right through to the awkward teenager Hoax (played by Stephen Geoffreys of 'Fright Night') the characters are standard fare for an eighties horror flick.
Basically this is an eighties horror film about a teenager who becomes possessed after calling a 1-900 number. The rest of the film plays out exactly as it should with some nice one liners, a healthy portion of gore and an even healthier portion of cheese.
The acting is far from perfect here but this isn't something that will bother an eighties horror fan.
So if eighties horror isn't your thing give this one a miss. If however you normally like this style of horror, give it a chance.
It does exactly what it says on the box.
Written by Brian Helgeland who boasts an expansive back catalogue of quality, solid screenplays, the story moves along at a solid pace. As the tension builds you know exactly when something awful is going to happen but heah, isn't that what this style of horror movie is all about.
From the leather clad greaser Spike, right through to the awkward teenager Hoax (played by Stephen Geoffreys of 'Fright Night') the characters are standard fare for an eighties horror flick.
Basically this is an eighties horror film about a teenager who becomes possessed after calling a 1-900 number. The rest of the film plays out exactly as it should with some nice one liners, a healthy portion of gore and an even healthier portion of cheese.
The acting is far from perfect here but this isn't something that will bother an eighties horror fan.
So if eighties horror isn't your thing give this one a miss. If however you normally like this style of horror, give it a chance.
It does exactly what it says on the box.