Devil Fetus

The plot of this movie doesn't make a great deal of sense. Part of the problem is that the subtitles on the print I saw were very small, (the VCD that I have is a widescreen print with the subtitles from the actual film itself so they end up being very tiny). Another part of the problem is that this movie wouldn't make sense under the best of circumstances.

It all begins when two women buy a vase at an auction. The younger of the women takes it home and becomes "possesed" by it. What this means is that a big ugly monster comes out and has sex with her and changes her personality so as to be obsessed with the vase. One night hubby comes home and sees his wife with the monster and is killed by the beast. The wife, now pregnant soon gives birth to a mini monster and dies. The mini monster is caught and then things get less clear. (Thats about the first 12 minutes of screen time.) From here the "monster" jumps from body to body killing people and eating dead bodies, he keeps under a bed.

I can't really tell you much more about the plot than that, except that the movie has several great set pieces mainly battles with the monster in human form, one with a priest who uses mini statues and the final one in the cellar of a house (That one had me murmuring "oh s#&%" a couple of times). There are numerous gore effects and moments of gross out horror. Best of all at times the movie achieves a wonderful nirvana when you're sitting there with a combination of being grossed out, a desire to laugh at the cheesiness of the visuals and a deep admiration at a film that is over coming everything to have a "really cool" moment.

Understand, though, this is a mess of a film. It doesn't really come together well. There is the slenderest of threads keeping it all together (and it could be argued its not very together). The strength of the movie is its parts, the set pieces and gross out horror bits, this is the reason to see the movie and not for any hope of a clear plot. As a whole this film is really probably a 7 or 6.5 so giving it an 8 I'm over selling it on the basis of its parts, but I was really impressed by the parts. If you like gory horror and don't mind a lack of sense try it.

Devil's Fetus is certainly one of the weirdest films that I have had the pleasure to watch.

The story is very strange, I still cannot figure it out out fully. The film starts with a public sell in which a young lady obtains a desired product which is some sort of a lamp. Later, she arrives at her home, and starts enjoying herself with that lamp, then a very strange demon f**ks her before her boyfriend comes and later discovers that his girlfriend's dark side, then the demon disappears and the boyfriend breaks the lamp and gets hurt, and then they both die heh. This description is just the first five minutes from this obscure little film. It becomes much nastier, crazier and odder later on.

At certain moments this flick can be similar to a supernatural kung fu flick, however , this film combines no fights, just wacky supernatural incidents like those of the Evil Dead.

Devil's Fetus contains gore, nudity, supernatural content and ghosts, demons that rape young girls, crazy religious people and so on.

I can recommend it to fans of supernatural horror movies and fans of Asian cinema. Recommended 7/10

Coming across as a manic and unholy mix of 'The exorcist', 'Amityville horror', 'Plan 9 from outer space', 'Evil dead', 'Poltergeist', 'War of the gargantuas' and Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video with a single-digit budget, this brilliant and idiotic Hong Kong flick keeps the freak-outs coming fast and furious throughout. Acting is non-existent and the, uh..."minimal" plot apparently exists only to provide a framework in which to present gratuitous scenes of worm-vomiting, demonic possession, decapitation and nubile starlets making congress with giant, grunting, slimey green Sasquatch-looking monsters. Generally pointless film features some of the worst special effects ever seen but is never less than massively entertaining-- by no means miss the opportunity to catch this on a big screen, as I was fortunate enough to last night!

Hong Kong horror from the eighties but as cheesy as it can get. And due being cheesy and having laughable conversations it became a cult classic and it shows because it's becoming really hard to get this flick. It was available in Cantonese language with English subs on DVD but it vanished the earth and it rather goes for a lot of money when it pops up on the internet.

But it's worth the hunt if you can dig cheesy horror. The effects were indeed laughable and were done in stop motion or the use of green and purple lighting or with editing but you will keep watching it and it never becomes boring. I can't even say that it is a supernatural flick or a ghost story because it has elements of all kind of genres from the world of horror.

Of course it's famous for a few scene's, the eating of the intestines of a dog aren't for the squeamish and there's also some bit of animal cruelty with an eagle.

It starts rather good with the vase giving one's man a curse that makes his face immediately change into a face full of maggots and puss. From there on it takes a while before things go wrong but once the possession is in the house you will have some fun while watching it. And you must be prepared for some effects. Seeing is believing. I also liked the wizard or priest having his fight against the possessed body. It starts so nice and turns into the cheesiest moments of Mo Tai or Devil Fetus.

There's no nudity to spot maybe some will say the raping at the beginning contains nudity but nothing is shown. There's not that much of blood but the animal cruelty and the scene with the walls will deliver for the gorehounds. A must see and I admit that I never heard of this flick until a week or two ago, shame on me.

Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

Greetings And Salutations, and welcome to my review of Devil Fetus; here's the breakdown of my ratings:

Story: 1.50 Direction: 1.25 Pace: 1.25 Acting: 1.25 Enjoyment: 1.50

TOTAL: 6.75 out of 10.00

Chinese horror is growing on me like decomposing flesh on a corpse.

I loved this film chiefly because of the story. What the writers give the audience is an inspired concept. A woman buys a jade vase. Supposed to bring luck, it bestows a curse upon her, and she is visited nightly by the Devil of the West. She transforms from a loving aunty into a harridan. Her husband is killed when he breaks the vase, and soon after, she too is killed. But the hex isn't defeated; even in death, she will bear the Devil's child. Luckily a priest at the funeral service observes the curse at work and quickly tries to counter it. Several years later, an accident unleashes the curse once more. Now, this is the ingenious part. The hex follows them home and begins jumping between the family members, including their pet pooch - For me, it was these occurrences and transferences that increased the film's drawing power. I appreciated the extra detail and complexity; it was nice to have an engaging storyline in a horror film.

The direction is more than acceptable, though some special effects appear dated, which is no surprise as Devil Fetus is thirty-nine years old. I enjoyed how the director used colour, especially adding shades of a sickly yellow-green whenever the possessed person acted evilly, signifying that the Devil was in control. He also has a fine eye for using dark shadows to build a creepy atmosphere and mount the tension. The only thing that irked me was the final Good-v-Evil battle. He uses a few substandard effects, such as the double exposure to represent the Devil in ghost form. It would've been better if he'd not just used a still image of the ghost to glide into the hero. It looks unrealistic and fake, and he employs the technique too many times. He implements stop motion animation when we watch the Devil's head decompose. Sadly, there are not enough frames used to show the action smoothly. It looks Jumpy, and then when the skull moves around, it's too jerky - Harryhausen would be rolling in his grave. Another disappointment was the direction itself. He is talented, there's no arguing the matter, but he doesn't do fight scenes too well. He could have gotten away with the poor directing if they had saved more funds for the finale's FX.

The cast is okay, although a couple of the more minor players could have been better, especially as you believe they're the leads. The Aunty who buys the vase is too stiff and expressionless in her role. And her sister's husband could have done with showing more enthusiasm, especially in the sinister scenes. Though I'll say, I totally love the Grandmother, the actress portraying her is superb.

I would happily recommend Devil Fetus to all horror fans out there. But be warned, Devil Fetus is for the gorehounds. Some segments may make you squirm like the worms under the husband's face. And when you get to the trash-compacting sauna, you may be im-pressed. It's not as good as Bewitched, but it is well worth your attention, especially if you've not seen it. I would also suggest hunting it out; it is that entertaining.

Please feel free to visit my Absolute Horror list to see where I ranked Devil Fetus.

Take Care & Stay Well.