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A woman is used as a pawn to bring to fruition the rule of the Antichrist.A woman is used as a pawn to bring to fruition the rule of the Antichrist.A woman is used as a pawn to bring to fruition the rule of the Antichrist.
Alex Roe
- Dylan St. Clair
- (as Alex Roe-Brown)
Jack McKenzie
- Norman
- (as Jack MacKenzie)
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In this film there is a very young pretty gal who gets married to a handsome guy who has the large home and everything to go with a prosperous person. After the large celebration and all the people have left for the evening, usually romance starts in the bedroom. However, in this picture it encounters a walk through the woods on a moon-lite night and then a stroll to a high cliff area overlooking the ocean below. The couple embrace and make love on the hard rock surface, instead of a nice warm cozy bed; it is from this point on in the picture that things start to change for the worst. The young bride is pregnant immediately after the hard rock love making and a sweet lovely child is conceived for the entire world to enjoy. If you like this type of film and especially,"Rosemary's Baby", you will enjoy this film.
This typical straight-to-video release (complete with washed up actors that used to belong to the C-list) goes where countless films have gone before: a young mother gives birth to a child that seems to be uncommonly fascinated by morbidity, torture, death, or generally speaking all things evil. Naturally people around the once happy couple start dying left and right and our young female protagonist, estranged from her surroundings, starts to wonder whether or not this is related to her son's need to impale his pet guinea pig. People, it has all been done before in a much more satisfying fashion, see Rosemary's Baby, The Omen, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, or even The Devil's Advocate, Eyes Wide Shut or The Ninth Gate for all I care but don't waste precious time that could be spend delving into the many great works that cinema has to offer.
This was definitely not as bad as I thought it would be. The acting was a little dry, I guess, but the kid who played Dylan was definitely creepy. There was a lot of symbolism, or maybe I was just making some up to make the movie seem more profound, but the raven part was pretty cool, and plus, the raven is also a Carrie thing... Heh, so all in all, this wasn't so bad, and it reminded me of Rosemary's Baby, what with the devil's child and all. I gave it 4/10.
I give a 7, and thats being conservative! You have to pay attention mid-movie to stay with plot. Solid acting as far as I could judge! Few plotholes, making the movie smooth in laying everything out. Great ending. I give this an over-all B+! Thanks!😀
Let there be no mistake: The Calling is not a very good movie. But then again, how many really good movies are there in this genre? Off hand I can only think of a few...The Omen, The Exorcist (the best of them all), The Shining, Poltergeist, The Blair Witch Project and The Changeling amongst a few others perhaps (I also liked The Ninth Gate). I can think of a lot more titles that REALLY stinks, and this is my favorite genre! As for The Calling I think it is an OK movie for the genre, and well worth seeing for those who enjoy this type of movie. It is nowhere near as good as any of the above, but it's still not all that bad. And even though we've all "seen this story before" I find the ending quite original. Helge Iversen
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- TriviaA similar, almost identical, story on a woman protecting her child from Satanists was also used in the horror movie Bless the Child (2000) starring Kim Basinger and Rufus Sewell, only that time, a little girl was the central figure, not a little boy, like in this movie.
- Quotes
[after Kristie explains everything to Father Mullin from the beginning]
Kristie St. Clair: Father?
Father Mullin: Yes?
Kristie St. Clair: Why can't you believe me?
Father Mullin: You're asking for too much.
Kristie St. Clair: Then hell is where I belong.
[Father Mullin leaves upon hearing this]
- Crazy creditsBeginning movie title card: And the angel said unto me, wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which has the seven heads and ten horns. - The Holy Bible, Book of Revelations, 17(7)
- ConnectionsReferences Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- SoundtracksN' Love N' Love
Written by Dean Landon, Anika Paris and Chris Landon
Performed by Anika Paris
Courtesy Edel America Records
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- Şeytan tohumu
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- The Artichoke, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Pub interiors)
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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