The Possessed

2021

Horror

8
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40%
IMDb Rating 4.5/10 10 1761 1.8K

Director

Top cast

John Jarratt as Jacob
Simone Buchanan as Carissa
Sean Lynch as Martin
Romy Poulier as Nancy
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896.39 MB
1280*536
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 2
1.8 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 2

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Reviewed by ShinzouMoa 3 / 10

Was this supposed to be a comedy?

So i went into this knowing next to nothing about the movie, and i hardly ever expect anything from "horror" movies i haven't heard of before, but halfway in i was wondering if this wasn't supposed to be a comedy. In fact i found myself laughing quite a bit at the "acting", but the reactions of all involved seem to indicate that this was meant to be serious matter, with some ridiculous dialogue delivered with straight faces.There are scenes that try to up the drama factor, but end up being parodies of themselves, tales of possession (complete with flashbacks) that would fit in well with the Scary Movie franchise, yet the tone of all listening takes it seriously.I have to say that the demon makeup is not bad at all, yet once again veers easily into parody territory. The overacting of the main "exorcist" complete with the extremely silly dialogue and situations leave me wondering what the intentions of the filmmakers were.As a satire/parody i would give this a 6 maybe, but as a pure horror movie it is barely a 3 (almost all for the demon make-up).
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Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 5 / 10

a different exorcist

Jacob Chandler became an exorcist after a tragedy in 2001. He has exorcised many possessed by demons in what he calls clearing. His nephew Liam, Liam's girlfriend Atalie Carlisle who has the curse of seeing the demons, and their group of young friends join him in a difficult clearing.

This is a different exorcist. It's still an exorcist and it has many of the same ideas. Supposedly, it's a real guy from the opening text and closing credits although I can't take him that seriously. First, there's the shaky hand which looks like a gimmick. Second, the Australian accent doesn't fit my mind's image of an exorcist. Finally, there is the Hawaiian shirt. I can almost hear him sing Kokomo. It's a funny visual. At least, he does change into a black T-shirt which is a minor improvement. The best option is to play into the silly image like a Crocodile Dundee. It may turn it into a farce, but it would be interesting. While I'm uncertain about the guy, I do like the demon designs. This is a smaller indie horror with all the standard horror tropes. The story is very simplistic and straight-forward. This very much depends on how one sees Jacob.

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