Prince of Darkness (1987) – It’s got another nice synth
score from Carpenter, who uses various bugs and an
army of possessed hobos led by Alice Cooper to creepy effect, but theologically (and
scientifically), it’s terribly silly (new-and-improved liquid Satan is the
least of its problems), and it’s one of the countless devil films that makes the
Catholics look like complete jackasses – these factors detract from the good
atmosphere that Carpenter sacrifices pacing to build; it’s also got
inconsequential characters, bad acting, not much payoff, and one of cinema’s
all-time bad mustaches. 4
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