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The Devil Inside

March 1, 2012 by · Comments Off on The Devil Inside 

The Devil Inside, The Devil Inside is a wannabe ‘exorcist meets Paranormal Activity’.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t come close to either as far as being scary is concerned. It actually amuses you with its amateur filmmaking, cliched story, theatrical performances and poor production value.

A woman is ‘suspected’ to be possessed after she kills 3 priests who were conducting exorcism on her. Given her mental instabilities, she is transferred to a mental hospital in Italy. Few years after the incident, the woman’s daughter Isabella travels to Italy to find out what happened to her mother.

Once in Italy, two ordained exorcists allow Isabella to be a part of their many illegal exorcisms before they conduct it on her mother.

Isabella’s horrifying journey is shown to have been shot on camera by her friend Michael, which is why the film is found-footage. What happens to Micheal, Isabella and the two priests as they delve into the world of the dead is the story of The Devil Inside.

The documentary style filmmaking with the actors talking incessantly to camera just bores you to death. All you see in the whole of first half is these theatrical actors giving endless lectures on art of exorcism, demonic possession, multi-demonic possession, difference between possession and mental illness, mutli-personality disorder, blah blah blah!

Worst part being, the lectures are not even informative! They are futile, cliched and only repeat things you already know or have seen in horror films some decade ago.

The preachy lectures on ‘demons’ and ‘possession’ continue till the end of the film and only halt temporarily when you see women acting possessed by breaking their bones and screaming at the top of their lungs. Ample blood is splashed all over to scare you but it makes you feel sick out of grossness and not fear.

It’s a shame that the movie made in 1973: The Exorcist was way superior in every way than any of the films that it has been inspiring ever since.

Paranormal Activity too is in different league when compared to The Devil Inside. Devil is not even remotely as scary as Paranormal.

The ending is so abrupt that it makes you happy that its over instead of wondering what just happened.

The Devil Inside

December 13, 2011 by · Comments Off on The Devil Inside 

The Devil Inside, The Devil Inside is a horror-themed third-person shooter video game released in 2000 by Cryo Interactive. The game’s script was written by Hubert Chardot, better known for his work in the Alone in the Dark series.

The game is presented as a reality television game show documenting the supernatural exploits of the protagonist Dave and his titular alter ego, a succubus named Deva. The game’s theme was frequently compared to The Running Man, written by Stephen King, whose name is mentioned early in the game.
The player can transform between Dave and Deva by activating pentagrams located at certain places throughout the game’s levels. During gameplay, Dave/Deva is followed by a small flying camera as well as a cameraman, and the player can switch between the two camera views as desired. Occasionally, a news helicopter will also be present and scripted cutscenes will be viewed from an aerial perspective.

The pacing, exploration, and puzzle factor of the game is similar to that of other survival horror titles. As Dave, the player has access to a variety of guns, which are equipped with laser sights to assist the player in aiming. As Deva, the player uses spells to attack enemies. Spells do not require ammunition, but do deplete mana that regenerates slowly.

 Some enemies generate souls when killed, and Deva can inhale souls to replenish her mana. Deva also has the ability to fly and regenerate health when standing in fire. The game uses a checkpoint save system represented by television sets found in-game.

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