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Blackwater Valley Exorcism

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1 star:		(6)

 

 

This is possibly one of the worst movies ever done. Where to begin with all it's flaws? There are movies that are so poor they are fun and entertaining right down from the dialogue to the acting, then there's the films, like this one, that's a total bomb.

The acting is very poor. The main character, Isabelle, is fairly good, but the rest over act. Especially the father.

There is no character developement. Just suddenly, here is my character, and here in my secret. And eveyone one in this film has a dirty secret.

The writing is very poor. Characters suddenly switch actions in mid sentence. There are logical mistakes galore. At onle point, the demon knocks out the phone line when the priest is calling the bishop. He says to the mother that the phone is dead, he will have to go into town to speak to the bishop, he will call her with the details of the meeting. OK>..if the phone is dead...how? And if he's going to call by cell phone, why not use the cell and call the bishop?

Avoid.........

A best, Blackwater Valley Exorcist is a formula movie, yet another direct to DVD movie riding on the coattails of Exorcist and the Exorcism of Emily Rose. Don't get me wrong, this movie does have its good points and fun moments, but nothing at all spectacular.

It has all the components necessary for a formula exorcism movie: the flawed family, the fallen Priest, the young possessed daughter. It uses all these pieces much the same way so many other movies of its type have. There are a few unexpected elements, such as just how flawed the townspeople really are, and a some love subplots that are slightly irregular, but nothing out of the ordinary to make you take notice. The same is true of the special effects. The standard pale skin, chapped lips, white eyes, and Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-vampire make-up are used. Nothing that is scary or new in the special effects.

The worst flaw in this movie is the ending. It looks like the writer didn't know how to end it at all, so they cobbled something together that wouldn't satisfy an English 101 professor. At the end, you're wondering, ok.... So what?

There are better movies out there that deserve your time and money far more than this. If you want an exorcism movie you can't do better than the original Exorcist. If you're bored of that, try Exorcist the Beginning, which for a B movie was pretty good. Emily Rose is so-so, but still a step above Blackwater Valley Exorcism.

Not recommended.

I acutally liked the movie and yes I read all of the other reviews wrtitten about the movie however the point of the story is still true. The movie is similar to that of The Exorcism of Emily Rose, it is a little low budget and maybe the acting and the ending still could of been better. But whether you are chirstian or not, believe in exorcism's or not the point of this story is just how well's one's weakness, strengths and faith are tried and exploited during the time of crisis.

It is interesting how the demon played the entire family not just the girl. It manipulated used everyones weakness, secrets,sins and thoughts againist them, distracted them to the point the didn't trust each other believed things that were untrue and became unfocused on what is really going on.It almost took out the whole family,and let the "fallen" preist(s)know just how unclean their hands and heart really is.

Another thing that one needs to know before you buy or rent the movie is that it is based on true, documented events and written and produced by a church. Keep that in mind while you watch the movie.

Strait to the point.It sucks big time.All the actors in it are totally bad.Such bad performances that it should win at the razzies for worst ensamble cast in a film.Also it should stick around at the ceremony because it will sweep up worst screenplay,director,production,makeup etc etc.Look i know its a low budget production but come on.There`s low budget and then there is no budget.My advise is remake it with good actors and a good director.Have the script worked on by a real writer and find a real producer and then it could have been up there with the excorcist and emily rose.Ps,the guy who played the father and the guy who played the priest should quit acting all together.There is bad acting and then there is no acting.Rediculous.

I really wanted to like this movie when I started to watch it. It turned out that I really didn't like this movie at all. The story was presented in such a bad way that it was very unbelievable. A ranch hand being an ex-priest, the other ranch hand always carring a gun to get his way, the father being an overly jealous husband and father, the non-emotional mother of Isabelle and finally a farm vet that is acting as a medical doctor of the possessed Isabelle. The acting was very poor except for Jacob the ranch hand and for Isabelle the main actress. I understand that the movie was based on a true story, and with respect to the people that were orginally involved, don't waste your money on renting it or purchasing it.

Talk about bad acting, bad editting, weak lines, and an ending that left me scratching my head, this movie can make the devil take a break from his evil and he would roll over laughing! If Linda Blair or anyone from The Exorcism of Emily Rose sees this movie, chances are they might demand to get that 90 minutes of their life back. Someone did not carefully stereotype the acting roles and script lines. They never showed what really happened to sheriff as he was attacked and few other scenes where left incomplete. I enjoy watching the behind-the-scenes footage that comes on most DVDs and even that was poorly done. In many segments I could hear the people because they played the background music too loud. I rented this DVD for $2 and that was a little too steep for a movie of this type.

This lowbudget ripoff of EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE fails on many counts: it's acting is mediocre, with even the usually reliable Cameron Daddo not up to snuff; the effects are minimal and shoddy; the pacing is slow, and it just doesn't have enough real scares. The subplot of the priest's romance with the possessed girl's sister is also dead weight. Although supposedly based on true events and with the sanction of the Catholic Church, the movie is just a direct to DVD timepasser.

People! It is an awesome movie! to tell you the truth, i could not understand why so many people gave it one star. i mean, everyone has there opinions and all, but give things a chance.my opinion:i absolutely loved this movie! it is a good as hell low budget film. i have nothing more to say other than give it a chance and look at it from a positive view.

Blackwater Valley Exorcism isn't a very good movie, but I'll be danged if it didn't cram more crazy plot twists into it than any exorcism movie I've ever seen. Every character in this film is so eaten up with his/her own personal demons that it's a wonder a bona fide demon could ever find room to get in and actually possess one of them in the first place. As we all know, a demon will exploit any guilt and weakness in those who dare attempt to exorcise him; well, this demon is sitting on a mountain of ammunition once the collars start calling. Some of you are undoubtedly wondering if the film is scary. Personally, I have never seen anything scary about The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen), but I'm pretty confident in saying Blackwater Valley Exorcism isn't going to scare a living soul the least little bit. It will make you laugh, but it won't scary you. As for my fellow Jeffrey Combs fans, you should already be used to Combs making cameo appearances in lousy horror films. In most cases, he's the only thing the film has going for it. In this case, however - and I really hate to say this - he turns in a terrible performance. He was so bad that I didn't even realize it was him at the time.

Blackwater Valley is obviously a hotbed of dysfunctional people. You would think that poor demon-possessed Isabelle (Kristin Erickson) would be worse off than anyone else, but that is far from the case. Her father Eli (Randy Colton) is all kinds of surly, carries a grudge like a sledgehammer, and is borderline psychotic with jealousy and suspicion of a wife he probably doesn't even love. There's Miguel, the farmhand with a hidden past whose diagnosis of Isabelle as possessed pretty much gets the whole exorcism ball rolling. Then there's the priest (Cameron Daddo), the most-screwed up character of all. It is most ironic that the family turns to him for help because a previous relationship he had with Isabelle's sister has left plenty of bad blood between him and the family. Let's just say Father Jacob didn't take a traditional path toward the priesthood. He also happens to look a lot like Neil Diamond.

Just picture this exorcism party: a priest with a really sordid past who just turned down a chance to study exorcism at the Vatican because he didn't believe in possession; a cowardly Mexican farmhand who repudiated his faith years earlier; Isabelle's sister Claire (Madison Taylor), who is, quite inexplicably, still all hot and bothered over Father Jacob; and a local veterinarian who just proved that a syringe full of horse tranquilizer won't kill a man. Many a dark secret is revealed before this night is through - heck, you almost forget about poor possessed Isabelle as a full-fledged soap opera erupts inside the house.

I like the story's unconventional twists and turns, as they do distinguish this particular film from the pack of Exorcist clones that have been produced over the years, but the film's mixed bag of surprises just isn't enough offset all of the inane dialogue and hysterically bad acting in the film. It's impossible to take this film seriously, especially with Randy Colton turning in a performance worthy of the Hayden Christensen bad acting award of the year. An exorcism movie with very little in the way of dark atmosphere and no capacity for frightening the viewer just isn't going to get the job done. Blackwater Valley Exorcism is good for a few laughs, but that's about it.

THIS WAS BY FAR THE WORST MOVIE EVER I HAVE OVER 200 DVD'S NEVER SOLD ONE.GAVE THIS AWAY FOR FREE(EXORCISM YEAH RIGHT)