Product Details

• Actors: James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Bill Nunn, Samuel L. Jackson, Minnie Gentry
• Directors: James Bond III
• Writers: James Bond III
• Producers: James Bond III, Charles Huggins, Hajna O. Moss, Kervin Simms, Kevin Harewood
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
• VHS Release Date: May 4, 1999
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304636571
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,672 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

There's a succubus--a female vampire with a disturbingly sexual modus operandi--thinning out the male singles-bar population in New York, and it's up to a young Southern divinity student and his friends to stop her from continuing to act upon her hellish urges. A funky urban nightmare from quadruple-threat newcomer James Bond III (actor, producer, writer, and director), this self-assured debut is notable for being the first all-black horror film in quite some time. One of the few films of merit to be released by the notoriously low-rent Troma Studios (home of The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die, and many others), it's a provocative and scary movie with a professionalism that belies the obviously minuscule budget. The exquisite cinematography is by Spike Lee regular Ernest Dickerson. --Andrew Wright

-The Los Angeles Times

"A potent horror fantasy."

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Movie, Deals with Real Struggles, April 9, 2000

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"dred_steel" (Bolingbrook, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Def by Temptation (DVD)

As an avid fan of movies from the vampire genre, I wasimmediately drawn to this one based on the detailed review of AndrewWright of Amazon.com. However, to my surprise, the movie is not about vampires, but instead about the eternal struggle that men are confronted with--temptation. Bond portrays a minister "to-be" who comes from a long line of ministers. Struggling with the question as to whether there is more to life than the ministry, he visits his childhood friend, Hardison, who is a struggling "B" movie actor in New York. Little did he know that he would encounter a demon temptress named, you guessed it, Temptation, who, like the reviewer stated, is single-handedly destroying the men from a local "pick-up" joint.

What makes this movie interesting is also what makes it a little campy. The seductress plays on the main sexual deviations of men: each concluding with real, and relevant, endings to the perpetrators. The real storyline poses the question, "Can you resist Temptation in this life to do what God requires of you?" This is a question which is posed bluntly, and those who answer no, meet gruesome ends.

Overall, the storyline is good, the acting decent, and Cynthia Bond as the temptress is hot. This is overall a good movie and well worth viewing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Demons, Fortune Tellers, Religion, Oh my!, November 30, 2001

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"mictrostar" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Def By Temptation [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is one of the best horror films. The plot is original, the actors believable, the sets very visual... even the soundtracks pretty good! The special effects are fair. The plot involves an attractive womans quest to destroy cheating men in general and in particular, a young man who hopes to become a minister. Alas, he is the last of his line. Whats her deal? Buy it and see! Several known performers in this film: Melba Moore, Hardison, TWO Jacksons (one famous Samuel, oh and Freddie) The climax of the film is intense, the ending is excellent. Bored with other horror films because they're all clones? Buy this one then.... it's a standout!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the must underrated vampire movie of the 90's!, June 17, 2009

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John Rigley "J.J. Rider" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Def by Temptation (DVD)

Very interesting and underrated vampire blaxplotation thriller from writer-director-producer-star James Bond III. What works in this movie is a good storyline with some sex and violence around, the movie was released by the popular independent studio known as "Troma" in theaters and has gained a small cult following. The acting is very good. The dialogue is good. And there's also some great cinematography.