{"id":15440,"date":"2017-06-16T15:30:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T22:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15440"},"modified":"2017-06-16T15:31:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T22:31:19","slug":"review-unholy-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/06\/review-unholy-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Unholy BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Unholy<\/em><\/strong> is an uneven movie with some 1980s supernatural-horror charms but in spite of some spirited, so to speak, performances, this was a rather forgettable film from the era.<\/p>\n

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The Unholy
\n\u2014 Vestron Video Collector’s Series \u2014<\/span><\/span>
\n(1988)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 102 min. \u2013 $39.97 | June 27, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/16\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Camilo Vila
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Philip Yordan and Fernando Fonseca (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, William Russ, Jill Carroll, Hal Holbrook, Trevor Howard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Original Ending, Trailers\/TV Spots, Galleries
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>36.3 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>In New Orleans, a city with a dark underside of black magic and satanic worship, two priests have been brutally murdered at St. Agnes Church. Now the unholy reigns, only to be challenged by the purest of mortal souls, Father Michael (BEN CROSS), believed to be spiritually blessed following a fall from a building and surviving without injury, is appointed to the ungodly parish. Is he really the \u201cchosen one,\u201d strong enough to fight such ravishing temptation, such raw evil? Or is he simply the third to die?<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review:<\/strong> The Unholy<\/em><\/strong> was on the tedious side to sit through as the scares are few and far between and when they do occur, with some moderately impressive make-up effects, they\u2019re hardly frightening. On the positive side, Ben Cross delivers and I\u2019ll never be disappointed in seeing Hal Holbrook even in a small role and the effects work was rather impressive.<\/p>\n

Otherwise there\u2019s just wasn\u2019t very much interesting going on with The Unholy<\/em><\/strong> and it felt scattershot going through what must have been numerous passes in the editing room: for instance, Ned Beatty\u2019s detective character, investigating the priests\u2019 murders, is in and out of the picture but has no bearing on the plot itself.<\/p>\n

All that said, it\u2019s perhaps worthy of viewing for fans of 1980s supernatural horror and there was probably a really good, and memorable, movie in there somewhere.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Commentary\/Audio Interviews:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n