{"id":28746,"date":"2023-01-18T20:18:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T04:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28746"},"modified":"2023-01-18T20:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T04:18:54","slug":"review-prey-for-the-devil-4kuhd-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2023\/01\/review-prey-for-the-devil-4kuhd-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Prey for the Devil 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Prey for the Devil<\/em><\/strong> is just another run-of-the-mill possession-horror-thriller offering nothing much new to the genre outside of the idea of the Catholic Church\u2019s exorcism school which doesn\u2019t get fully utilized here.<\/p>\n

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Prey for the Devil<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span>
\nLionsgate | PG13 \u2013 93 min. \u2013 $42.99 | January 3, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/18\/2023 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Daniel Stamm
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Robert Zappia (screenplay), Robert Zappia & Earl Richey Jones & Todd R. Jones (story)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Lisa Palfrey, Ben Cross, Virginia Madsen<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray=
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio (4K\/BD): <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/strong>The screen captures were taken from the included Blu-ray disc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2\u00bd\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Sister Ann (JACQUELINE BYERS) believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism \u2013 but a professor (COLIN SALMON) recognizes Sister Ann\u2019s gifts and agrees to train her. She finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl (POSY TAYLOR), who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago. Determined to root out the evil, Ann soon realizes that evil has been expecting her.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I\u2019ve said this in past reviews, but when it comes to horror, the supernatural ones really aren\u2019t my cup of tea with rare exceptions (The Exorcist<\/em>) and this latest possession-horror, Prey for the Devil<\/em><\/strong>, doesn\u2019t deviate from what has come before, from the look, (darkly lit scenes) to characters, I cannot distinguish this from the other run-of-the-mill exorcism films, and that would include director Daniel Stamm\u2019s own The Last Exorcism<\/em> from 2010.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t say there\u2019s really a whole lot positive to say about Prey for the Devil<\/em><\/strong>, the acting I suppose was okay led by the lovely Jacqueline Byers as well as the criminally underrated Colin Salmon, but the biggest issue, beyond that there\u2019s not a whole lot new here, is there was zero emotion behind anything; I wasn\u2019t scared during the possession scenes and I wasn\u2019t invested in some of the more heartfelt scenes with Sister Ann and her tragic past. Literally there is nothing that this film has to offer that would make this worth even the short 87-minute running time (minus credits).<\/p>\n

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Unless you\u2019re somebody who has to see every exorcism-horror movie out there, this is one you can completely skip.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a semi-glossy, title-embossed, slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All features are available on the 4K and Blu-ray discs.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Director Daniel Stamm and Actress Jacqueline Byers<\/p>\n

Featurettes:<\/strong><\/p>\n