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Summary: Laugh out loud!
Review: I borrowed this movie from my friends that rented it because they said "I just had to see it! It was the most hilarious thing they've seen." And I agree! It was hilarious because it was sooo STUPID! Geez, where is horror going these days?! Was the director trying something new with the whole black light effect and the weird moving demons??!! This movie had a lot of funny lines and the goth girl was an excellent actress, she would be hilarious in a comedy, why she picked this stupid movie to be in I have no idea?! RENT, don't BUY this movie. You have to see it to believe how stupid it is!! P.S. The very beginning is pretty graphic for those of us who actually look up to religion.
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Summary: A horror movie for 12 year-olds
Review: I liked some of the characters in the movie, but I have to give it a bad rating because it definitly was not scary and the speical effects looked very fake and cheap.If you are older than 12, then avoid this movie. Its only for kids.
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Summary: It's The CONVENT-ional waste of potential.
Review: I recommend this movie to all who wants to see what BAD movies look like. The young and obviously inexperienced cast isn't convencing at all. I do not recommend anyone to buy this DVD. Rent it and see for yourselves...
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Summary: Better than most new horror movies, but.........
Review: I was really excited about this movie and had heard about it for a long time, it just didn't have an American distributer. Well, I finally seen it and I must say I'm a little disappointed.
The concept of demon nuns and lots of gore sounds pretty cool. But why must all new horror movies have to be funny? Why must all new horror movies have to have "in-jokes"? Why must all new horror films have to look like Marilyn Manson videos?(You know, with the zombies/demons/ghosts doing that twitching thing) As for the gore, why is it neon colors? And what's with all the black light stuff? While I must admit the wanna be goths in the movie are absolutely hysterical because it's so true, I wanna see a good gory, straight frightfest from an American film. It reminds me of Dead Hate the Living meets the remake of House on Haunted Hill(and that's not a good thing because both films did the Marilyn Manson video/in joke thing which is becoming tiring. In short, yeah it has funny parts, yeah there's some gore(with neon blood), but if you wanna see some *** kicking gory zombie movies, America isn't making them. Not even the Italians are making them any more. Japan is doing the genre with some real awesome fresh movies in the likes of Junk, Wild Zero, and Versus. Look for them because other than Romero and the Evil Dead series, America is useless when it comes to zombies/demons and gore.
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Summary: Absolutely Hysterical
Review: If you are looking for an intelligent,scary horror film...this is not it. But if you are looking for outrageous camera work, laugh out loud lines and undead nuns, guns, and gasoline...this is flawless. It really shows that the director, writer, and actors had a blast making this and play it totally for laughs. I was on the floor cracking up through most of it and can highly recommend it for those friday night parties when you're with all your friends, had a few drinks , and don't really want to use your brains...
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Summary: A great funny horror......
Review: If you want to spend a mindless break in front of your TV after a hard day's work, then this is for you. I loved the part where the two guys are discussing their virginity while being wheeled down the corridor to be sacrificed; and the weirdo guy says to the other, 'I just haven't found the right one yet'.
I think reviewers on this site tend to rate the movie out of it's context instead of for what it really is, a dumb brainless horror movie which was intended to scare you a bit as well as make you laugh now and then. I like to experience those emotions after a terrible day at work in a job that I totally loathe with a passion. If you want to watch a horror movie that's a little more intellectual, then watch Bram Stoker's Dracula.....or is that a love story ???
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Summary: UGH !!! Attacks of Zombies with Fluorescent Light !!!
Review: It is 1960. A red car stops before a church, and a girl wearing sunglasses gets out. Background music, Lesley Gore's hit song, "You Don't Own Me." And she takes out a shotgun, kills all the nuns there, and torches the place. Ugh. 40 years later, as you expect, a group of college students breaks into this now deserted convent for fun. And you know what happens next, with demon worshippers and massive attack of zombies. "The Convent" is, in fact, a knowingly cheezy B-horror film that is meant for fun, fun like sitting back and drinking beer. So, there's no point in saying that the story is hackneyed, the characters are caricatures -- a cheerleader, a Goth girl, etc. If you're in good mood, you may enjoy the film's sheer stupidity. If you're not, just stay away. For film fans who loves to have any knowledge, trivial or not, the following might be useful. Coolio appears as a crazy cop, but, remember, his part is just a cameo. And another special appearance is by Adrienne Barbeau, who is cool clad in black lether jacket, chopping off the zombies' heads. And Ms. Barbeau's character, an adult released from 40 years' hietus after murdering those nuns (she got some reason, she says), is named "Christine" ... the director's obvious homage to one Carpenter film of the same title, and his "Escape from N.Y." in which she also appeared. (And as you know, she is ex-Mrs. Carpenter.) Brief as it is, her screen presense gives a good stimulant to this film. As to the film itself, the scare is scarcely found, but sometimes it certainly is funny. The special make-up is very good, and gives precious power to the entire film that tends to sag sometimes. This is for those who likes the types of films like "Creepshow" and "The Evil Dead." But Sam Raimi's outrageous energy somehow lacks here.
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Summary: Best horror movie released in 2000!
Review: Let me begin by saying that this movie is incredibly hilarious. Hilarious, in my world, means lots of blood and lots of sacrilege. The nuns crack me up constantly. Some things about this is rather B-Quality so don't expect any majorly expensive effects. The pace is fast and keeps you interested and Adrienne Babrbeau--she always rocks.
The opening scene alone is worth it -- probably one of the best scenes I've ever seen. Oh yeah, if you have a PAL dvd player--buy the one on the amazon.co.uk site, it has 11more minutes than this one.
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Summary: Big Fun
Review: Man, what a trip! Usually, if a movie tries really hard to be campy and funny, it fails miserably. This one hits it just right. Hilarious, fast-paced, great-looking, and creative. Love those flourescent nun zombies!
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Summary: Creative effect; uncreative movie.
Review: Now you have to give this movie some credit. There's nothing that stands out in the acting. The characters are stereotypical and, if you ask me, redundant. What stood out to me was the effects. First of all, the fight scenes were rather entertaining. For all you knew, you were watching a John Woo shootout (okay, maybe not John Woo). I'm not one for comparing movies to see how they portray possessed people. But you really gotta give these guys props for their effects and portrayal. It wasn't the typical Linda Blair. It was more like a special effects upgrade to the usual demonic possession.
So if you watch movies just for effects, you'll probably get a kick out of this. The r-rating is for sexuality (no nudity), language and graphic violence. Don't take it seriously. Just enjoy it for what it offers.
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