7cb1d79195 A warlock flees from the 17th to the 20th century, with a witch-hunter in hot pursuit. In Boston of 1691, a warlock is sentenced to death, but escapes magically into the future (our present), followed doggedly by the witch hunter. There he is searching for the three parts of the Devil&#39;s Bible, trailed by the witch hunter and the woman whose house he landed in. They must stop him,the book contains the true name of God, which he can use to un-create the world. An evil and powerful warlock (superbly played to the deliciously wicked hilt by Julian Sands) manages to escape from the 17th century into Los Angeles in the 20th century. He&#39;s pursued by determined witch hunter Giles Redferne (a fine and intense performance by Richard E. Grant). It&#39;s up to Redferne and brash waitress Kassandra (an appealingly spunky portrayal by Lori Singer) to stop the warlock before he gathers up all the pages of the witches&#39; bible the Grand Grimoire, learns God&#39;s true name, and undoes all creation. Director Steve Miner, working from a witty, compelling, and imaginative script by David Twothy, relates the involving story at a constant snappy pace, spices up the horrific action with a neat line in pitch-black macabre humor, and stages the exciting climax in an old cemetery with real rip-snorting gusto. While Miner basically downplays the graphic gore, he still tosses in a few pleasingly nasty touches: the warlock cuts a man&#39;s finger off, bites the same guy&#39;s tongue out, and spits it in a frying pan and acquires the ability to fly by cooking the fat of an unbaptized boy. Moreover, the casting of the smoothly handsome Sandsone very fearsome villain and the scruffy Granta decidedly rough around the edges protagonist is quite fresh and inspired. The film further benefits from bang-up acting from a tip-top cast: Sands, Grant, and Singer are all excellent in the leads, Richard Kuss does wella devout Mennonite, and Mary Woronov has an amusing cameoa phony spiritualist. David Eggby&#39;s slick cinematography gives the film an impressively glossy look. Jerry Goldsmith&#39;s typically robust and moody score likewise hits the stirring spot. The special effects are a bit dodgy, but overall acceptable. A highly entertaining fright feature. I&#39;m not saying it&#39;s a great movie, but definitely worth watching. Julian Sands is terrific. I think this is the first movie I saw him in, and he&#39;s perfect in the roll.<br/><br/>Lori Singer is certainly replaceable, but it&#39;s not exactly a movie with a Terminator type of budget… Richard Grant is pretty good for his part.<br/><br/>You have to judge horror movies separately from the rest because, let&#39;s face it, with few exceptions, they can&#39;t stand on their own. I&#39;m not a big horror fan at all, but I like this one…<br/><br/>What really makes a good horror flick, for me, though, are the one-liners. A cop says to Lori Singer: &quot;If I were you I wouldn&#39;t stay here tonight.&quot; She responds: &quot;Do you have a watch?&quot; &quot;Yes,&quot; he says. &quot;Time me,&quot; she responds. Not SNL material, but good enough for me to enjoy…
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