Too many fans seem to be blown away

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Blistering performances.

In the spirit of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS comes this demon comedy gorefest, THE CONVENT. Clorissa(Joanna Canton)is dating the star quarterback. Mo(Meghan Perry)is a hot goth chick who was once good friends with Clorissa. Clorissa was once attired in goth wardrobe but abandoned such a persona in favor of joining the preppy bunch. Kaitlin(Renée Graham)is the annoying, self-absorbed cheerleader babe. Richard Trap, Dax Miller, Liam Kyle Sullivan and Jim Golden are the frat bunch who coerce Clorissa and Kaitlin into hanging out at a notorious convent, having been shut down when a Catholic school girl(as seen in the opening of the movie)went ballistic massacring nuns, Mother Superior, and priest during their usual worship service. Mo is kidnapped by a group of wannabe devil worshipers and sacrificed to Lucifer and this ceremony unleashes a demonic presence which continues to spread after each murdered victim(each victim turns into a demon). Most of the movie follows the human bodies possessed by demons attacking the next victim within the abandoned convent. Clorissa, fortunate for her, is able to escape and enlists the aid of the girl, now a woman(in the form of a bad ass Adrienne Barbeau), who slaughtered the nuns and priest 40 years ago. Barbeau's name is Christine and viewers will probably want to rent this movie just to see her packing heat, wielding a machete, and riding a motorcycle. The usual assortment of disposable victims are executed in grand style, director Mike Mendez' THE CONVENT reminiscent to one of those crazy Japanese gore films with lots of surreal ultra-violent sequences given mad precedence over any sort of quality story. Those who are possessed have this weird sort of body glow(the lighting is often in candy-color neon which gives the film a certainly unique look)and their eyes are bright. I often refer to EVIL DEAD because this particular film features those kinds of grotesque demon possessed humans with faces distorted, with misshapen foreheads, eyes of a different hue, in essence, those afflicted carry the manifestation of evil physically. Not to mention, the claws and teeth, for which are on display as victims are torn into or attacked with great ferocity. One scene has a victim's face skin pulled clean off. Another is possessed after being showered with blood! The gore and make-up effects can be tacky at times..I recall certain heads smashed resembling rubber masks you might wear on Halloween. I do think the appeal here is absolutely the go-for-broke demonic rampage and subsequent Barbeau executions as she uses a shot gun to blow human monsters apart before lopping off their heads with the machete. Coolio and Bill Moseley show up in cameos as police officers giving the kids a hard time after finding them in the convent goofing off. Perry, as the vocal, blunt goth chick, who speaks her mind, leaves the film much too soon for my tastes. THE CONVENT would make a good triple feature with NIGHT OF THE DEMONS & THE HAZING.

This was a really great little horror movie that had some hilarious surprises up it's sleeve. With excellent direction and above average (for the genre) acting, I'm thinking of that 'Goth girl' in particular, it was a blast.The film starts like every other horror movie : A bunch of teens decide to stay in a scary place, but these teens are actually nicely drawn characters and quite funny. As soon as the 'action' kicks in though, all bets are off. The film changes style to a 'love it or loathe it' UV lit zombie nightmare. It plays out like an episode of Buffy on Speed or Acid or both.With fresh quirky characters (the Lord of Darkness guy, with his terrible accent) to keep you entertained throughout, this is definitely worth a watch. Especially if Adrienne Barbeau kicking glitchy,UV, demon ass is your thing Nice One!

Despite the bad reviews I decided to pick this movie up and it was interesting to say the least. Where it can't be deemed a "true horror movie" because of comic lines and acting (sometimes not intended I'm sure), this movie still has some merit. Acting and character depth are not its strong virtues and the special effects could never win any awards for sure. Coolio's role in the movie was funny and it was good to see Bill Moseley for once not hiding behind a ton of makeup. Adrienne Barbeau's character is over the top and drags the movie down somewhat. David Gunn's character will have you laughing as will Richard Trapp's character. The story idea is different and gets your attention. Instead of switching from horror film to horror/comedy throughout the movie,the movie would have been better served to be played out as a straight laced hard edged horror flick from start to finish. Despite its many flaws the movie is still worth picking up and watching. Just don't put your expectations too high.

My friend's mom used to work at a video store and got to preview movies before they came out, so when she brought home The Convent, a horror movie, i couldn't wait to watch it. Given that it's supposed to be scary but is actually downright hilarious, I can say that in some weird way, I like this movie. yes, the acting is bad, and yes, it's the cheapest movie i've ever seen, but it's so damn funny! "WHAT, ARE YOU SMOKING CA-RACK?!" i didn't know this movie even was ever released... i figured it was too bad... Yeah, so... overall the movie is pretty bad (you gotta admit that much at least) but I promise you, you will get a good laugh out of it.*this movie kinda sucks but it's good for a laugh... especially that guy that holds the 'dagger of despair'.. THE DAGGER OF DESPAAAAAAIR!