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Excellent but underrated film

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The Devil's Rain is your average evil cult movie from the 70s with bland script,bland characters and one hell of a grand finale thank to the amazing make up effects.It watchable for at least one time if you want to see a bunch of wax devil worshipers melting by a rain

The Devil's Rain is one of many satanic themed horror films that were popular and churned out in great regularity in the late 60's/early 70's. It is far from the best movie and not one of the top entries in the genre, but is good for what it is and is a cool little flick in my book. This cult classic has the benefits of a real good cast that has William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert as well as early appearances by future stars Tom Skerrit and John Travolta. Ernest Borgnine is in top form here as a satanic priest who is after a book that has the signatures of people who sold their souls to Satan. Shatner is Shatner and Shatner is awesome. Shatner camps it up big time and The Devil's Rain never fails to entertain. Anton Lavey founder of The Church Of Satan is on set here as technical adviser and even makes a cameo in the film. However, this does not put The Devil's Rain in the same league as genre classics such as Rosemary's Baby. But The Devil's Rain is B movie gold and good, campy old school drive in horror that unfortunately is not made anymore. Fans of the genre will love The Devil's Rain, I can dig it and had a great time watching this.

The Devil's Rain is a totally baffling film, somehow both more and less than the sum of its parts. Borgnine, Shatner, Satanism - sounds like a giggle, right? And yet somehow the fact that it's so silly, and clearly so reticent to take itself seriously for most of its running time, means that it doesn't really fall into the so-bad- it's-good category, yet it's so far short of actually being good at the same time as not really being all that bad. Confused? You will be. Leaving aesthetic appreciation aside, the plot of The Devil's Rain is a total muddle. There are huge plot gaps, in which the audience is presumably expected to make leaps to connect one scene to the next, or to try and establish context which is missing more often than not. I genuinely wonder if there isn't a stash of deleted scenes out there which, if cut back in, would actually help the continuity of the film. Instead, what we're left with is a series of moments - some fun, some dumb, some hilariously badly executed - which only really add up to a coherent movie experience if you're really, really paying attention. The likelihood is that you won't be, given the overall sub-par writing, hammy acting (notable Shatnerisms abound) and direction which clearly has no idea of the tone it's going for.Approach this film with curiosity and you'll have some harmless fun. You'll chuckle at the sight of Ernie Borgnine dressed and made up like a goat. You'll cringe at Shatner's pseudo-pensive-horizon- staring delivery of the ludicrous dialogue. And you'll love the pre Incredible Melting Man melting men. But I'm pretty sure you won't know - or care - what the hell (pun intended) is going on.

Corbis (Ernest Borgnine), a servant of Satan, is seeking a book stolen from him by the Prescott family. It has a list of all the people who sold their souls to the Devil. Why he needs this book is never made clear. He finally tracks them down and sets out to destroy them to get the book.What a shambles! The plot makes little sense and the "twist" ending comes out of nowhere. We have a great cast here (William Shatner, Eddie Albert, Tom Skerritt, Ida Lupino and Keenan Wynn) giving their all time worst performances. Supposedly the book makes more sense but I don't think I should have to read a book to understand a movie. It starts off OK (on a dark and stormy night no less) but gets confusing and, by the end, I was totally lost. Lousy special effects too. This only gets two stars for a good performance by Borgnine and a cool finale where most of the cast melts away. This is also John Travolta's first film--whether that's a plus or minus is up to the viewer. All in all though this is a confusing mess of a movie.