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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Python Hyena Lost Souls (2000): Dir: Janusz Kaminski / Cast: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Phillip Baker Hall, John Hurt, Elias Koteas: The subject of demon possession worked to great extent in The Exorcist but since then too many films have attempted to copy it and never coming close to its greatness. Title could have referenced redemption but more than souls were lost in this clown act. It opens with an exorcism in an institution. It is believed that Peter Kelson, a young writer who has written books on evil and will be possessed. Winona Ryder delivers him a tape of the failed exorcism but playback reveals nothing. The woman in the room next door can hear it perfectly. Too many silly moments and little character development. Directing by Janusz Kaminski is stylish with tremendous production but the ending uses problematic issues of violence. Ryder delivers a laughable performance. John Hurt does his best in the role of a Priest but it has been conceived countless times by other actors leaving him with nothing to do other than follow the motions. Ben Chaplin is flat and only serves as a possible romantic interest for Ryder. Phillip Baker Hall is wasted and has performed better in more detailed roles. The Exorcist is perhaps the best this sort of sub genre can achieve, and this junk never comes close. This film is an uninspiring mess that should be lost down a deep dark hole. Score: 2 / 10

Ferox Ludum This movie, beautifully shot and paced with great discipline, has one of the great twist endings in all of horror/suspense cinema.It seems that perhaps the director relied too heavily upon the intelligence and observational powers of his audience; the unbelievable twist at the very last few seconds of the film went unnoticed by most of them.** POSSIBLE SPOILERS? **When I watched this movie for the first time I sat stunned as the credits rolled. The unexpectedness of the ending took my breath away. I feel sorry for those linearly minded viewers who missed out on the experience. Try watching it again without getting so invested in your beliefs about which characters are evil and which are good. Keep an open mind about the nature of deception and that the Devil is supposed to be the Father of Lies. Pay closer attention to the criteria that are given, in moments of exposition throughout the film, for the Devil's return. What characters might fulfill those criteria?

boyd1955 Rosemary's Baby rewritten ( badly ) for the clueless generation ... This film reeks ... The acting is fine ... The story is basically "antichrist" appears on earth ... Done to death ... And as most people with a brain now realise that there are no gods, this sort of story no longer works ... The fact that whoever edited this was unable to put a narrative flow together from such a simplistic story is another matter I love horror films but would strongly suggest you give this one a wide berth as it offers absolutely nothing of interest This rule that you have to write 10 lines or more is really difficult with this film because it is so devoid of any interest that it really is just ... Sad ...Boring ... And a complete waste of everyones time

Lee Eisenberg Another story of someone suspecting that the Devil is soon to take over the world. There have been so many of these kinds of movies that I can't even distinguish them anymore. Winona Ryder has starred in so many good movies, so why did she degenerate into this? About the only clever scene was when he couldn't hear the tape; otherwise, "Lost Souls" made little to no sense.So, there are plenty of good movies out there, so don't bother with this one. Also making fools of themselves are Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter, Philip Baker Hall (the old guy in Paul Thomas Anderson's movies), John Hurt and Elias Koteas. Not a terrible movie, but pretty worthless.