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 The early 70's were definitely a strange time for horror movies for many reasons, such as the psychedelica persisting from the 60's, the impossible fashion sense, and the free-wheeling, "anything goes" approach to the plot. It was also apparently a golden age for homicidal elderly people. Along with another 70's Satanism/witchcraft horror flick, "The Touch of Satan", this movie has plenty of senior citizens killing people, and it's both funny and disturbing to see them getting this physical with their victims. They also kidnap children--all blondes and brunettes aged between 6 and 9-1/2--for Satanic reasons (though this aspect of the plot eventually leads to a rather unsatisfactory ending, which won't be discussed any further here). At any rate, you won't get to see anything particularly brutal or gory since this movie is only rated PG, but the atmosphere is decent enough, especially in the last quarter of the movie. Except for one scene where everyone is laughing unconvincingly over a dumb "little green men" reference, the acting is above average, as far as horror movies go. Strother Martin (yep, the same actor who played Dr. Stoner from "SSSSSS" and then Mr. Stoner from Cheech & Chong's "Up In Smoke") isn't bad as the Satanism expert, and L.Q. Jones (the cowboy with the clout in "Casino") does a reasonably good job portraying the puzzled sheriff. All in all, "Brotherhood of Satan" is not highly recommended, especially if you don't have any soft spots for early 70's stuff. |
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** NOTE: The more dots on the domino, the better the movie. 12 dots on the domino means the movie will have you on the edge of your seat because it's so capitivating. No dots means it will have you on the edge of your seat because you can't wait to leave. ** |
    
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