TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Finfrosk86 It is no masterpiece, but it has it's qualities. A little unevenly paced perhaps, but all in all a pretty decent watch. It has a scene with a line that is really cool.. that was memorable. Not that I'll spoil what it is, tho.What I really like about it, and generally like about older horror movies, well, at least from the 80's and 90's, is that todays horror movies are most often about some crazy dude torturing and killing, or ghosts, zombies or vampires, but back in the day, they were about stranger, more absurd things. Like monsters, or entities. Also, I like how some of them really takes off, as in get real crazy. They didn't always have the biggest budget, but they did what they could, with what they had. Yes, it's often campy, but I find it entertaining as hell.The fact that 976-EVIL is directed by Robert Englund (the original Freddy Krueger) makes it kind of worth watching all on it's own. (That's why I watched it)

neonmaniacs Made in the late eighties and directed by Robert Englund, I pretty much knew what to expect from '976 Evil' before it even began. Then I see the front cover which depicts some kind of beast above a telephone and the tag-line reads "One Number For Hell". I knew straight away I was going to enjoy this movie to a certain degree because it's exactly the type of film I like to watch, and I'm pretty sure most of the people who give this film terrible reviews and ratings knew they were going to hate it before watching it.Written by Brian Helgeland who boasts an expansive back catalogue of quality, solid screenplays, the story moves along at a solid pace. As the tension builds you know exactly when something awful is going to happen but heah, isn't that what this style of horror movie is all about.From the leather clad greaser Spike, right through to the awkward teenager Hoax (played by Stephen Geoffreys of 'Fright Night') the characters are standard fare for an eighties horror flick.Basically this is an eighties horror film about a teenager who becomes possessed after calling a 1-900 number. The rest of the film plays out exactly as it should with some nice one liners, a healthy portion of gore and an even healthier portion of cheese.The acting is far from perfect here but this isn't something that will bother an eighties horror fan.So if eighties horror isn't your thing give this one a miss. If however you normally like this style of horror, give it a chance. It does exactly what it says on the box.

Arlis Fuson Great little 80's horror, very unique, very original and just simply fun to watch. Great cast full of 80' and 90's legends and Robert Englunds directorial debut.When a nerdy kid calls a psychic hot line ran by the devil (or something - you decide) he is possessed and all his wishes come true and he takes on all of the people who bully him and cause his life to be a miserable one. His cousin finally steps in and realizes that he must destroy this possessed kid.Not a bad film, I was disappointed to see a mistake within the first two minutes. When a detective is blown up in a phone booth and his body flies back the rope is very visible. So major obvious flaws always make me knock points off, not that I am literally taking points.The production was decent and I thought this was one of those 80's horrors that stand up and competes really well with all thats out there. It's about a number you call on a "horrorscope". The number will give you anything you want, but gets mad if you don't use its gifts and let the evil take you over.Stephen Geoffreys did an amazing job acting here, hes one of my faves from the 80's. His dorky laugh and cool charm, what's not to like. He reminds me so much of Jack Nicholsan. Here he is the main guy possessed and he goes from nerd to quick witted, one liners via Satan so fast. He's truly one of the best actors in the 80's "teen" scene, yet he was way older I am sure. With movies like The Gate and Fright Night you cant go wrong with him. Patrick O'Bryan made his acting debut and will return in the movies sequel as well, but he didn't do much more in this biz. A lot of great acting here with stars from many of my old faves. Sandy Dennis (Parents, God Told Me To), Leslie Dean (Freddy's Dead), JJ Cohen (Back to the Future trilogy), Darren Burrows (Cry Baby) and Robert Picardo (Burbs, Munchies, Innerspace).Brian Helgeland and Rhet Topham did some pretty good writing here, they wrote some cool movies from that era and this is one of the best. I especially loved how evil it gets for a while. Geoffreys got evil and they showed him as a sex object as he does a séance in the middle of a pentagram and then the part with the spiders in the TV dinner was creepy... Good little film 6 out of 10 stars.

Lucien Lessard Hoax (Stephen Geofferys) is a painfully shy teenager, who gets harassed by a group of thugs (led by J.J. Cohen) in High School and suffers at home with his overly religious mother (Sandy Dennis). The only thing that Hoax looks up to his good-hearted punk cousin Spike (Patrick O'Bryan), who lives next-door to him. When Spike finds an phone number in a card from the magazine, he was reading. Which it's a horror-scope that predicts horrible things in the near future. When Spike finds himself saved by a undercover police detective (Jim Metzler). Which a car nearly run Spike over but no one was driving the car. Which this detective is trying the investigate the bizarre deaths that involves the mysterious phone number from the horror-scope. Which these unfortunate victims called that number. When Hoax decides to call the number for the hell of it, he comes intriguing with the black magic and he finds himself seduced by the unimaginative powers from the horror-scope he calls. Now Hoax uses the power from the phone number he called giving him and he uses it for revenge.Directed by Robert Englund made an fairly entertaining horror/thriller with elements of fantasy. Which the premise is somewhat familiar, especially for those who seen "Brian De Palma's Carrie" and "Evilspeak". I have to admit, this movie starts out very badly. I almost lose interest in the story but it slowly improves. Especially when it's focuses on Hoax's character. Englund shows some unexpected flair behind the camera with some decent imaginative special effects and good make-up effects work, despite it's low-budget showing. The performances are better than average. The script by Oscar-Winning:Brain Helgeland (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4:The Dream Master, L.A. Confidential, Payback) and Rhet Topham (Trick or Treat) is confusing at times and the odd-ball dark humour doesn't always work. Still, horror fans will enjoy it. The directorial debut by Englund is not bad (Who best known playing Freddy Krueger in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series). Robert Picardo (Who always has scene-stealing performances in Joe Dante movies) is memorable in his cameo as Mark Dark. Followed by a Sequel. (** ½/*****).