Scott LeBrun Mark Frost stars as John Jaspers, a young man whose girlfriend "Blue" (Jennifer Rope) is murdered by thugs. Now he's depressed and despondent enough to contemplate suicide - only for an enigmatic stranger, "M" (Andrew Divoff, whose performance outclasses this movie), to turn up and offer him a deal. John WILL get his revenge, but he will have to promise his soul to "M". He agrees with too much haste, and DOES get his revenge, but finds that his work is not done. "M" attempts to dispose of John, only for John to be reborn as a cartoony version of a demon (think a wrestler with a gimmick) and now possessed with incredible powers (including retractable, Wolverine-style blades)."Faust: Love of the Damned" is based on a graphic novel by David Quinn & Tim Vigil, and retains that sort of aesthetic for the film version. As a result, it's highly stylized by director Brian Yuzna ("Society", "Bride of Re-Animator"). Made in Spain around the same time that Yuznas' friend Stuart Gordon made his H.P. Lovecraft adaptation "Dagon", this movie has little to no dramatic impact. What hurts it a lot is the fact that leading actor Frost is so insipid as a hero; he's a bad actor, at least here. To be fair, though, he does seem to be enjoying himself when he's done up in demon garb. Overall, it's an amusing, disposable comic-book style horror-fantasy with a mostly European cast that ranges from passable (Isabel Brook, as the leading lady) to solid (Jeffrey Combs has one of his most normal roles as a dedicated detective) to very hammy (Fermi Reixach, as the police commissioner) to delightfully vampish (Monica Van Campen as M's sexy female cohort). Divoff towers over all with another of his captivating, soft-spoken villainous portrayals. He's quite a sight with his hair done like that, though.Yuzna once again utilizes the services of makeup effects expert "Screaming Mad George", whose work is typically outrageous, goopy, and completely outre. Appropriately Hellish visuals and a persistent heavy metal soundtrack (including Sepultura, one of this viewers' favourite bands) are also part of the mix.A fairly fun movie that kills approximately 101 minutes in well-paced fashion.Six out of 10.

hellholehorror This is like Wishmaster (1997) but with the devil instead of a malignant genie. The actual monster was seriously cool when it was on the screen but that is for a disappointingly short time. The story was full of twists and interest but something was missing so I found my attention drifting. The ending was great with a big thingy that burnt stuff with wonderfully tacky effects. Not very intense but the ending was worth waiting for.

culmo80 This movie started off okay, but just went downhill fast.Some of the worst acting, worst special effects, and silliest plot line all from the so-called "king of horror"...I could overlook the bad acting, there's plenty of bad acting in horror films, but the cheesy mask and suit that Faust ends up wearing is just absurd. Rather than look intimidating, he just looks silly. They would have done better to just keep him in a "human" form. The plot was okay to start off with, but it quickly became quite full of holes. So M or the Devil has the power to grant superpowers to humans but he doesn't have the power to keep track of them? He doesn't have the power to even know if a doctor is injecting him with something bad or not? And he doesn't have the power to have decent security at his own house?And what was with Claire? A beautiful nympho who seduced just about every man in the film and secretly plots to kill M, partially succeeds and then proceeds to dress up as a Dominatrix and sexually torture the female lead character. What exactly was the point of her character? Don't get me wrong, I always enjoy a slutty woman on screen, but if its just for the sake of T&A, why not just make a late-night Cinemax skinflick? As I said, most of the acting was horrid and some of the dialogue was just absurd. I will say the guy who played M did a good job, and in any other film, he would have made a great villain.As for the special effects...they look like they are from the early 90s, not 2000. And you gotta love the evil lizard demon enemy at the very end...not really, but it probably took up most of the film's budget. I didn't pay for this film in any way (other than through Netflix Instant) nor would I recommend anyone else pay for it. This is like a Spawn knock-off...just much worse.

HighlanderArg I wasn't sleepy last Sunday night and I chose to watch whatever was on TV. Channel 29 ("Space")was airing this, and I foolishly believed it was "Exorcist III". The movie lacks everything, but it's watchable.John Jaspers made a deal with some sort of devil named "M" to clear M's way to world domination. Somewhere in the way, he repents and ends up in an asylum, where a pretty psychiatrist (or doctor, or whatever) visits him and hears his story. Jaspers claims "they" (M's band) are coming tonight. She hears it as if he was saying "1 + 1 is 3" but on his way out sees something "unusual" and runs away. Indeed, Jaspers is taken away and buried, while the girl calls a detective friend and is caught by the same guys before the cop arrives. Luckily for her, Jaspers is back as Faust, who should (given it's an horror film) look like a devil but most of the time is a red bug ("Bugman":::). Unfortunately, M won't give up, and the bulk of the movie starts there.The cast is nothing spectacular. I wonder why Andrew Divoff keeps getting overlooked by the mainstream, since he's a hell of an actor. The girl who plays the shrink is OH beautiful, and M's chick seems to be taken out of a porn. Comic-based, it should be scary but it is not. However, despite everything, it's worth a watch, even to laugh a while.4/10