ladyliberty-28125 So majority of this movie was meh, however Alexandra Kennedy was fabulous as Debbie. She was so pretty and bubblyandadorable andsweet. She really captured the essence of her character and did a great job displaying emotion. I rate this movie as a whole 5/10, might see again, but I rateAlexandra Kennedy 15/10, which is why my final opinion is....................... 10/10. Also the 80s costumes are authentic and I bet George Michael would be proud. The whole cast did a great job with their acting.

Woodyanders Teenager Daniel (a solid performance by Anthony Jenkins) gets sent away to a special home for disturbed kids by his mother in order to protect him from his demonic father Luther (played with frightening intensity by John Reno). However, Luther still finds Daniel and takes over Daniel's body with his powerful and malevolent spirit. Director Derwyn Warren, working from a compact script by Gerry Daly, relates the absorbing story at a snappy pace, grounds the fantastic premise in a plausible everyday reality, draws the characters with some depth, delivers a couple of cool murder set pieces (the gruesome wood chipper sequence rates as a definite gory highlight), and pulls out the thrilling stops for the exciting climax. The decent acting from the competent no-name cast helps matters a whole lot: Aarin Teich as the troubled, sensitive Charlie, Twink Caplan as sweet house mother Jenny, Alexandra Kennedy as the pretty, bubbly Debbie, Edward Dloughy as amiable guidance counselor Tony, and Kimble Jemison as hip black dude Georgie. Ronn Schmidt's sharp cinematography gives the picture a nifty misty'n'atmospheric look. Randy Miller's shivery score does the lively ooga-booga trick. A fun little fright flick.

dark_nebulae2003 When I sat down to watch this, it wasn't like I was expecting to be scared or anything. In fact, I was expecting to be amused, and I was. I purposely watch bad films like this w/ the hope of some gritty sleaze, and am disappointed that there isn't even that, really. But as the rules dictate, if I could finish it, it got at least a two. And I finished this one, weirdly.I gave it a three because of the acting and tight budget. And that's pretty rare. Given the script and dialog, the actors couldn't have done better. I'm just disappointed that they didn't appear in more. One striking thing though, the actor Aerin Teich likes to play guys named Charlie. He was in another movie that was released the previous year (1987) playing another Charles too.The only reason why I bought this thing was because it came in Tromaville's triple DVD pack. And it was the 2nd best one.One hint of confusion there: is Daniel's dad supposed to be a demon or a ghost? I really can't figure it out. Theoritically, he can't be a ghost if he possesses Daniel, but he looks like Daniel's father in spirit form. WTF? What great logic!And then to top it all off, the house mothers were getting' all mushy over each other, and I'm like cringing. Not sexy at all. Watcn it and you'll understand why.

amok1980 One of the worst horror movies I've seen, this one hardly has any entertainment value whatsoever. To be avoided.Plot summary: boy dropped off at troubled teen center (I don't think it was a school), bad things start happening to the mean kids, lame showdown with happy ending.