manchester_england2004 STUDIO 666 (aka THE POSSESSED in the UK) is another sub-par slasher that has the appearance of a straight-to-DVD movie.Whilst many of the straight-to-DVD movies are fast-paced or unintentionally hilarious in the so-bad-it's-good sense, STUDIO 666 is a lamentable failure.At the time of writing, every comment on the first page includes a negative rating and a negative review. Every one of these people have hit the nail on the head.The two people (at the time of writing) who wrote comments with a rating of 10 out of 10 should not be taken seriously. Obviously they've seen few slasher movies and have an even more limited understanding of horror.The only really positive point I can make about this movie is that it does fare better than THE CHOKE and ONE OF THEM, two extremely mediocre slasher movies that I would not wish on my worst enemy!The plot of this movie must have been done hundreds, if not thousands of times. The movie only has a slight twist (and one that is badly handled) to the usual expectations. A depressed singer commits suicide. Soon after, her spirit returns to possess one of her surviving friends. The said possessed friend goes on a killing spree. The rest of the plot really is too bizarre to sum up. You'll just have to see it for yourself, providing your interest has not yet waned to the point of extinction of course.The acting in the movie is very poor for the most part. The actress who played Dora was an exception to this. Her character was always interesting and seductive when she was on the screen. She helps to elevate the movie above similar contemporary efforts. Unfortunately, some of the lines she was given to say were badly written to put it mildly and thus prevent her from saving the movie.The direction was equally poor. The villains did not seem the least bit menacing, every killing was totally devoid of suspense or tension, atmosphere was non-existent and the camera-work was incredibly basic. Some of the special effects (if you can call them that) reminded me of the TV series, GHOST STORIES. Unfortunately for the producers of this movie, GHOST STORIES had intelligently written scripts, believable performances and made superb use of camera angles. Maybe if the producers had watched that TV series closely, they'd have picked up some more techniques that might have saved this excuse for a movie!The music is completely unsuited to the tone of the movie. It's just rock music and not the best examples of this type either. Don't get me started on that awful song played at the beginning!Some aspects of the movie, particularly dialogue, are unintentionally funny. Unfortunately they are not funny enough to move the movie up (or should it be down) to the so-bad-it's-good level.Overall, STUDIO 666 is a mundane mediocre slasher with very little noteworthy aspects. I recommend this only to those who are fans of straight-to-DVD movies and have a desire to see every single slasher ever made.

jayjsuttle I think that if I went to a first school somewhere deep in the countryside and asked the bottom set of English to come up with a script, it would make more sense than this. I could then go to the first year drama group and they would act it out better than the jokers in this film. This sounds really mean, but I'm certain that they made this as a joke and are entirely aware that they possess (see what I did there?) neither the skills to act or to write anything, ever.Watch this only if you're incredibly drunk, high or in need of a good excuse as to why your decaying corpse was found with slit wrists. I will now go to my fish bowl and collect all of the poo at the bottom. After that, I will mould it into the shape of a disc and put it into my DVD player, fully expecting it to produce something far better than this trumpery.Acting - 0/10 Plot - LOL/10 Breasts - 9/10

Scarecrow-88 Cassidy(Kacia Brady)puts a gun in her mouth blowing the back of her head out on boyfriend Neal(Jason Dibler). Cassidy was the lead singer of a "demons and death" rock band who couldn't shake the sad feelings of her boyfriend's neglect towards her(you know, I can find other reasonable ways to solve this other than putting a bullet through your head). She returns, however, possessing the soul of Dora(Jill Small)her friend who is to replace her on vocals so that the group can finish the album halted by Cassidy's untimely death. But, Cassidy made a deal with the dark one and souls are to be collected..she's consumed by this anger towards mainly Neal, but all the band members or anyone within the music studio get dead when they fall prey to whom they believe is a rather distraught Dora..not Cassidy returning for payback.Lousy micro-budget horror flick looks cheap, has a cheap cast who should make plans in another line of work, and boasts cheap kill-scenes which aren't effective one bit.

slayrrr666 "The Possessed" is a really old and clichéd slasher film with a few redeeming qualities.**SPOILERS**After the death of their lead singer Cassidy, (Kacia Brady) remaining band members Victor, (Edwin Lachenaumer) Donnie, (Jeff Van Atta) and Neal, (Jason Dibler) along with new singer Dora, (Jill Small) decide to finish her last record. Staying at the recording studio with workers Rex, (Jon Christian) and Madison, (Amanda Carraway) they begin completing the album. When they start to disappear one-by-one, they realize that a killer is locked in the studio with them. When they realize that the killer is one of them, they struggle to stay alive and escape from the studio.The Good News: Even though there isn't a whole lot here that's great about it, there's still a couple positive notes here. The kills in here do resort to having some gore in the film, and there is some nice blood flow from them. The fingers being bitten off looks pretty nice, the several stabbings always have some blood around the entry wound, and the fact that several of the victims are killed by having parts bitten off makes for some good gore scenes. Bite marks appear on the face, neck, chest and other parts in that area, and they do look pretty nice. The real gore highlight, though, is the discovery of one victim inside a bathtub with slash marks, stab wounds and more, all inside a blood-stained tub with some more all along the walls. It's a real sight to see, even if only fleetingly. The other cool thing about the film is the location. The locked-off, closed down recording studio setting gives it a great ambiance and a feeling of isolation. Other than these two factors, there isn't a whole lot of other factors in here that's worthwhile.The Bad News: There is a whole lot wrong with this one. The major one is that there isn't a whole lot that happens in here. The action scenes are few and far between, and aren't very spectacular when they occur. All of them are pretty lackluster, and have almost no suspense or tension involved at all. They just sort of happen with nothing really memorable about them. This extends to the kills as well. While they are pretty gory, there's nothing that makes them stand out at all. All of them are delivered with a ho-hum style and all that occurs is stuff that's been done before. Bitings, some stabbings, and a gunshot comprise the majority of the deaths on-screen, the rest aren't on-screen. That they have to have the kills off-screen is a really big cheat, and it makes the movie a little more intolerable. With the low body-count in here to begin with, having off-screen deaths is a major error that doesn't really have any purpose. The main fault is that there's simply no action at all. There's no chasing, no stalking, just having the characters die off and that's it. That leads most of the film to have long conversations to fill up time, and with the lack of great kills and no suspense, the film is just one long bore-fest. With these two factors, they hamper the film the most. With these in tow, there's not a lot about this one to like.The Final Verdict: With a lot of very wrong things in here and only small redeeming factors, there isn't a lot to like in here. It's really only recommended to the most hardcore slasher fans around, while the other horror fans will find this boring.Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity and some drug use