Mr_Ectoplasma "The Antichrist" focuses on Ippolita, a woman in Rome who has been wheelchair-bound since childhood and has lost her faith. As she spirals into sexual frustration, she is plagued by visions of her ancestor who was executed for being a slave to Satan, and not even her well-meaning hypnotist can save her from what comes next.As virtually every review of this film has stated, it is an absurdly obvious ripoff of "The Exorcist," lifting scenes right out of the film and recreating them rather unimpressively. Poor special effects, green vomit, and overwhelming growls abound, as well as a priest who makes a very Max von Sydow-esque entrance at the end of the film. Okay, so it's a ripoff—with that established, what else can be said of the film? Unfortunately, not a whole lot. What it does having working in its favor is a unique spin on the exorcism tale, with more adult themes (as well as more significantly "adult" images). There are some visually fantastic compositions that appear throughout the film, though a great deal of the cinematography is rather dull. The shock scenes in the film are remarkably repulsive at times, with the most infamous being the bestiality ritual about midway through, which is suggestively disgusting. Carla Gravina plays the lead woman possessed, and is appropriately hysterical when necessary, and calmly seductive as well. Mel Ferrer and Arthur Kennedy both turn in decent performances, while Alida Vali appears in a pre-"Suspiria" role that shows a softer side to the actress in opposition to the harsh Miss Tanner that would come to define her for horror audiences.Overall, "The Antichrist" was a bit of a letdown. I sincerely wanted to like it, but felt the film was quite average in just about every way. As an "Exorcist" retread, it's not great, and even on its own terms, it's a fairly drab film that brings little to the table aside from a few thematic ideas concerning sexuality and the supernatural. It's worth a watch for genre completists, or fans of B-horror films, but aside from a few neat visuals, there just isn't much intrigue here. 5/10.

ma-cortes This filthy and spooky movie , a wildly popular ¨Exorcist¨ imitation , concerns about Hipolita (Carla Gravina), she's a invalid young with unsettling problems from his mother died for a car crash in an accident along with her father (Mel Ferrer) and then she resulted paralyzed . She only has understanding for his brother (Remo Girone) . Her mental problems and intervention a doctor (Umberto Orsini) lead to an act of possession by an ancestor framed as a witch by the Inquisition . Eventually she's deeply possessed and starts seducing a young and other local men only to murder them . Hipolita becomes possessed and a strange exorcism seems to be the only solution to stop the craziness and heal the young invalid . An exorcism carried out by a Father exorcist (George Colouris) results to be the mean to save her but the events go awry . This exploitation picture displays eerie horror , witchcraft , grisly killings , bestiality , satanism and lots of blood and gore . Most often films made to cash in on another hugely box-office ¨The Exorcist¨ tend to be inferior to the template but I have to say, as far as rip-offs of the Freidkin's classic go, ¨The Antichrist¨ is on the better end of the spectrum . Large cast with American actors working in Italy , such as Arthur Kennedy , Mel Ferrer , and George Colouris . Revolting , scary scenes and nasty images take place on orgy scenes with goat included . Packs luxurious scenarios with a lush corridor plenty of sculptures and careful cinematography showing glamorous sets by known Joe DÁmato , though cheesy special effects on the levitation scenes . Creepy and adequate to terror musical score composed by Ennio Morricone and conducted by Bruno Nicolai . The motion picture was regularly directed by Alberto De Martino . He's an Italian craftsman , working from the 60s in all kind of genres and B movies . As he directed Peplum (Secret seven , Spartan gladiators , Invincible gladiator , Valley of stone men) , Spaghetti Western (Django shoots first , Providence , Charge of seven cavalry) , Warlike (Dirty heroes) , European spy genre (OK Connery , Operation Lady Chaplin) , and Terror (Miami Golem , Horror , Holocaust 2000) , among others. Rating : acceptable and passable , though sometimes embarrassing .

EyeAskance Unjustly maligned demonic possession outing deserves a bit better than to be blindly savaged for it's obvious culling of elements from THE EXORCIST. There are some very original and effective moments which propel this film ahead of the general horror tripe sent forth from Europe during the mid-70s. Wheelchair-bound girl, denied the love and physical intimacy vital to her happiness, becomes possessed by, apparently, Satan himself, and thus begins to walk(and become a total whore and vicious killer, as well). Too, she may be pregnant with Satan's child, The Antichrist. There is also a rather vague reincarnation issue scantly touched upon, which plays out in flashback sequences of a young lady enduring a Satanic ritual in an ethereal Hellish garden...she eats the head of a toad and licks a goat's ass before being plowed by a man in a Hairy devil costume. This scene is particularly nasty, and should please the median sleaze enthusiast and make most others very uncomfortable.Visually interesting throughout, and set almost entirely within a great looking "Hollywood Regency" styled apartment, fusing futuristic post-modernism with classic antique decorum...quite nicely done, and gives an unusual atmosphere to the proceedings.Overall, not a hands-down classic(like THE EXORCIST), but better than some(like DEMON WITCH CHILD)...5.5/10

slayrrr666 "The Antichrist" is a rather interesting possession film, if not all that original.**SPOILERS**As Italy is engulfed in religious hysteria, Ippolita Oderisi, (Carla Gravina) paralyzed from an accident at a young accident, is caught up in the chaos and begins to think that it can help her heal. When her father Massimo Oderisi, (Mel Ferrer) begins seeing Greta, (Anita Strindberg) she takes it as a sign that God has abandoned her and takes up her troubles with uncle, Bishop Ascanio Oderisi, (Arthur Kennedy) and, as a precaution, thinks that Massimo might want to keep an eye on her due to her weak will and the rising hysteria around. At a lavish party, in an attempt to rid herself of her paralyzes, she undergoes experimental therapy and begins to suffer weird visions from her past. Eventually, she changes her complete behavior, becoming a seductress with no qualms or quarrels. Turning to their history in the church, they learn that she has become possessed by the Devil and perform an exorcism to rid her of the influence within her.The Good News: This was actually a pretty surprising film. In the case of the subject matter, it's not that hard to draw parallels the other popular possession film, even though they are covering all the same stations of the inverted cross, such as speaking in tongues, head spinning, pea-soup vomiting, and levitation, but this one is a different one. It's not that similar a story, and in some ways the plot is stronger. Instead of a little girl getting possessed for no good reason, here we have a definite chain of events that all follow in a reasonable way, lending the film a much more cohesive feel that works for this one more so than might be suspected. The most-remembered sequence, which is the film's most out-there moment, features the character seeing herself as the ancestor who mated with Satan during a disturbing ritual, which includes a communion of toad heads, cunnilingus on an actual goat's rear end, and sex with a man in a goat mask. It is wildly original, and becomes the most memorable scene in the film. To go from having her lying on an altar and having sex with a mask-clad man who forces her to eat a toad's head to cut away from a shot of a goat to her tonguing away furiously lends it untold sleaze and, because it is crossed with both the Hell setting, and scenes of her in bed with some very strange backgrounds that change according to the experience, leave it with a very impressive experience and easily renders this the film's best moment. Another strength of the film is the use of the Italian setting and scenery, which is steeped in Catholicism. We get to see many churches and icons, including a rather rare look at how the Church views this sort of happening with their fellow members, as well as several priests and bishops in full ceremonial dress throughout the film. This is helped by the very attractive widescreen cinematography which is so frequent here. From the startling reds to the impressive blues, this is a gorgeous film to look at, and seen through the widescreen makes them all the more vibrant. The locations and sets are particularly decadent, including a weird hallway with marble busts who lean out and peer at passers-by, which lead even more from the photography of the film. Also included is a portrait of Jesus that's the single greatest visual gag in the film, leading a single glimpse that is a well-remembered and deservedly so for it is quite brilliant as well. This one here was a really well surprise.The Bad News: There isn't a whole lot to say against this one. The biggest problem with the flick is the stop-go-stop feeling all the way through it. Every time something's happening that amps up interest in the film, the next scene ends up being slow and unexciting. This isn't a bad thing, but that hurts the flow of the film more than anything else. There's also a little problem with the film's pacing. It takes way too long for the possession to actually take hold, occurring around the hour mark, meaning the first half of the film is a little tough to get through as it deals with all the different trials and punishments she undergoes to prove to everyone that she is indeed haunted by the past rather than the devil. While it does set up why the devil takes hold, it doesn't do much of anything to prove why it couldn't have come sooner. Scenes could've been trimmed and still gotten the same effect, so the long buildup is a little strange. The similarities to the other film are quite natural, and in some cases, could be calls for complete dismissal, which could be a strike against it. Taken as a whole, though, it really shouldn't matter.The Final Verdict: This is a rather fun film with a lot going for it and a couple of problems that it can't help avoiding. While never once claiming to be the most original film out there, it has it's moments to make this at least an interest purchase for those who are intrigued by it or fans of European horror in general.Rated UR/R: Graphic Language, Nudity, strong religious themes, several sex scenes and violence against animals