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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Messiah of Death(1973)MoD tells the story of Arletty .She is trying to locate her father whom she has lost contact of. Going to his beach-side home in a remote coastal town, she find herself entailed with more mysteries than answers in her search. MoD is a particularly noteworthy horror flick for its rather eerie horror aesthetic that implies rather tell. Though a bit too rough around the edges primarily due to its low budget aesthetics and rather conservative styling (i.e. not that bloody compared to your average horror), MoD is a moody and surrealistic experience in vein with my other favorite let's scare Jessica to Death that creeps its viewer. [4.5]

This is a great movie. I have seen it 5x now and read all the reviews. Rating is a B+, 9 out of 10. 10 given for balance. The acting is above average and fits the movie. The best part is the mood/atmosphere it creates. The music is good. The plot/screenplay is good, Cinematography is great. Some great death scenes. There are definitely some loose ends. But the mood and scenes make up for any plot holes.Highly recommended. Watch the movie. Read the reviews. Make up your own mind.Need more lines. Writing more lines. Check out movie.Highly recommended. Watch the movie. Read the reviews. Make up your own mind.Need more lines. Writing more lines. Check out movie.

Do you like California, vampires, or the 1970s? Do you find yourself transfixed by the fluorescent weirdness of supermarkets? How does getting devoured in front of the meat coolers sound? If the above pique your interest at all, chances are you'll have a heyday with "Messiah of Evil." The actual plot of the film follows a woman, Arletty (the dazzling Marianna Hill) who goes to the rural California coastal community of Point Dune, where her artist father has been living and has stopped returning her calls. Upon arriving in town, Arletty comes across Thom, a young man who lives with two hanger-on women—they seem normal enough, but the majority of those in town seem a little... off. And tales from the town crazy (Elisha Cook Jr.) have it that the town is under a nearly 100 year-old curse that began after a religious cult arrived, during which the moon turned red, and the dead became the living.This is undoubtedly one of the weirder vampire/zombie outings of the '70s, but it's also perhaps the most memorable for a multitude of reasons. The film was obviously shot on a low budget, but is a case in which limitations fail to deter (and perhaps enhance) the filmmakers' vision— either that, or this was just one weird and happy accident. Many have remarked the film's dreamy, heady quality, and they're absolutely right; in some ways, the film is reminiscent of "Let's Scare Jessica to Death," substituting the New England Gothic for the California Gothic. Like in "Jessica," the zombie/vampire plot here is somewhat understated, so those expecting an all-out Romero zombiefest will be disappointed; this film is a lot more leisurely paced and dwells in its own atmospherics.The cinematography is artful and nuanced, and the film's retro California seventies vibe bleeds through on every frame; abstract artwork set pieces recall "A Clockwork Orange," and even seem to anticipate the visuals of Argento's "Suspiria"; this may be purely speculative, but watch for yourself and come to your own conclusion. There is a lot of visual flair to the movie, and it predates quite a few films that would later take on similar styles. The film's two keynote scenes are the zombie murders of two female characters; the first takes place in an empty supermarket late at night, and is honestly one of the most memorable scenes I've seen in any horror film. It's one of those rare moments in which a filmmaker successfully takes the real, slowly applies pressure to it, and distorts it just to the point at which the real edges into the surreal, and the "normal" (a supermarket) becomes a site of complete and utter horror.Overall, "Messiah of Evil" is one of the best off-kilter early seventies horror films, and may be my favorite "zombie" film, if you want to call it that. I personally am a film watcher who loves atmosphere, and this movie is drenched in it. The performances are also solid and have withstood the test of time fairly well, as has the colorful photography and surreal staging of events. It seems the film slipped out of view over the years, falling into the hazy land of under- watched low budget '70s movies, which is oddly fitting. I'd suggest fans of retro horror, zombies, or weird cults in small-town California seek it out. 9/10.

If you overlook the first 40-minutes of the dragging foot of crippled dialogue, narration and senseless jabbering, you may find an entertaining lost episode of Scooby Doo. Correction. Scooby Doo has a more convincing creepy atmosphere. This is a dull, bus ride of underplayed overly dramatic characters. It has the dream-like quality of a bad movie nightmare. One where you're having pee dreams and can't wake up. By the time you finally escape the nightmare, you have wet your bed. Messiah of Evil, a.k.a. Dead People obviously tried to capitalize on the success of Night of the Living Dead, but forgot the most important element...terror. Its attempts at terrifying moments just seem to lie there like the Dead as a Doornail Not-so Living Dead. It has the pacing of a sloth.