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Studio:Anchor Bay Home Entertainment

Director:Jose Mojica Marins

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- Great Mondo Weirdness

Ah...Coffin Joe, creator of a fascinating cycle of horror films from the 1960s-70s, culminating in the remarkable "Awakening of the Beast" which is a must-see for any fan of surreal cinema.
However, comebacks are rarely satisfying, and the fact that Joe is now a pensioner had me very worried about this film. I decided to bite the bullet and purchase the blu-ray edition, and I am very glad that I did. This is a lovely presentation of a very visually psychadelic film, and I can only hope the same care can be lavished on other oddball films from around the world.
This will certainly not be to everyone's taste, and this review is not for those people. This is a film for people who like Jean Rollin, who have purchased DVDs from Mondo Macabro, or who own anything from Turkish cinema. If you think horror films start and end at Saw, then don't bother.
Embodiment of Evil is silly, anachronistic, gory, misogynistic, laughably bad and beatifully stunning. It is a real modern mondo mess, and I love it. Long live Coffin Joe.

- excelent

Great film, enjoy...Master of the horror is back.
Coffin Joe, the best picture of your filmograph.

- A unique vision indeed

Oh my, where do I begin?
This is one very, very strange film. But, a curiously mesmerizing one at that.

It lurches from being ineptly bad beyond belief to moments of pure, inspired genius (it's for you to judge which moments these are) - what seemed strangest to me though was the hugely anachronistic sight of the main character (Coffin Joe) walking around a present day world in his trademark top hat and cape (not to mention those incredibly long fingernails!) - this is no Hannibal Lecter, who blends in with his surroundings - this is a man who literally screams his presence as he rants and raves in some wonderfully over the top monologues.

This is a very tough film to sit through in places - I was watching through my fingers at one point (and I've seen A LOT of horror films).

For those who can take it though, this is one truly unique and bizarre viewing experience.
And I praise Jose Mojica Marins for having the courage not to compromise his vision in the slightest.