a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number DVD 006727

a Personal name Stamm, Daniel.

a Title The Last Exorcism

h Medium DVD

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA , France

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Strike Entertainment

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2010

a Extent 1 DVD

a Playing time 87 min.

a Summary, etc Just when you thought it was safe to see another shaky, handheld, faux-documentary horror movie… along comes The Last Exorcism to raise the creep factor. Supposedly we are watching a documentary crew tagging along after one Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian), a hell-raising preacher who sidelines in exorcisms. He's got a leather-bound volume full of dire drawings and incantations, and he knows the rubes just eat this kind of stuff up. Now Cotton has vowed to expose his own gimmicks for the camera, so he journeys to backwoods Louisiana to answer the call to save a putatively possessed girl--the better to debunk his own methods, once and for all, and get out of the exorcism business. Sounds like nothing could possibly go wrong. Then we meet the Sweetzer family: bible-thumping papa (Louis Herthum), not-quite-right son Caleb (eerie Caleb Jones), and possessed daughter Nell (Ashley Bell). Someone's been mutilating the farm's livestock, and dear little Nell has the vacant stare and sweet smile of a demon child. Director Daniel Stamm wisely allows the buildup to go on and on in non-hyped fashion, letting the sense of reality increase with each scene--the better to unleash the mayhem in the second half of the movie. It all goes over the top, and obviously the "found footage" gimmick has long since become a cliché that you either go along with or reject. But the climax is enough to warm the heart of any self-respecting fan of devil movies, and The Last Exorcism is distinguished by some very good performances, especially TV veteran Patrick Fabian, who creates a deft, funny, full-blooded character.

a Language note Language: English

a Language note Subtitle: Turkish

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Horror

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Thriller

a Personal name Patrick Fabian

a Personal name Ashley, Bell.

a Personal name Iris Bahr

a Personal name Louis Herthum

a Personal name Jones, Caleb Landry.

a Uncontrolled related/analytical title Son Ayin

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320244

u Cover Images http://library.neu.edu.tr/uploaded-files/coverimages2/DVD 006727.jpg