The Possessed

+ It's like an australian Buffy the Vampire slayer + decent practical FX /makeup + they probably could have made a decent TV series out of this, but not shoot it as a movie seeing how they become a ghostbusting demon-slaying team at the end. This is indeed belongs to the comedy-horror genre, but the practical effects are absolutely stunning here! Overal it would be great as a miniseries, because each part could be a skit of its own if given time and background to develop itself and the acting would be okay for a TV-like short series where the audience and the actors are both in-on-it and don't take it all too seriously.

In short I enjoyed watching this film and it's practical effects. I had a few laughs at some typical Chris sun humor. For someone who doesn't critique movies to the nth degree and watched it with no preconceived ideas. Was a good watch. I've run out of things to say for the character count so I'm going to double up haha. Thanks for reading. In short I enjoyed watching this film and it's practical effects. I had a few laughs at some typical Chris sun humor. For someone who doesn't critique movies to the nth degree and watched it with no preconceived ideas. Was a good watch. I've run out of things to say for the character count so I'm going to double up haha. Thanks for reading.

Jacob Chandler became an exorcist after a tragedy in 2001. He has exorcised many possessed by demons in what he calls clearing. His nephew Liam, Liam's girlfriend Atalie Carlisle who has the curse of seeing the demons, and their group of young friends join him in a difficult clearing. This is a different exorcist. It's still an exorcist and it has many of the same ideas. Supposedly, it's a real guy from the opening text and closing credits although I can't take him that seriously. First, there's the shaky hand which looks like a gimmick. Second, the Australian accent doesn't fit my mind's image of an exorcist. Finally, there is the Hawaiian shirt. I can almost hear him sing Kokomo. It's a funny visual. At least, he does change into a black T-shirt which is a minor improvement. The best option is to play into the silly image like a Crocodile Dundee. It may turn it into a farce, but it would be interesting. While I'm uncertain about the guy, I do like the demon designs. This is a smaller indie horror with all the standard horror tropes. The story is very simplistic and straight-forward. This very much depends on how one sees Jacob.

Another great film from Australian film maker Chris Sun. Story line was fantastic costumes for the demons where absolutely awesome i would recommend this to everyone who supports Australian film making. John jarret plays Jacob a typical Aussie good guy fighting against evil to save the people he loves and help anyone in need. Although this film doesn't have all the Hollywood flair its down to earth like most aussie movies, special effects and makeup are very well done. Can't wait to see what Chris is up to for his next film if the possessed is anything to go by its gunna be great. Australian film making at its best.

As I sat down here late in 2022 to watch the 2021 horror movie "The Possessed", I did so without ever having heard about this movie from director Chris Sun. I will say that the movie's synopsis sounded interesting enough, and a horror movie with possessions that I hadn't already seen was sufficient to make me want to sit down and watch it. Writers Kirsty Dallas, Mark Gardener, John Kendrick and Chris Sun put together an entertaining enough script and plot for the movie. Sure, it was somewhat generic and predictable, but it made for an adequate enough horror movie. "The Possessed" is not going to become a classic within this particular subgenre of horror movies, but it made for an okay enough viewing experience, though I doubt I will ever return to watch it a second time. The acting performances in "The Possessed" were fair enough. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble, but the actors and actresses put on fair enough performances to carry the movie. Something that did impress me in "The Possessed" was the special effects. I liked the CGI effects and the designs of the various demonic entities was quite impressive. I was actually really surprised with the level of quality here in the CGI and special effects department for a movie such as this. And it definitely helped to lift up the movie quite a notch. I am rating "The Possessed" a five out of ten stars.