Word has been circulating on Daniel Stamm's The Last Exorcism - originally known as Cotton - for what feels like a couple of years now. It drew attention first because of the presence of Eli Roth as a producer and then - after the massive success of Paranormal Activity - because it is shot in a similar, raw, moc-doc style.
Now, put aside what you know of Roth, here, because if the just-released trailer is any indication, Roth the producer has some intriguing differences from Roth the director. Yes, his name gets its own title card but such is the way or marketing. Get over it. What's interesting is that Roth is using his name to support a film that appears to be far from all the noise and bluster of his own work. It doesn't look as though Stamm is going to shy away from the blood in this one but there's a clear precedence given to character and that give a lot of hope. Check the trailer below.
Now, put aside what you know of Roth, here, because if the just-released trailer is any indication, Roth the producer has some intriguing differences from Roth the director. Yes, his name gets its own title card but such is the way or marketing. Get over it. What's interesting is that Roth is using his name to support a film that appears to be far from all the noise and bluster of his own work. It doesn't look as though Stamm is going to shy away from the blood in this one but there's a clear precedence given to character and that give a lot of hope. Check the trailer below.
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I enjoyed Stamm's last film, A Necessary Death (2008), which was also a kind of mock documentary about someone committing suicide. It was at SXSW but seems to have disappeared since. Hope he has better luck with this project. Roth's name should help.
This looks pretty lame. It’s like a lazy hodgepodge of scenes from other horror movies. Low rent REC meets EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE. Exorcism is a pretty tired (and outdated) genre too. I’m not sure how many more "possession equals body contortion" scares can be milked from it. That said, i too thought Stamm's A NECESSARY DEATH was solid so i wish him luck.
This looks lame.
This looks to be pretty promising. Don't understand the hate already for this here, is it the name Eli Roth? I bet if that wasn't even used people would be singing a different tune.....