Netherworld (1992)

Simply Perfect

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I was so pleased to find a copy of this film in the bargain bin at Walmart last weekend. I'd been watching my old VHS copy I'd purchased from my local movie rental place in the early 1990s for the last couple of decades. This film was underrated in my opinion. It makes me wonder if it was just never properly marketed in a way that it could find it's audience? Everyone that I've ever shown it to has loved it. The film is the perfect amount of voodoo mysticism, great gore effects, and an entertaining plot all in a beautiful but eerie setting. It contains an extremely talented cast and director. The plot line is very well written. I always hope there is really a place like Tonk's out there and I'll stumble upon it someday.

I have seen this DVD so many times and last I've seen it cheap so I thought, looks nice. And I remember it being analyzed in an old Fangoria which looks nice. But did I regret it that I bought it. Nothing really happens at all, except a lot of birds you see and I mean real birds. Denise Gentile, playing the main lead is a nice and beautiful girl to watch and I guess that was the main attraction. There is a hand flying around, reminded me of Phantasm. But take a look when it was made. 1992, really a period when horror was not done and on his lowest as it can get. This shows why. There is maybe just 5 minutes of horror in it, the rest is blah blah and seducing each other. Okay, there is a bit of nudity in it but it is all too late. And then there is the score coming right out a cheap porn flick, just even look at the guys playing at a bayou club. One song is played entirely while both main characters are trying to make love. Let's hope that the real netherworld does deliver...I should have known it being a Full Moon (Charles Band!) release.

This movie seems to be a surprisingly gentle film for its genre.I think the sound track lures you into this feeling.With the music luring you into such a tranquil feeling. There are a few surprises in the form of rushes that will catch you totally off guard.I found that my main interest focused on the sound track.Some very " comforting" sounds.On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give the movie an over all rating of 7 1/2 to 8.I would also like to locate a copy of the sound track for home use.

I actually thought I was in for something interesting during the first few minutes of this film, the section I'll call "the prologue". It was atmospheric and strange enough to hold some promise. Unfortunately, I kept waiting for something to happen for the rest of the movie, and very little does, except for the last 10 minutes when I finally learned what the title really means, and that I had been had, big time. This isn't scary, suspenseful or even erotic as the trailer suggested, the only positive thing I can say about it is that it's well photographed. I certainly expected more from the director of Tourist Trap and the original Puppet Master. Netherworld is an infuriating disappointment.