EMMETT Of The Unblinking Eye
TOP 10 DEVIL MOVIES OF ALL TIME!!!
September 29, 2006
So why, pray tell, would a fine Christian show such as Mr. Hewitt's debase itself by doing a list of the Top 10 Devil Movies of All Time? Well, for one thing, Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, compared our president to the devil -- sulphur and all. And if that wasn't bad enough, Jerry Falwell in the same week said that nothing could energize his followers as much as Hillary Clinton running for President -- not even if Lucifer ran. And besides, it's fun and one we haven't done.
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Bedazzled
(1967): A very funny movie starring Dudley Moore
as a worker in a small restaurant who is desperate to
woo the beautiful waitress Margaret -- and who better
to help him than the devil (Peter Cook)? Or, if you insist, the inferior Brendan
Fraser/Elizabeth Hurley version of Bedazzled |
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Devil's Advocate
(1997): Keanu Reeves stars as a young lawyer
who takes a job with an upscale law firm, chaired by
the devil (Al Pacino, in one of his best chew-the-scenery
performances). But then again, what large law
firm isn't run by the devil? |
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The Prophecy
(1995): One of my all-time favorite cheesy movies.
Christopher Walken stars as the Angel Gabriel,
with Viggo Mortensen as a very creepy devil. |
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The Omen
(1976): Okay, so maybe the actual devil isn't
in this movie. But you've got the Antichrist,
don't ya? A truly scary movie. |
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The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941): One of the best movies of 1941, upstaged by Citizen Kane (as it should be). A down and out farmer (Edward Arnold) makes a deal with Mr. Scratch (John Huston) for seven years of good harvests. But when the devil comes to collect.... Huston was nominated for Best Actor, and well deserved it. |
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Constantine
(2005): The best anti-smoking movie ever made,
with a standout performance by Peter Stormare as the
devil. |
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Rosemary's Baby
(1968): A breakout scary movie in 1968, with Mia
Farrow as the carrier of the devil's spawn. Still
a pretty creepy movie. |
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Damn Yankees!
(1958): Ray Walston does a marvelous job as the
devil, but the movie belongs to Gwen Verdon and all
long-suffering baseball fans. |
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Cabin in the Sky
(1943): A little known but wonderful movie with
an all-black cast featuring Eddie "Rochester"
Anderson, Lena Horne and Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong,
directed (of course) by the very white Vincente Minelli.
If yo can find it, rent it. |
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The Passion of the Christ |
One prayer short of perdition:
| = | Angel on My Shoulder (1946) |
| = | The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) |
| = | Heaven Can Wait (1943) |
| = | Little Nicky (2000) |
| = | Oh, God! You Devil (1984) |
| = | Little Nicky (New Line Platinum Series) (1984) |
| = | Time Bandits (1981) |
