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The Devil's Partner
(1961) - Directed by Charles R. Rondeau
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Horror / Mystery
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"Well, I'm really the devil."
(1961) - Directed by Charles R. Rondeau
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Horror / Mystery
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"Well, I'm really the devil."
OK, this is one of the worst movie poster I've ever seen. It's like the kind of thing a dorky band like Melvins (as great as they are) would recreate for an album cover as a joke. Despite this, the movie itself wasn't terrible. For a short 73 minutes of horror on YouTube, I figured it was worth getting out of the way. As I've said before, I'm trying to get through the five movies of Charles R. Rondeau. For his third attempt, he took a straight crack at horror, and did it pan out?
The Devil's Partner starts off with an old man killing a goat and selling his soul to the devil. Shortly afterwards, his nephew Nick arrives to take care of that tiny little estate. And even though his uncle wasn't exactly the most popular guy, Nick's been seen by the people as a real helper, even to the point where he attracts the girlfriend of the local mechanic David. But ever since he showed up, the animals have been acting strangely, leading them to attack and evil kill people. The sheriff eventually realizes that Nick isn't quite who he seems to be.
OK, the individual plotlines were fairly well delivered. The auto-mechanic's scar as a result from an attack on his dog and his concerns for his future relationships have been done before, but they played it pretty well when in partnership with the budding romance between his girlfriend and our new guy Nick. And the horror stuff, while also done before, was also fairly well done. However, when put together, they never really welded. It was like watching two different movies. While relationships had a little development, the horror ideas had very few ideas, and didn't usually seem to scary, even for a 60's movie.
That's all I really have to say on this short and simple film. It's worth getting out of the way, and isn't the worst movie ever. The plotlines themselves are fairly entertaining, but the consistency needs work.
The Devil's Partner starts off with an old man killing a goat and selling his soul to the devil. Shortly afterwards, his nephew Nick arrives to take care of that tiny little estate. And even though his uncle wasn't exactly the most popular guy, Nick's been seen by the people as a real helper, even to the point where he attracts the girlfriend of the local mechanic David. But ever since he showed up, the animals have been acting strangely, leading them to attack and evil kill people. The sheriff eventually realizes that Nick isn't quite who he seems to be.
OK, the individual plotlines were fairly well delivered. The auto-mechanic's scar as a result from an attack on his dog and his concerns for his future relationships have been done before, but they played it pretty well when in partnership with the budding romance between his girlfriend and our new guy Nick. And the horror stuff, while also done before, was also fairly well done. However, when put together, they never really welded. It was like watching two different movies. While relationships had a little development, the horror ideas had very few ideas, and didn't usually seem to scary, even for a 60's movie.
That's all I really have to say on this short and simple film. It's worth getting out of the way, and isn't the worst movie ever. The plotlines themselves are fairly entertaining, but the consistency needs work.