October 31, 2010

The Pyx

part 12 of the Bad Horror Marathon



Data
Title: The Pyx
Year: 1973
Length: 108 minutes
Director: Harvey Hart
Writer: Robert Schlitt, based on the novel by John Buell
Starring: Karen Black, Christopher Plummer
Music: Harry Freedman (score); Karen Black (songs)

My reaction
Synopsis: a prostitute is killed by Satanists
How I saw it: on video, yesterday (have on DVD)
Concept: Terrible.
Story: Terrible.
Characters: Terrible.
Dialog: Terrible.
Pacing: Terrible.
Cinematography: Terrible.
Special effects/design: Bad.
Acting: Indifferent.
Music: Terrible.
Subjective Rating: 1/10 (Eew get it away).   The film making is so completely awful that I literally found it depressing to watch.  Sitting through it is an exhausting, miserable experience.
Objective Rating: 0.3/4 (Terrible).

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