The Devil's Chair (2006)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Adam Mason

Writers:

Simon Boyes (writer)
Adam Mason (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Evil Works In Mysterious Ways.

Plot:

With a pocketful of drugs, Nick West takes out his girlfriend Sammy, for a shag and a good time. When they explore an abandoned asylum...

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Andrew Howard	...	Nick West
Pollyanna Rose	...	Sammy (as Polly Brown)
Olivia Hill	...	Nurse
Nadja Brand	...	Dr. Clairebourne
Eric M. Breiman	...	Asylum Clerk
Gary Mackay	...	Driver
David Gant	...	Dr. Willard
Louise Griffiths	...	Melissa
Elize du Toit	...	Rachel Fowles
Matt Berry	...	Brett Wilson

Also Known As:

La chaise du mal (Canada: French title) [fr]
La sedia del diavolo (Italy) [it]
La silla del diablo (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
O thronos tou Diavolou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:R (2008) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied)

Filming Locations:

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Company:

Renegade Worldwide

Quotes:

Nick West: Hi there. I'm Nick West. I'm medicated, how are you?

Movie Connections:

References Hellraiser (1987)

Don't take it too seriously, isn't the worst film ever made but it's no classic either

I only bought this film because it was on sale for £3, I didn't expect much from it but strangely I enjoyed it. That's not to say I thought it was a good movie, to be honest I thought it was a pretty bad movie but I still got a kick from watching it.

I think as long as you don't expect a brilliant plot, you can enjoy this film. There's a couple of overblown gore scenes but it kinda feels like a cheap 80's horror film which, if you're a fan of those, is nicely nostalgic.

Because they haven't over thought the plot in an attempt to seem clever, you can tell what's going to happen from about five minutes in, but the acting in the film is surprisingly decent & the effects are pretty good to boot. I liked it a whole lot more than the likes of 'Shrooms' but then this film was never going to be as good as 'Severance'. Although if you consider they only had 2 weeks to prepare this film, with only 3 days to write the script, then they did a great job.

I'll be interested in seeing the other films these guys have made to see if they can do any better.