Thankfully, amidst a sea of the worst movies I've ever seen, something good eventually floats to shore. PRINCE OF DARKNESS is one of the few John Carpenter movies I actually liked. It features Donald Pleasance and a crew of guys I've never heard of (nor do I care what else they may have done). The fun all starts when an old guy dies in a church, leaving behind a box & key, and a diary. Turns out he was a member of the Brotherhood of Sleep, a secret ministry (not the band John Boy, read on...) that wielded great political power and a 2000 year old secret. A group of college techno-geeks setup shop in an abandoned church to explore the secret of the Brotherhood of Silence, and the local homeless population (lead by none other than Alice Cooper) mysteriously sets up shop around the church's exterior as everyone starts staring at the sun and worms climb the windows. The Brotherhood has been guarding an elaborate 7 million year old coffee can containing Satan, who was buried by his alien father. The homeless start murdering, everyone who falls asleep start getting apocalyptic visions beamed into their heads, as one-by-one they become minions of Satan-in-a-Can. One of the girls is possessed by Satan himself! Well, the remaining good guys must fight to save themselves and stop Satan from escaping. I thought it was funny when one of the bad guys was "Blinded by the Sprite" (sung to "Blinded by the Light"), and then has a stick poked into his eye. Well, the guy named Donny cuts off Satan Girl's head and arm, but they reattach themselves, then the big "S" (no, not Superman, ya dumbass) is pushed back to the dark side through a mirror. As a result, the homeless go back to their daily lives of begging and getting pissed on. One of the few problems with this movie was that there were too many characters, resulting in most of them having 2 lines before becoming speechless zombies. Also... SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME THE WHOLE "FUTURE CONNECTION" THING! Other than that, I was pleasantly surprised. Oh, and I liked the Crucified pigeon, and the swarm of bugs that came outta the one guy's body! Hazzah!

Sequels: Nope

If You Liked This Flick, Check Out: EVENT HORIZON or THE THING