You get any movie from Shatner, and you know you're gonna have a good time
watching it.  However, this cult classic is different than any other Shatner
movie.  From any other movie made - ever.  That's because it's the only film
ever made entirely in the artificial language of Esperanto.  And after
watching it I can see why they never made any others.  I had never actually
heard of Esperanto before hearing about this movie.  So, I guess this film
at the least gave me some knowledge.  The film was long thought lost, but
then recently a print was found in France, and it was restored, and now we
all have Incubus to enjoy.

Let's talk about the movie - we're in some desolate location, where this
blonde demon Kia takes the lives of corrupt men.  She bores of this and
wants a challenge.  Enter Shatner, a good man and a soldier named Marc
(Marco in Esperanto), who is just trying to live the good life with his
sister.  The demon approaches Marc but then falls in love (as all women do
in the presence of Shatner!).  This is forbidden for demons, and Marc "holy
rapes" her by bringing her into a church.  Kia's sister (also a demon) wants
revenge, and calls upon some winged freak (the incubus?) who resurrects the
dead (in the form of Milos Milos).  This all culminates in a showdown with a
stuffed goat head...  ahh, I mean, a showdown with Satan.  I think.

The movie is slow, painfully slow at times.  The Esperanto is funny at first
(especially when Bill is "shatnerizing" it), but gets old as the film
progresses.  There were a couple of good scenes (maybe not even that many),
but overall it was boring and didn't really go anywhere.  I was impressed
with some of the cinematography and camera angles.  And of course, I can
always get a chuckle just watching the master displaying his acting
abilities.  (Listening to his commentary on the DVD also provides a rare
chuckle.)
 
 

Quality: 2.0  Visuals: 5.0  Intensity: 2.0 Laughability: 2.5 
OVERALL RATING: 2.9