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The Devil's Chair

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
3.3K
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The Devil's Chair (2007)
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Nick and Sammy's drug-fueled visit to an abandoned asylum turns tragic when Sammy is killed. Years later, Nick is released from a mental hospital and returns to the site with a psychiatrist ... Read allNick and Sammy's drug-fueled visit to an abandoned asylum turns tragic when Sammy is killed. Years later, Nick is released from a mental hospital and returns to the site with a psychiatrist seeking the truth.Nick and Sammy's drug-fueled visit to an abandoned asylum turns tragic when Sammy is killed. Years later, Nick is released from a mental hospital and returns to the site with a psychiatrist seeking the truth.

  • Director
    • Adam Mason
  • Writers
    • Simon Boyes
    • Adam Mason
  • Stars
    • Andrew Howard
    • Pollyanna Rose
    • Olivia Hill
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Adam Mason
    • Writers
      • Simon Boyes
      • Adam Mason
    • Stars
      • Andrew Howard
      • Pollyanna Rose
      • Olivia Hill
    • 52User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Andrew Howard
    Andrew Howard
    • Nick West
    Pollyanna Rose
    • Sammy
    • (as Polly Brown)
    Olivia Hill
    • Nurse
    Nadja Brand
    • Dr. Clairebourne
    Eric M. Breiman
    • Asylum Clerk
    Gary MacKay
    Gary MacKay
    • Driver
    David Gant
    David Gant
    • Dr. Willard
    Louise Griffiths
    Louise Griffiths
    • Melissa
    Elize du Toit
    Elize du Toit
    • Rachel Fowles
    Matt Berry
    Matt Berry
    • Brett Wilson
    Paul Sweeney
    Paul Sweeney
    • Patient
    Graham Riddell
    • Demon
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Adam Mason
    • Writers
      • Simon Boyes
      • Adam Mason
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    Dethcharm

    Psycho Social...

    Nick West (Andrew Howard) is a troubled soul. He's spent the last four years in a mental institution for a horrific murder that he says he can't remember committing. Dr. Willard (David Grant) decides that it's a good idea to take Nick, along with three college students, back to the scene of the crime. Willard believes they can figure out what really took place. So, the group sets up for a long weekend in the huge, abandoned building in question.

    All is well until the titular chair enters the picture. Weirdness escalates into nightmare and ultimate doom. All hell breaks loose, resulting in madness and inescapable death.

    Sound like fun?

    THE DEVIL'S CHAIR is Director Adam Mason's grimy, foul follow-up to BROKEN. Mason seems dead-set on making movies that extinguish all hope. This film has a tricky, pseudo supernatural thing going on, that twists the plot, leading to a confoundingly unsettling finale. After watching this one, the viewer may feel compelled to watch a Disney film or romcom, just to reset the mind...
    8vivisected

    An Interesting Spin on the Classic Horror

    I just got back from seeing this movie at the TIFF and I will start out by saying that if you are the type of person who likes to have everything clearly spelled out for you in a movie, this film is not for you. Likewise, if you are looking for a non-stop gorefest, you are likely to be disappointed. All of that aside, I thought the movie to be very interesting and certainly worth the watch. I've never been a fan of movies with narration, but this one executes it quite nicely. The narrative dialogue is witty and often injects a bit of humor into the film. The main story follows a man (Nick) in a mental facility for the criminally insane after he and his girlfriend enter an abandoned asylum and she dies. Nick insists that she was taken by a demonic chair. 4 years later, a doctor has him released, so that Nick, the doctor and his team can explore the scene of the murder and thing quickly go down hill from there. The cinematography in this film is interesting and the sound effects give the movie a lot more edge considering the gore is minimal aside from the liberal use of blood. Overall, this movie was definitely worth watching and I look forward to its release on DVD so I can watch it again!
    5xillib

    Andrew Howard (Nick West) carries the movie on his back

    I was on the fence whether I should vote 4 or 5 on this. While this horror flick is interesting and has some good effects in regard to the chair itself it definitely lacks in some areas around acting and story. (For example, the main character is in an asylum. He's released to a professor who wants to write a book on what happened when Nick's girlfriend was killed. Probably not such a smart idea.) However, the lead actor, Andrew Howard, really is the lynch pin that keeps the movie together. If he hadn't been as good in the lead role I would definitely have rated this lower. He enables the movie to have enough interest for you to want to see it through to the end. There is the usual blood and guts but overall it happens in the right places and isn't done without advancing the story. If you're a fan of B horror I think that you'd like this. If you only watch horror occasionally I'd pass on this one.
    4wellthatswhatithinkanyway

    Unusual but undelivering horror flick

    STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

    Reckless Nick West (Andrew Howard) takes his girlfriend to an abandoned warehouse to drop acid, but when she sits on a weird chair, she is sucked into a demonic hole, leaving Nick traumatized. Years later, he's in a psychiatric hospital run by Dr. Willard (David Gant) who is the first person to give his story any credence. He offers him escape from the asylum if Nick returns with him to the scene of the mystery to conduct an experiment. But as members of the group go missing, it becomes clear something evil is lurking in the walls of this eerie place...

    When I first caught sight of this bizarre looking straight to DVD horror film, I soon cleared the sight of it from my mind, but finding it again in the bargain bin at Morrison's, I thought...why not give it a try? While I don't feel I completely wasted my time, it does feel like a wasted opportunity in a lot of respects.

    Adam Mason's film is unsure whether it wants to play as a straight out mind fu*k, gore porn horror flick or a self referentializing parody of the genre, with the lead character giving voice overs saying how we'll like it 'if we saw Hellraiser or Pumpkinhead' and at one point lamenting what 'a poorly written, badly acted' film it's become, either the way the writing feels uncertain of itself and in turn loses the audience a bit. The gore factor really kicks in at the end, shocking even by horror standards with all the blood/distress on display. Either way, you're more likely to sit lost on The Devil's Chair than be on the edge of it. **
    3tinkrbelfluttrs

    It doesn't make sense but i think that was its intentions..

    Im a huge horror fan and after watching this it left me feeling very uneasy towards the end it doesn't make sense none of it does but when you grasp the ending you begin to realize the devil chair/torture chamber wasn't real the entire movie was based on nick wests demented sociopathic mindset it was merely in his mind that was infact confirmed when the scene showed him kissing the student Rachel who resembled his first girlfriend only to realize she was not there thats when the movie is put in its true perspective that it was all in his mind that every scene was not real it has a clever story plot but the CGI monster wasn't scary at all and the gore seemed somewhat repetitive i give it a 3/10

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    • Trivia
      Louise Griffiths's debut.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      References Hellraiser (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      The Heritage
      Written by 'Martin Grech'

      Performed by 'Martin Grech'

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Π’Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚ΡŒΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π°Π΄Π°
    • Filming locations
      • Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Renegade Worldwide
      • Soho Square Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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