You won't be disappointed!

Good concept, poorly executed.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Eugenie Matteson (Zoe Trilling) arrives in Alexandria, Egypt to stay with her father while he is on an archaeological dig. Her father, a Christian religious fanatic who often quotes from the Bible, believes his daughter to be little Miss Innocent - but he doesn't realize that he has brought her to the one place that will corrupt her. Walking in the market place dressed like a regular American teenager would in hot weather, Genie is attacked by a group of perverse Egyptian men looking to get lucky, but she is saved in time by Sobina (who apparently has a sexual relationship with Genie's father) who introduces her to the work of the Marquis de Sade, as well as the darker side of life in Alexandria. Sobina takes Genie to a club where the first act of corruption is committed when Genie is given opium. Before long she begins seeing things - sexual things with her father coming in and preaching in the background. (This is arguably representative of her conscious telling her to get out, yet she's fascinated by this crazy world of sex and drugs)The next day she meets Mahmood, a hunky, intelligent and wealthy Egyptian and they quickly strike up a romance. As time wares on, Genie finds herself the target of a cult obsessed with the Marquis de Sade and led by one of his relatives (Robert Englund stars as both the Marquis and his descendant).I found this film entertaining but disturbing and weird as well. I saw it for Robert Englund (I love his work)and I was pleased with his performance. Zoe Trilling isn't much of an actress, but I've seen worse. There is a lot of erotic sex scenes and nudity in this film, but honestly, it's a horror film about the Marquis de Sade, people, what did you expect? I actually didn't mind the sex - it all relates back to the theme of the corruption and perversion of this one young woman. The snakes are obviously symbols of the serpent in Eden's apple tree; the film takes a jab at religious fanaticism as a whole. (i.e. religious zealot father is into bondage games with the local prostitute...) I do have a problem with the fact that the connection between the de Sade cult and the religious circuit that Genie's father's archaeological dig is based upon. (I think it has something to do with hidden treasure...) This is a huge plothole that has always bothered me.This is not the perfect movie, and no way is it a classic, but it's not incredibly terrible either. The acting is decent and there is some symbolism littered throughout. I think they tried to make this a deep film, but failed to answer some necessary questions when it came to the end of the story. The scenery and sets are great as well, I just wish they filled in the plot holes before wrapping this.For people who like to analyze films, you might have fun with the symbolism in this. I did. BEWARE the sexual content - if sex scenes make you uncomfortable you might want to skip this flick because there's a lot of sex and nudity throughout the film. There is also mild torture, drug use, and violence. Worth a watch in my opinion.

"Night Terrors" is a rather decent entry in the style, even if there's some problems with it.**SPOILERS**Arriving in Egypt, Dr. Matteson, (William Finley) meets up with daughter Genie, (Zoe Trilling) while looking for a new archaeological site. Touring the city, she is then rescued from an altercation by Sabina, (Alona Kimli) a local friend of her father. As she spends more time with her, to the detriment of her friend Beth, (Chandra West) and her father, the more she begins to pull away. She begins to pill away the most when introduced to the writings of the Marquis De Sade, (Robert Englund) the famous writer, as she feels he is trying to contact her and seek out revenge for his imprisonment. Soon haunted by visions of various cult members trying to get at her, she soon learns of the true intentions behind the cult and does her best to survive the torture they inflict.The Good News: This one here wasn't that bad of a film. One of the great things about it is the gradual build-up this employs. There's a real slow approach here to it's finale, which makes it all the more suitable at the end. Things begin at a small scale, get more severe as it plows forward and eventually gets to a fever point. This is the way to do a slow-burning film, as it's the anticipation of what's going to happen next that brings in some sound suspense techniques. That it all comes out at the end, which is some of the best scenes in the film where the torture begins and the pieces from before finally come to a head in these sequences. With the real intentions of the film coming into view and the actions finally being represented, this is the film's best spot. These also come with some nice chasing to lead up to them, including a really warped spot through the tunnels underneath the city that's quite brilliant. The hallucinatory dreams and visions are all quite startling, and several can be pretty chilling. The crucifixion one in particular stands out as one of the better ones, and the later romance dream is quite nice. The fact that this also deals with the dark themes of pain and pleasure, with as recent a time as it did to come out, makes it feel quite a bit like the old-school films where it dwelled in those styles rather than avoided them. These all make the film feel much better than it should be.The Bad News: The film doesn't really have a whole lot wrong with it. The low-key nature of is perhaps the biggest flaw. There's a lot more dialog than normal, and anytime anything happens it's a big shot of excitement but then there's not a lot of emphasis placed on them. They're over quite rapidly, meaning that there's not a whole lot to get behind for those who enjoy that kind of film. There's a feeling that not a whole lot could've been shoe-horned in to up the excitement as well, since this one is pretty lean as is, but the fact that there's such a low-key feeling to this one could be something to get through for those not that interested in this style. Even more is that the action scenes do come at the end, meaning that the beginning is full of scenes that basically amount to just talking between everyone. Every now and then something happens, but there's far more of the dialog scenes and they go on longer than the action scenes, giving this something of a rough beginning to also get through. The film's other big problem is that there's way too much confusion at what happens in the end. The flashbacks to the previous time, unexplained hallucinations and the random turn are just part of what makes this confusing, and this makes it a lot harder to really understand. These, though, are the film's main problems.The Final Verdict: While not all that spectacular, this one does have enough positive points to give it a viewing. Those in the mood for the more subtle end of the genre or are fans of the style should give it a shot, while those who prefer more action-oriented films should heed caution with it.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity and Language

I became smitten with Zoe after watching her in Night of the Demons 2, and she delivers a solid performance here as a young woman out of place in a much different society than she is used to.While visiting her father in the Middle East, sexpot Zoe stumbles into the seedier locations of this foreign land. Although her father tries to keep her on a spiritual God-fearing path, she wavers. She takes delight in the sins of the flesh at her impressionable age, and finds romance with a wealthy Arab man.The ending isn't strong at all, and is rather disappointing, but Zoe will keep your attention. She excels at portraying inner turmoil and has a feisty nature that can't be quelled. There is a plethora of nudity, both male and female, but to see Zoe disrobed is worth treading through the lush decadent atmosphere.

PURE JUNK! is poorly made and not the film we have come to expect of Tobe Hooper's caliber after her directed the brilliant Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist he gives us this piece of junk that is very poorly directed and lacks interest plus it's so weakly written you can see plot holes all over the places it's quite funny (but not in a good way) i haven't seen this in a while but i remember enough to comment on it and that it was a piece of junk. the acting is BAD Robert Englund does what he can with the awful material he has to work with and manages to come out of this looking decent. Zoe Trilling is decent looking but a good actress she is not. same goes for Alona Kimhi. rest of the cast do bad as well i am not going to comment any more on this garbage if you see this at your local video store RESIST RESIST!!!! BOMB out of 5