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| The Devil's Chair | 
| Director: Adam Mason
Actors: David Gant, Andrew Howard, Elize Dutoit, Polly Brown, Louise Griffiths
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 23475
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Cantonese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 90 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.4
MPN: 26410
UPC: 043396264106
EAN: 0043396264106
ASIN: B001CO31MC
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Product Description
To uncover the truth behind a terrifying occult mystery a psychology professor & his students accompany an accused killer back to the scene of his crime in this blood-drenched supernatural thriller. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/07/2008 Starring: Andrew Howard Run time: 87 minutes Rating: Ur
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 Awesome Thriller!! January 4, 2009
This movie was awesome.. kept me interested the whole time and then it started to mock itself and talk to the audience briefly towards the end which i thought was brillant for this genra then a huge twist!! first i rented it then after i returned it i bought it.. its a great horror film to pop in when u got a group of people over!!
 You've seen it before, but it's still worth watching. December 8, 2008
The Devil's Chair (Adam Mason, 2007)
Not a bad little flick, this. Obviously low-budget and done on an amateur scale, but makes up for that with a surprisingly clever script (though it does tend to wear its inspirations on its sleeve) and tons of well-delivered atmosphere.
The story follows Nick (Below's Andrew Howard), who in the opening scene of the movie explores an abandoned asylum with his girlfriend and a pocket full of drugs. Something bad happens--he's not entirely sure what--and she ends up dead. For obvious reasons, he's convicted of her murder and sent to a mental institution. Fast-forward a few years, and his doctor (The Messenger's David Gant) takes Nick and a research crew back to the asylum as a sort of shock-treatment. Only once they get there, and Nick confronts the chair in which his girlfriend was killed, things start happening which get the others wondering if Nick's oft-told tale of innocence may actually be true...
Mason, who co-directed Broken the same year, has taken inspiration from any number of movies and yet come up with something that is itself. There's a fine line between homage and outright stealing, and The Devil's Chair never actually crosses that line, despite everything about it screaming that, eventually, it's going to. That, actually, might be the most impressive thing about this flick. There are so many ways it could have gone wrong where it didn't. Not to say the movie doesn't go wrong in places. As I've mentioned, this was a pretty low-budget affair, and the acting is about as good as one expects when watching movies like this. I believe the movie's atmosphere makes up for that, though; it's quite well done visually, which is a treat at a time when so many people making horror movies are wont to substitute "so dark you can't see anything" for atmosphere. And while you probably entertain the idea of the Big Reveal, it's never the option that all the pieces point to, as it is in so many horror movies. This is very well set up, well shot, and, simply put, fun to watch. I liked this one a bunch. ***
This is true HORROR November 3, 2008
I consider myself somewhat of a horror movie fanatic. The problem with today's horror is the lack of real suspense and emotional connection with the story. All too often its a bunch of ridiculously overused CGI ghosts and ghouls, or a plot that fails to draw the audience in. Frankly with all the PG-13 teen scream type horror movies as of late I felt horror movies were on the decline.
How wrong I was! The Devil's Chair is far and away one of the most inventive horror movies to come along in years. This is true horror in all its glory. Suspenseful, twisted, and disturbing can only begin to describe this movie. True the old man may have over-acted a bit, or maybe the narrations were unnecessary, but what the movie represents is a step in the right direction for the horror genre.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it has been added to my list of favorite horror films. Please, keep them coming. If you consider yourself a horror fan buff you MUST watch or better yet OWN this movie.
A surreal macabre masterpiece October 25, 2008
Those looking for cheap thrills this weekend might want to take in the new Saw movie and be bored to death with the rehashed plot. Those looking for something differant this Halloween, look no further. Adam Mason's(Broken) The Devil's Chair delivers not only the gore, which there is aplenty, but also there lies a very interesting story with a unique narritive. Im a huge fan of Haunted Asylum films like Session 9 and the sort so when I heard this was that kind of movie, it was a no brainer. Equal part psychological horror mixed in with monsters and stuff. I dont want to say anymore to give it away so I will just say "Get it".Very original;Adam Mason is someone to look out for in the horror genre.
 FINALLY.......The 2008 October Gem October 18, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I was really hoping by the end of October that I would have watched more than a handful of great horror movies. Well of course that only happens in your dreams. The reality is that I have only seen two great ones so far. Mother Of Tears and The Devils Chair. The plus side is there are still two weeks to go.
The guys that brought us Broken have now come out with something far different from their last film, and to be honest extremely better. A guy by the name Nick West brings his girlfriend Sammy to an abandoned asylum, where they start to fool around and pop some acid. They find a room with nothing but a chair that resembles an electric chair. While the acid kicks in the pair began their sexual desires on the chair, something terrifying happens and Sammy ends up dead. With Nick having no recollection of the events that took place but being the only suspect he ends up in an insane asylum. After four years he is placed in the care of a psychiatrist by the name Dr. Willard. Dr. Willard takes Nick and three young students to the old asylum. Nick not wanting to return finds out that the only way he will get out of the insane asylum is to go back and try to remember what exactly happened to Sammy. Upon their arrival the team and Nick began to find out what hell lies in the chair. The only survival is well uhmmm.............
I had to end the story on that note, mainly because I wouldn't want to spoil the film for anyone. This movie is top notch horror heaven. While I would have loved to give it five stars, the tension in the film was unbelievable and great, but it was missing that extra element "SCARY" to make it a perfect five star movie. While some would argue that tension is scary enough for them, to me it's not. However a lot of tension in a movie is enough to make it great to watch. These guys pushed the envelope with the twisted storytelling they did. It leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat and never leaves you unsatisfied. These guys have a fantastic vision for horror, and I hope they keep making many more great movies. While I didn't care for Broken I have the highest respect for the film makers, with a very low budget and only five people to work on it. Now have a seat and enjoy the film, but be careful of the chair your sitting in, it just might be your living hell.
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