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Lost Souls [Region 2] | ![Lost Souls [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HPGE6CVSL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Janusz Kaminski
Actors: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter, Philip Baker Hall, John Hurt
Category: DVD
Buy New: $77.00
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Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 206768
Format: Pal
Languages: German (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), German (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4006680024356
ASIN: B00005O088
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 2000
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Lost Souls is certainly one of the most gorgeous-looking movies to come out in 2000. The cinematography has a striking, visual texture reminiscent of old photographs, all the color bleeding out into rich and evocative shades of grey and black. The movie doesn't quite live up to its look, though it's not without its pleasures. The broader outlines of its story--about a true-crime writer (Ben Chaplin) who discovers, through the efforts of a former victim of possession (Winona Ryder), that he's about to become the Antichrist--lack any surprises or ingenuity. But individual scenes are largely well-written, spookily directed, and acted with commitment and intensity. Chaplin is particularly good, Ryder does her best, and a crew of superb character actors (including John Hurt, Elias Koteas, and Philip Baker Hall) flesh out the skeletally scripted supporting characters with skill and intelligence. Some of the special effects go a little overboard, but the movie is surprisingly free of the cheesy, demonic posturing and portentous speeches that afflict too many religious thrillers. Fans of The Exorcist or The Omen may find Lost Souls to be a modest but flavorful variation on the "devil-is-coming-to-get-you" genre. --Bret Fetzer
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 Some Good, Some Bad Of 'Lost Souls' March 14, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
This was a fairly good "Devil" story and certainly worth renting.
The film had decent suspense until the end and good cinematography throughout. Kudos to the writers for pointing out there IS a Satan and converting a non-believer to that fact. Winona Ryder looks very pretty, too, as good as I've seen her. This was before her real-life problems put her in the news and her career took a nosedive. Also the profanity is pretty low in here.
***Possible spoiler**** The bad things included a somewhat-disappointing finish; some skewed theology; typical cliche scenes where a person should have been shot but the shooter hesitates way too long and is stopped; and priests winding up as villains.
Overall, Lost Souls is a pretty good film and could have been really good with a tighter script and a little more suspense at the end.
 BIG dissapointment, waste of time!!! February 16, 2009
Brian Gaffney (Williamsport, PA, USA)
I can't believe anyone would give this movie 5 stars. The cast and the acting is about the ONLY thing adding any value. The script and plot isn't horrible, but it's so dry and predictable. There were about two or three mildly thrilling moments in this movie, which end way too quickly and leave you wanting something more. You will see no monsters or demons which would be OK except that it FAILS as an otherwise decent movie. There is only one scene that used any specail effects-which only made the women's restroom morph into a nightmare-world, like you might see in "Constantine" or the "Silent Hill" movie, exept a hundred times less thrilling. The paint peals off the walls and a guy walks out of the wall with a grin on his face, then the whole thing instantly dissapears. That's it. Big deal. The rest of the movie consists of depressed scared looking people running around the city trying to figure out how they are connected to the antichrist. "Lost Souls" is trying to be like a Roman Polanski film, using the story and conflicted characters to make things interesting. The conclusion was perhaps the MOST dissapointing ending I've ever seen in a horror flick. It made the whole story seem pointless. As the credits rolled I felt my time had been completely wasted. I wanted to see this film because it had Wynona Ryder and I was expecting it to at least be more like The Omen or the Ninth Gate. It isn't absolutely horrible, but I'm appalled that some of the reviewers gave this film any praise. It's a waste of time. Even if you're a Wynona Ryder fan, waste of time. Watch this movie on TV sometime if you're really curious, but don't spend a cent on it!! I bought a used copy for 5 dollars at a video store and I regret it.
 Beautiful Horror Film? October 29, 2008
C Wahlman (Merrillville, IN)
Maya Larkin formerly possessed and now saved, embarks on a journey to save the world from its ultimate end: the physical manifestation of the devil and the end of the world. She finds who will be the perversion of Christianity: Peter Kelson. Born of incest, he will become incarnation of the devil on his 33rd birthday (see the inversion of Christian tradition?). Or will he? Is Maya a religious nut, going too far? Is Peter really who they say he is? Can the world be saved from this ultimate perversion?
I must say, I am not surprised by the rather poor ratings this movie has gotten. It is not your typical horror film. Imagine someone telling you that you will become the devil incarnate and produce a reign of terror on earth that will end it all for the human race? Pretty heavy stuff, but I find this discourse fascinating.
In an unfair comparison to The Exorcist, I will try to explain how Lost Souls may not be understood. The Exorcist is riveting and frightening. It asks you questions of faith, but in a covert manner that can actually be ignored. Lost Souls is a little more in your face about what and why people believe what they do. Maya Larkin asks a priest how he can be so certain in his faith in God, but he can not put any thought or belief into the existence of His adversary, the devil. Maybe that's too blatant for regular audiences.
And yes, this is a beautiful film. It is visually and phonetically engaging. The evil "tricks" are subtle, and organic (nothing seems impossible or over the top). It frightens.
If the ordinary horror films do not scare or engage you enough, give this film a try. But if you like something a little more mainstream, definitely pick up The Omen or The Exorcist instead.
Makes the Ant-Christ Less Worry-some...;) May 25, 2008
ePook (Gainesville, FL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So, I got this as a VHS at a yard sale for my husband about 2 years ago, being as we collect Horror/Suspense/All that Spooky or Funny Crap movies, and he has worn out the sound tracking. I'm not going to tell you it's some sort of genious film, but it's quite amusing and entertaining. Winnona does her usual spooky gal thing, and Ben Chaplin (son of the spectacular Charlie) is believable and personable...what more could you ask from the guy who plays the Anti-Christ? Really? Anyway, I just got it again on DVD for my guy, so that ought to tell you something.
Dumbing Satan Down March 8, 2008
Veritas
A very good film speculating upon the advent of the
Antichrist.
The plot was interesting, but had some
very large omissions that made the film
less interesting than it could have been.
[spoiler] For example, how did our heroes
know to be waiting for the clue as to
who the Antichrist would be?
Artistically, it is excellent.
I particularly liked the way the three
exorcisms were presented.
The acting is very good.
The two main characters played by Winona Ryder (Maya)
Ben Chaplin (Peter) were convincing and had some depth
(which cannot be taken for granted in films today).
[spoiler] The two scenes where Maya experiences a
waking dream/vision, or not, make no sense
whatsoever and add nothing to the story.
Appears to be an excuse to trot out some
special effects. Why?
[spoiler] The Antichrist, whom will rule over the world
for a time is not clever enough or powerful enough
to avoid being destroyed by a woman with a gun?
In addition, Christian revelation holds that the
Antichrist will rule, not that it can be avoided somehow.
[spoiler]How do you know when Satan is in the house?
When it is 6:66 o'clock (laugh out loud).
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