TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Yazan Tamari the Antichrist is a woman ?? okay thats maybe fine but how did he came inside her by a knife ??? in here 25 birthday ?? or by the bird , and where is the chair in the movie it just disappeared that was weid and why the bird can contact who is the bird and why the father didn't die what happened to him this is not cool

Leofwine_draca Hollywood seems to be content to churn out one cookie cutter possession movie after another at the moment. THE VATICAN TAPES is no different. Although this film bags some interesting character actors in support, it also has in director Mark Neveldine one of the lamest guys in Hollywood behind the camera. You may - or may not - remember Neveldine as one of the pair behind such delights as CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE and GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, two of the dumbest films made in the last decade.Neveldine's quirky direction undoubtedly drags down this film's enjoyment level from the start. THE VATICAN TAPES half wants to be a realistic found footage movie, although it isn't; for the other half, it just adopts random shaking camera-work in order to portray the unfolding events. It's headache-inducing.The narrative is clichéd and the dialogue pretty rotten, so solid actors like Dougray Scott and Djimon Hounsou are given very little to do other than show up. Once again Michael Pena wastes a potentially interesting character role, while Alison Lohman creates a character totally unsympathetic to the viewer. I appreciate the inclusion of old action B-movie stars like Michael Pare and Daniel Bernhardt in the plot, but what's the point of having them do nothing? THE VATICAN TAPES is a slow-moving tale that delivers one cliché after another, particularly an uninspired exorcism scene which certainly isn't worth sitting around for. It was certainly a waste of time for me.

sunlit_dreams You'd get more chills from standing in front of your open refrigerator in the hottest part of Summer! Calling this movie a 'generic Exorcist' is an insult to that movie!So, let me help you not to waste your time... Oh no! Here comes the anti-Christ, and she's got perfect hair with a perfect part! That's it! Now you can go rent something worth watching, or do what I did and rent it from your local library, so you don't waste your money! If you want to have your own MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) party, then this might be a winner that will gain plenty of laughs!Hmm.. and I smell bad fish... "Prerecorded videotape supplied by CBN ©2008 Christian Broadcasting Network Inc." Let's jump on the 'Found Footage' bandwagon and milk that fad! I guess they had to put something in there to convince people they should go see it! There's even videos on You Tube discussing how 'real' it is. *sigh* Justin Chang's review on Variety says, "For all that, "The Vatican Tapes" never becomes anything more than straight-up Catholic exploitation, pure and unapologetic." Yeah!It did get a reaction from me when the effects made it seem she almost tore her arms off, when she very severely dislocated them. I said, "Ugh!" I guess it was her later revealed healing ability that meant a few minutes later she showed no sign of injury! Or, perhaps she was creating a scary illusion? Anyway... So much for realism!About the only good things I can say is the special effects were pretty well done and the acting and direction not so terrible. Real shame about the script!

Cinefill1 -The Vatican Tapes is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Mark Neveldine from a screenplay written by Christopher Borrelli, which is in turn based on a story by Chris Morgan and Christopher Borrelli. -The film stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Kathleen Robertson, Michael Peña, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott, and John Patrick Amedori, and was released on July 24, 2015, by Lionsgate.--Critical reception:-The film received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 21%, based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. On Metacritic the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". IGN awarded it a score of 2.5 out of ten, saying "It exists without any real scares or chills, and only the smallest attempt to differentiate itself."