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After five deranged children are involved in a bus wreck they start killing people at the lodge who insulted them or were rude to them.After five deranged children are involved in a bus wreck they start killing people at the lodge who insulted them or were rude to them.After five deranged children are involved in a bus wreck they start killing people at the lodge who insulted them or were rude to them.
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- Sean MacGregor
- David Sheldon(uncredited)
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- TriviaOriginal director Sean MacGregor was fired from the production after a few weeks of difficult filming and most of the footage he had directed was deemed unusable. Much of the final version of the film had to be re-shot under the direction of David Sheldon several weeks later.
- GoofsThe characters are supposedly stuck in the house because they are snowed in. However, the height of the snow outside keeps changing dramatically throughout the film. It is extremely snowy in the beginning when everyone arrives, almost snow-free when Papa Doc runs outside in an attempt to save his wife and finally, modestly snowy again at the end.
- Crazy credits[caption used in place of "THE END", as the five young killers depart from the lodge after setting up their victims' bodies in eerily lifelike poses] THE BEGINNING
- ConnectionsFeatured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008)
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An enjoyably kooky 70's killer kids movie
This is a good little quirky horror-thriller set in a snow-bound area. A family gather in a house for a winter break, while at the same time a bus carrying some kids crashes off the road. Five of the children escape unharmed but it turns out these are seriously disturbed kids and they are soon to come into contact with our friends in the holiday home.
Devil Times Five is a strange little movie. It sometimes gives off the relaxed and warm feel of a 70's TV movie but this is misleading as its subject matter of sociopathic children is not exactly a very cosy theme. This combination of TV-style melodrama with slasher movie subject matter is one of the things that makes for distinctive viewing. It's just a little bizarre. The snowy setting is good too and gives the flick a nice feel. The murders are all varied and occasionally quite inventive such as the bath tub demise replete with piranhas. Admittedly, the first murder is a pretty confusing affair – not only do we have trouble knowing what is going on but it's not even that clear who is even being attacked! But it's still a pleasingly weird scene with slow motion visuals and sound, and through a monochrome lens. Aside from all this, the movie is not above throwing in a totally unnecessary cat fight too. And what could be wrong with that? You could do a lot worse than this one. If you are a sucker for early 70's proto-slashers then this is one that should provide some entertainment.
Devil Times Five is a strange little movie. It sometimes gives off the relaxed and warm feel of a 70's TV movie but this is misleading as its subject matter of sociopathic children is not exactly a very cosy theme. This combination of TV-style melodrama with slasher movie subject matter is one of the things that makes for distinctive viewing. It's just a little bizarre. The snowy setting is good too and gives the flick a nice feel. The murders are all varied and occasionally quite inventive such as the bath tub demise replete with piranhas. Admittedly, the first murder is a pretty confusing affair – not only do we have trouble knowing what is going on but it's not even that clear who is even being attacked! But it's still a pleasingly weird scene with slow motion visuals and sound, and through a monochrome lens. Aside from all this, the movie is not above throwing in a totally unnecessary cat fight too. And what could be wrong with that? You could do a lot worse than this one. If you are a sucker for early 70's proto-slashers then this is one that should provide some entertainment.
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