Review: EvilSpeak (1981)
By William Pattison
This time I have the notorious “Clint Howard Horror Film”.
The clumsy military cadet Stanley Coopersmith is orphan and
completely outcast in the West Andover Academy. He is frequently abused and
humiliated by four despicable mates, and has a bad treatment from his teachers,
the coach, the colonel and even from the local reverend. When Coopersmith finds
a book of black mass that belonged to the evil medieval Father Esteban, he uses
a computer to conjure Satan and revenge his harassers.
This film is a classic early 80s witchcraft film. The big
catch in regard to the film is that the witchcraft is done through a computer.
From what I recall this was the only film that went in that direction.
This film for the most part is a standard nerdy guy gets
revenge on his harassers using black magic. But that doesn’t mean this film is stereotypical, it
definitely isn’t thank to to excellent performance by Clint Howard. He really
puts his one of a kind stamp on this film. Also you really end up feeling sorry
for Stanley Coopersmith.
Now on the other hand you jump for joy when the asshole
cadets get their comeupins. There is a scene where these fuck torture Stanley’s
pet dog and kill it in a way that made me want to punch the TV. None of
Staney’s eventual victims victims are innocent.
Best part is this film has not worn with age. If anything
this film is as good as when I saw it the weekend it came out over forty years ago.
All in all this film is AN 80s KISS OF AWESOMETACULAR,!!!!
L
