Devil's Rock, The - 2011
Severe Features/Chameleon Pictures - 83 min.
UPC - 5055002556302; 741952708094
9312590154096; 4051238007640 (Blu-ray)
Cast: Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela, Karlos Drinkwater, Luke Hawker, Jessica Grace Smith.
Screenwriters: Paul Finch, Paul Campion, Brett Ihaka; Director of Photography: Rob Marsh; Original Music: Andrea Possee; Editing: Jeff Hurrell; Production Designer: Mary Pike; Costume Designer: Tristan McCallum; Make-up Designer: Davina Lamont; Special Effects Supervisor: Richard Taylor; Visual Effects Supervisors: Jake Lee, Frank Rueter; Producer: Leanne Saunders;
Director: Paul Campion
The setting is the English Channel Islands, June 4, 1944. Two NZ commandos have been sent to raid German gun emplacements, thereby hoping to distract German forces away from Normandy. However they discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces against the allies and a released demon proves to have a hunger for flesh so dismembered corpses abound. What ensues is a test of bravery, belief and a battle between good and evil. Frankly, not a great deal new here, but fairly well done for this genre and the usual excellent special effects by WETA. Filmed around Wellington, with the Wright's Hill WWII Fortress in Karori standing in for the story's German emplacement.
Censor Rating: R 16 - Review rating: C+
