Awakening of the Beast (1969)

- written August 12th, 2011

Summary: One evening, a debate of journalists takes place, including the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Sérgio and José Mojica Marins a.k.a. Zé do Caixão. The journalists defend certain discussed cases of sex & debauchery are related to perverts and criminals, but Dr. Sérgio blames the influence of drugs for the violence. But Coffin Joe has another theory!           Overall: Well I’m not sure what the average horror film fan is gonna get out of this, the 3rd film in the “Coffin Joe Trilogy.” IT’s basically a film about the creator of the “Coffin Joe” persona refuting the idea that drugs are the root of all evil and instead that the evil of ourselves is to blame for evil. It’s a lot more thought provoking than anything but not much here in terms of terror/horror/suspense. It’s almost more of a drama really. So if you’ve seen the other films or simply want to start with something you haven’t seen before, watch the films in order and clearly end up watching this film. It’s not gonna appeal to many but it’s an insightful film nevertheless. Who is responsible for our own behavior? Someone else? Drugs? Or our own mind???           Comparison: Awakenings meets A New Nightmare

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