Santeria

I personally think this movie was "ok" it wasn't as Horrific, or shall I say scary as I thought it would be, but I do like the movie - I found it to be more of a suspense than a Horror flick. Look I am a practitioner of Santeria and it is based on some Catholic & Christian beliefs. We do practice what we have to practice, but I assure you that we believe in ONE GOD and that is GOD THE ALMIGHTY & JESUS CHRIST (I say this due to all the negativity & what people think...that we dont believe in GOD THE ALMIGHTY). I hope you enjoy all the comments above me and also that you enjoy the movie.

I like independent films, and this one is decent. Yes, it is a little bit of a slow start, but this is a lot better than many of the independent horror films you find out there.

I like watching Independent Films but this was just crappy. Cinematography sucked...storyline made a mockery of Catholicism. Even the sound sucked. You could barely hear the people! Waste of the 1.95 I paid for it.

good movie

This movie was terrible and not scary at all. It doesn't depict the beauty of the Santeria Lucumi religion and gives False stigma and negative conception of this beautiful religion.. I should have known better because santeria doesn't use a pentagram... very silly this was

Santeria is unique and interesting because it is both horror movie and cultural experience. It isn't the fastest paced horror movie available, nor is it the most frightening. It is a bilingual horror movie, thick with a mix of Catholicism, Santeria, and even Mayan faiths.The story surrounds a young boy, Ricky, who sees visions of the Virgin Mary. Many in his community rally around him, believing that he is receiving a miracle. However others, including his perhaps mentally unstable cousin Sara, believe something far more sinister is happening. Others aren't sure what is happening, and the end of the film, it's most shocking sequence, doesn't provide easy answers.One major downfall of the film is it's slow start. The first twenty minutes are, quite frankly, boring. If you can make it through, you're rewarded with a very fun, interesting horror movie for the next hour. It isn't polished by any means, and the special effects are pretty third rate- no big budget blockbuster here. What the film lacks in polish it makes up in heart. It's apparently a labor of love. The acting isn't bad at all, and the plot interesting.All and all, this is a fun and entertaining horror movie, but because of the slow start and the bilingual aspect, it might not be for everyone. This is more `artistic' than `horrific' yet it's still good.Recommended for those in the mood for a different sort of horror movie.

I thought this was fairly interesting but it is like some Mexican American exorcist type of movie without the great special effects. It is definitely strange and at times boring but someone out there might like this kind of movie.

You only need to look at the cover art for this movie to know the makers didn't do much research into their subject. An inverted crucifix in the title? Great. Santeros are very much anti-Satan. (Funfact: the Petrine Cross is a perfectly valid Christian symbol). And what's with the pentacle brand? If it were inverted, that would imply Satanism, and piss off Wiccans as much as a Satanic cross pisses off Christians, but it's right-side up. Wicca and Santeria aren't even in the same family of religions, so what the hell is this religious symbol doing there?You won't get an answer from the movie, which features a grand total of no identifiably Santerian elements. The only religion presented accurately is a brief scene of charismatic Protestants, who inform us that Catholics are all horrible damned idolaters. We're meant to agree with these sentiments, but it would help if anybody had bothered to research Catholicism in the slightest, let alone the syncretic blend of Catholic and Yoruban belief that is Santeria.Who would identify the Virgin Mary's blood as a Eucharist? Nobody.Who would identify an egg hatching harmless garter snakes as a bad omen? Not a person who believes Oxumare, the Rainbow Serpent, is Yemeya's crown, and a positive, creative force.Who would enjoy this slow-paced, poorly-shot, low-budget dreck? Nobody who would be looking it up in the first place.Read a Jack Chick tract. It's cheaper.