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Title: Satanis the Devil's Mass / Sinthia the Devil's Doll (2003) |
Review of Satanis the Devil's Mass / Sinthia the Devil's Doll
- An up-close look at Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey and the satanic shenanigans filmed inside his infamous San Francisco "Black House" back in 1969, "Satanis, the Devil's Mass" (86 minutes) is a wonderfully oddball documentary inside one of America's darkest pop-culture curiosities. Along with nude women decorating the altar to a man dressed as a bishop who gets his fanny whipped before climbing in a coffin, you're treated to interviews with LaVey (wearing silly little devil horns) and his flock along with various startled neighbors! Plus, after murdering her parents and setting the family home on fire, Cynthia Kyle becomes "Sinthia, the Devil's Doll" (77 minutes) when Lucifer forces her to wander through a psychedelic world of dreams in this ultra-bizarre mix of skin, daddy-lust and art-film exploitation from cult fave Ray Dennis Steckler. Remember, "If you're gonna b ea sinner, be the best sinner on the block!"
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Comments for Satanis the Devil's Mass / Sinthia the Devil's Doll
- Posted on 2007-09-17
In praise of Leviathon's (Un)Holy moistness
The world is a little less interesting now that this Messiah of Modern Times has released his mortal coil. : ( Wow, what a visionary. He realized (and helped others to realize) the hypocrisy of institutional religion in general and created a philosophical/aesthetic assault as an antidote to the influence of the mindless herds that give up their independence and personal wills to religions that keep them from facing reality or taking responsibility for themselves. His is a way intended to awaken a few courageous souls, enough, to step out of the Matrix by giving them some intellectual free space and confidence to start thinking for themselves. Most dolts are so blindly reactionary to concepts of "good and evil" that they're too blinded to realize that THE MAN isn't evil or promoting a destructive view of the self and world. He isn't really a Satanist as he doesn't believe in God (nor evil or good). It's all a joke and a put on which the Christian automatons helped to promote and make famous by giving him all the publicity he needed, turning him from a neighborhood eccentric to an internationally known figurehead who hobnobbed with the rich and famous (William Shatner, we never knew ye.) How ironic. Christian churches need an object to fearmonger as a way to control their sheep and they found that in Anton Lavey. That being said, this documentary gives you everything you'd ever need to know about the Church of Satan. Check the opening sequence when Sweet Anton enters his ritual chamber with hyper-pompous solemnity. It cracks me up everytime I see it. How could anybody think he was for real? The funny thing is I found more compassion and acceptance in the faces of the Satanic church members on this DVD than I found in the faces of people I knew when I went to a Christian church (before the Devil opened my eyes) or the "straights" interviewed in this documentary. Better a warm hearted sinner than a saint whose heart is hardened with piety. The only reason I didn't give this DVD 5 stars is because this is an old documentary, reflecting more the attitudes and mores of the early 70s than wholly speaking to modern times, as people these days are much more familiar with anarchy and are more narcissistic than they were back then. Or so it seems. If you got this far and looked for this DVD on this website, then you'll probably get a kick out of it. Diabolus Bless. : ) I mean : (
Score: 4
- Posted on 2007-01-04
Great View of the history of satanism.
Before you listen to all the bad reviews you must buy this DVD or you will never know what is really in this Why? Because I'm not going to tell you so do yourself some good and purchase this masterpiece, also keep your eyes out for the re-release of this wonderful work, Hail Satan Hail Hellfire
Score: 5
- Posted on 2006-08-09
Satanis
I am reviewing the Anton LaVey documentary. I watched about 2 minutes of the 2nd movie and quickly realized I could not suffer through it.
I already read a lot about Anton LaVey and his religious beliefs. Basically, he doesn't believe in Satan and openly states so. His religious dogma is basically common pop psychology heavily mixed with Humanism. Despite not actually believing in or being centered around Satan, it is of course, called Satanism, and he wears silly horns, utilizes several Satanic symbols, and constantly prays to Satan in his Masses.
The best I can gather is that Anton LeVay purposely started a religion in pop psychology/humanism belief that also serves as a hedonistic social club (mostly so he can have orgys easily).
This documentary has Anton explaining his major beliefs, Anton performing his Black Mass, interviews with followers (mostly social outcast Humanists disillusioned with Catholicism (the CoS Black Mass takes a lot from Catholic Mass and tries to do or say the opposite), neighbors (some concerned and some just mocking LaVey), and supporters.
The Black Mass footage features some naked saggy breasted senior ladies who just lie on the alter while Anton goes on and on boringly with his Black Mass verbage.
We also get to see footage of Anton playing with his pet lion, and stories about it's escape and about Anton being forced to donate it to a zoo.
All in all, Anton and his Church of Satan is more silly than sinister. I guess it will continue as long as their are Marilyn Manson types and their 12 year old followers.
---Not part of the movie but interesting info----
The Church of Satan has as official dogma the belief that Anton LaVey played the Devil in Rosemary's Baby. All insiders deny Anton played the part.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2005-04-26
HELL OF A GOOD TIME
I picked this one up for SATANIS. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, but I'm happy to report that it's a blast! Anton LaVey certainly delivers. He's worth the price of the disc right there. And that's not all! There's also some nutty mormon guys, some nice late 1960's styled nudity that's later follwed by the spectacle of a saggy looking lady on the altar (this proved to me that Satanists truly accept folks as they really are. lol!), and interviews with LaVey's neighbors are a real hoot too! I'd love to see more of the Church of Satan. They certainly aren't stuffy or bland. SATANIS is the reason to pick this up and it's well worth a look by fans of fun forgotten cinematic gems.
This is great stuff!
Score: 5 - Posted on 2004-04-07
MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKS
Oh ya gotta get this one. Early LaVey before his post mortem debunking by his daughter Zeena. And the naked ladies are just right for a serious nip and tuck, making this saga a saggy one. Warts and all. And...is that nerdy kid Isaac Bonewitz--the author of Real Magic and the first guy to graduate from Berkeley with a degree in Magic and Thaumaturgy? Stay tuned and find out. Take out the chalice of bourbon and sit back and enjoy, plus you get some great bonus material. A guy with the worst hairpiece in the world watches a tv (that's television) stripper back in the days when cellulite was a turn on, you get trailers for movies that should be seen only by people who live in trailers (...) It just don't git no better'n this. Ave Satanas and Hava Nagila and turn up the volume cause good old ASL tends to mumble a bit.
Score: 5
