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Overall Rank: 9917
Average Rating: 2.4/4
# of Ratings: 46
Theatrical Release Date: 05/15/1987
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 10/06/2009
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tibor Takács
Actors: Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton, Louis Tripp, Kelly Rowan, Jennifer Irwin, Deborah Grover
Plot: Two boys find a gateway to Hell and have to stop a demonic take over of Earth.
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Ilovetimburton - wrote on 08/17/2008
If i had watched this when i was a kid i may have liked it. But im 20. And the cheesy ass claymation creatures and horrible special effects just add to the worthless pile of crap the is the end result
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Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/07/2008
I can't remember how many times I saw this, one my earliest, and fondest, horror film memories. The effects were good at the time (not so much now) and it has a classic good vs. evil plot. It isn't the best film ever, but I still dig it.
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Delorted - wrote on 01/07/2008
When Glen (Stephen Dorff) and Terry (Louis Tripp) found a hole in Glen’s backyard, they never expected it to lead to Hell. Now they must try and stop a demonic take over in “The Gate.”
Never have I been more bored to tears with the first half of a movie then completely enthralled with the second. The entire first half is just exposition leading up to a very well done second half, even if the writing is still pretty pathetic. The special effects are pretty well done for the time.
There are a lot of things I don’t like about this movie, such as the acting and the writing, but overall it’s actually pretty good. There are some clever moments and some pretty cool scenes, but there’s also a lot of mistakes and confusing techniques used, most of which only took place in the …
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