I went into this thinking it was a horror documentary about possession, it is not. After watching the movie and hearing the Warrens name and the poor acting from the supposed possession I was disappointed. However, listening to the real people portrayed in the movie it had me hooked. There is always two sides to these possession cases it seems and it was great to see it from both angles. I enjoyed the old videos and stories. I knew previous stories of the Warrens were fabricated. The truth comes out in the end of the story, it solidified what I already thought of the church and the Warrens. Decide for yourself.
The Devil on Trial
2023
Action / Crime / Documentary / Horror
The Devil on Trial
2023
Action / Crime / Documentary / Horror
Plot summary
Explore the first – and only – time “demonic possession” has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary story forces reflection on our fear of the unknown.
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October 23, 2023 at 04:34 AM
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Finally honesty
Watchable, could have been so much better.
A young boy is apparently being possessed by a demon. David sees visions, hears things, sounds demonic, and needs an intervention from the Catholic church. A murder happens, and an interesting defence is put forward.
I'm not totally convinced here, it was a watchable hour or so, but it didn't really have a lot of meat on the bone as it were. Sure it's out in time for Halloween, but the wonderfully imagery doesn't quite tell the whole story, yes it's about possession, but it's very talky.
Your enjoyment level is going to depend on where you sit on the whole debate of demons and possessions being real or not. I looked for a plausible solution, for me it felt as though were presented with a very credible one.
Let's applaud it for not being made into a six part series, it's pretty brief, and there is some interesting content, and some startling footage. You will see heavy influences for horror films, those were interesting to spot.
Sominex, wow that advert was quite something, that was a pretty unexpected twist.
6/10.
Fabrication and that's what all these "hunted" cases are
I was pleasantly supprised by this documentary as it clearly shows that the whole case was in fact fabricated. I've through my own life had experience with people claiming to be psychic and in fact the whole thing is based on their egos and them imagine and making things up for their own profit.
The part where thd mother in the family actually seems to have been giving her family sleeping pills trough the food is shocking to say the least. Using a defence of the "devil made me do it" is so insane and idiotic that it had to have come from people that had something to gain from the situation. The documentary also tells us that Loraine Warren talks about murder to the police and probably also the family before it even happened. She basicly gave the murder in the case an alibi he could use in the case before he commited the murder. It's just insane.
It's great of the creators of the documentary to give us a realistic picture of the case and that it's all been fabricated.