Don't listen to the negative reviews

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

"Daughters of Satan" is nothing special, but is still hard to resist on the level of an entertaining "late show" feature. It *is* irresistible to see a young and studly Tom Selleck in a horror film, a Tom Selleck who's already sporting that famous moustache.He plays James Robertson, an art expert working in the Philippines who purchases a painting for himself depicting the burning of three witches. One of the witches bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife Chris (Barra Grant). And that's just the beginning of the weirdness to follow, as both James and Chris start to encounter strange individuals, including Kitty (Tani Guthrie) and Juana (Paraluman). Also on hand is eternally jolly Filipino icon Vic Diaz as an art dealer as well as Vic Silayan as helpful doctor Dr. Dangal...not to mention a Rottweiler who's friendly to Chris but who always gives cat man James a hard time.The opening sequence very much lets us know right from the start where this is heading, so suspense is limited. This film, produced by Aubrey Schenck ("Frankenstein - 1970", "Robinson Crusoe on Mars") and directed by TV veteran Hollingsworth Morse (now *there's* a name for you), is more about enveloping the audience in an appropriately odd and dreamy ambiance. It has some violence here and there and voyeurs will appreciate the breast shots from our leading lady. There's a lot of great scenery to enjoy, and a very '70s but effective music score by Richard LaSalle.The movie is an acceptable diversion, as far as it goes, but it does rather get bogged down in talk sometimes. Still, some of the actors, especially Guthrie and Paraluman, are fun to watch, and Selleck is good as the frustrated, puzzled hero. Grant is less satisfactory (although she does look fine). Plus, the movie is worth sticking with just for the kind of downbeat ending common to cinema of the 1970s.If you're a genre fan who loves seeking out obscurities such as this one, you should have a fairly good time with it.Six out of 10.

An evil housekeeper,the number 666 and an evil dog!is this the 1976 THE OMEN?Well,no since it was made in 1972 but you get the feeling that part of the Richard Donner film was inspired by it.While this was filmed in the philippines,it takes a very long time before a beautiful outdoor scene makes you feel that it was filmed over there since many scenes are filmed indoors.After i saw the main actress(Barra Grant) in about the film's first ten minutes,i had the urge to fast forward the whole thing since this is simply not my type of girl. But since i wanted to write a fair review ,i decided to continue watching the film at normal speed.There is a few scenes where normal people wouldn't react the way they do in this film.One example is when Selleck is threaten by a gunman.Afterwards,he enters the house and doesn't talk about it at all when he rejoins his wife.And why does Selleck want to hang the picture on the wall when her wife's first reaction is to tell him that she hates it?There is many sights of crosses(with Jesus on it) in this film. (Perhaps it's the only type of cross that you can get in the philippines!)There is one on the wall over the bed and Barra wears one in her neck for most of the film.Apparently that has the power to keep bad witch spirits away but it doesn't seem to always work!In one of the better scenes,an outside one, Barra wants to stab Selleck in the back but changes her mind when her husband hands her a cross she supposedly lost.Other good scenes are the ones that features Selleck talking of the cursed painting with a Doctor but the appearing and disappearing figures on the painting plot kinds of gets annoying after a while.The evil housekeeper is also annoying and you'd wished that Selleck would have waked up and fired her earlier. (He does but not with the energy that Peck did in THE OMEN and at this time, it's way too late.)There is like a false bad ending that turns into a good ending that returns to a bad ending in this film!!!I liked the first unhappy ending better than the last one!I agree that some unhappy endings may have a greater impact in certain horror films but i don't think that this one is properly staged to make a satisfying or powerful impact.Now some might like to know about the nutty parts of this film so here they are.1-Bad words.Very few.About three. 2-Very little gore.There is a man with a knife in him which is a little bit bloody. (The crime has already been committed.) 3-Nudity.At first there is a topless woman on a table.She has her eyes closed. Not very interesting. The second scene is when kitty tries to seduce Selleck and goes half topless. Her other breast is covered by her hair. She's just a little bit better looking than Barra face wise. (But then again,not everyone will agree since beauty is in the eye of the beholder!)This scene works because the prelude is well written as she tries very hard to seduce Selleck which isn't much interested in her.The third scene is when Barra is stripped topless and the camera returns to her breasts a few times. Barra might not have the greatest face but breasts are breasts and if you like tied women,this scene works!4-Blasphemy.Barra spitting on the cross plus a few praise the devil type of phrases.Some of words spoken by Barra aren't easily understandable. Really not my cup of tea if you know what i mean!!So i guess this film could be listed as exploitation.it's about annoying, illogical and dull here and there for 30 minutes but if this is your kind of film,you might just find something you like about it.

A very rarely seen little oddity this but I like it. The unusual location of the Philippines is pleasing and there a couple of very creepy sequences. The Robertsons seem positively crazy about each other which is a sure sign she'll end up doing very nasty things to him, but they were both quite believeable and the supporting cast were all adequate. The painting that is the centre of the whole mystery is very chilling, especially in the scenes where Jim meets the new housekeeper and then glances at the picture and sees her in it. The death of the Doctor is very eerie but best of all has to be the very simple scene of Chris lying in bed and hearing a voice in the night calling out "Christina..." Very creepy especially if you are watching this movie for the first time on late night television and wonder if the sound is on the screen or not! There is also an extraordinary sequence where Jim sees movement outside the house at night and investigates only to be attacked. When he returns to the house the incident is almost forgotten in his bemusement..just like a sort of "was it a dream?" sleepy kind of unreality. My main reason for liking this movie is that compared to what Hammer were churning out it is different and scary, unlike most of Hammer's films, and doesn't need to rely on gore. It also predates The Omen and The Exorcist and yet deals with the subject matter intelligently, so in a sense it is ahead of it's time. Good stuff...not exactly the greatest movie ever made but effective and successful in its clearly limited ambitions.

The whole film showed a lot of "jekyll & hyde" themes. For instance, the film begins with a torture scene in the dark Intramuros dungeons followed by the opening credits of picturesque manila scenery and light, easy music. Almost like the personality of the leading lady who is sweet and aloof, but has a darkside with a tendency to go mad.