The movie starts off a bit roughly, then takes on a nice pace and settles in, delivers its plot and introduces the various characters, all the while showing life in Haiti, some of the cultural aspects there.It should be said Zakes Mokae, the 'bad guy', puts in a fabulous performance.Other than that, the ending ruins so much of the potential the whole film may've been driving towards, there's not much commentary to be made really. We get the gist of it, but it totally explodes in that last act and there's little to salvage, really.Good for a while, not good as a whole.

Wes Craven's cult classic horror zombie film The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) is one of his best films in my opinion! If someone is looking for a real horror movie and not just a big gore fest, then you should check this one out. It still creeps me out! This movie is more a creepy and a spiritual fantasy movie more than anything. But it gets us a good look into the beliefs of voodoo, and it has Bill Pullman in it! The anthropologist that wrote the original book only hated it because in the scientific community having any kind of spiritual beliefs is like heresy (the book was a scientific look at voodoo). You have to see it at least once. It provides a narrated and well drawn out story into the mysterious underworld of voodoo culture in Haiti. This film was scary, entertaining from the beginning till the end of the film. It is my favorite Wes Craven horror film he ever directed. This movie is in my Wes Craven top 10 and It is my sixth favorite movie from Wes Craven that I absolutely love to death. One of Wes most creepy and most frightening films he's ever done that still does make my crunch ''I want to hear you Scream'' Bill Pullman along with the wrest of the cast do a really knockout job. I don't have this movie on Blu-ray or DVD but someday I would really like to get this movie in my Blu-ray collection. Wes Craven (The People Under the Stairs, Shocker) directs this terrifying story of one man's nightmarish journey into the eerie and deadly world of voodoo. A Harvard anthropologist (Bill Pullman) is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.The movie has a great creepy score from Brad Fiedel, it has a wonderful performance by Bill Pullman, he really showed that he can do a dramatic role. I love the story Based on The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis. Of course loosely based they pick great locations in Haiti. When things went crazy they went to Dominican Republics. The locations were very effective really felt you were in different world. This movie is about Voodoo and zombies walking alive. This is my favorite Bill Pullman film dealing with voodoo It is my sixth favorite Wes Craven Film. There are a lot of creepy images, where Bill Pullman wakes from his bed and he is watching from his door and he sees a bolt on fire with a corpse and than a bride with a corps walk towards him on a doorway things flutter and shutter close and the room sort turns in to a coffin and than blood starts filling up over him. Just really creepy images. Bill Pullman get's revenge on the end of the movie and you have perfect ending you even have a spiritual animal. You don't see any movies making this days like this one is today. Seriously Wes Craven did a well made job it wasn't goofy but you see pretty serious and scary all the time. If you love Scream you will definitely love this film, It is definitely a cult classic horror filmR.I.P. - Wes Craven (1939 - 2015) I really miss you and thank you for all the Freddy movies, thank you for all horror franchise and movies like are: A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Nightmare, Scream, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Shocker and The People Under the Stairs. I love you so much I wish you could done more horror movies I really love them. The Serpent and the Rainbow get's 8/10 I absolutely love this movie to death It is awesome I love it and it is definitely a cult classic and a really scary creepy movie that Wes Craven did a terrific wonderful job. The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 American horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Bill Pullman. The script by Richard Maxwell and Adam Rodman is loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name by ethnobotanist Wade Davis, wherein Davis recounted his experiences in Haiti investigating the story of Clairvius Narcisse, who was allegedly poisoned, buried alive, and revived with a herbal brew which produced what was called a zombie.8/10 Grade: B+ Studio: Universal Pictures Starring: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Aleta Mitchell, Badja Djola, Theresa Merritt Director: Wes Craven Producers: Doug Claybourne, David Ladd Writers: Richard Maxwell, Adam Rodman Based on The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis Rated: R Running Time: 1 Hr. 38 Mins. Budget: $7.000.000 Box Office: $19,595,031

For starts, one thing that Wes Craven's Serpent and The Rainbow doesn't lack is originality. Everything is just a little different about Serpent and the Rainbow, the main character narrating at different points in between scenes to fill up loose ends. Also, it's different to see filming in poverty stricken Haiti, as a setting for a horror film. Craven definitely made this interesting and it the story itself is written in a way, to leave the viewer guessing on what's reality or dark voodoo magic. Normally, Bill Pullman as a lead in a movie ends up being a stinker, but he didn't overact his role and seemed to be in the moment. The film should actually be watched with an open mind, so leaving out plot details will lead to a better view. Believe this, it's hard not to spoil the movie right now since the main climax is so chilling and leaves you in awe. Serpent and the Rainbow is dull at parts and not something with a lot of re-watch-ability, but it's definitely one of a kind, that's for sure.

Very interesting movie! What makes this movie scary is that things like this really do happen in certain parts of the world... it seems South America mainly.Most people are familiar with the get bit by a zombie you will turn into a zombie scenario which is not that realistic. Romero's Night of the Living Dead or other zombie films are good examples of it. But Serpent and the Rainbow is not that type of a zombie film.Serpent and the Rainbow is a very underrated and extremely creepy film about REAL ZOMBISM. Yes I say REAL ZOMBISM! To understand the movie Serpent and the Rainbow on a deeper scale research REAL ZOMBISM: Scopolamine aka Devil's Breath is one such drug from the Borrachero tree it is also known as Angel Trumpet: Brugmansia. This plant is known turn people into a zombie-like state... people will even give up their free will.If one is interested in real zombism and other magic from South America I recommend a book by Jaya Bear: Amazon Magic: The Life Story of Ayahuasquero & Shaman Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez -- very good book that goes well with the the theme of the movie "Serpent and the Rainbow".Yes I loved Serpent and the Rainbow! It maybe Wes Craven's best movie to date! 9.5/10