touch of satan have the feel of a movie destine for the 3rd feature at an drive in triple feature . you get the feeling that by the time this thing start roll at 1 represent00 be and everyone leave at the drive in be either 90 % asleep and drink off their butt and or so involved in heavy petting that it do not matter what be on the screen . so on that level and tos work fine . it fill in 90 plus minute of screen and give the night owls some video background to accompany whatever their real priority happen to be at the time . unfortunately and i have to watch it while wide awake and 100 % sober and and undistracted by any opportunity to smooch and make out . and so i have little use ( or pity ) for this movie . and i have to confess that it be so incredibly dull that i have a lot of trouble make myself pay attention to it . i keep pause the vcr to get a soda and or go to the bathroom and or make myself a sandwich and or make a phone call and or to start the dishwasher . then i would get back and start thing up again and and try to pay attention for another 5 minute . only to decide it be time to start the laundry and or pay a couple of bill and or do some push ups . but unless a movie be actively offensive or horrifically awful and i always try to watch a movie all the way through and give it every chance to prove itself . so i eventually get to the end of tos and and my final reaction be . meh . i have to admit and there be the germ of a decent and unsettling story in this movie and and there be a plot twist that could actually be consider somewhat clever . the cinematography be ok in a 70 movie of the week way and and the young romantic lead be decent look and if not particularly striking . but even though director tom laughlin ( of billy jack and master gunfigher fame ) have previously manage to make some involve ( if contrive ) movie and here he couldn not pace a dramatic scene to save his life and and he definitely do not have the know how or the talent to make these uncharismatic actor carry the movie . maybe he should have stick to direct himself and his regular cast of crony . or maybe he should have stick in some hapkido or some gunfighting to pick thing up a bit . he definitely do not have a feel for horror . a a previous reviewer astutely comment and this movie scream for a remake . unlike good old movie and which be often happy accident of inspiration and zeitgeist and and talent and the addition of modern gee whiz mtv jump cut and cgi and and hot young actor would add a lot of visual interest to the proceeding and and would help frame the mildly interesting plot in a flattering way that hold the viewer attention . however and that probably isn not go to happen . hollywood be never go to be that desperate for material that this dull tastic collection of 70 clichés will ever get a shiny new outfit . even in the mst version and the guy just do not have anything to work with . that kind of sad .