Def by Temptation

Starring:Cynthia Bond, Rony Clanton, Guy Davis, Minnie Gentry, Kadeem Hardison, Freddy Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Lahana Kameha, Beth Latty, Melba Moore, Najee, Bill Nunn, Michael Rivera (III), Angela Stokes, John Canada Terrell, Steven Van Cleef, Ellis Williams, Sundra Jean Williams, Z. Wright
Studio: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
There's a succubus--a female vampire with a disturbingly sexual modus operandi--thinning out the male singles-bar population in New York, and it's up to a young Southern divinity student and his friends to stop her from continuing to act upon her hellish urges. A funky urban nightmare from quadruple-threat newcomer James Bond III (actor, producer, writer, and director), this self-assured debut is notable for being the first all-black horror film in quite some time. One of the few films of merit to be released by the notoriously low-rent Troma Studios (home of The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die, and many others), it's a provocative and scary movie with a professionalism that belies the obviously minuscule budget. The exquisite cinematography is by Spike Lee regular Ernest Dickerson. --Andrew Wright
Description
In one of his earliest pre-Pulp Fiction performances, Samuel L. Jackson helps face off against a supernatural menace to society in this theatrical sleeper hit shot on colorfully vivid 35mm. A sexy female succubus is hell-bent on destroying Joel (A DIFFERENT WORLD's Kadeem Hardison), a young divinity student, through her powers of seduction. One by one, Joel's friends fall victim to her charms, leaving Joel to face the temptress...and his destiny...alone. Bill Nunn (DO THE RIGHT THING) also stars in this terrifying story of vampires and lust. Featuring star power, lavish production values and smoking urban locales, Def By Temptation showcases the brightest young black cast and crew in a thoughtfully frightening horror extravaganza.

Average customer rating:

Hip Hop's 1st Scary / Horror Flick

Modern Day Cult Film

I BEG YOU, DONT BUY OR RENT OR WATCH IT ON TV

New York is wild - nothing seems normal - everything seems out of place.

So Horrible It's Funny!

Def by Temptation
Starring: Cynthia Bond , Rony Clanton , Guy Davis , Minnie Gentry , and Kadeem Hardison
Manufacturer: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 630485241X
Release Date: 1998-02-10

Amazon.com

There's a succubus--a female vampire with a disturbingly sexual modus operandi--thinning out the male singles-bar population in New York, and it's up to a young Southern divinity student and his friends to stop her from continuing to act upon her hellish urges. A funky urban nightmare from quadruple-threat newcomer James Bond III (actor, producer, writer, and director), this self-assured debut is notable for being the first all-black horror film in quite some time. One of the few films of merit to be released by the notoriously low-rent Troma Studios (home of The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die, and many others), it's a provocative and scary movie with a professionalism that belies the obviously minuscule budget. The exquisite cinematography is by Spike Lee regular Ernest Dickerson. --Andrew Wright

Description

In one of his earliest pre-Pulp Fiction performances, Samuel L. Jackson helps face off against a supernatural menace to society in this theatrical sleeper hit shot on colorfully vivid 35mm. A sexy female succubus is hell-bent on destroying Joel (A DIFFERENT WORLD's Kadeem Hardison), a young divinity student, through her powers of seduction. One by one, Joel's friends fall victim to her charms, leaving Joel to face the temptress...and his destiny...alone. Bill Nunn (DO THE RIGHT THING) also stars in this terrifying story of vampires and lust. Featuring star power, lavish production values and smoking urban locales, Def By Temptation showcases the brightest young black cast and crew in a thoughtfully frightening horror extravaganza.

Customer Reviews:

Hip Hop's 1st Scary / Horror Flick.......2006-12-04

Kadeem Hardison, Bill Nunn, Samuel L. Jackson, and James Bond III (writer, director) all appeared in Spike Lee's School Daze. Even the plot is formulaic, there are some funny moments and the proverbial battle between good and evil sets up a possible sequel. The female vampire meticulously picks off her victims, seducing them and revealing their secrets (one scene has her screwing this gay dude who comes off straight). The soundtrack is haunting. Not a lot of theater play when this film was 1st released back in '90, but it stands up and is a perfect companion to Tales from the Hood...

Modern Day Cult Film.......2006-11-12

No this movie isn't for everyone, but over the years it has become my favorite movie. Like any cult film this movie is filled with one-liners that viewers will embed in their memories. If you are looking for the ideal film for fun to share with your friends ... this is it. Watch it once and make your judgement, either you will hate it and never want to see it again, or you'll be a true die fan like me and watch it over and over again, until you can speak each line word for word with the actors as I and my friends do.

I BEG YOU, DONT BUY OR RENT OR WATCH IT ON TV.......2006-04-01

You be very sorry that you did.

This movie is the worst horror movie I ever saw in my life. The story plot is pure crap and this film dont work on any level.

The writer who wrote this film should have never wrote this crap. The person who gave this film the go head to be be made should have been put in the funny farm, because I think he/she must have been out of his/her mind when he/she gave this film the go a head and if you people saw this crap and like it, you all should be in the funny farm with people just like you who are out of there fliping minds

New York is wild - nothing seems normal - everything seems out of place........2005-08-11

When you look at the title of this film, what do you think the word Def means? At first, I thought that it may have something to do with the hearing of the main character. Perhaps he would fight this evil while having a physical defect. If you thought the same as I, well ... I hate to tell you this ... but you are wrong. I believe that this is actually a misspelling of the word "death". Now, I cannot be certain, but if you watch this film than look at the title it only makes sense. Imagine if this film were called Death by Temptation, wouldn't you know more about what this film was about than if it were called Def By Temptation? I believe that by shortening the title, the filmmaker lost some of their audience. A word of advise to those looking to title films out there ... always complete the entire title no matter the length, you will yield better results.

Now, let's get into the "nitty gritty" of this film. The acting was amateur, the cinematography was preschool standards, and the overall plot of this film reached further than I could when I was in high school. Kadeem and Samuel L. Jackson headline this film, but it is really a film about Joel. Why isn't his face on the cover of this film? This may have helped as well because then viewers would not have been so anxious to see just Jackson or Hardison, they would have wanted to see what this film was truly about. This was nothing more than Troma capitalizing on two more famous people than the main character played by James Bond III. Not even Jackson could perform well in this film. His portrayal of a father/minister seemed too over-the-top and controlling. I needed more substance, and I think this is what was generally missing from this film. Substance. By the second succubus killing, I didn't care anymore. I felt that they had spent too much time on her, because she was the "beauty" part of this film, and therefore rushing the remaining portion of the movie.

If you were to ask me the question about "K" and Joel being friends, I would not have believed it. The characters were so poorly written and acted that you could tell that they were just going through the motions. Then, as if brought out of thin air, "K" befriends Dougy (the undercover Federal Agent) to fight this evil creature. AND ... where did Grandma come from? These actions were taking place over the course of one night, how could she suddenly get from North Carolina to New York without being winded? If I were "K" or even Joel, I would question the Grandmother more than the succubus. If you watch some of the comments before the film, there is an interview with a gentleman from Troma that talks about how the camera guy left at the end of the film to "bigger and better things", and you shouldn't be able to tell the difference in one camera style from the other. Well, this was yet again another wrong statement. The end of this film was nothing like the beginning, and the change of camera style was very evident. Needless-to-say, I was impressed with one aspect of this film. There was one scene when "K" was chewed into the television, and I thought that was a very well produced shot. Why couldn't the rest of the film be more like this?

Overall, I wasn't impressed with this one. It did make me interested in seeing more Troma films, but definatly stay clear of the one entitled Def By Temptation.

Grade: * out of *****

So Horrible It's Funny!.......2005-07-17

First off, Make no mistake this is a troma movie (need I say more)! This movie is so terrible some of the scenes in the film made tears come to my eyes from laughing so hard! The only reason I give this film 4 stars instead of 1 is because of how horribly funny the movie is.