Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas com um terror fraci, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom.

Um típico filme de anos 80, onde o mocinho tem que ser um super homem bonitão, que em algum momento tem que transar com a mocinha, e devemos ter um final feliz. Acho que a edição atrapalha o roteiro aqui. E Bill está bem no que lhe é proposto.

Really good gem from Wes Craven. It's ‘The Believers'-ish (released the previous year), but not as good

I remember when this movie came out in the 80's. It still presents itself well in 2023! It gives us a look into the world of voodoo in Haitian culture without the corny jump scares and over the top zombie imagery. A good movie overall.

THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW is a non-conventional thriller. It won't be every horror fan's cup of tea as it's partly based on a true medical story. But it is Wes Craven's most unique film after ANOES. TSATR is about a drug that kills you, then resurrects you. It's about the struggle that exists between people who believe they have the right to own such a power. It's terror however exists inside "the space the drug creates" between life and death and the horrible things men are willing to do to own that space. 100% worth watching, TSATR will make sober people think they're on acid while it gets them closer to God.

One of the late Wes Craven's most underrated gems even 35 years later starring Bill Pullman despite being met with good criticism and making a decent profit but didn't gain a huge cult following until later I enjoyed watching it years back Based on the book by Wade Davis Pullman plays Dr. Dennis Alan whose specialty is studying traditional medicine in native cultures He’s introduced meeting with a shaman in the Amazon, where he experiences strong hallucinations after ingesting a mysterious concoction Dennis is called to a meeting with the ominously named Biocorp wanting to know more about the dead coming back to life to make a powerful medical anesthetic He even teams up with local physician Dr. Marielle Duchamp (Cathy Tyson) and attempts to procure some of the substance This film doesn’t entirely avoid exoticizing a foreign culture, but Craven treats Haiti and the voodoo religion with far more respect It acts way more political than straight up horror Dennis might be losing his mind considering the things he starts to see suffering from PTSD Acting as an American imperialist Dennis is viewed as seizing control and power over the Haitians Craven had a good idea here combing voodoo magic and political rifts Lots of crazy visuals and special effects blurring fantasy as well as reality These zombies in particular are more primal and unsettling, all the more so for their origins in human cruelty and greed rather than something truly supernatural Despite changes like the names of the people in the book and expanding upon the zombification process, it ties it in with a timely story about revolution and political control in Haiti The voodoo angle is treated more seriously and authentic The result is an Indiana Jones-esque adventure infused with nightmarish visuals and a palpable atmosphere of impending doom that is a true highlight of Craven’s oeuvre This represents a true return to form following Craven's previous years’ misfires, and even features his signature motif of trapping his characters in a space somewhere between dream and reality The script is tight, the style is inventive, and the special effects are phenomenal The late filmmaker reveals how evil can cut across geographic and regional lines to become an omnipotent, pervasive force

Very Chilling and Suspensely Entertaining Wes Craven Film. Very Underrated!

Just really bad. The cinematography was equivalent to what was used to film goosebumps, it was incredibly boring and made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Doesn't even deserve above a 30.

Just saw this master piece for the first time a few days ago...lemme tell you...WOW. I was sucked in from the first scene. The acting is on point. The atrocious events are difficult to watch and make you squirm. The needle in the eyeball, the scrotum nailed to the chair, the tarantula in the coffin... It all gets the watchers reaction...one that I don't often have during horror movies. After watching this movie, you feel like you just made it through a marathon because you genuinely worry about what's going to happen next. When a movie makes me feel that way ..I'm always going to rate that 5 stars.

The theme might have been interesting, but the same things kept happening repeatedly.

As 80s horror movies go this is one of the better ones. A fabulously realised voodoo and zombie film that wanes a little toward its climax. It can't totally shake off the 80s horror cheese but it is one of Wes Craven's better efforts.

It may not be classic Wes Craven, but it does serve as an interesting and trippy take on the origins of the oh-so-well-known zombies. I was expecting more blood/gore, and a bit more creepiness to be honest.

It's not always engaging, but The Serpent and the Rainbow is an entertaining and sometimes creepy horror movie from Wes Craven that has a decent performance by Bill Pullman and an unsettling one from Zakes Mokae ("I wanna hear you scream").

It drags in spots but is effectively creepy and well acted.

interesting film! If you get tired of modern day zombie movies, this may be refreshing! See what happens when an arrogant American ventures to Haiti to gain an understanding of their life restoring practices. A unique and original horror movie!

This is not legendary horror director Wes Craven's best movie. It's got its good and bad points. The bad point is basically that the movie takes a while before it honestly gets going, which just makes it tedious. But The Serpent and the Rainbow still manages to have an unsettling tone to it. It's also an interesting look at Haitian voodoo culture, and the fact that this flick is inspired by semi true events makes it more intriguing. Bill Pullman gives a good lead performance. And what's also interesting is that the flick also has some strong political content, which shows us the cruel dictatorship at the time. Overall, this movie is a different horror film from the rest, I thought, and it's an interesting enough little diversion. Recommended for fans of the genre.

This has always been one of my least favorite Wes Craven flicks, and indeed it still doesn't quite click with me. But I can much more appreciate what he was going for here. I like the attempt to bring the Zombie back to its Voodoo roots, but it all just kind of plays like melodrama to me...

Between 2.5 and 3 stars. Good scenario, but confusing story.

One of Wes Craven's best! An entertaining spook fest surrounding the real life legends of the Haitian voodoo zombies, we follow Bill Pullman into the South American rainforest to find visions, nightmares, spiritual guides & one of the most unnerving horror performances given by a very scary Zakes Mokae as the voodoo antagonist who terrorizes Pullman's character throughout the film in both the real world & dreamworld combined.

Movie creep out Blobbo. Why Blobbo like be creeped out wonder?