The First Power |  | Director: Robert Resnikoff
Actors: Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober, Mykelti Williamson, Elizabeth Arlen
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  14 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 1002326
ISBN: 0792850645
UPC: 027616865458
EAN: 9780792850649
Theatrical Release Date: April 6, 1990
Release Date: August 28, 2001
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Description
How do you stop a killer with immortal powers? Lou Diamond Phillips stars as a hotshot L.A. homicide detective caught in a harrowing game with a man who lives to kill ' and cannot die ' in this psychological thriller that transcends mortal terror!After a long, gruesome hunt, Detective Russell Logan (Phillips) finally captures the brutal Pentagram Killer (Jeff Kober) and watches as the murderer is executed at San Quentin. Finally, the terror is over...or is it? When the ritualistic killings begin again, Logan is haunted by violent visions of the executed man and seeks the counsel of a beautiful psychic (Tracy Griffith). Together they discover that the Pentagram Killer, one of Satan's disciples, possesses the First Power ' the ability to inhabit the bodies of others at will! Now Logan has to catch the killer again, not knowing where, when ' or in whom ' he'll show up next! Charged with bone-chilling suspense and otherworldly evil, The First Power will scare the devil out of you!
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 good flick September 17, 2009
G. Love
This movie takes me back.When i ordered this movie i thought that it wouldn't be as good as it was when i first saw it long ago.I have to say i really enjoyed it and i think the acting is better than some of the more current movies.This movie made me think that this type of stuff really happens.
The First Power DVD May 25, 2009
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
90's film, action, drama, supernatural, suspense, cop film, about a satanic serial killer in LA, that runs up against, Lou Diamond Philips, who plays the Cop, and is aided by a psychic, played by Traci Griffith.
 "Fallen" is better August 4, 2008
Genevieve Hayes (Australia)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Police Detective Russel Logan (Lou Diamond Phillips) thinks that catching serial killer Patrick Channing (Jeff Kober) and sending him to the gas chamber will be enough to stop his killing spree. That is, until the killings start again and professional psychic Tess Seaton (Tracy Griffith) shows up in his life, insisting that Patrick has been given the "first power" by the devil and has used it to rise from the dead.
The plot of "The First Power" is very similar to that of "Fallen" (which was made in 1998, eight years after "The First Power"). Both films centre on demonic serial killers who seemingly can't be stopped and who can pass from one body to another. However, "Fallen" is far and away the better of the two films (in fact, it is one of the most frightening films that I have ever seen - the song "Time is on my Side" still creeps me out, whenever I hear it). "The First Power" is the sort of film you would expect to find on late night television or on the bottom shelf of your local DVD store. The concept is a good one (good enough to be reused as "Fallen"), but the execution is terrible. The acting is laughably bad, particularly on the part of Tracy Griffith (yes, Melanie's sister), and there are so many plot holes and improbabilities, not to mention scenes that just plain confused me, that it's only really worth watching if you're the sort of person who enjoys films that are "so bad they're good". Nevertheless, if you are into "so bad it's good" films, this stands out in my mind as one of the two most enjoyably bad films that I have ever seen (alongside "Jade"), so if you do happen to stumble across this film, it might not be a complete waste of your time.
 c u around buddy boy !!!! November 22, 2007
DLS (TALLAHASSE FL. United States)
very good movie lot's of action too believe me you will not be disappointed i think this is lou diamond's best movie to date and again i found this movie here when i couldn't find it anyway else again thanx amazon you have a customer for life with me
The First Time Jeff Kober scared the Bejeezus out of me May 19, 2007
Dwight (USA)
I can't understand the low ratings for this film. I will always remember it for its odd but attractive cast, the strange twists and novel occult storyline and for the first appearance to me of Jeff Kober who went on to scare me by turning up in many movies and tv shows including Buffy and Kindred the Embraced. This movie made me laugh and yelp. Watching this movie was the first time I appreciated being in a crowded movie theater because the howls and laughter of the young audience really enhanced the experience.
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