Totem

1999 "Going Up the Pole...of Evil."
3.3| 1h8m| R| en| More Info
Released: 28 September 1999 Released
Producted By: Full Moon Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Six people find themselves inexplicably transported to a remote cabin that is surrounded by an invisible barrier. In a nearby graveyard, they discover an ancient, carved stone monument that they dub a "totem pole." Soon, they find themselves trapped in a murderous plot by malevolent forces that can control and manipulate their actions with the ultimate goal being to unleash three demonic entities from the monument.

Genre

Horror

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Director

David DeCoteau

Production Companies

Full Moon Pictures

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Totem Audience Reviews

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.
Listonixio Fresh and Exciting
Cleveronix A different way of telling a story
Chantel Contreras It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
insomniac_rod Charles Band, of course.I found this cheesy direct to video effort under the "Totem Asesino" (translated to English is "Killer Totme"). As the title suggested, I expected a B-cheesy flick with some involuntary humor and unintentionally funny situations.Well, I got exactly what I expected. The plot is non sense and deals with six teens (only one attractive blonde girl), who find themselves trapped in a cabin a la "Evil Dead" just to be killed (?) by an evil force commanded by a Totem.Well, the Totem eventually makes an appearance as a cheesy horrible monster but that's another story.This movie provides the usual Full Moon cheese plus some minimal but decent gore and horrible acting so, if you are into Full Moon you could enjoy it.If you are not in the mood for typical Full Moon entertainment you will likely hate this movie. I'm like to suffer and that's why I rented this one a few years ago. I guess I should rent in other places other than Blockbuster...
chrismulkeyisgod I liked this movie a lot; had excellent pacing.My favorite character was the Native American. He knew how to keep his cool in the midst of the chaotic, but well paced events transpiring inside the cabin and around the graveyard. I know that if I were in the presence of something that could be older than Stonehenge, I would just ride my wheelchair right off a balcony or down a flight of stairs. Despite not being Native American (I don't think...?) he was perfectly cast, and his accent was dead on. I have seen other movies about Natives, like Braveheart and that one movie about the sled dog and the Eskimos that had Kevin Costner in it, and this guy was right up there with the very best. I learned a lot about his culture!My second favorite character was the girl that was tied to the table the entire time, who spoke in tongues. These scenes did not go on long enough.My third favorite character was the girl who wanted to kill everyone. This is an example of losing one's wits!! LMAO!My fourth favorite character was the guy who killed the first girl who who spoke in tongues. He was funny in a weird sort of way--the "beak nose" of the film, so to speak. Though I may have him confused with my least favorite character...the sixth.My fifth favorite character was the girl who fell in love with the zombie and was able to use the power of love to nullify zombie magic. This was a powerful life-lesson and I made my children come into the room to watch this part of the film ***they weren't allowed to watch the rest though because this is not an appropriate film for younger children***My sixth favorite character was the sixth character. I may have him confused with my fourth favorite character though--I have a hard time telling people apart. The production values were a little lackluster but that was made up for by storytelling and the excellent pacing. The rate of time by which the plot progressed left a little to be desired for, but this was made up for by the fact that there were 6 people in the movie (for a lot more information about these characters plz see above). I would recommend this film to anyone interested in history, and Native American Cultures.
TheGreenOne I thought that the basic premise for Totem was pretty good. Six teenagers find themselves at a cabin. Three will kill. Three will die. Granted, they told the whole plot rather than showed it, but come on. This flick is all about camp. A little bit of gore, a little bit of humor, some silly monsters and a really out of place dream sequence (no shower scene?) I was even lucky enough to get another cheesy B movie on the same disc. Not a bad deal for a night of popcorn and a few tongue-in-cheek laughs.
BHorrorWriter This 64 minute nigthmare movie is just plain boring, dumb and utterly horrible. David Decoteau (under and alias: for good reason), "directs" this mess of a movie. Poor Acting, bad directing, terrible editing, pathetic looking puppets: COME ON, WE CAN SEE THE STRINGS!!! Stay far away from this garbage. This movie will possibly make you dumber for watching it.