Tubi Thursday: The First Power (1990)

 I joked about the Title yesterday.  I found it on Tubi today.  

Seems like fate to me!  This is...

A pair of Cops- led by Lou Diamond Phillips- are after a Satanic Serial Killer.

They stop him from killing a Cop and everything is going well.

Hell, they've already got a Crockett and Tubbs thing going on.

Despite a stranger telling him to not give the killer the death penalty, Phillips- in his limited capacity to decide such things- pushes for it anyways.

Why does the killer not seem bothered?

Just like in many of these similar Films, this is actually a blessing for the killer.

Now he's gained even more power, killing more victims- beginning with the Cop he didn't get to last time.

Phillips doesn't know this yet, but will have to team up with the redhead from Sleepaway Camp 3 to stop him all the same.

The killer keeps popping up as the truth is revealed.  He seeks The First Power- which is immortality.

In the Films highlight, he rips out a fan from the ceiling and uses it like a motor boat blade (which keeps running!) to block bullets.

I immediately love this Film.

As Phillips learns the truth, the killer gets even more aggressive and shows that he can possess people and leave bodies behind.

Denzel didn't do well on this case!

Can he turn to a 'higher power' to save the day?  To find out, stream this silly Film now.

A Film that tries really hard, takes itself seriously...and is just ridiculously silly.  It is the best kind of Film like this!

For context, we go from serious Scenes revealing the killer's twisted past to a homeless lady- possessed by the killer- flying through the window to beat up Lou Diamond Phillips!  Said killer is quite good at martial arts and gymnastics- must be good Trainers in Hell.

Side-note: seeing Phillips run around in a trench coat with a shotgun in one Scene was confusing, since this was the go-to move for Don 'The Dragon' Wilson.  You have to admit- they do look fairly similar, no?

This one hits all the usual beats- Satan, explosions, gun fights, big falls- and even doubles down on one.  Phillips' Partner is both his 'one black friend' and Partner, so he's totally screwed from the beginning!

Is this a good Film?  No.
Is this highly enjoyable in an over-the-top way?  Hell yes.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to clean up my walls...

Again- this is a dumb, but quite enjoyable Film that has little in the way of surprises.  What it does have is Action, dumb stunts and a silly Plot (taken seriously) though.