Pastor Shepherd

Pastor Shepherd is a well loved figure on his Prayer Hour. To see how he has come to reality is a terrific story of how some strange evangelists end up in the "business" I truly believe Pastor Shepherd is as qualified as any TV dude who is trying to raise funds for the cause!!!! The question is, whose cause. Watch it for what it is intended. Clearing the brain and soul of all the goofed up statements you hear and look to the innocence of the true Gospel. Thank you Pastor Shepherd, you are my checks and balances system for bad theology. We love you.....

The movie does have a bit of an underdog, independent movie feel. But it never really captures too much on it. The main actor is doing a very fine job indeed and never really fails in portraying an awkward character, that should be more despicable than likable. Which makes it almost too hard to believe so many people actually invest (trust) him to do anything (and it proves more often than not they shouldn't have). Comedy is a broad word/term and not every movie that sets out to make one really does succeed satisfyingly in trying. And while I do admire anyone trying to make something worthwhile and fun to watch, I do hope that people will focus on more than a few cheap jokes in general (and when some of them fail to deliver it gets worse). Story is as simple as our hero is simple minded. You might find it's little created world a bit more appealing than others, generally speaking this could have used a bit more "spark"

I've been meaning to watch this movie for years, because I knew "Pastor Shepherd" growing up. Spoiler alert: his name isn't really Pastor Shepherd, or even Mr. Shepherd. I finally found the time recently after I stumbled upon the full-length version on YouTube. Oh my gods this film is awful. I'm perplexed by the number of 10 star reviews. Those must have been left by "Shepherd's" friends and family because there is no way an objective person could watch it and conclude that it's anything other than lousy. Unless perhaps they have horrible taste in entertainment, which wouldn't be a surprise at all given that the kind of people who made "Honey Boo-Boo" and "Duck Dynasty" hit shows helped put an incompetent con-man in the White House. But I digress. The "plot" consists of Mr. Shepherd grinning maniacally through a series of disconnected scenes on his way to becoming a televangelist. The acting (except for Trejo & Laas) is generally high school second-string JV drama club level. The humor is lame. Every punch line fell flat, I never once cracked a smile. I feel worse off for having seen this movie.

I watched this movie based on the reviews I've seen here. Unfortunately, I am now completely convinced that my personal tastes are a literal light year and a fathom away from the tastes of other viewers. This movie was just painful. The story moves on at a torturous pace, and is filled with dialog that is funny at first, but gets old very quickly. The characters are absolutely just bizarre, and a few of them make no sense at all. The protagonist, Mr. Shepherd, has the intelligence of a "dumb and dumber" type hero, and much of the film centers around him describing the world from his point of view. In light of that, I highly suggest you remove your brain before watching. Perhaps leave it in a jar by your bed. You know, someplace you won't lose it, and won't feel guilty for not having it on you for the evening. Danny Trejo is as good as he can be with what he was given, but that's still no reason to put his face on the cover with a baseball bat. It's very misleading, because this movie is not about him. I'm rating this movie at a 5. It was not the worst movie I've ever seen and did have one or two good moments. The best parts are the over-generalizations of the TV evangelists who are used-car-salesman type preachers. Fun to watch, but still just a play on a stereotype. Not very original. Production value was quite good, it was only difficult to watch because of it's content, not because of it's plot cohesion or filming. All in all, I did not enjoy it. But to each their own, apparently some others did.

My 1st review for this site and regrettably it isn't a good one. After reading all the other great reviews, I watched this movie with some friends and collectively we thought it was terrible. Sure there was some comedy, as it highlighted how stupid these TV Evanglists are, but the laughs were over pretty quick. Throughout the movie there were long pauses between dialog and that stupid smile on the Pastors face became irritating towards the end. The filming looked very amateurish and something you would see in a C class movie that ends up in the back corner of your video store. Forest Gump it is not and definitely not a cult movie to be seen over and over again. Maybe it should be played before the next Evanglist show on TV as it would certainly make you change channels.

By far the worst movie I have ever seen and being a movie buff I have endured a lot of terrible movies. The main character seems incapable of showing any real emotions or having any coherent thought; with a different actor this movie could have actually taken off to be somewhat of a success. The supporting characters were good, and acted relatively well. Watching this movie felt more torturous than having to mow my lawn with scissors and cutting every single blade to the exact same length. Watch this movie at your own risk, you have been warned. This extra line is to make the minimum 10 lines to publish this review.

I lost the bet. I bet there could never be a worse Danny Trejo film than "Voodoo Possession." I was wrong. This film attempts to be a family comedy, but fails in the comedy section and manages to make fun of people with Down Syndrome in the process. Pastor Shepherd (Pastor Shepherd) sells a freeze dried pet service door to door while working for a Down Syndrome manager (Josh Perry). His mother is ill and sends her money to a televangelist (Sewell Whitney). With the help of his non-English speaking neighbor (Danny Trejo) and his hot daughter (Maria-Elena Laas) they pack her up and take her to see Barry in person. That is pretty much it. Pastor Shepherd isn't a pastor until late in the film. The humor consisted of running jokes about dead pets, Down Syndrome, Pastor Shepherd dorkiness, Trejo's English and TV preachers, none of which were funny to begin with, let alone attempt to stretch out into a film. The film might work with kids, apparently the target audience. The movie was substandard all around. Pastor Shepherd is irritating to watch and listen to. Winner of the Platinum Award WorldFest Houston 2010 for "First Feature." Go Figure.

I saw this with my parents and I liked it just as much as they did. My dad had kind of convinced me to see this and Im glad that he did. Both he and I really liked the relationships and then of course the connections that they all have with one another. Very different than most of what is in the movies and I liked that., I love it when any movie makes you think... I am so sick of all these big blockbusters with no character or main person worth investing in. I recommend this to anyone religious, goes to church, or has family that does. There are millions of action films out there and even more super hero ones, but this movie to me was super unique and different! I just loved the main character. i give it a 9 out of 10!

For some crazy reason, they have this movie available on the Dove Channel!! It is NOT something that a family should be watching! There is NOTHING wholesome about it at all! It basically is teaching the best way to make money is to become a televangelist and con people out of their money. Now as much as I agree that most televangelist are just con-men, there was no reason to glorify them and make what they do okay. If I could have rated this movie with a big fat zero I would have!

Good character development with lots of laughs. Plot keeps you guessing. Dewey was a hoot. Maria Elena is a up and coming actress that stole the show. As for Pastor Shepherd, what can I say. I am a big fan of his website and you tube episodes. He does not disappoint in the movie. I laughed so hard when they had to take Pastor Shepherd's mom to the hospital in a ATV. I still can't believe they were able to get a couch in a hearse. Not all laughs, there were some tender moments too. Pastor Shepherd also takes aim at the television evangelists that fleece homebound persons who can't attend church. The movie handles the subject with respect and does not demean the industry as a whole. The movie did a good job getting the point across. Good movie! Can't wait for the sequel.