MRQE Metric: See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Cohen unloads tons of information about filming God Told Me To. In the end, some viewers might be thrown off by Cohen's rough-hewn style and the bizarre ideas but God Told Me To is ideal viewing for cult movie fans. Like David Cronenberg’s Scanners, God Told Me To is a very well-shot, well-acted, well-made film, and suffers primarily from a lack of engagement with its core ideas. The combination of Cohen's approach and these skilled performances add up to a film that has greater power than its outlandish plot would hint at. God Told Me To (Aka Demon) This week's films. God Told Me To (Aka Demon) This week's films. Overall, the presentation of God Told Me To is pretty damn excellent and will, more than likely, be the best way to see this film on DVD or Blu-Ray. Demon aka God Told Me To is extremely strange and weird film by the legendary director/screenwriter. But you'll be surprised at what sudden turns this movie makes throughout. By throwing horror, with its themes of our fear to bodily harm whether physical or psychological, and sci-fi, with its usual philosophical ruminations on humanity, into the mix, Larry Cohen creates a bizarrely entertaining film-noir hybrid in 'God Told Me To.' Written and directed by Larry Cohen, God Told Me To is a religious horror detective film and has a small, cult following. A poor guy on a bike is shot and killed, and then some poor sap just walking the street and minding his own business. Open for comments. A father shoots his wife and child after breakfast. Detective Nicholas (Tony […] Reviews in chronological order (Total 0 reviews) Post a review. the Halloween edition: Noel Murray on one of the greatest, most unnerving B movies of the Seventies, God Told Me To. Special Features. Open for comments. You really probably beforehand don't expect much good to come from this movie. There are no reviews yet for this film. His films are always unique and have a message which has to be found in the core of the film. God Told Me To (a.k.a. It's a '70's movie with the title "God Told Me To" and the main premise makes it sound as if this is your average typical exploitation flick about a killer on the loose. The movie frequently makes “Best Of” lists of under-seen horror films and features the first film role for Andy Kaufman as a possessed officer who goes on a shooting spree. Blu-ray Review - God Told Me To (1976): A sniper picks off random passers-by on the crowded streets of New York City. All I knew about this film when I started watching was that Larry Cohen (“It’s Alive,” “The Stuff,” “Q – The Winged Serpent”) made it and the story involved spree murders committed by people who …