Demons

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Summary: Zombie Slayer
Review: Demons is a great horror film. If you like to be scared this movie will doit. It will also give you a feeling of utter hopelessness for the world aswe know it. This movie is in my top 10 favorite horror movies of all timeat #4.

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Summary: Mindless fun
Review: At random, a bunch of people get invited to the premiere of a horror film that nobody's ever heard of and everthing that happens in the film happens in the town. Just another EVIL DEAD rip-off with the typically trendy use of blood and guts used in just about every 80's horror film, despite that this film contains stacks of thrills which makes it fun to watch with a bunch of friends.

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Summary: Mindless fun
Review: At random, a bunch of people get invited to the premiere of ahorror film that nobody's ever heard of and everthing that happens in the filmhappens in the town. Just another EVIL DEAD rip-off with the typically trendy use of blood and guts used in just about every 80's horror film, despite that this film contains stacks of thrills which makes it fun to watch with a bunch of friends.

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Summary: surprisngly good
Review: turned out better than expected.. well filmed not like some of the early cheesy italian movies.. storyline not bad. good makeup on zombies...kind of reminds me of The Evil Dead

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Summary: Amusing
Review: Lamberto Bava's 'Demons' is a pretty amusing film, if certainly not a good one. It has two major flaws 1- It is heavily padded even at only 88 minutes 2- The demons aren't really very cool. Zombies are almost invariably cool, even if they aren't necessarily scary or whatever. The demons are just 'Evil Dead' demon knockoffs, but they lack their playfully sadistic personalities, which are largely what made them work. That, and they try and attack people with elongated fingernail-claws, which is also kinda lame, I think. They ain't too bad, but you need a really cool monster for a monster movie to totally work.

Still, the bigger problem with the film is the padding. For those who don't know, this film involves an outbreak of demonic horror in a movie theater. Prior to the outbreak however, we are forced to watch a surprisingly large amount of the film they are viewing. This film is extremely tedious, involving demonic possession and wandering around Nostradamus' tomb or something like that. Whatever it is, it's very boring, and startlingly repetitious.(One guys turns into a demon, and stabs one chick like 12 times, and then is ripping through a tent which also requires a good dozen slashes) Even worse, there is a subplot involving a number of, um, `punks', who just drive around in circles, snorting coke, for a number of scenes, until they eventually show up in the theater itself. This is especially senseless, as the punks don't do anything particularly interesting once they show up at the theater, and it's not as if there was a shortage victims within the theater.(They are used to show how the demons get out of the theater, but they coulda done that some other way, or just not explained it, as with most everything else that happens in this movie.) That, and there are a few too many scenes of people just standing around the theater, waiting to be ripped apart by demons.

Still, there is a fair bit of demon action, and it's quite amusing. This film is plenty gory, though it isn't quite the gorefest I had been led to believe it was. Still, it delivers pretty well, with some plenty ripping and gouging and biting and all that. The grossest stuff would definitely be the demons transformations, as we are treated to large pustules which burst in a gout of neon pus, and a nice scene of some demon teeth growing in while forcing out some human teeth. There's also some sword action towards the end, as the demons get there comeuppance, though it's not as not delicious as one would hope or anticipate.

There is no real characterization in this film, the acting/dubbing is about what you'd expect, and very little that happens is explained or makes any real sense. None of that matter all that much, but it deserves mentioning. There is a badass pimp dude, however. He's cool, and the only character of any interest. Visually, it has it's moments, but a movie theater is such a dull setting that they can't do all that much. They use lots of colored lighting, mostly red and blue, which is occasionally effective. Most of the time it just isn't all that interesting looking, however.

Lotsa people like to whine about the music, but I think it fits the film pretty well. The actual score, by Simonetti from Goblin, is actually pretty weak, and easily the worst thing I've heard from him or Goblin as a whole. Too techno-y, and kinda annoying some of the time. The 80's pop/rock music they use is quite amusing, I think, particularly the old-school speed metal from Saxon and Accept, and Billy Idol's 'White Wedding'.(the only highlight of the time-wasting punk subplot) Some people complain that the music dates the film, but you know what other aspects of the film date it? All of them. So come up with another complaint, cause that one isn't valid.

Yes, a fun movie. Check it out. If you like this you'll wanna check out `The Church', directed by Michele Soavi, who plays the mask dude in this film. Same basic setup, but in a church instead of a movie theater, naturally. Not as gory, but the effects are of much higher quality, the demons look better, and it's a lot more stylish overall, with better music and atmosphere. But, everyone else seems to like `Demons' more, so what do I know?

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Summary: Entertaining! You might want to check this out
Review: I was told by my friend that this Dario Argento flick was a huge let down. I saw it for myself and i beg the differ. The movie is very violent and has amazing make-up effects that contribute to the action. Don't get me wrong, the plot is cheesy but some cheesy plots are good. As in this case, a bunch of people are invited to see a new flick in this new theater. The movie the people are watching involve explorers uncovering demons. As a result, the people watching the horror flick turn into demons as well. Heads roll, arms and legs are cut off, teeth fall out, what more could you ask more in a horror flick? Overall, a cheesy, good, satisfying, plot and great makeup effects. this should deff. be added to your horror collection.

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Summary: Demons a cult claxxic
Review: As an adult I remebered this move as a child about some people that get locked in a theature and there's a Devil mask that turns people into Demons what a great memory the story is pretty much that I just saw it on Amaxon an thought theres a movie from my child hood that was great and it was

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Summary: A great horror movie!
Review: Set in Berlin, a new theater has opened which is showing a realistic violent horror movie about demons and the occult then suddenly some of the audiences transform into demons literally and ripping almost everyone to shreds, only some humans must defend themselves and find a way out.

A well made, original and entertaining horror action fantasy from director Lamberto Bava ( Director of " Blade in the Dark" and "Shock") and produced by legendary Italian horror maestro Dario Argento ( of "Suspiria" fame) loaded with great make-up effects, gore, action, a decent story and a nice twist in the end makes this a definite must see movie for fans of the genre. The DVD is quite good in picture and sound with fine extras especially the commentary by Lamberto Bava.

Also recommended: "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Demons 2", "Cemetery Man", " The Church", " The Last Action Hero", " New Nightmare", "Day of the Dead", " 28 Days Later", " The Evil Dead", "Dawn of the Dead ( both 1978 and 2004 versions)", " Night of the Living Dead", " Cannibal Ferox", " Phenomena", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre part 2", " The Toxic Avenger", "Re-Animator", " Videodrome", " Suspiria", " Inferno", " Evil Dead 2", "Freddy Vs. Jason", " A Nighmare on Elm Street"," Hellraiser", " Hell of the Living Dead", "City of the Living Dead", " House By The Cemetery", " Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend", "Rabid Grannies", "Riki-Oh The Story of Ricky", "Blood Diner", and " The Beyond".

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Summary: Dario Argento's Demons!!
Review: Well, if your a fan of the typical zombie/demon films than you'll love "Demons".

The movie about two girls who go to see a zombie movie and realize that during the movie some of the other viewers begin to turn into the undead resembling actions that are taking place in the movie. While the movie is no masterpiece it is a good movie. It moves a a good clip, and has some amazing gore involved. Even fans of Lucio Fulci have to impressed with the amount of gory killings in this film, I know I was.

So if you love the horror genre then "Demons" is well worth an evening.

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Summary: Outstanding Horror Film
Review: Demons centers around a woman given a ticket to an unnamed film by a mysterious stranger. After arriving at the theater with many other patrons, a film with no title begins to play that shows a pair of couples finding a demon mask in a crypt that supposedly belongs to Nostradamus. (It is learned that the seer predicted the rise of the demons.) One person puts on the mask and turns into a demonic creature who, in turn, infects others. In the movie theater, a prostitute who scratched her face with an identical mask in the lobby turns into a creature depicted on the film. Horror and mayhem insue as panicked patrons try to leave the building only to find out that the doors have vanished. With enough over-the-top special effects to please any gore fan and horror for fear film buffs, Demons is one of the best horror films to come out of the 1980's.