Demons II (1986)

In this sequel to the 1985 Italian horror hit residents trapped inside a high-rise apartment building are hunted down by bloodthirsty demons multiplying like cockroaches. Produced by Dario Argento directed by Lamberto Bava.System Requirements:Running Time: 91 mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: UNRATED UPC: 013131487091 Manufacturer No: DV14870 Product Description

re-master has a big flaw

Demons II I bought two copies of this re-master a year apart hoping they would fix a mastering flaw at aprox. 59 mins. The image starts jumping in a vertical fashion for a little while for no reason. I got in touch with Anchor Bay but they did not answer. The first release of this title did not have this problem. This is not an upgrade if this is not fixed. AVOID FOR NOW!!!!! September 29, 2008

Okay Movie, by awesomep

The first movie, "Demons", was much better in my opinion. The acting was a little better, and it was scarier when I first saw it. As with the first movie, what was the point of the punk rocker teens? It did not add much to the movie at all. It seemed out of place to me having that scene in the movie. The young lady who played Sally, was better at playing a demon than her human character. Her whinning was quite annoying and the acting over the top at times. The scene with the demon fighting the expecting mother was silly and could have been left out of the film. The other scene was when the expecting mother went into labor and had her baby, only to get up with her husband and walk out of the building as though she was going for a walk. The three stars are for the demons makeup and how scary they could be at times. July 19, 2008

Not as good as the original

I figured since this was another Argento/Bava effort like the original that it might have turned out alright, but...Probably should have quit while I was ahead. Demons 2 is actually bears a striking resemblance to the original in many aspects, but on the overall scale I felt that it didn't fare quite as well. A few of the original cast members return here in different roles, similar soundtrack, effects are on par. Perhaps Demons 2 is just too much like the first to really standout on its own.

Here we meet a wide assortment of characters living in a large urban apartment building. A movie on television tells the familiar tale of the demons, and to the resident's surprise, the creatures come right out of the television screen and wreak havoc inside the seemingly impenetrable apartment building.

Once again, that's about as far as it goes plotwise with the remainder being an hour long montage of chase/death scenes. The cast here is WAY too large for us to actually get acquainted with any of the characters, the net result being that we simply don't care what's happening to anybody. Watching the inhabitants trying to escape from this fortress-like apartment building is just absymal, way too ridiculous to ignore. (How many apartments are equipped with bullet proof windows on every floor? What type of garage door withstands cars plowing into it and axes striking it?). There's also a scene where a woman goes into labor and this fast paced heavy metal thrash music fades in for some reason, that part really had me laughing out loud with its idiocy. Demons 2 is another mindless, and I mean mindless, flick pitting humans against the zombie-like demons. There are good gore scenes a plenty, but it really just grows tiresome, I was praying for this to be over halfway through. If you are a hardcore fan of the first, you'll like this one just as much. Otherwise I'd say steer clear of this one. May 13, 2008

A huge letdown

Demons 2 is standard sequel to a good horror film. The film pretty much follows the first film's plot but this time it's a TV broadcast instead of a movie. Some of the same cast is even back and the flying baby demon talk about funny. April 1, 2008

Very good sequel to a horror classic.

In a large city at a apartment building complex, a documentary on the demon incidents is shown on TV but unfortunately it causes the demons to literally come out of the screen as they transform some of the residents into horrifying demons that attack the building but can anyone make it out alive?

A worthy sequel to Lamberto Bava's 1985 gorehound shocker "Demons" is also directed by Bava and produced by the legendary Dario Argento. The make-up effects especially the little shreiking demon that comes out of a possessed boy are well done and the music score by Simon Boswell is enjoyable, it's nowhere as good as the original cult favorite but still delivers some shocking effects and of course the debut of Dario's daughter Asia in her first movie role.

This DVD contains great picture and sound with the uncut uncensored version with audio commentary and Trailers to this and other Anchor Bay/Starz releases. February 4, 2008

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