Certain films I love while having no explanation as to why...."DEMONS 2" is one of these films. Simply the exact same film as its predeccessor, only set in a high tech apartment building, it lacks a lot of the stuff that makes the first film great. There's no heavy metal on the soundtrack, very little blood, it's not nearly as scary or action-packed as the original, but it certainly makes me laugh. The early stuff with the group investigating the ruins of the city is pretty creepy but this all gives way to some hilarious dialogue, and a classic bout between demons and fitness buffs in the building's parking garage makes me smile every time. Though not nearly as bad as many people say it is, I guess "Demons 2" is enjoyable for mostly the wrong reasons.
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Very gruesome. Surprisingly good.
dzong29 September 2001
Okay, first of all, anybody who is expecting The English Patient from a movie called "Demons 2" will be sorely disappointed. This is an 80s low-budget Italian horror movie and as such has serious plot, dubbing and acting problems. That said, this is actually a very good movie for the genre.
The connection to the original movie is a bit blurry but it does try to connect the two together. Apparently somebody made a movie about the first incident, and it is this movie that "infects" a new building filled with badly-dubbed Italian actors.
The make-up effects are quite good, and the demons pretty unsettling. I'd say this movie is on par with the original Demons (largely because it is almost exactly the same movie). This is a pretty brutal movie. None of the humorous subtext that you'd find in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" sequels, "Scream" or most other modern horror movies. Nope. Just a bunch of people desperately fighting to survive, and not doing a very good job of it. They aren't all stupid either....they do try. Unfortunately the screenwriters arranged it so that all the windows are unbreakable, and the electric doors unable to be opened.
The movie also breaks some horror movie taboos as children were surprisingly made into victims.
On a lighter note, I would also say that this is the first horror movie I have ever seen (barring Antichrist/Second Coming films)in which a character goes into labor while fighting demons.
An entertaining horror movie.....Never looked at my watch once.
The connection to the original movie is a bit blurry but it does try to connect the two together. Apparently somebody made a movie about the first incident, and it is this movie that "infects" a new building filled with badly-dubbed Italian actors.
The make-up effects are quite good, and the demons pretty unsettling. I'd say this movie is on par with the original Demons (largely because it is almost exactly the same movie). This is a pretty brutal movie. None of the humorous subtext that you'd find in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" sequels, "Scream" or most other modern horror movies. Nope. Just a bunch of people desperately fighting to survive, and not doing a very good job of it. They aren't all stupid either....they do try. Unfortunately the screenwriters arranged it so that all the windows are unbreakable, and the electric doors unable to be opened.
The movie also breaks some horror movie taboos as children were surprisingly made into victims.
On a lighter note, I would also say that this is the first horror movie I have ever seen (barring Antichrist/Second Coming films)in which a character goes into labor while fighting demons.
An entertaining horror movie.....Never looked at my watch once.
The Nightmare Returns Through Television in a Residential Building
claudio_carvalho2 June 2004
In a residential building, demons are released though a television horror film, where two couples visit the forbidden area nearby the Metropol movie theater to seek vestiges of the demon infestation some time ago and accidentally resurrect one demon. The guests of Sally (Coralina Cataldi Tassoni) in her birthday party are infected by the demons and spread the contamination to the residents. Each viewer that is infected by a monster, is contaminated and transformed in another monster, threatening the rest of the defenseless persons. The survivals realize that they are trapped in the locked building and organize a defense in the garage. Meanwhile, George (David Knight) and his pregnant wife Hannah (Nancy Brilli) seek a way out through the roof.
"Demons 2" is a rip-off of "Demons", using television in a residential building to spread the demons, instead of a screen in a movie theater, and funnier. I saw this film many other times on VHS and today (05 November 2010) I have just seen it on DVD. This film has great make-up and special effects, but the original "Demons" is better and scarier. One attraction is the eleven year-old Asia Argento, in the role of Ingrid Haller. This movie is only recommended for fans of trash-movies. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): 'Demons 2 – Eles Voltaram' ('Demons 2 – They Are Back')
"Demons 2" is a rip-off of "Demons", using television in a residential building to spread the demons, instead of a screen in a movie theater, and funnier. I saw this film many other times on VHS and today (05 November 2010) I have just seen it on DVD. This film has great make-up and special effects, but the original "Demons" is better and scarier. One attraction is the eleven year-old Asia Argento, in the role of Ingrid Haller. This movie is only recommended for fans of trash-movies. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): 'Demons 2 – Eles Voltaram' ('Demons 2 – They Are Back')
Lacks the Magic of the Original
carolinephillips-4742721 August 2019
Maybe Lamberto Bava's original Demons was like a strike of lightning that couldn't be replicated or maybe this sequel was rushed into production too fast, but something is missing from Demons 2. The makeup effects are still well done even if the gore has been toned down significantly (and curiously so).
The biggest disappointment is that the story is basically the same as the original film, except the cursed movie now plays on TV and the rules of how to get possessed are a little bit different and don't make as much sense. In the original, a character was cut by the demon mask (just like in the movie within the movie) and that's what turned her into a demon and, in turn, allowed the virus to spread. In Demons 2, the demons emerge from the TV at whim with nothing channeling them to emerge from the screen. It all points to poor planning.
Demons 2 always trades a theater location for a high rise apartment complex, which just isn't as moody. Bobby Rhodes returns as a completely different character from his character in the original which further complicates things.
This isn't to say that Demons 2 is necessarily an awful film or anything. It's entertaining and gets the job done, but it feels like there was a lot less thought and passion put into it than the first.
The biggest disappointment is that the story is basically the same as the original film, except the cursed movie now plays on TV and the rules of how to get possessed are a little bit different and don't make as much sense. In the original, a character was cut by the demon mask (just like in the movie within the movie) and that's what turned her into a demon and, in turn, allowed the virus to spread. In Demons 2, the demons emerge from the TV at whim with nothing channeling them to emerge from the screen. It all points to poor planning.
Demons 2 always trades a theater location for a high rise apartment complex, which just isn't as moody. Bobby Rhodes returns as a completely different character from his character in the original which further complicates things.
This isn't to say that Demons 2 is necessarily an awful film or anything. It's entertaining and gets the job done, but it feels like there was a lot less thought and passion put into it than the first.
Delightfully cheesy sequel to "Demons".
HumanoidOfFlesh25 January 2007
Lamberto Bava's "Demons" is easily one of the most popular Italian horror films ever made along with Dario Argento's gialli and Lucio Fulci's zombie bloodbaths.In "Demons 2" the action moves from a cinema to a high-rise block of flats;a documentary in which a team of archaeologists explore the ruins of the city besieged by demons in the first film is showing on TV.As the team are attacked by a resurrected demon,the creature forces its way out of a TV set and into the real world,infecting the unlucky residents of the building and transforming them into bloodthirsty demons."Demoni 2" is not as gory as "Demoni".It plays more like a campy comedy as it features some truly hilarious moments.The special effects are surprisingly tacky and amateurish(demon dog and demon baby look especially horrible),the script is silly,but the film is fast-paced and mildly entertaining.The score by Simon Boswell is sleep-inducing compared to the one Claudio Simonetti gave us in the first.At least we get some lovely songs by Dead Can Dance,The Smiths and The Cult.If you are a fan of "Demons" you can give this one a look,just don't expect anything as great as the original.7 out of 10.
Uneventful retread of the first film
udar5525 August 2005
Director Lamberto Bava and producer Dario Argento quickly responded to the international success of DEMONS (1985) with this sequel. Abandoning the downbeat open ending of the original film, this follow-up merely repeats the scenario rather than continuing it. Sadly, the end result is a film that one would expect from sequel/money hungry producers rather than the original film's creators.
The biggest flaw with DEMONS 2 is the complete lack of logic. I know it sounds crazy to say that about a film featuring slime spewing demons, but hear me out here. A television program featuring young kids searching for demons (not the same film featured in the first one) is merely on and then a demon jumps out of the TV. While you can see the filmmakers trying to replay the original design with a different medium, they ultimately fail. The original, despite its loony scenario, at least presented a more reasonable explanation. The demon plague is spread by a movie theater customer being scratched by a mysterious mask and not by some demon merely popping out of the screen. Not only that, but this sequel never thoroughly addresses what happened in the original film. The voice over on the television show hints that demons appeared in the world for a few days but no one in the film addresses it. It is as if the events from the first film never happened.
The script also alters the demon mythos to cut plot corners. For example, the demons now apparently spurt acidic blood (shades of ALIEN) that burns through the floors and conveniently kills the power in the apartment complex. If this lazy script writing weren't enough, the entire situation is taken from David Cronenberg's superior SHIVERS (aka THEY CAME FROM WITHIN).
The filmmakers also make the huge mistake of teetering towards the laughable by including a demon child and demon dog, which wins the award for least convincing transformation of the 1980s. It is truly embarrassing. These inclusions, coupled with a phony pint sized demon straight out of a GREMLIN rip off, really push the film into the bounds of ridiculousness. Sergio Stivaletti reprises his role as F/X coordinator and provides the requisite demons transformation highlights such as teeth falling out and talons popping out under fingernails. The film also features the world phoniest barbell.
A few familiar faces pop up from the first film. Pasqualino Salemme, who was one of the punks in the first film, pops up briefly as a security guard. And Bobby Rhodes, memorable as Tony the Pimp in the original, appears here as gym instructor Hank, a different but equally managerial character. As with the first film, he gets all of the film's best lines. Also of note is Coralina Cataldi Tassoni as the bratty birthday girl turned lead demon Sally. She maintains a steady energy, despite being covered by layers of make up and slime. And in a bit of trivia, the film also marks the theatrical debut of Argento's daughter Asia. No doubt this exposure to horror at an early age prepared her for working with Vin Diesel.
The biggest flaw with DEMONS 2 is the complete lack of logic. I know it sounds crazy to say that about a film featuring slime spewing demons, but hear me out here. A television program featuring young kids searching for demons (not the same film featured in the first one) is merely on and then a demon jumps out of the TV. While you can see the filmmakers trying to replay the original design with a different medium, they ultimately fail. The original, despite its loony scenario, at least presented a more reasonable explanation. The demon plague is spread by a movie theater customer being scratched by a mysterious mask and not by some demon merely popping out of the screen. Not only that, but this sequel never thoroughly addresses what happened in the original film. The voice over on the television show hints that demons appeared in the world for a few days but no one in the film addresses it. It is as if the events from the first film never happened.
The script also alters the demon mythos to cut plot corners. For example, the demons now apparently spurt acidic blood (shades of ALIEN) that burns through the floors and conveniently kills the power in the apartment complex. If this lazy script writing weren't enough, the entire situation is taken from David Cronenberg's superior SHIVERS (aka THEY CAME FROM WITHIN).
The filmmakers also make the huge mistake of teetering towards the laughable by including a demon child and demon dog, which wins the award for least convincing transformation of the 1980s. It is truly embarrassing. These inclusions, coupled with a phony pint sized demon straight out of a GREMLIN rip off, really push the film into the bounds of ridiculousness. Sergio Stivaletti reprises his role as F/X coordinator and provides the requisite demons transformation highlights such as teeth falling out and talons popping out under fingernails. The film also features the world phoniest barbell.
A few familiar faces pop up from the first film. Pasqualino Salemme, who was one of the punks in the first film, pops up briefly as a security guard. And Bobby Rhodes, memorable as Tony the Pimp in the original, appears here as gym instructor Hank, a different but equally managerial character. As with the first film, he gets all of the film's best lines. Also of note is Coralina Cataldi Tassoni as the bratty birthday girl turned lead demon Sally. She maintains a steady energy, despite being covered by layers of make up and slime. And in a bit of trivia, the film also marks the theatrical debut of Argento's daughter Asia. No doubt this exposure to horror at an early age prepared her for working with Vin Diesel.
Best of the DEMONS saga
aaronzombie10 May 2000
Warning: Spoilers
Am I the only person that likes this better than the original? I mean, don't get me wrong I love the original, but I feel that this sequel is even more frightening and entertaining and shows us how cool the 80's were. Anyway, this time the demons take over an apartment complex during a girl's birthday party. There are lots of cool scenes(SPOILERS!)like when a demon comes out of a t.v., a baby demon attacks a pregnant woman, demons attack a group of people working out in a gym, and when a demon stalks the two survivors at a t.v. station of some kind. Exciting, suspenseful, great story, effects, and music score. ****1/2 out of *****. Followed by THE OGRE, and THE CHURCH.
Inferior sequel to Demons
gorytus-2067211 August 2021
Aug 21
So not as good as the first film but still decent stand alone film.
Different characters and different setting so this can be watched independantly of the first film.
Still its an 80s Italian horror so i like it.
7.5 out of 10.
So not as good as the first film but still decent stand alone film.
Different characters and different setting so this can be watched independantly of the first film.
Still its an 80s Italian horror so i like it.
7.5 out of 10.
Pretty Bad .. Not in a Good Way Either
TragicBloom4 September 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Based on some positive reviews listed here, I decided to download Demons 2. The reviewers in favor of this movie say that the demon series can never be listed alongside truly great movies, and its the cheese, the gore, and the little spurts of magic that only Argento can provide that makes the series so good. Well, I agree. The first was definitely something special in that regard. The start of Demons 2 looked really promising, but everything from about 30 minutes on was just plain awful. From the acid blood scene on. I mean this movie felt like it was about 3 hours long. All of a sudden, all of the precious 80's cheese was gone, and what remained was just bland filler.
There were a lot of bad parts, but I MUST speak about two of them. First, the 30 minutes devoted to that squealing demon baby was mind numbingly lame. I don't even understand why they had the little demon kid transform in the first place. That kid looked freaky as hell! But just when he's about to do away with the pregnant girl, he drops onto the kitchen floor and transforms into the LAMEST demon doll you're ever seen. Maybe if the damn thing did more than just squeal and smile it wouldn't have been so bad ... it couldn't even walk/run for Christ sake. It's main move was flying through the air in a standing position ... ala old school Godzilla films. About 15 minutes in I found myself desperately rooting for the girl to finish the thing off. It just kept coming back! Lol I guess somebody loved it.
The second thing I have to point out is the ending ... jeez Louise. Lol I am completely numb by this point, far past caring what happens ... and to who, let alone WHY. The hero decides to repel down the building with his pregnant girlfriend in tow. Just when he hits the bottom the birthday girl comes swimming down the line after them. He stabs her with a pole and she dies. They then wander into a nearby TV station to seek shelter. Surprise! 2 minutes after he poles the demon chick, she revives herself and comes stumbling into the TV station. A super lame turn of events, but what's lamer? The fact that she did absolutely nothing but show us she was blind (?), and then lay down and die. The end. The whole TV station scene seems weird and misplaced, it's like it would make a nice middle for another movie all together.
ANYONE who is saying this movie is even half-way comparable to the first Demons is either an idiot, or someone who has never seen the first movie! No where close people!
There were a lot of bad parts, but I MUST speak about two of them. First, the 30 minutes devoted to that squealing demon baby was mind numbingly lame. I don't even understand why they had the little demon kid transform in the first place. That kid looked freaky as hell! But just when he's about to do away with the pregnant girl, he drops onto the kitchen floor and transforms into the LAMEST demon doll you're ever seen. Maybe if the damn thing did more than just squeal and smile it wouldn't have been so bad ... it couldn't even walk/run for Christ sake. It's main move was flying through the air in a standing position ... ala old school Godzilla films. About 15 minutes in I found myself desperately rooting for the girl to finish the thing off. It just kept coming back! Lol I guess somebody loved it.
The second thing I have to point out is the ending ... jeez Louise. Lol I am completely numb by this point, far past caring what happens ... and to who, let alone WHY. The hero decides to repel down the building with his pregnant girlfriend in tow. Just when he hits the bottom the birthday girl comes swimming down the line after them. He stabs her with a pole and she dies. They then wander into a nearby TV station to seek shelter. Surprise! 2 minutes after he poles the demon chick, she revives herself and comes stumbling into the TV station. A super lame turn of events, but what's lamer? The fact that she did absolutely nothing but show us she was blind (?), and then lay down and die. The end. The whole TV station scene seems weird and misplaced, it's like it would make a nice middle for another movie all together.
ANYONE who is saying this movie is even half-way comparable to the first Demons is either an idiot, or someone who has never seen the first movie! No where close people!
Not TOO Bad
iscream227 December 2005
Saw this movie a few years ago, and watched it many times over again, and have come to the conclusion that it is about average. There aren't too many memorable moments, but what can you expect from a cheesy low-budget Italian movie that has terrible dubbing? Story= There is a party in an apartment complex, when people watch a horror movie on TV, demons start coming out of the screen and attacking people. Fairly decent gore effects, but the movie is TOO dark, and not as entertaining as the first "Demons". I would personally recommend seeing the first Demons first, which has a little more substance. The DVD is easily available in most malls and on the internet at amazon.com Unrated: Contains strong gory violence
Takes away the bite of the first movie and replaces it with goofiness
tomgillespie20023 September 2016
The names Argento and Bava alone are enough to cause the average gore-hound to salivate, and fans of over-the-top splattery were treated to an exercise in excess with the Argento-produced, Bava- directed Demons in 1985. While I still felt the film sucked despite the talent behind the camera (although this is Lamberto Bava, not his legendary father Mario), there was still enough bone-gnawing and blood- spraying to enjoy amidst the terrible 80's fashions and soap opera-level dialogue. For the follow-up, the horror maestros inexplicably took out the bite and accentuated the goofiness, and the result is a clumsy, camp and somewhat annoying mess of atrocious acting and even worse film-making.
The film begins with what looks to be a documentary based on the events of the first movie, with a bunch of disposable teens trespassing into an quarantined city deserted following the demon outbreak. It turns out to be a film-within-a-film, with 'reality' taking place in an apartment block as loathsome teenage brat Sally Day (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni) locks herself in a room during a birthday party tantrum to watch the movie on her television. Thankfully, a demon quickly bursts through the screen to turn her into a poster-girl for tooth decay and drip bile through the various floors, turning many of its residents into blue-skinned monsters. Amongst the many archetypes fighting for survival, douchebag George (David Edwin Knight) must get back to his apartment to rescue his pregnant wife and badass gym instructor Hank (Bobby Rhodes) leads his group of oiled-up bodybuilders into battle.
It all sounds like a lot of fun, and it really should be. An apartment building is the perfect setting to induce feelings of claustrophobia, with a vast labyrinth of corridors and narrow vents for our heroes to fight their way out of. Instead, Bava ignores the need for any resemblance of atmosphere or tension in favour of a never-ending stream of badly executed set-pieces, where grisly attacks tend to take place away from view. There's also the matter of the ending making little sense and a scene in which an unexplained demon monster thingy that looks like a discarded prop from Troll bursts out of the chest of an infected young boy, in a special effect so bad you wonder why on Earth the film-makers left it in. Only the antics of Hank (a winning combination of Fred Williamson and Mr. Motivator) and a terrific British new wave soundtrack gloss over the abominable acting and frankly unprofessional direction.
The film begins with what looks to be a documentary based on the events of the first movie, with a bunch of disposable teens trespassing into an quarantined city deserted following the demon outbreak. It turns out to be a film-within-a-film, with 'reality' taking place in an apartment block as loathsome teenage brat Sally Day (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni) locks herself in a room during a birthday party tantrum to watch the movie on her television. Thankfully, a demon quickly bursts through the screen to turn her into a poster-girl for tooth decay and drip bile through the various floors, turning many of its residents into blue-skinned monsters. Amongst the many archetypes fighting for survival, douchebag George (David Edwin Knight) must get back to his apartment to rescue his pregnant wife and badass gym instructor Hank (Bobby Rhodes) leads his group of oiled-up bodybuilders into battle.
It all sounds like a lot of fun, and it really should be. An apartment building is the perfect setting to induce feelings of claustrophobia, with a vast labyrinth of corridors and narrow vents for our heroes to fight their way out of. Instead, Bava ignores the need for any resemblance of atmosphere or tension in favour of a never-ending stream of badly executed set-pieces, where grisly attacks tend to take place away from view. There's also the matter of the ending making little sense and a scene in which an unexplained demon monster thingy that looks like a discarded prop from Troll bursts out of the chest of an infected young boy, in a special effect so bad you wonder why on Earth the film-makers left it in. Only the antics of Hank (a winning combination of Fred Williamson and Mr. Motivator) and a terrific British new wave soundtrack gloss over the abominable acting and frankly unprofessional direction.
An enjoyably ludicrous sequel
Woodyanders4 June 2011
Warning: Spoilers
A luxury high-rise apartment complex gets overrun by deadly demonic subhuman monsters who embark on your usual vicious killing spree. That's about it for the skimpy plot, but what this uproariously idiotic cheesefest lacks in substance and tension (plenty, to be brutally honest) it more than compensates for in sheer jaw-dropping unintentional hilarity. Director/co-writer Lamberto Bava shows a winning dearth of competence throughout as the story becomes more increasingly inane and gut-busting as it unfolds, with such gloriously inane highlights as a birthday party which degenerates into a bloodbath, a woman attacked in her apartment by her savage possessed dog, a hokey demon puppet bursting out of a little boy's stomach, whiny party gal Sally (the pretty Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni) taking a massive licking, but keeps on ticking, a gaggle of dim-witted male and female body builders with an appalling lack of intelligence, an underground parking garage littered with axes and a shotgun, and pregnant damsel in distress Hannah (the fetching Nancy Brilli) going into labor at a most inopportune moment. A very young and cute Asia Argento makes her film debut as imperiled teen Ingrid while the almighty Bobby Rhodes cops the top acting honors as take-charge macho gym instructor Hank and David Knight contributes a likable turn as resourceful hero George. The inevitable cruddy dubbing, a ramshackle narrative that shamelessly rips off riffs from "Shivers," "Alien," "Gremlins," and "Videodrome," a thrashy'n'trashy blaring hard rock score, and the tacky make-up f/x further add to the considerable clunky charm of this absolute tacky hoot.
Decent sequel to popular ¨Demons¨ packed with chills , thrills , bloody bites and grisly killings
ma-cortes10 March 2015
Follow-up to ¨Demons I¨ , an extremely violent and horrifying film that spawned several sequels and imitations , here the Nightmare Returns . While in original picture the scary events occur when selected at random , people on the street are invited to an advance screen of a new horror movie , as a group of people are trapped in a large movie theater in West Berlin and then a prostitute is bitten turning into a lethal demon , here in ¨Demons 2¨, deeds happen in Hamburgo buildings . As a group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down . There appears blood-thirsting demons chasing humans and a little boy demon who was played by an adult dwarf as well as another small demon , a Gremlin-alike . Gruesome picture in enough budget plenty of chills , suspense , screams , lots of gore , blood and guts . This actually is a very terrifying and eerie flick ; dealing with a demonic infection spreads people in a block of apartments . Meanwhile , a juvenile bunch finding a lifeless corpse of a demon and one of the young boys causes the resurrection . Later on , a party girl becomes a drooling , fanged demon . In a killing rage , she tears apart other in the flats that are infected by ravenous , clawed demons who proceed to kill and posse the humans one-by-one, transforming into bloody creatures who attack the remaining humans , thereby multiplying their numbers . When the party members attempt to getaway , they find themselves caught within .
This exciting picture contains thrills , chills , graphic violence , action-filled with fierce fights and loads of gore and guts . The horror and action moments are fast moving and compactly realized . This is an effective and simple movie ; it results to be a passable Italian horror , including functional special effects realized in traditional style , but also some plot elements are plain stupid . The creepy images of wide range from the genuinely horrifying to the bizarre along with scary and amazing frames . The flesh-eating demons appearance deliver the goods , plenty of screams , shocks and tension . The picture displays shocking and well-crafted transformation in charge of expert make-up artist Gianetto De Rossi . The make-up assistants create a truly horrible cannibal demons , zombies-alike . Pretty good special effects , the resurrection of the first demon was done by shooting a melting wax head in reverse and the first demon popping out of the television was done by having an actor wearing a mask press his face against a latex screen . Unknown cast , though there appears a famous little girl : Asia Argento's film debut . Bobby Rhodes, who played Tony the pimp in Demons (1985), returns as a completely different character in this sequel and Lino Salemme also reappears, this time as a security guard . Commercial musical score by Simon Boswell , full of hard rock and catching songs . Acceptable cinematography by GianLorenzo Battaglia and good production design , as the building used for the exteriors and interiors result to be modern constructions from Hamburgo , Germany .
The motion picture was compellingly directed by Lamberto Bava , as he shows nice visual style , though being lower to former installment in which he cites this as his personal favorite of the flicks he has filmed . His father, Mario Bava (1914-1980), was a legendary filmmaker ; he entered the cinema as his father's personal assistant, starting with ¨Planet of horror ¨(1965). Bit by bit he gained experience from his father, who made him the assistant director for most of the rest of his films . He even co-wrote the screenplay for ¨Shock¨ (1977) . Lamberto enjoyed his best commercial success to date with this "Demons" , produced by Dario Argento, co-written by Dardano Sacchetti and filmed in West Berlin, Germany . This international hit smash allowed him to co-write, produce and direct this sequel, Demons II (1986) that was also successful and turned out to be a certain improvement here and there on previous film ; however, being inferior follow-up . He also directed a remake of his father's "Black Sunday" (1960), which was titled "La Maschera del Demonio" or International title "Demons 5: The Devil's Veil¨ . He used the pseudonym of "John Old Jr." , which was a tribute to his father Mario, who often used the pseudonym "John M. Old" . Lamberto has directed films about all kind of genres such as : ¨Blastfighter¨ , ¨A blade in the dark¨ , ¨Shark: red on the ocean¨, and ¨Macabro¨ that achieved critical fame in some quarters ; however , today Bava Jr. only directs television movies : ¨Fantaghiro¨ and sequels , ¨Caribbean pirates¨ , among others . ¨Demons 2¨ , rating : Acceptable and passable atmospheric film-making from genre master Bava's son that achieved great acclaim among gore buffs . A must see for horror fans .
This exciting picture contains thrills , chills , graphic violence , action-filled with fierce fights and loads of gore and guts . The horror and action moments are fast moving and compactly realized . This is an effective and simple movie ; it results to be a passable Italian horror , including functional special effects realized in traditional style , but also some plot elements are plain stupid . The creepy images of wide range from the genuinely horrifying to the bizarre along with scary and amazing frames . The flesh-eating demons appearance deliver the goods , plenty of screams , shocks and tension . The picture displays shocking and well-crafted transformation in charge of expert make-up artist Gianetto De Rossi . The make-up assistants create a truly horrible cannibal demons , zombies-alike . Pretty good special effects , the resurrection of the first demon was done by shooting a melting wax head in reverse and the first demon popping out of the television was done by having an actor wearing a mask press his face against a latex screen . Unknown cast , though there appears a famous little girl : Asia Argento's film debut . Bobby Rhodes, who played Tony the pimp in Demons (1985), returns as a completely different character in this sequel and Lino Salemme also reappears, this time as a security guard . Commercial musical score by Simon Boswell , full of hard rock and catching songs . Acceptable cinematography by GianLorenzo Battaglia and good production design , as the building used for the exteriors and interiors result to be modern constructions from Hamburgo , Germany .
The motion picture was compellingly directed by Lamberto Bava , as he shows nice visual style , though being lower to former installment in which he cites this as his personal favorite of the flicks he has filmed . His father, Mario Bava (1914-1980), was a legendary filmmaker ; he entered the cinema as his father's personal assistant, starting with ¨Planet of horror ¨(1965). Bit by bit he gained experience from his father, who made him the assistant director for most of the rest of his films . He even co-wrote the screenplay for ¨Shock¨ (1977) . Lamberto enjoyed his best commercial success to date with this "Demons" , produced by Dario Argento, co-written by Dardano Sacchetti and filmed in West Berlin, Germany . This international hit smash allowed him to co-write, produce and direct this sequel, Demons II (1986) that was also successful and turned out to be a certain improvement here and there on previous film ; however, being inferior follow-up . He also directed a remake of his father's "Black Sunday" (1960), which was titled "La Maschera del Demonio" or International title "Demons 5: The Devil's Veil¨ . He used the pseudonym of "John Old Jr." , which was a tribute to his father Mario, who often used the pseudonym "John M. Old" . Lamberto has directed films about all kind of genres such as : ¨Blastfighter¨ , ¨A blade in the dark¨ , ¨Shark: red on the ocean¨, and ¨Macabro¨ that achieved critical fame in some quarters ; however , today Bava Jr. only directs television movies : ¨Fantaghiro¨ and sequels , ¨Caribbean pirates¨ , among others . ¨Demons 2¨ , rating : Acceptable and passable atmospheric film-making from genre master Bava's son that achieved great acclaim among gore buffs . A must see for horror fans .
Ridiculous rubbish with a little style
neil-47624 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Demons take over an apartment block.
Spreading like zombies (in fact, they might as well be zombies), these creatures inhabit an Italian horror film which is badly dubbed, badly voice cast (the chief black bloke from the gym gets an especially duff vocal performance), poorly scripted, badly acted, and populated by monsters in poor makeup with a particularly preposterous mini-monster - this is so bad as to be hilarious.
I give it a couple of marks for having some visual style and some decently realised action with some good stunt work. Otherwise, this is pretty dreadful stuff.
Spreading like zombies (in fact, they might as well be zombies), these creatures inhabit an Italian horror film which is badly dubbed, badly voice cast (the chief black bloke from the gym gets an especially duff vocal performance), poorly scripted, badly acted, and populated by monsters in poor makeup with a particularly preposterous mini-monster - this is so bad as to be hilarious.
I give it a couple of marks for having some visual style and some decently realised action with some good stunt work. Otherwise, this is pretty dreadful stuff.
Good Follow-up Although More of a Do-Over Than a Sequel
ryan-100758 November 2019
Lamberto Bava returns just one year later to bring us a sequel to his own gorefest in DEMONS. Really more of a do-over than a sequel as the first one took place in a movie theatre, while this one takes place in a high-rise apartment building. Not as gory or intense as the original and while I have gave them the same rating I don't think as good as the original. But, still filled with some great effects with Sergio Stivaletti returning to assist with that aspect. With a script from the same screenwriters in horror legend Dario Argento (also producing), Bava, Franco Ferrini and Dardano Sacchetti they do borrow heavily from the first film and I feel this film was greenlit almost instantly leading to not exactly a whole lot of freshness in the material.
This time around Sally (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni) is having a birthday party at her place in the apartment building. She has invited all her friends. While the party is hopping she has a bit of a meltdown and goes to her room. There she watches a horror movie that literally comes to life. Soon everyone in the high-rise must try and stay live from the attacking demons.
Some bad acting like the original, but not of the same amazingly brutal level...but close. Some good music from Simon Boswell including a great, almost heroic theme while the opening credits run.
Certainly worth a watch especially to gorehounds. I think a good follow-up to the original. Also starring Argento's 10 year old daughter Asia in her feature debut and Bava himself has a cameo as Sally's father. Not to mention Tony the Pimp or Bobby Rhodes returns. This time he plays Hank who owns a gym in the building.
This time around Sally (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni) is having a birthday party at her place in the apartment building. She has invited all her friends. While the party is hopping she has a bit of a meltdown and goes to her room. There she watches a horror movie that literally comes to life. Soon everyone in the high-rise must try and stay live from the attacking demons.
Some bad acting like the original, but not of the same amazingly brutal level...but close. Some good music from Simon Boswell including a great, almost heroic theme while the opening credits run.
Certainly worth a watch especially to gorehounds. I think a good follow-up to the original. Also starring Argento's 10 year old daughter Asia in her feature debut and Bava himself has a cameo as Sally's father. Not to mention Tony the Pimp or Bobby Rhodes returns. This time he plays Hank who owns a gym in the building.
Silly, but a fun sequel none the less.
Nightman857 March 2008
Lamberto Bava's sequel to his cult classic Demons (1985) is one uproariously hokey horror movie, but it's certainly entertaining.
Those pesky demons return, this time invading a high rise apartment building via a television and reek bloody havoc on the tenants.
Bava's original Demons was a tongue-in-cheek thrill ride, but Demons 2 is uber horror cheesiness. I don't mean that in a negative way in this case because this is one entertaining sequel! You've got it all here folks - demon dogs, demon kids, hordes of demons attacking in mass. Naturally the makeup work is pretty good, over the top and grisly as always. Plot-wise there's some good thrills, although the story is largely a rehash of the plot from Demons. The music of Simon Boswell is great and the addition of some retro rock songs by The Cult and The Smiths is a fun touch.
The cast hangs in well. Look for appearances by Bobby Rhodes and Lino Salemme from the original Demons - they play different characters here though. Also look for a young Asia Argento (Dario's daughter) in a small role.
All around a fun camp horror film, best taken with no seriousness at all!
*** out of ****
Those pesky demons return, this time invading a high rise apartment building via a television and reek bloody havoc on the tenants.
Bava's original Demons was a tongue-in-cheek thrill ride, but Demons 2 is uber horror cheesiness. I don't mean that in a negative way in this case because this is one entertaining sequel! You've got it all here folks - demon dogs, demon kids, hordes of demons attacking in mass. Naturally the makeup work is pretty good, over the top and grisly as always. Plot-wise there's some good thrills, although the story is largely a rehash of the plot from Demons. The music of Simon Boswell is great and the addition of some retro rock songs by The Cult and The Smiths is a fun touch.
The cast hangs in well. Look for appearances by Bobby Rhodes and Lino Salemme from the original Demons - they play different characters here though. Also look for a young Asia Argento (Dario's daughter) in a small role.
All around a fun camp horror film, best taken with no seriousness at all!
*** out of ****
More of The First Film
bettybenzone7 September 2021
Demons 2 trades a theater for an apartment high rise building and a movie screen for a TV screen. Besides that, this feels like a beat for beat remake of the first film with less gore and a more tame approach to the horror. There are a few scenes with some style, but there's a lot less of it this time around which gives the film a scaled down and cheaper look and feel. It's not horrible, but it doesn't rise to the occasion and add anything to the series either.
A retread of a sequel, but still fun
Leofwine_draca18 June 2016
Take the first DEMONS film, re-locate it in a high-rise tower block and that's the basic premise of this little number. A few twists and turns are included to differentiate it from the original classic, but otherwise it follows the same kind of pattern. Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava team up again from the first film and deliver exactly the same kind of badly-dubbed formula that we know and love from DEMONS.
The acting is average but this time around the actors playing the demons are hugely over-acting - take for instance the main female demon, who contorts her face and pulls lots of stupid expressions in a vain attempt to be scary. The film is a success due to the return presence of Bobby Rhodes, from the first film, this time as a bodybuilder (instead of a pimp) who has to fend off the demons. He has great lines of dialogue again, for example, "Put that fire out - if not, we'll suffocate!" , "You've got more muscles than brain!", and the old favourite, "Get some weapons and defend yo' selves!".
As well as Rhodes, a lot of plot devices have been taken from DEMONS as well; the teenagers in a speeding car are an example of this, as well as the pounding soundtrack. Lots of people get bitten and scratched, for gore fans. Once again we have plot inconsistencies to add to the fun; why does the car speed throughout the film only to explode on arrival? In addition, there isn't as much gore in this as in the first film. Instead, we get demonic creatures - a demon dog and a baby demon which bursts out of a kid's chest (thanks to SFX maestro Sergio Stivaletti, but these aren't up to the original's standards, they look rushed). Sure, this isn't logical, it isn't believable either, but this is still a fun film to watch. If you're looking for quality, though, then the first film is the one to go for. The two would make a nice double bill, as they follow on nicely, but the first has the edge.
The acting is average but this time around the actors playing the demons are hugely over-acting - take for instance the main female demon, who contorts her face and pulls lots of stupid expressions in a vain attempt to be scary. The film is a success due to the return presence of Bobby Rhodes, from the first film, this time as a bodybuilder (instead of a pimp) who has to fend off the demons. He has great lines of dialogue again, for example, "Put that fire out - if not, we'll suffocate!" , "You've got more muscles than brain!", and the old favourite, "Get some weapons and defend yo' selves!".
As well as Rhodes, a lot of plot devices have been taken from DEMONS as well; the teenagers in a speeding car are an example of this, as well as the pounding soundtrack. Lots of people get bitten and scratched, for gore fans. Once again we have plot inconsistencies to add to the fun; why does the car speed throughout the film only to explode on arrival? In addition, there isn't as much gore in this as in the first film. Instead, we get demonic creatures - a demon dog and a baby demon which bursts out of a kid's chest (thanks to SFX maestro Sergio Stivaletti, but these aren't up to the original's standards, they look rushed). Sure, this isn't logical, it isn't believable either, but this is still a fun film to watch. If you're looking for quality, though, then the first film is the one to go for. The two would make a nice double bill, as they follow on nicely, but the first has the edge.
Happy birthday, Sally, you grotesque birthday girl..
Cinemagoer7726 July 2019
The demons are back and ugly as ever. This time they confirm all your suscpicions that they will pretty much be the evil baddies you thought they were. There are new events not seen in the last film. The plot is a basic. There are continuity problems from the 1st film to this one and the film's script writers tried to get away with what it could to create a sequel too quickly. To put it simply, this is a dumb fun movie. the first demoni film actually was horrific. Also it was overall not poorly acted but rather the dubbed english track didn't match the tone of the actors. Well the same thing again but you will see some bad acting with a wrench involved. Lol i believe there could have been a better written sequel but we must have asked for it and we got this cheese fest immediately. It felt like a rushed film.
Not Quite The Original
joymontgomery-047443 August 2019
Greenlighting sequels immediately after the first one was a hit and rushing them into production seems like such a Hollywood thing to do, but Italians clearly took a page from Hollywood's playbook for this one and I'm not so sure that's a good thing.
Demons 2 was released the year after the original hit theaters and it appears to have had about as much thought and care put into it as one would think. There are a few imaginative moments, but it's mostly a slow retread of the previous film down to even aping the aimless young people riding around the city in their car subplot while the theater/apartment complex is being infested with the titular demons.
This time, the demons emerge through a movie on the TV (via some admittedly excellent effects work) and infect a spoiled birthday girl named Sally who, in turn, ends up infecting her entire birthday party who, in turn, end up infected the whole floor who, in turn...well, you get the picture.
The special effects and makeup are great, but the whole film feels a lot more tame than the original (usually, sequels try to ratchet up the gore a bit) and it's too hard to care much when you can feel them repeating every beat of the original.
Demons 2 was released the year after the original hit theaters and it appears to have had about as much thought and care put into it as one would think. There are a few imaginative moments, but it's mostly a slow retread of the previous film down to even aping the aimless young people riding around the city in their car subplot while the theater/apartment complex is being infested with the titular demons.
This time, the demons emerge through a movie on the TV (via some admittedly excellent effects work) and infect a spoiled birthday girl named Sally who, in turn, ends up infecting her entire birthday party who, in turn, end up infected the whole floor who, in turn...well, you get the picture.
The special effects and makeup are great, but the whole film feels a lot more tame than the original (usually, sequels try to ratchet up the gore a bit) and it's too hard to care much when you can feel them repeating every beat of the original.
More Demons!
BandSAboutMovies28 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Let's just assume that the events of Demons actually happened, as this movie does. Released just seven months after the original, this movie opens with the residents of a high-rise apartment building watching a movie dramatization of the events that took place in that film. They watch as several teenagers trespass into the closed-off city that was destroyed after the demonic outbreak. Finding the dead body of a demon, one of the teens accidentally drips blood in its mouth and the whole thing starts all over again.
Sally Day (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Mother of Tears, Opera) is upset that her boyfriend hasn't come to her sweet sixteen party - or as they say in Italy, dolce sedici anni - and she decides to watch the movie. So, you know, as these things happen, a demon crawls out of her television set and infects her. She kills nearly everyone at her party and turns them into more demons, who begin to infect the entire apartment building. Little kids, dogs, cops, bodybuilders, pregnant women - no one is safe from these demons.
George and Hannah (David Edwin Knight and Nancy Brilli, who was also in Body Count) spend most of the movie trying to escape Sally so that they can have their child. She's nearly unstoppable, plus she has a flying demon on her side.
Italian movie fans should keep their eyes open for Asia Argento, who debuted in this film as Ingrid. Plus, Bobby Rhodes (from the original, as well as Hercules and War Bus Commando), Virginia Bryant (who is also in the unrelated sequel Demons 3: The Ogre), Lino Salemme (Ripper from the first film), Davide Marotta (who played a child alien in a very famous series of Italian Kodak commercials and was also the monstrous boy in Phenomena) and Michele Mirabella (Dancing Crow from Thunder).
Originally, Hannah's baby would become a demon inside her and claw its way out of her stomach. This scene was taken out when Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento decided they wanted a happier ending. Which is nice, I guess.
After all, this movie is more about jump scares and less about freaking you out with the sheer amount of gore that it features. Is it any wonder that it has less of a metal soundtrack and instead features new wave bands like The Smiths, The Cult, Fields of the Nephilim, Dead Can Dance, Peter Murphy, Love and Rockets, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Producers?
Sally Day (Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Mother of Tears, Opera) is upset that her boyfriend hasn't come to her sweet sixteen party - or as they say in Italy, dolce sedici anni - and she decides to watch the movie. So, you know, as these things happen, a demon crawls out of her television set and infects her. She kills nearly everyone at her party and turns them into more demons, who begin to infect the entire apartment building. Little kids, dogs, cops, bodybuilders, pregnant women - no one is safe from these demons.
George and Hannah (David Edwin Knight and Nancy Brilli, who was also in Body Count) spend most of the movie trying to escape Sally so that they can have their child. She's nearly unstoppable, plus she has a flying demon on her side.
Italian movie fans should keep their eyes open for Asia Argento, who debuted in this film as Ingrid. Plus, Bobby Rhodes (from the original, as well as Hercules and War Bus Commando), Virginia Bryant (who is also in the unrelated sequel Demons 3: The Ogre), Lino Salemme (Ripper from the first film), Davide Marotta (who played a child alien in a very famous series of Italian Kodak commercials and was also the monstrous boy in Phenomena) and Michele Mirabella (Dancing Crow from Thunder).
Originally, Hannah's baby would become a demon inside her and claw its way out of her stomach. This scene was taken out when Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento decided they wanted a happier ending. Which is nice, I guess.
After all, this movie is more about jump scares and less about freaking you out with the sheer amount of gore that it features. Is it any wonder that it has less of a metal soundtrack and instead features new wave bands like The Smiths, The Cult, Fields of the Nephilim, Dead Can Dance, Peter Murphy, Love and Rockets, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Producers?
A sequel as good as the original (because it's basically the same film)
bowmanblue3 November 2016
Yes, sequels get a rough ride. They never seem to live up to the original and in horror movies that's truer than most. However, the imaginatively-titled 'Demons 2' seems to be just as good is its predecessor – largely because it's the same film. The first film was about a group of unfortunate people trapped in a haunted building that was slowly being overrun by bloodthirsty demons (who are basically zombies by another name). Here, we have a group of unfortunates trapped in a haunted building that is slowly being overrun by bloodthirsty demons. In fact, many people seem to wonder whether this is actually a remake rather than a sequel.
It's kind of both, in the same way that Evil Dead 2 was basically a remake that had been re-done and extended to make it a new film of its own. The events of the first Demons film are pretty much glossed over to the point where it's just a brief one-line mention which can be taken different ways. What you're left with is another gore-fest of excellent special effects (for the eighties, anyway), pretty scary demons (they out-creep any shuffling zombie in my opinion) and a completely nonsensical plot which will leave you scratching your head as to whether what you're witnessing is either true genius or a complete mess.
Demons 2, like the first one, is a masterpiece of its genre. You may find it one of those 'so bad, it's good' films, but it's also got its own charm. The gore is better than most of its contemporaries and it's daft feel and loud eighties rock music give it a look and feel of its own (unless you count the first film, obviously). Plus Bobby Rhodes returns and the film is all the better for it. It's a shame he couldn't headline the film as he steals every scene he's in as the manic gym instructor! If you've seen the first film, what you'll get is a re-tread, but, if you enjoyed the first outing, you shouldn't mind. If you haven't seen the original, don't worry – you'll soon pick up what little 'plot' is required to understand this. Do you like daft eighties horror? Do you like zombies? If so give this one a watch, just get your mind in for something that doesn't always make sense and try not to pick too many holes in the story. I swear that demon child only wanted a cuddle.
It's kind of both, in the same way that Evil Dead 2 was basically a remake that had been re-done and extended to make it a new film of its own. The events of the first Demons film are pretty much glossed over to the point where it's just a brief one-line mention which can be taken different ways. What you're left with is another gore-fest of excellent special effects (for the eighties, anyway), pretty scary demons (they out-creep any shuffling zombie in my opinion) and a completely nonsensical plot which will leave you scratching your head as to whether what you're witnessing is either true genius or a complete mess.
Demons 2, like the first one, is a masterpiece of its genre. You may find it one of those 'so bad, it's good' films, but it's also got its own charm. The gore is better than most of its contemporaries and it's daft feel and loud eighties rock music give it a look and feel of its own (unless you count the first film, obviously). Plus Bobby Rhodes returns and the film is all the better for it. It's a shame he couldn't headline the film as he steals every scene he's in as the manic gym instructor! If you've seen the first film, what you'll get is a re-tread, but, if you enjoyed the first outing, you shouldn't mind. If you haven't seen the original, don't worry – you'll soon pick up what little 'plot' is required to understand this. Do you like daft eighties horror? Do you like zombies? If so give this one a watch, just get your mind in for something that doesn't always make sense and try not to pick too many holes in the story. I swear that demon child only wanted a cuddle.
There's so much to learn from a zombie sequel.
fedor821 September 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I have learned so much from this movie that I'd like to share it with you:
- If attacked by a demon, cover him with a towel and then hide inside a cupboard.
- If you're considering buying an apartment in a high-rise building - don't. It is easier to get inside Fort Knox than it is to get out of such a place. The windows are made out of transparent stainless steel, and all doors are locked, even when they haven't been actually locked.
- If you have a pregnant wife and are surrounded by multitudes of blood-thirsty demons, the best way to help her is to leave her on her own and go somewhere else in the building.
- For a particularly convincing movie zombie, it's best to equip a frail-built woman with some high heels and large teeth, and then tell her to run in an unscary way.
- If you're an unborn baby, try to make your mother give birth at the exact day when she is running away from hordes of demons.
- To further cheapen an already cheap-looking 80s film, include a very cheap 80s soundtrack which will lower the sense of dread and heighten the feeling of wanting to vomit.
- If you left your child home alone and he is not answering the phone, make sure you rush home in such a way as to crash with your car with drunk neo-punks/posers so that your child has enough time to turn into a demon.
- Male neo-punks/posers always drive at full speed while touching the legs of the female passenger sitting next to them.
- When a child becomes possessed, a small demon grows inside his stomach, hardly waiting to come outside. Demons only enjoy being adults, never children.
- If a small, unconvincing-looking demon attacks you by sticking his hand outside a small opening, make sure you first cut its nails/claws, because that's probably why he's sticking his hand out in the first place.
- When Dario Argento writes a movie script, make sure you avoid that movie, unless you enjoy dull crap.
Finally!
fil-nik0928 October 2016
Finally I found the film that I watched as a little kid and that is my first memory of going into the cinema. It was either this film or King Kong. But this film: Demons 2 really stuck in my (kid's) mind. Especially the scene when a demon is coming from the TV. Watching this now, after almost 30 years I do recall some scene s and parts of the film that were so scary to me then: a demon dog, little boy turned into demon above all.
From this distance some of the scenes seem so funny and laughable! I mean the gym goers in bathing suits and without shirts on!? I mean, was that really a thing? Some unnecessary screaming which was not conviencing at all! The birth scene and all around it is pretty whatever now. But for the pure reminiscence of my first scary film - it is OK.
Scene with that guy riding a car throughout the city is totally useless! What was the point? Really do not know.
And another funny thing - the city the film was filmed in is Hamburg in Germany - I am sure as I recognize the city hall. What a strange thing.
All in all, it was fun to watch ( it again after 30 years). Will see to watch the 1st one: Demons.
From this distance some of the scenes seem so funny and laughable! I mean the gym goers in bathing suits and without shirts on!? I mean, was that really a thing? Some unnecessary screaming which was not conviencing at all! The birth scene and all around it is pretty whatever now. But for the pure reminiscence of my first scary film - it is OK.
Scene with that guy riding a car throughout the city is totally useless! What was the point? Really do not know.
And another funny thing - the city the film was filmed in is Hamburg in Germany - I am sure as I recognize the city hall. What a strange thing.
All in all, it was fun to watch ( it again after 30 years). Will see to watch the 1st one: Demons.
A stupid and unnecessary cash grab
metalrage6667 May 2014
Warning: Spoilers
All I could think of when I saw this was that it sullied the reputation of the first demon movie. While the first movie was full of plot holes, it was still quite enjoyable and for any fan of 80's horror, still watchable over and over. Demons 2 is just a confusing, painful mess.
The story takes place in a new ultra-modern, (for the time), secure high-rise apartment block. One evening several residents are watching a documentary about the now deserted and completely walled city where the demon outbreak occurred in the first movie. Some teenagers scale the walls and go searching through the deserted city. They come across a demon corpse and one of the teens who cut themselves earlier, drips blood into the demons mouth. This somehow revives the demon who chases them off.
Now this is where it gets weird and loses all common sense. A college student, Sally, is alone in her room depressed as her boyfriend didn't turn up to her birthday party. She's watching part of this demon documentary on her TV and is somehow noticed by the demon she is watching on screen via the camera that is filming it. So this indicates that the camera that is filming is somehow operating independently. The on-screen demon decides to enter into the real world by forcing it's way through the TV screen. Sally screams and turns away only to turn back to see the TV now just showing static. Thinking it was her imagination, she's about to rejoin her party friends when the demon attacks her. This demon is never seen again, but Sally slowly turns into a demon and begins attacking all her friends who in turn also turn into demons. The demon blood seems to be highly corrosive and begins to burn its way through the floors of the building shorting out the electrics. Being a secure building, everything gets shut down, so essentially everyone inside is now trapped. Lifts are shut down, phones are out and the windows can't open as air-con is ducted.
What happens next is much the same as the first movie, it's a hide and seek gore-fest as the demons go floor by floor killing everyone they come across. The most notable scene is the stand off in the lower level car park between a bunch of bodybuilders and the remaining residents against the growing horde of demons. After a brief fight the demons gain the upper hand, turn all the people who weren't killed into demons and then go back up the building looking for more victims.
Again there seems to be only 2 people remaining, a pregnant woman, Hannah, and her husband George who need to get somewhere safe as she is about to give birth prematurely. George lays a trap for all the demons making their way up the stairwell by rigging up a delayed explosion with a severed gas line. This kills all the demons except Sally, who is now blinded. George and Hannah make their way to the roof and then abseil down the side to the next building which looks like a TV studio. In one of the most hilarious scenes ever, a blind Sally is somehow abseiling down the side of the building after them, face first, and gets killed by George, and all of this is caught on camera. As Hannah gives birth, they notice Sally on the TV monitors running towards the screen. Somehow, George puts 2 and 2 together, as if demons popping out through TV's is a regular thing and proceeds to smash all the TV screens.
This is really a stupid sequel that is best left ignored. They could have done so much more for a sequel, but demons coming out of the TV just never sat well with me and while some actors make a reappearance in this in other roles, it never flows properly and the sequence of events is quite pedestrian. While the acting in Demons 1 wasn't the best, it was a hell of a lot worse in this and the whole thing appears rushed. Stick with the first movie and pretend this doesn't exist.
The story takes place in a new ultra-modern, (for the time), secure high-rise apartment block. One evening several residents are watching a documentary about the now deserted and completely walled city where the demon outbreak occurred in the first movie. Some teenagers scale the walls and go searching through the deserted city. They come across a demon corpse and one of the teens who cut themselves earlier, drips blood into the demons mouth. This somehow revives the demon who chases them off.
Now this is where it gets weird and loses all common sense. A college student, Sally, is alone in her room depressed as her boyfriend didn't turn up to her birthday party. She's watching part of this demon documentary on her TV and is somehow noticed by the demon she is watching on screen via the camera that is filming it. So this indicates that the camera that is filming is somehow operating independently. The on-screen demon decides to enter into the real world by forcing it's way through the TV screen. Sally screams and turns away only to turn back to see the TV now just showing static. Thinking it was her imagination, she's about to rejoin her party friends when the demon attacks her. This demon is never seen again, but Sally slowly turns into a demon and begins attacking all her friends who in turn also turn into demons. The demon blood seems to be highly corrosive and begins to burn its way through the floors of the building shorting out the electrics. Being a secure building, everything gets shut down, so essentially everyone inside is now trapped. Lifts are shut down, phones are out and the windows can't open as air-con is ducted.
What happens next is much the same as the first movie, it's a hide and seek gore-fest as the demons go floor by floor killing everyone they come across. The most notable scene is the stand off in the lower level car park between a bunch of bodybuilders and the remaining residents against the growing horde of demons. After a brief fight the demons gain the upper hand, turn all the people who weren't killed into demons and then go back up the building looking for more victims.
Again there seems to be only 2 people remaining, a pregnant woman, Hannah, and her husband George who need to get somewhere safe as she is about to give birth prematurely. George lays a trap for all the demons making their way up the stairwell by rigging up a delayed explosion with a severed gas line. This kills all the demons except Sally, who is now blinded. George and Hannah make their way to the roof and then abseil down the side to the next building which looks like a TV studio. In one of the most hilarious scenes ever, a blind Sally is somehow abseiling down the side of the building after them, face first, and gets killed by George, and all of this is caught on camera. As Hannah gives birth, they notice Sally on the TV monitors running towards the screen. Somehow, George puts 2 and 2 together, as if demons popping out through TV's is a regular thing and proceeds to smash all the TV screens.
This is really a stupid sequel that is best left ignored. They could have done so much more for a sequel, but demons coming out of the TV just never sat well with me and while some actors make a reappearance in this in other roles, it never flows properly and the sequence of events is quite pedestrian. While the acting in Demons 1 wasn't the best, it was a hell of a lot worse in this and the whole thing appears rushed. Stick with the first movie and pretend this doesn't exist.
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