Demons [Blu-ray]

Outrageously cheesy and rich in well-paced gore, this is an Italian treasure. You can’t call yourself a gorehound if you haven’t seen this yet.This Italian treasure opens with a mildly meta scenario. A menacing figure in a partial steel Phantom-esque mask hands out tickets to a special event to whatever strangers pass by. Invited to this mysterious screening of a secret movie, our cast of victims convene upon the theater for a horror movie whose events parallel events transpiring in the theater, much to everyone’s horrible detriment.Our cast of characters include: George (Urbano Barberini; The Black Cat), Hannah (Fiore Argento; Phenomena), Kathy (Paola Cozzo; Demonia, A Cat in the Brain), Ingrid (Nicoletta Elmi; Deep Red, Baron Blood), Carmen (Fabiola Toledo; A Blade in the Dark), Rosemary (Geretta Geretta; Shocking Dark) and Tony (Bobby Rhodes; Screamers, Demons 2), among others.After trying on a demonic metal mask displayed in the theater lobby, a woman (Rosemary) cuts herself and transforms into a monstrous, green goo-spewing demon with gnarly claws. She gashes someone else who, after a bout of running and screaming, likewise suffers a disgusting bursting pustule, talons emerge slowly dislodging her fingernails, fangs force out her bloody human teeth, and she becomes the next afflicted “demon.” Although, however “demonic” they appear, they behave much more like faster, smarter zombies.Every bit as contagious as a zombie outbreak, our movie patrons are inexplicably trapped in the movie theater and must fight to survive. Tony (our obvious ‘heavy’) leads the scrambling patrons but all too soon they encounter yet more infected demons! And with each new victim, another demon… in deliciously cheesy fashion.One of the coolest things about this movie (except, of course, all the chonk-tastic gore) is that we recognize the different demons for reasons more than the actors’ faces. Each victim that dies in a certain way is now a demon that looks that way, much like we loved recognizing the Hare Krishna zombie in Dawn of the Dead (1978).This bonkers movie starts out strong. Despite a lull in the middle, the pacing has good frenetic energy. Whenever a scene calls for blood, there’s a lot of it. The pulsating pustule bursts are really gross and graphic and gooey, as are the lacerated flesh effects. Throats are ripped open, eyes are gorily gouged into chunky refuse, a woman is brutally scalped by hand, a stabbed demon douses a woman in its gooey gobbledygook gore, and a demon even tears its way out from inside another infected person’s back! From there, we wander into a zany katana-dirt bike slashaganza.This movie ends much like Return of the Living Dead (1985), with implications of the beginning of the Armageddon welcoming sequels. I had a blast from start to finish, so I’m happy to report at least one good sequel (1986). Director Lamberto Bava (Shock, Demons 2-3) and co-writer Dario Argento (Suspiria, Inferno, The Mother of Tears, The Church) are experts in gory Italian fare. If that’s your flavor, you’ll love Demons.

So glad to add my favorite movie to my collection. You should too!

This is by far 1 of my favorite horror movies of all time,especially from the Italian masters' Bava. All things Bava are insane,just as insane as Fulci movies i love em all. This movie here starts off with a girl new to NY with a guy following her on a platform and he gives her a ticket to see a movie,and she askes him for another ticket for her friend. They go to see the movie and a bunch of other random people go to see the same film,amongst them are a blind man and his wife(who is cheating on him with another guy in the theater) and some guys who are sweet on the girls as well as a pimp & 2 of his "best gals" 1 of the girls puts on a mask on display & it cuts her on the face. The movie starts and they watch a group of kids come across Nostradamus' tomb with a warning etched into the stone and a mask that is exactly like the 1 the girl got cut with. The same thing happened in the film is happening in the theater,so the girl who got cut runs to the bathroom. Her face starts to deform and ooze then she turns rabid and starts eating people up. The people in the theater realize that the story unfolding on screen is actually unfolding in the theater. Then the blood starts to flow as 1 person at a time get scratched,clawed and chewed up thus getting infected and roaming for blood. As h*ll on earth is unfolding before their very eyes(except for the blind guy,his get taken by a demon) and they realize to escape they need to follow the film to survive. There are also a group of punks driving around with a can of coke and a straw....who get the police attention so they run into the theater to escape from the cops. Well they picked the wrong theater because they soon find piles of corpses and changing demons. They soon find that they are above Nostradamus tomb itself,the demons escape from the theater and attack the cops...thus releasing the evil onto the streets. The girl from the platform is the only one to escape with the guy that was sweet on her,but then she turns out to be infected. The infection has spread and now the guy has to execute her,the problem is nobody is safe. The apocalypse has come and the demons are running rampant on the streets. The gore here is oldschool,it is all rubber and ooze filled bodies with amazing makeup and camera work. There is no cheesy CGI this is oldschool gore drenched italian horroir gold,the kids these days need too see these films and see what true classics are. There are so many amazing gory scenes that are slow as they show the people transform into demons,scenes that will make the squeamish squirm. This is an excellent movie,part 2 is excellent as well...however part 3 isn't that great it is almost a PG movie. Go grab a copy while they still exist.

..ci sanno fare, anche se non sono sicuro che la rimasterizzazione sia opera loro..edizione Carlotta (come da foto) pagato 20,58, ottima rimasterizzazione in 4k hdr, anche se mi ha colpito più il contrasto di demoni 2 sempre della Carlotta(penso x un fatto di ambientazione)..2 bei cont. speciali in italiano(Argento e Bava), trailer e uno speciale in Francese..consiglio specie a chi come me si è “stressato”😀 a seguire le altre edizioni nella vana speranza che scendessero sotto i 20 euro(minimo 22 Demons)..aspettando invano il vero Demoni 3 🙏🏻

Great movie! The transfer by Synapse is simply stunning!The package arrived on time too! Great seller!

La casa inglese Arrow Video pubblica uno degli horror italiani cult degli anni '80 in un'edizione contenente due dischi, il blu ray con il film e gli extra e il dvd con con gli stessi identici contenuti. La qualità del film in HD è altalenante, sebbene l'immagine è molto pulita e stabile e i colori abbastanza carichi a volte risulta piuttosto morbida, la qualità in generale è quella di un buon dvd upscalato, e considerato ciò la presenza del dvd risulta quasi inutile. L'audio italiano è selezionabile tramite il menù setup e i sottotitoli in inglese sono disattivabili sempre tramite menù o semplicemente tramite il tasto subtitle del telecomando del lettore. Interessanti gli extra con le interviste tutte in italiano a Dario Argento (10min), Luigi Cozzi (11min), una in inglese a Claudio Simonetti (10min), un simpaticissimo e interessante commento audio del film in italiano con Lamberto Bava, Claudio Simonetti, Sergio Stivaletti, l'attrice del film Geretta Geretta e un secondo commento audio in lingua inglese di Lamberto Bava e Sergio Stivaletti. La fascetta della custodia è reversibile e mostra da un lato la locandina originale italiana e dall'altro quella inglese. Acquisto consigliato a tutti gli appassionati

Vom Drehort Berlin selbst sieht man einen schönen alten U-Bahnhof (Heidelberger Platz), natürlich die Gedächtniskirche und in der Folge nur noch die Innenräume des fiktiven neu eröffneten Metropol-Kinos. Sowohl im Film als auch im Kino kommt eine stählerne Maske vor, die ihren Träger in einen Dämon verwandelt. Jeder, der dem Dämon in die Fänge gerät, wird selbst zu einem Dämon (vergl. Vampierfilme), und am Ende gibt es fast nur noch Dämonen: alles sehr dämonisch... Das einzig Interessante an diesem Film sind die maskenbildnerischen Tricks und v. a. die ineinander verwobenen Handlungsstränge AUF der Leinwand und HINTER der Leinwand. Auch italienischer Humor darf nicht fehlen: Die Frau od. Geliebte eines blinden Kinobesuchers geht im Kino fremd und wird vom "Hurendämon" beim Küssen erwürgt. Dass sich die Schlinge immer fester um die Hälser der Liebenden zieht, bemerken diese erst kurz vorm Ersticken. Viel Action, wenig Spannung. Vielleicht sollte noch erwähnt werden, dass Michele Soavi als dämonischer Kartenverteiler seinen "großen Auftritt" hat.Besonderes Interesse verdient das Extra:Eine Doku über Argento mit Einblicken in die Trickkiste und in Soavi's Filme "The Church" und "The Sect (DEMONS 4)" - auch hier ist in beiden Fällen Argento Produzent -, die m. E. eindeutig auf einem höheren Niveau angesiedelt sind als Bava's actionreiche "Dämonen-Comedy".

Il problema è che le descrizioni e le immagini sono spesso completamente sbagliate. Tu paghi per una cosa e te ne arriva un'altra, se ti fai camminare il cervello risolvi altrimenti rimani fregato. Nonostante quello che c'era scritto, la prima volta mi avevano inviato la versione disco singolo e senza booklet, così ho chiesto subito la sostituzione com'è giusto che sia e finalmente mi hanno spedito la versione giusta, ossia SPECIAL EDITION contenente bluray + dvd + booklet. Tra l'altro questa cosa è riportata anche su un bollino grigio attaccato sul cellophane che riveste la confezione.