Diagonaldi Very well executed

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Nick Duguay Better than the first one by a hair but I'm still not a huge fan of the gratuitous 'action' sequences which are even MORE rampant in the sequel, so i'm giving it the same rating. This actually has more elements to the story and it's less confusing and jarring. I really enjoy the atmosphere at the beginning of the film. If you've seen the first and liked it be sure to watch this one as well, because although i wasn't the hugest fan of Demoni I definitely had a fun time with this.

Bob An 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.

Leofwine_draca 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.

AllNewSux For the most part if you've seen the original Demons from 1985 you know the plot. This movie substitutes a television for a movie screen and an apartment complex for the theater. Personally, these are always my favorite type of horror films. A group of people trapped somewhere, facing insurmountable odds against demons, zombies, psychopaths, etc. and the odds are not looking good for the cast of Demons 2.I'd say simply enough that if you are a fan of horror cinema, you should check this one out. The constant darkness and flickering lights add some nice atmosphere. The special effects and makeup look extraordinary even if the Venus flytrap looking demon is kind of goofy. There are some scenes that look very similar to modern horror efforts such as REC or 28 Weeks Later, so the movie feels a bit ahead of it's time. Asia Argento turns in an emotional performance in her film debut. Although used rather sparsely, her talents are just a notch below the great child actors like a Corey Feldman or a Drew Barrymore. All the other actors involved also manage to turn in decent performances. Although we don't really get to know these characters too well, we hope people such as the two stuck in the elevator or the pregnant woman or toy ray gun brandishing boy make it through the ordeal. Meanwhile, the most annoying character gets killed off first and the entire party, along with the viewers cheer.From giallo horror to zombies to infection/demon films like this one, I've always felt the Italians did a better job at horror cinema than anybody else and a movie like Demons 2 just proves my point. It's a film that was probably rushed and wasn't given much thought outside of the plot lines of the original movie, yet it manages to be amazingly entertaining. Although not always the case with Italian cinema, this movie gets right down to business and keeps up the terror and the action until the very end. More brutal and heartless than gory and since the Italians don't always do happy endings you wonder who will win in the end, the demon hoards or humanity...