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Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava co-wrote this horror film, a huge European hit upon release. The film centres on two young girls who go to a brutal zombie movie and begin to notice happenings in theatre mirroring the action on screen. Soon, half of the audience have been turned into blood thirsty zombies, forcing the remaining .. Read more

Starring	Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Fiore Argento, Nancy Brilli
Director	Lamberto Bava
Genres	Horror, World Cinema

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- Years before Scream, Italian horror came over all self-referential in this niftily nasty slice 'n' dice. The setting is... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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- - 8
  - 0
  80's Cheese but great!!
  
  This was classic 80's cheese with bad clothing, bad soundtrack and bad acting but if you look past all that then this is a great film for any horror movie ... read more »
  
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  - Paul Gager
  - Pontefract, England
  - 30 Dec 2004 at 13:20
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- - 0
  - 1
  coke-cola anyone???
  
  i know it was made in the 80's but that's no excuse for bad acting. . . very bad acting. most the movie was ok but mostly made no sense. more comical ... read more »
  
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- - darkstar86
  - 10 reviews
  - Seaford
  - 04 Dec 2011 at 01:47
- - 1
  - 3
  Don't beleive the other reviews - this film is totally crap!
  
  Don't beleive the other reviews - this film is totally crap! I rarely don't watch a movie to the end, but I couldn't bear any more of it. I also ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 19 Aug 2011 at 16:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Demons - My Review
  
  From a time before acting classes and plastic surgeons comes a horror film that fails in terms of plot and character development, but wins big time in terms of ... read more »
  
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- 1010327
- - DaddyTank
  - 145 reviews
  - Ulan Bator
  - 27 Jun 2011 at 13:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Horror buffs will find pleasure here
  
  Demons is one of the few Italian cheesoid horror films worth watching. From the same director as the weirder and more successful Suspiria, it borrows heavily ... read more »
  
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- 1010160
- - DeathOfNarrativeCinema
  - 147 reviews
  - Wallingford
  - 26 Jun 2011 at 23:16
- - 3
  - 0
  DEAD BOSS!
  
  this film is proper boss. i can't remember much about it but there was loadsa dead good bits in it.
  
  one bit this fella is driving his car and ... read more »
  
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- 951152
- - ScouseSte
  - 14 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 06 Jan 2011 at 03:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Be careful what you're watching on the screen!!
  
  Ah! Italian horror films of the 70's and 80's! How we love them! This offering is typical of the colourfully cheesey gory output. After a stylish (... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 11 Nov 2009 at 20:48
- - 0
  - 0
  “We got to stop it I tell you, we got to stop the movie!”
  
  Ok let me get this straight. The plot opens as follows:
  
  So there is this movie theatre that's showing a film about an evil mask that if worn ... read more »
  
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- - Ben4King
  - 14 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Jun 2009 at 17:02
- - 0
  - 0
  boring
  
  didnt like it was glad when it finished
  
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- - theleedon
  - 71 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 07 Apr 2009 at 15:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Gruesome.
  
  An eighties classic that has stood the test of time. I often saw it down the video shop and was always put off by the cheesy cover. After finally watching it I ... read more »
  
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- 736348
- - theantlion
  - 35 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 01 Apr 2009 at 19:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Quality B-movie hokum
  
  This was an unexpected treat and anyone who likes horror will enjoy it. The premise of a movie within a movie is original and well executed. The gore is ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Robbiedjude
  - 86 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 20 Mar 2009 at 00:44
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- - 8
  - 0
  80's Cheese but great!!
  
  This was classic 80's cheese with bad clothing, bad soundtrack and bad acting but if you look past all that then this is a great film for any horror movie ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 61191
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Paul Gager
  - Pontefract, England
  - 30 Dec 2004 at 13:20
- - 3
  - 0
  DEAD BOSS!
  
  this film is proper boss. i can't remember much about it but there was loadsa dead good bits in it.
  
  one bit this fella is driving his car and ... read more »
  
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- 951152
- - ScouseSte
  - 14 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 06 Jan 2011 at 03:48
- - 4
  - 3
  Visceral joy
  
  This is one of the best Italian horrors ever. The usual industry quirks are all here (total lack of logic, terrible acting, bad dubbing et al), but actually ... read more »
  
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- 5918
- - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 15 May 2004 at 23:25
- - 2
  - 0
  If you liked Dawn of the Dead or Evil Dead, then try this
  
  A good Italian horror that is beginning to show it's age. Still, it's a very watchable offering from one of Romero's mates.
  
  Very zombie-... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - North Wales
  - 08 Jul 2004 at 23:43
- - 2
  - 0
  For those that can appreciate the old way...
  
  Demons is good a movie for those that can appreciate the old “art” of making monster films without the use of much modern technology. Demons is one of... read more »
  
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- - Dizzeem
  - London
  - 18 Oct 2005 at 15:10
- - 1
  - 0
  awesome fun
  
  i could watch this again and again. and have, as a matter of fact. the genre is the same as any zombie movie out there: get scratched, and you become one of ... read more »
  
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- 105321
- - Joshua
  - oxford
  - 20 May 2005 at 00:53
- - 1
  - 0
  An old classic
  
  Watched this one when I was a little too young the first time around but still a good cuddle up film to watch with wife or girlfriend.
  
  Good old ... read more »
  
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- - knoxy
  - Essex
  - 14 Dec 2004 at 22:57
- - 1
  - 0
  God, that green stuff is just horrid...
  
  Woo! This is some great 80's cheese right here. 'Demons' was, I believe, produced by Dario Argento, though it's more throwaway than his ... read more »
  
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- - Christopher Clayton
  - London, UK
  - 25 Feb 2007 at 05:38
- - 1
  - 0
  Be careful what you're watching on the screen!!
  
  Ah! Italian horror films of the 70's and 80's! How we love them! This offering is typical of the colourfully cheesey gory output. After a stylish (... read more »
  
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- 830153
- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 11 Nov 2009 at 20:48
- - 0
  - 0
  GORY GORY GORY!!!
  
  This film is a complete gorefest, the acting is what you'd expect from a mid-80's horror film, the plot is questionable, but if you like blood, guts and... read more »
  
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- 18466
- - Paul
  - Belfast
  - 16 Sep 2004 at 13:32

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  Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava co-wrote this horror film, a huge European hit upon release. The film centres on two young girls who go to a brutal zombie movie and begin to notice happenings in theatre mirroring the action on screen. Soon, half of the audience have been turned into blood thirsty ...