list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Demonia on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Demonia/98157/default.aspx Title: Demonia
Year: 1988
Director: Lucio Fulci
Plot: Italian cult favorite Lucio Fulci (Zombi 2) directed this atmospheric return to the Gothic themes which had brought him such success in the early '80s, and reminds the viewer of a pair of those early works in the opening scenes. Beginning with the horrifying torture, crucifixion, and flaming deaths of a group of nuns beneath a convent in 1486 Sicily (reminiscent of the opening murder of the warlock in L'Aldila), the film then flashes forward to modern-day Toronto, where Liza (Meg Register) has visions of their deaths at a séance (as in the opening of Paura nella Citta dei Morti-Viventi). Naturally, Liza soon finds herself in Sicily, along with archaeologist Professor Paul Evans (Brett Halsey) and his colleague, Porter (Al Cliver). Nosing around the convent, she breaks open the crypt, unleashing the nuns' expectedly bloody occult vengeance. People are impaled on spikes, a woman (Carla Cassola) has her eyes ripped out by her pet cats, a mean butcher (Lino Salemme) has a meathook driven through his neck and his tongue nailed to a board, and so on. Things reach a predictable frenzy with an angry mob, a nun with no face, demonic possession, and a man ripped completely in two. There's also a bizarre back story about the nuns seducing local youths and murdering them at the moment of orgasm to obtain their blood for Satanic rituals. None of it makes much sense, and most fans of the director seeking a return to form found Demonia a pale imitation of his notorious Gothics, particularly coming so soon after Michele Soavi's similar -- and more successful -- La Chiesa. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:05:27 GMTDemonia1988Lucio FulciItalian cult favorite <a href="/players/P____90732/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lucio Fulci</a> (Zombi 2) directed this atmospheric return to the Gothic themes which had brought him such success in the early '80s, and reminds the viewer of a pair of those early works in the opening scenes. Beginning with the horrifying torture, crucifixion, and flaming deaths of a group of nuns beneath a convent in 1486 Sicily (reminiscent of the opening murder of the warlock in L'Aldila), the film then flashes forward to modern-day Toronto, where Liza (Meg Register) has visions of their deaths at a séance (as in the opening of Paura nella Citta dei Morti-Viventi). Naturally, Liza soon finds herself in Sicily, along with archaeologist Professor Paul Evans (<a href="/players/P____29888/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Brett Halsey</a>) and his colleague, Porter (Al Cliver). Nosing around the convent, she breaks open the crypt, unleashing the nuns' expectedly bloody occult vengeance. People are impaled on spikes, a woman (Carla Cassola) has her eyes ripped out by her pet cats, a mean butcher (Lino Salemme) has a meathook driven through his neck and his tongue nailed to a board, and so on. Things reach a predictable frenzy with an angry mob, a nun with no face, demonic possession, and a man ripped completely in two. There's also a bizarre back story about the nuns seducing local youths and murdering them at the moment of orgasm to obtain their blood for Satanic rituals. None of it makes much sense, and most fans of the director seeking a return to form found Demonia a pale imitation of his notorious Gothics, particularly coming so soon after <a href="/players/P___112029/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Michele Soavi</a>'s similar -- and more successful -- La Chiesa. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide133http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t11387aoxp6.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Demonia/98157/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Nun_Horror/222/32413/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 7/10/2008 8:05:27 PM
Body: Much like Zombies and Cannibals there is an entire sub-genre of Horror films called 'Nun-Horror' ... I was recently in another group where a guy mentioned a preference for 'nun' films (including The Sound Of Music!) ... and I said that if you are going to watch movies about 'nuns', why not watch some good ones like... Demonia Sisters of Satan The Other Hell Flavia The Heretic Psycho III ... And then it occured to me that there are MANY such films about 'nun-horror'! Probably more than I know of! In fact, I can think of a couple more right off the bat... The Sentinel and the one I have chosen to talk about first... To the Devil, a Daughter ... I recently read that this was the last movie to come out of Englands Hammer Studios. And while I would agree with most critics that this movie lacks the style and flair of most Hammer productions, it has something that no other Hammer film has had before... Nastassja Kinski nude. To put it quite simply, that is worth the price of admission right there. But, aside from Nastassja showing off her lovely body, this is quite a good film in other ways as well. Cristopher Lee is priceless (as he is in ALL of his films) as an insane and evil priest who has abandoned God and chosen to worship Satan instead. He is also the 'godfather' of the young nun, Catherine (Kinski), who has been released from the convent to visit her father - who mysteriously refuses to see her. Instead he sends her to his friend, an American novelist played by Richard Widmark, to look after her. When he leaves Catherine with a couple of his friends while he is researching a story he is writing, they are myseriously murdered in a most brutal fashion and soon other supernatural events begin occuring... This all leads to a final confrontation between Widmark and Lee and the forces of evil in a convoluted ending that doesn't do justice to an otherwise very good movie. This one is recomended for some intense murder scenes and (as mentioned above) the always beautiful Nastassja showing off some of her, um, assets... < GOR >
]]>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:05:27 GMTDr_GorHORROR MOVIES 1017/10/2008 8:05:27 PM Much like Zombies and Cannibals there is an entire sub-genre of Horror films called 'Nun-Horror' ... I was recently in another group where a guy mentioned a preference for 'nun' films (including The Sound Of Music!) ... and I said that if you are going to watch movies about 'nuns', why not watch some good ones like... Demonia Sisters of Satan The Other Hell Flavia The Heretic Psycho III ... And then it occured to me that there are MANY such films about 'nun-horror'! Probably more than I know of! In fact, I can think of a couple more right off the bat... The Sentinel and the one I have chosen to talk about first... To the Devil, a Daughter ... I recently read that this was the last movie to come out of Englands Hammer Studios. And while I would agree with most critics that this movie lacks the style and flair of most Hammer productions, it has something that no other Hammer film has had before... Nastassja Kinski nude. To put it quite simply, that is worth the price of admission right there. But, aside from Nastassja showing off her lovely body, this is quite a good film in other ways as well. Cristopher Lee is priceless (as he is in ALL of his films) as an insane and evil priest who has abandoned God and chosen to worship Satan instead. He is also the 'godfather' of the young nun, Catherine (Kinski), who has been released from the convent to visit her father - who mysteriously refuses to see her. Instead he sends her to his friend, an American novelist played by Richard Widmark, to look after her. When he leaves Catherine with a couple of his friends while he is researching a story he is writing, they are myseriously murdered in a most brutal fashion and soon other supernatural events begin occuring... This all leads to a final confrontation between Widmark and Lee and the forces of evil in a convoluted ending that doesn't do justice to an otherwise very good movie. This one is recomended for some intense murder scenes and (as mentioned above) the always beautiful Nastassja showing off some of her, um, assets... &lt; GOR &gt; http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_Pick_a_Pair/598/32303/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Movie Games
Post Date: 7/8/2008 7:43:43 PM
Body: [quote user="mercurial"] I had to go one step further and do a triple feature: Nuns, Nuns, NUNS! The Sound of Music Nuns singing! Nuns laughing! Nuns thwarting Nazi's! Yay! Black Narcissus More realistic portrayal of good-hearted nuns mixed with some crazy ones. Dark Habits Tigers, lesbianism and heroin, Oh My! [/quote] If you're going to watch movies about nuns, why not try some of the funner ones... Demonia Sisters Of Satan The Other Hell Flavia The Heretic Psycho III ... there are more...
]]>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:43:43 GMTDr_GorMovie Games7/8/2008 7:43:43 PM[quote user="mercurial"] I had to go one step further and do a triple feature: Nuns, Nuns, NUNS! The Sound of Music Nuns singing! Nuns laughing! Nuns thwarting Nazi's! Yay! Black Narcissus More realistic portrayal of good-hearted nuns mixed with some crazy ones. Dark Habits Tigers, lesbianism and heroin, Oh My! [/quote] If you're going to watch movies about nuns, why not try some of the funner ones... Demonia Sisters Of Satan The Other Hell Flavia The Heretic Psycho III ... there are more... http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Recommendation_1_The_Convent/222/21922/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: TheWorkingDead
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 11/22/2007 9:12:54 AM
Body: [So I don't normally post blog posts in group discussions, because it seems to be to be a bit... self indulgent. But there are two reasons I'm breaking my self-imposed rule. One; this is a movie that I think deserves a bit more attention, and Two; Gor asked for more people to contribute discussions, so this kinda dovetails into that. I've been a bit quiet on my blog lately, with a bad case of writer's block. The longer I go without writing, the harder it is to start, so I forced myself to sit down and write something today, and knocked this out this morning. Anyone here seen this film? Anyone have any thoughts about it?]The Convent is an odd film, and certainly not for everyone, but I still find myself subjecting my friends to it whenever someone comes over who hasn't heard of the film, and I tend to enjoy it a little more each time I watch it. That may be due to the opening scene, which sets a high water mark that the remainder of the film cannot hope to sustain. It's a knockout of an opening that ranks among my favorite movie moments. This gives the rest of the film a sense of anticlimax, which is unfortunate because it's actually quite fun, although very low-rent and goofy. Opening with a woman wearing black leather walking in slow motion into a convent, where she promptly chugs some whiskey, and proceeds to pull a baseball bat out of her duffel bag, attacking the nuns with abandon, all to the strains of a perfectly placed pop song from the sixties. This act goes unexplained for a bit as the film flashes forward several decades, to present day where the condemned convent has passed into urban legend, and Christine, the leather-clad woman from the opening, lives unseen in a spooky house after being released from a psychiatric ward. It's a bit suspect that a woman responsible for so many violent murders would ever be released, but if this bothers you, you may want to stop watching; logic isn't necessarily something you should expect from this movie.The movie follows a group of college kids as they head out on an annual rite of passage to sneak past the local police and vandalize the convent, immortalizing their fraternity's logo. The "witty'' banter between these kids is anything but, and yet I still find myself chuckling at the atypical goth girl's perkiness and horndog Frijole's repeated claims of being able to seduce any woman in "fiiiiiiiiive minutes". Megahn Perry plays Mo, the entirely too-chipper goth girl, and is one of the highlights of the film. Staying behind at the convent when the local cops(played by Bill Mosely and a twitchy Coolio) bust the kids for trespassing, Mo runs afoul of a couple of poser devil worshipers, the hilariously effeminate Lords of Darkness. The Lords of Darkness are at the convent to, apparently, impress a couple of gullible women with a phony satanic ritual that unfortunately summons actual demons.The effects in this movie are lower than low budget, amounting to basically glow in the dark makeup and blacklight. The most professional this gets is a bit of sped up camera work during the demonic transformations that looks like a cheaper version of the same effect used in Jacob's Ladder. Still, this isn't a complaint. You don't necessarily look for slick, polished film making in direct to video horror films, and the low rent effects fit perfectly with the quirky, cheesy charm of the film. And The Convent is self aware enough to know that this stuff is silly, and makes up for it with actual comedy, particularly when it comes to the scenes involving the Lords of Darkness and their inept bungling as they realize the bullshit they've been spewing is actually real.There's a cooler-than-cool cameo towards the end of the movie that I won't spoil, although IMDB and the All Movie guide have no such qualms, so those of you without the patience to sit through a 90 minute movie can go find out who it is at any time. As I said, that opening scene may lead you to believe the movie your watching is better than it is, and may lead to some disappointment as you watch this the first time. But if you let your judgment go, and just settle back to enjoy a fun "bad" movie, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
]]>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:12:54 GMTTheWorkingDeadHORROR MOVIES 10111/22/2007 9:12:54 AM[So I don&#39;t normally post blog posts in group discussions, because it seems to be to be a bit... self indulgent. But there are two reasons I&#39;m breaking my self-imposed rule. One; this is a movie that I think deserves a bit more attention, and Two; Gor asked for more people to contribute discussions, so this kinda dovetails into that. I&#39;ve been a bit quiet on my blog lately, with a bad case of writer&#39;s block. The longer I go without writing, the harder it is to start, so I forced myself to sit down and write something today, and knocked this out this morning. Anyone here seen this film? Anyone have any thoughts about it?]The Convent is an odd film, and certainly not for everyone, but I still find myself subjecting my friends to it whenever someone comes over who hasn&#39;t heard of the film, and I tend to enjoy it a little more each time I watch it. That may be due to the opening scene, which sets a high water mark that the remainder of the film cannot hope to sustain. It&#39;s a knockout of an opening that ranks among my favorite movie moments. This gives the rest of the film a sense of anticlimax, which is unfortunate because it&#39;s actually quite fun, although very low-rent and goofy. Opening with a woman wearing black leather walking in slow motion into a convent, where she promptly chugs some whiskey, and proceeds to pull a baseball bat out of her duffel bag, attacking the nuns with abandon, all to the strains of a perfectly placed pop song from the sixties. This act goes unexplained for a bit as the film flashes forward several decades, to present day where the condemned convent has passed into urban legend, and Christine, the leather-clad woman from the opening, lives unseen in a spooky house after being released from a psychiatric ward. It&#39;s a bit suspect that a woman responsible for so many violent murders would ever be released, but if this bothers you, you may want to stop watching; logic isn&#39;t necessarily something you should expect from this movie.The movie follows a group of college kids as they head out on an annual rite of passage to sneak past the local police and vandalize the convent, immortalizing their fraternity&#39;s logo. The &quot;witty&#39;&#39; banter between these kids is anything but, and yet I still find myself chuckling at the atypical goth girl&#39;s perkiness and horndog Frijole&#39;s repeated claims of being able to seduce any woman in &quot;fiiiiiiiiive minutes&quot;. Megahn Perry plays Mo, the entirely too-chipper goth girl, and is one of the highlights of the film. Staying behind at the convent when the local cops(played by Bill Mosely and a twitchy Coolio) bust the kids for trespassing, Mo runs afoul of a couple of poser devil worshipers, the hilariously effeminate Lords of Darkness. The Lords of Darkness are at the convent to, apparently, impress a couple of gullible women with a phony satanic ritual that unfortunately summons actual demons.The effects in this movie are lower than low budget, amounting to basically glow in the dark makeup and blacklight. The most professional this gets is a bit of sped up camera work during the demonic transformations that looks like a cheaper version of the same effect used in Jacob&#39;s Ladder. Still, this isn&#39;t a complaint. You don&#39;t necessarily look for slick, polished film making in direct to video horror films, and the low rent effects fit perfectly with the quirky, cheesy charm of the film. And The Convent is self aware enough to know that this stuff is silly, and makes up for it with actual comedy, particularly when it comes to the scenes involving the Lords of Darkness and their inept bungling as they realize the bullshit they&#39;ve been spewing is actually real.There&#39;s a cooler-than-cool cameo towards the end of the movie that I won&#39;t spoil, although IMDB and the All Movie guide have no such qualms, so those of you without the patience to sit through a 90 minute movie can go find out who it is at any time. As I said, that opening scene may lead you to believe the movie your watching is better than it is, and may lead to some disappointment as you watch this the first time. But if you let your judgment go, and just settle back to enjoy a fun &quot;bad&quot; movie, I think you&#39;ll be pleasantly surprised. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/evil/MemberTagFilms.aspxevil
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