review by Hollie Horror Pro
Demons 2 1986
Rewatched Jul 01, 2012
Hollie Horror’s review:
I hate to start off a little blurb with my thoughts on Demons 2 this way but I don't really have a choice... I remember this movie being much better than it actually is, I always used to consider it possibly not as well-made as Demons but just as "good"/enjoyable and sadly, it's not even in the same league. There's a great soundtrack with the likes of The Smiths and The Church and I LOVED the eyes of the Demons but the movie just doesn't match the greatness of 1985's Demons. Demons 2 does not hold up nearly as well. Much like the disappointment of Evil Dead 2 being a rehash of Evil Dead there are many elements in Demons 2 rehashed from it's predecessor the year before. I'm truly bummed out but it's still a lot of fun, mainly thanks to "Sally" played by Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni and a baby demon.
I remembered my main issue with Demons 2 was that it just felt so minor compared to the first. It just seemed criminal to take Demons, a film that was on a pretty grand scale as far as Italian Horror goes, and put it in such a minimal scope the second time around. It's still fun, but the original is near impossible to top.