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Release Date: 17 October, 2000 Retail Price: $14.99 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (15 total) |
Demon Knight Reviews
Night Of The Living Demons
Tales From The Crypt still ranks as one of the best produced and successful cable TV series ever. Often shocking viewers with explicit sex, violence and cruel ironic twists, but usually always with tongue firmly in cheek, it took its name, wickedly funny host and basic plots from the EC Horror comic books published in the 1950's. At the height of its popularity, the HBO series attracted guest stars and directors as diverse as MeatLoaf, Demi Moore, and William Friedkin. Produced by film heavyweights, Joel Silver, Richard Donner and Robert Zemeckis, the show even spawned a Saturday morning animated show and also a short lived sci-fi series. Tales From The Crypt Presents "Demon Knight" was the first of two films spawned from the TV series which premiered 1989. The film debuted in 1995.
Tales From The Crypt Presents "Demon Knight" delivers on its promise and lives up to the HBO series. It's a wildly funny, horror/action film that would fit in neatly as an ambitious overlong episode. The Horror genre often gets a bad rap - suffering from far too many low budget flicks, so it's always nice to see a polished production full of style and wit. The movie very nearly plays like an homage to Night Of The Living Dead - with people trapped inside a large house plagued here not by zombies, but by demons called forth from the Devil himself played by a fiendishly funny Billy Zane.
Unfortunately, no supplement material of any kind is included, not even the theatrical trailer DVD fans have become accustomed to seeing as the most basic of extra material. However, horror fans and loyal viewers of the cable series will enjoy the film and appreciate the solid video and audio presentation. Oh and be prepared for a nice treat early on. Our favorite ghoul master, The Cryptkeeper, couldn't help but be involved in his show's theatrical debut and he definitely gets things off to a shrieking start!
Better Than The Horror Movies of Today
Being a big fan of the TV series, this movie is a must. I have really enjoyed this movie for many years and it still isn't boring when I watch it. The special effects on this film are top notch for what they are, this was the days when claymation was still around (cryptkeeper director) and before CGI. So, all of the monsters were things you could touch instead of these fake computer monsters being made now. From the look of the demons, to the special effects used to show when one of the demons die, it all has something that fans will enjoy.
The movie has it's fair share of would be famous names. Billy Zane, Thomas Haden Church (from the TV series Wings and the upcoming Spider-man 3) and Jada Pinkett(before Smith was added)are great in this movie. Jada as the reluctant hero and Billy Zane as the wise cracking demon knight. Zane does carry the film and brings a comedy element to what could be scary. Let's not forget William Sadler, it was nice to see that he was the star of the film since he was the star of the very first Tales From the Crypt episode "The Man Who Was Death". He did great in this movie as well.
Overall, this movie is a must for all fans of the TV series. It will appeal more to the fans. If you aren't a fan, go ahead and give it a shot, it is still a really great horror movie that adds a little comedy to the horror the only way Tales From The Crypt can.
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