Demons Never Die

BEFORE YOU TO DECIDE TO JUST GIVE THIS FILM A MISS,its not no where near as bad as some of the other reviews make it out to be. in fact i enjoyed it quite a lot, it wasn't by any means a master piece of British cinema but it rolled along at a decent pace and kept the suspense going. i also found it to be more realistic than most American slasher flicks, where the killer seems to be able to get from one place to another faster than Usain Bolt, has super human strength and takes for ever to die. (if he ever does). OK a slasher is a slasher , but the fact that it was a British film with some of Britains best up and coming actors,it made a refreshing change, also keeps you guessing till near the end. definitely worth watching

I have given this a 7, and it was only just that over a 6. Well directed film, with a script that lacks in places but is good in others. The online chat was nicely shot, quirky and innovative, and should have been used more. Usually in Slashers or films with a hidden killer identity, I can pick out the killer. Demons never die, was NOT one of these films. the last few scenes were a bit annoying as first person night vision camera effect (eg. Blair Witch) annoys me, but it was a good all round film. I watched this as a random pick up, mainly for the appearance of Robert Sheehan, and because I had some time to kill, and it was definitely worth the watch. Give it a chance, it may surprise you.

Had this one in my Halloween Season Marathon for i think 2 or 3 years and somehow could never get to it, but this year i finally did. I had rewatched the trailer in September and i felt it look very low budget and such and i was not wrong, but sometimes it does not mean bad. Sadly in this case ... it kinda was to an extent.

The general idea of a group of peoples wich at first appear to not have anything in common, from outcast to what look like the head cheerleader, somehow ending up planning a group suicide is pretty ridiculous. But lets say you roll with it...

There is a few characters that stand out more but the majority of them were kinda flat. The movie take its time a lot for a while, barely having any horror/kills but then suddenly it pick up and you feel its just going too fast and they kinda ran out of budget and had to wrap up.

Kills themselves are underwhelming. Just a regular knife and very little blood or special effects. I get that this was shot for roughly 1 million $, wich is not a lot, but for that i would had expect a bit more on the horror side.

The guessing game on who is the killer or why is the better side of the movie, one of the few actual things i enjoyed, but sadly without spoiling anything the payoff was very underwhelming.

Arch and Jas relation was the other thing i enjoyed and they were in my opinion the only interesting characters.

In term of cinematography the movie is dark, gritty, it feel very amateurish, but then again for the small budget i can let that aspect slide.

Overall tough its a very forgettable slasher. I will be generous with a 5 if only for the small budget. If this would had been made on a regular budget it would had been a 4.

If there is one thing outstandingly wrong with this film it is its inability to determine whether it is horror, horror comedy, or black comedy. The premise of a suicide pact amongst a bunch of students has a little promise at the beginning, but that is blown out of the water by a really poor, as in pathetically poor, script not helped by banal acting. No one was convincing, even when a visually clever representation of online chat dialogue allows some sharpness and novelty but then fails to work with it.

The plot is horribly flawed, and is simply unconvincing. The police are made to look like idiots by their ineptitude for little details. And wouldn't it have been more convincing had the "suicides" been made to look like "suicides"? At least the movie would have had some element of polish with a bit of brushing up around the fringes.

But the biggest let down was the acting with flat lines, going through the copybook motions, and a patent lack of empathy between characters about the need for dialogues to interface and seem real.

It is not really worth any more than three, and is best avoided unless you really cannot find anything better to do - like snatching a couple of hours sleep.

I was really looking forward to this mainly because of the presence of Robert Sheehan. Then as I sat through this mess It dawned on me that this was no Horror, In fact it was........a Rubbish drama with no plot, no substance and certainly no surprises. I don't know who would enjoy this film, certainly no one who was conned in to watching it based on the write up. I was tempted to add some spoilers to make my points, however that would raise more questions than answers as I didn't really understand the ending myself. So if you are curious wait until copies of the DVD are available from the bargain bins or charity shops, believe me you won't have long to wait.