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In 1985, 'Demoni' (the original Italian title) was such an international success that director Lamberto Bava and producer Dario Argento quickly followed it with 'Demoni 2' in 1986. While mostly a proper sequel, there are several puzzling elements not the least of which was the reuse of actors whose characters were killed in the first film for new characters in the sequel ... yeah, I know!!
After that, things get a little funky.
In 1988, Lamberto filmed 'Casa del L'Orco' for Italian television. Internationally it was sold as another 'Demoni' sequel, hence the title: 'Demons III: The Ogre' for R1 DVD. According to an interview included on the Shriek Show release, Lamberto did not create this as a sequel to 'Demoni'. That title must have been made up by a distributor. Once again, you'll again find re-used actors from 'Demoni' and 'Demoni 2', but since Lamberto did not make this as a sequel, it's kind of a non-issue.
In 1989, Michele Soavi (he played the masked man seen in 'Demoni') directed and co-wrote 'La Chiesa' ('The Church'). The script was co-written by many others, including fellow 'Demoni' alumni Dario Argento and Dardano Sachetti. This film further adds to the confusion by occasionally being titled 'Demons 3' internationally.
In 1994, Michele Soavi made a big name for himself with the widely respected 'Dellamorte Dellamore' (released in R1 as 'Cemetary Man'). Why mention it here? Well, *THAT* film has also, rather inexplicably, been titled 'Demons 95' in at least one Region 2 DVD release.
There may be others, but for my own two cents, I consider 'Demoni' and 'Demoni 2' to be the only proper 'Demons' films... although 'La Chiesa' is so close, it almost makes it as well.
I hope this helped!
After that, things get a little funky.
In 1988, Lamberto filmed 'Casa del L'Orco' for Italian television. Internationally it was sold as another 'Demoni' sequel, hence the title: 'Demons III: The Ogre' for R1 DVD. According to an interview included on the Shriek Show release, Lamberto did not create this as a sequel to 'Demoni'. That title must have been made up by a distributor. Once again, you'll again find re-used actors from 'Demoni' and 'Demoni 2', but since Lamberto did not make this as a sequel, it's kind of a non-issue.
In 1989, Michele Soavi (he played the masked man seen in 'Demoni') directed and co-wrote 'La Chiesa' ('The Church'). The script was co-written by many others, including fellow 'Demoni' alumni Dario Argento and Dardano Sachetti. This film further adds to the confusion by occasionally being titled 'Demons 3' internationally.
In 1994, Michele Soavi made a big name for himself with the widely respected 'Dellamorte Dellamore' (released in R1 as 'Cemetary Man'). Why mention it here? Well, *THAT* film has also, rather inexplicably, been titled 'Demons 95' in at least one Region 2 DVD release.
There may be others, but for my own two cents, I consider 'Demoni' and 'Demoni 2' to be the only proper 'Demons' films... although 'La Chiesa' is so close, it almost makes it as well.
I hope this helped!
I can't believe ANYONE can say anything good about Pokemon while they trash this series. DigiMon may not be high-minded, but at least there is dialog and SOME thought put into it. Watching DigiMon gives the same feeling one gets when playing a video game like Legend of Zelda or Secret of Mana.
If that's not your bag, then you should know better than to see something like this anyway. The only similarity DigiMon has to Pokemon is the name (Digital Monsters/Pocket Monsters). There is actual adventure and character development in the Digimon shows. I watch them almost every morning with my son.
Pokemon may have a good thing going so I can't blame them for wanting to keep making money, but no one will ever convince me that any effort is put into it. Even South Park has better animation than Pokemon does, and those guys are *trying* to look sucky! DigiMon is well drawn and computer enhanced to boot.
This is one kids' movie that I won't mind watching this year.
If that's not your bag, then you should know better than to see something like this anyway. The only similarity DigiMon has to Pokemon is the name (Digital Monsters/Pocket Monsters). There is actual adventure and character development in the Digimon shows. I watch them almost every morning with my son.
Pokemon may have a good thing going so I can't blame them for wanting to keep making money, but no one will ever convince me that any effort is put into it. Even South Park has better animation than Pokemon does, and those guys are *trying* to look sucky! DigiMon is well drawn and computer enhanced to boot.
This is one kids' movie that I won't mind watching this year.
It's been a long time since the word "frightening" really applied to horror movies. It seems that 1999 has seen the end of that. Where The Haunting remake failed, this remake of The House On Haunted Hill comes to lead us into a new era of horror movies that actually seem to aim for fear. There are some inconsistancies along the way, but most people will not notice on the first viewing - I didn't. It is safe to say that if you actually LIKE horror movies, you will enjoy this. If, however, you are one of the weirdos out there who likes to go watch horror movies just so that they can say how much they hate them, you won't have any fun. I must say that the ending could have easily a) made more sense and b) been scarier, without the lame CGI (when are they gonna learn!!!!!!!).