Night of the Demons 3 (1997)
The franchise's first film might be worthwhile for some, a sleazy and surprisingly enjoyable Horror film somewhat derivative of The Evil Dead and Demons, but I don't remember if we ever watched part two.
If we did, it would seem it wasn't as nearly as memorable as its poster, since I do seem to remember that, (without googling, an image of Angela eating an eyeball?)
And so it is that with a (much delayed?) third part one should not come in with high hopes other than a semi-pleasant for a way to waste ninety minutes.
One sees immediately that early, cheap digital animation will be much relied upon, especially with an overlong animated title sequence.
We are reintroduced to Angela (Amelia Kinkade, still looking good but hardly as if time in Hell has stopped for her,) the Freddy Krueger-styled franchise character and a female demon who resides in an isolated mortuary that also functions as a gate to Hell on Halloween night in a short, cold entry.
Our other protagonists (read: victims) are a group of high schoolers (with varying, predesigned degrees of audience sympathy) in a van who pick up a couple of hitchhikers and stop for beer at a convenience store with a fake ID.
The attempt at a transaction gets out of hand and quickly turns Tarantinoesque.
And so, they are now on the run with an injured buddy after shooting a cop and, looking for a hideaway, end up at Angela's mortuary (called Hull House,) where demon attacks and possessions take place.
What form will the demons take, what creative effects shall we see and who will survive?
None of it really matters.
There is extended, matter-of-fact female nudity (though only a single sequence that might achieve a degree of eroticism) and gore, and improperly utilized and overexposed special effects, (some nice latex appliance work and a snake hand puppet,) which is what some of us might have come in for, but the general nastiness and sick humor that made the original endearing is completely missing.
If I'm not mistaken, there is a small bit of footage recycled from Part II, much reliance on wide-angle lenses, Dutch angles, and colorful gel lights all of which helps give the film a sense of style, but the effective Horror/Comedy blend they might have been aiming for is never quite achieved.
Despite how bad all of this is, it's still nostalgically enjoyable the way random Horror selections might have been after coming back from the video rental store.
If that's what you are in the mood for, check it out.
The franchise's first film might be worthwhile for some, a sleazy and surprisingly enjoyable Horror film somewhat derivative of The Evil Dead and Demons, but I don't remember if we ever watched part two.
If we did, it would seem it wasn't as nearly as memorable as its poster, since I do seem to remember that, (without googling, an image of Angela eating an eyeball?)
And so it is that with a (much delayed?) third part one should not come in with high hopes other than a semi-pleasant for a way to waste ninety minutes.
One sees immediately that early, cheap digital animation will be much relied upon, especially with an overlong animated title sequence.
We are reintroduced to Angela (Amelia Kinkade, still looking good but hardly as if time in Hell has stopped for her,) the Freddy Krueger-styled franchise character and a female demon who resides in an isolated mortuary that also functions as a gate to Hell on Halloween night in a short, cold entry.
Our other protagonists (read: victims) are a group of high schoolers (with varying, predesigned degrees of audience sympathy) in a van who pick up a couple of hitchhikers and stop for beer at a convenience store with a fake ID.
The attempt at a transaction gets out of hand and quickly turns Tarantinoesque.
And so, they are now on the run with an injured buddy after shooting a cop and, looking for a hideaway, end up at Angela's mortuary (called Hull House,) where demon attacks and possessions take place.
What form will the demons take, what creative effects shall we see and who will survive?
None of it really matters.
There is extended, matter-of-fact female nudity (though only a single sequence that might achieve a degree of eroticism) and gore, and improperly utilized and overexposed special effects, (some nice latex appliance work and a snake hand puppet,) which is what some of us might have come in for, but the general nastiness and sick humor that made the original endearing is completely missing.
If I'm not mistaken, there is a small bit of footage recycled from Part II, much reliance on wide-angle lenses, Dutch angles, and colorful gel lights all of which helps give the film a sense of style, but the effective Horror/Comedy blend they might have been aiming for is never quite achieved.
Despite how bad all of this is, it's still nostalgically enjoyable the way random Horror selections might have been after coming back from the video rental store.
If that's what you are in the mood for, check it out.
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