Demon Slayer [2002]

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Demon Slayer [2002]
Starring: Howard Williams Jr. , Adam Huss , Michelle Acuna , Monique Deville , and Robert Eaton
Director: James Cotten
Manufacturer: Lighthouse DVD Distribution
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000C6678
Release Date: 2003-09-08

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A RATHER ENTERTAINING FILM.......2007-10-31

Trying a new method of reform on teens, troubled youths Alicia, (Michelle Acuna) Claudia, (Hanna Lee) Tyson, (Howard Williams Jr.) Phillip, (Adam Huss) and Tamara, (Monique Deville) along with Mr. Cobb, (Layon Gray) are sent off to clean an old asylum for community service. While cleaning up, Alicia finds a book that shows the asylum was built on a brothel whose members worshiped an evil Aztec God and performed sacrifices on it's customers. As the asylum starts to take its toll on the group and they begin killing each other, they must work together to deal with the threat.

The Good News: This was a pretty good surprise. The film's greatest strength is it's high watch-ability. It's cheesy enough to and features a sequence that will keep your attention just when it looks like it will get a tad boring, and it keeps the film watchable. The various visions are pretty creepy, and the best is the snake gag in the bathroom. Rather than being a traditional gag, there's a small twist to it that makes the scene work. It has a couple of nice shock moments here and there as well, and the constant nudity helps a lot as well. The gore isn't over-the-top but is kept in check and the few gore scenes, which are mainly the deaths, are more effective for that. The kills aren't new, but the spinal column ripped out was very effective due to the fact that it was a pretty gory scene and the rest of the film wasn't. The film never really drags except in the beginning for a while, and it really isn't all that bad.

The Bad News: There really wasn't a whole lot of things wrong with it. The most obvious one is the very slow beginning. It's at times really a struggle to get through the first half, as there's a lot of bickering amongst the group that really doesn't do much other than drag out the film with useless scenes that are merely reinforcements of what was known earlier. It doesn't really do anything other than get old fast as there's another scene of the group arguing with each other. That puts all the action at the back end of the film, meaning that it really gets going towards the end and is a little slow as it starts itself off. It's a little clichéd as well, as there's several other films with pretty much the same general plot. It hardly finishes itself in a predictable manner but then it doesn't really show much change while doing so either. These are the two main problems with the film.

The Final Verdict: It's a little clichéd, but that doesn't really stop the film from being all that bad. It's slow parts are made up for with it's sleazier side, and when it gets going, it's mightily enjoyable. Highly recommended fare.

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A RATHER ENTERTAINING FILM

Demon Slayer [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Joaquin Garrido , Adam Huss , Layon Gray , Michelle Acuna , and Robert Eaton
Director: James Cotten
Manufacturer: New Concorde
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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