Nice effects though.

Absolutely Fantastic

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Like most Italian horror flicks, this Lenzi gem from 1991 is subliminally terrifying.Yes, the acting is bad. Yes, the dialog is cheesy. Yes, the make-up is pretty laughable. But "Black Demons," given the right set of eyes and an open mind, it about as close to a nightmare on film as you want to see.Upon my initial viewing, it was hard to get my mind off of the negative aspects of the film. After a couple more viewings, I noticed some things that stood out to be scary. For example: nothing is explained about Dick's decent into the black magic; it just kind of happens. All of a sudden his sister is a target. I know, it doesn't make much sense, but it's still scary the way Lenzi put it together. Also, how do these kids end up in the jungle in the first place? The setting is damn good. That house definitely has the creepy factor going for it. In fact, lots of the imagery in this movie is creepy as hell.I guess what I'm saying is: for fans of Italian horror, give this one a chance. I don't think it was intended to be seen as a realistic film. It is more like a nightmare captured on film. If you've ever woken, terrified from a nightmare in your sleep and thought, 'dude, I should write that down...' you know what I mean. Kudos to Lenzi for having the guts to film it. I liked it more than anyone else on here I guess.8 out of 10, kids.

Umberto (CANNIBAL FEROX) Lenzi's BLACK DEMONS is a goofy but entertaining entry in the zombie genre. Lots of dumb stuff happens for no apparent reason, a good bit of silly gore, and even though it was made in 1991 it looks like a film from 1975, make BLACK DEMONS a none-too-serious but fun watch...Three college students are in Brazil, one of whom sneaks off to witness and tape-record a voodoo ritual. Later on, their car breaks down and they come across two locals who own an old house who offer the kids refuge until they can get their vehicle fixed. The voodoo enthusiast is inexplicably drawn to a small graveyard by the house, plays his voodoo-tape, and presto! Black demons. Apparently there is a curse on the land where six slaves were killed for trying to escape and they will not rest until the blood of 6 honkys is spilled. The rest of the film is the group avoiding death (or not avoiding death in some cases) at the hands of the vengeful zombies...Completely ridiculous and totally fun - BLACK DEMONS is a semi Un-PC zombie romp that will probably be of interest to Italian horror fans. Don't expect much in the way of a sensible or coherent storyline, and I was also disappointed by the lack of nudity - but the gore is decent, with two (count 'em...TWO!!!) wonderfully cheezy Fulci-style eye gougings, a throat puncture, and a few other "choice" scenes...but be warned - the "action" doesn't come til after the half-way point of the film. The zombies themselves are suitably creepy looking as well. Fun Italian trash - BLACK DEMONS is a no-brainer good time...7/10

A bad movie almost bad enough to be good, but not quite bad enough to be worth recommending.Sonia is missing. Her boyfriend Jose thinks that maybe she went to town, but when she doesn't come back, he's pretty sure something bad happened.But then Jose finds... one of Sonia's shoes! Now he knows something has happened to her."Maybe she changed her shoes," suggests Kevin, a cooler head.They go to her room, and find another pair of her shoes."You see!" Jose exclaims. "These are the only other shoes she had! Are you convinced now?""Yeah," Kevin says. "She wouldn't have gone to the village barefooted."These utterly ridiculous, idiotic scenes are meant to be taken seriously. That's the sort of movie you're in for -- accidental comedy. If you can appreciate a film on that level, this is the film for you.Worse than the dialogue is the pacing. The movie is as slow as the stumbling zombies of the film -- and these zombies have chains around their ankles. Everything is very predictable, and we're left waiting around for the next moment of gore to show up. The actors are constantly flubbing their lines -- but not in a particularly interesting way. Just stuttering slightly as they deliver ridiculous, stilted dialogue.For a horror movie, there isn't much blood. Or fear. Or tension. Or horror. Or movie.

This extremely cheap "sequel" to Lamberto Bava's two well crafted 'Demoni' movies (even though only the first one really rocked) has absolutely nothing to do with them. Umberto Lenzi tries to do the best out of a rather old fashioned story about voodoo rituals that - yes - wake the dead. So the demons are rather zombies, but they don't eat their victims - they just split their skulls with axes and/or gouge out their eyes with hooks (ah yeah, and once they also use a pitchfork).Very similar (concerning production values and gore scenes; and in a way also concerning the story) to Lenzi's made for cable cheapo 'Le Porte dell'Inferno' two years earlier. Horror fans might like this one, but everybody else won't have a good time with this, I suppose.