One of the worst movies I've ever seen

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

"Devil's Den" is a rather fun and extremely enjoyable effort.**SPOILERS**Coming back from Mexico, Quinn, (Devon Sawa) and Marcus, (Steven Schub) stop off at the Devil's Den strip club to test a new drug on the strippers before they distribute it. When they realize that the club is actually home to a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that rely on human flesh to survive, they are attacked with Caitlin, (Kelly Hu) Leonard, (Ken Foree) and Candy, (Karen Maxwell) also able to survive the experience with him. Unable to escape, their attempts at trying to destroy the creatures are unsuccessful and only lead to the group continually retreating without making much of a dent against them. Finally able to get a hold on the situation and discovering a method of killing the creatures, they finally set off to destroy them before the creatures can escape into the world.The Good News: There was a lot to like in this one, and it's a lot of fun as a result. One of the main things it does right is containing a boatload of action that makes for an incredibly entertaining film all the way around. The first instance, where the guy is lead down the dark hallway into the alley, the playful banter before it turns a little more violent, is off-set with the fun gunfight to be had before the reinforcements show up, leading to a race to hold them off while they try to break in, and when that turns into the massacre in the main hall, it gets even better. With the turning creatures, the fighting with the patrons leading to the destruction of the furniture, the mass deaths of everyone, the general chaos of the situation and the different fighting methods used to hold the creatures at bay are just a lot of fun, and with the extreme splatter used as well as some timely jokes, it makes for a winner of a sequence. More fun is had, both in the action and comedic-sense, of the two ideas of a famous movie samurai would handle the situation, with one putting it where it would be a massive slaughter, the other saying it'd be more controlled and precise, only for them to have it ruined by the telling of the realistic scenario that would unfold, which is pretty funny as well as adding in the action for the re-tellings. Beyond all the action, several of them are actually somewhat suspenseful, as the one into the main tunnel where they find their den, with the foggy atmosphere, rocky walls and inability to notice them initially, then trying not to wake them up makes for a rather chilling experience, and once the mayhem starts when they spring an ambush on the group and the retaliation starts, it gets a lot more fun. That it leads to two big action scenes, the brawling martial-arts fight in the forest outside and the attack in the dance-room are what make it especially fun. The outside sequence even has the moment where the true revelations and allegiances are revealed, and it's a lot more inviting than expected which adds nicely to this one. That the main fight in the den is the film's highlight is no surprise, what with the extreme martial-arts on display, the comedy of his commentating on it and the general sense of fun it elicits. Another plus is the deaths in here provide plenty of blood and gore, with decapitations, scratches, ripping and tearing into the body, impaling with swords and much more, along with the feasting on remains seen from time-to-time. Combined with effective ghouls and a lot of nudity, this one's really enjoyable.The Bad News: There wasn't a whole lot to this one that didn't work. One of the bigger complaints is that there's a lot of comedy that doesn't quite work, mainly the recurring gag with the squirrels. It'd be nice if it was actually played up or even explained, but all it does with it is simply have him voice his uncertainty about the creatures and then never do anything with it, and it grows old without anything done with it. The severed head still coming around and making threats is another issue, mainly due to the fact that it's just not all that good of a gag. It's been done numerous times and really has most of the steam taken out of it, so for it to be constantly replaying in this makes for some stretches that aren't so great. The last bit of lame comedy is the film's fighter telling the stories about the movie actor coming into their situation and how he would handle it. While the film's realizations of those scenes provides some nice action, they're completely flat due to the constant talking-over of the scene and how wrong each of their stories are, feeling theirs is the actual method. It's not that funny, despite the joke giving the film some nice action. The scene where the one reveals the back-story whole laying there injured and supposedly dying is also a problem, since there's not a whole lot it can do with it, the scene serves no purpose and is highly clichéd, appearing so regularly it's totally unrealistic and doesn't really need to be there. The last issue some might have is the rip-off of the storyline appearing quite frequently in other films, but it's not a big issue at all and isn't a big hamper to it like the other scenes in here.The Final Verdict: A lot of fun with only a few minor, barely worthwhile complaints against it really works well for this one, and it's one of the better entries in the genre. Give it a shot if you're into these kinds of films, a fan of the cast or want a good party-film, though those looking for more serious material should heed caution.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and Nudity

While on their way to Mexico to sell "spanish fly" pills as part of a get-rich-quick-scheme, Quinn(Devon Sawa) and his best friend, Nick(Steven Schub) stop off at a strip joint, The Devil's Den, to test out their product. What Quinn doesn't expect is that the joint's top stripper(and her fellow dancers)are demons out for blood and flesh. Quinn will almost become lunch when a well equipped assassin named Caitlan(Kelly Hu), looking for someone at the Den, blasts away, startled at the fact that no matter how many rounds she fires the fugly blood-thirsty, flesh-eating demons still keep coming, seemingly unharmed by the ammunition. Quinn and Caitlan also receive assistance from Leonard(Ken Foree), armed with double barrel shotgun and sword, who knows what the things are..ghouls who sold their soul to Beelzebub. The feeding frenzy where customers are torn asunder by the monstrous ghouls who devour with relish will remind viewers, I imagine, of the Titty Twister slaughter in "From Dusk Til Dawn". Their lair is underneath the Den, a tunnel leading to it(the sets aren't the least bit convincing)and Leonard must kill the leader, their queen, and if he is successful then her reign of terror will be over. Karen Maxwell is Candy, a waitress who accompanies the trio as they temporarily barricade themselves in a dressing room as the feast commences in the club. Who Caitlan is and what her mission was is certainly surprising as it actually pertains to Quinn, but other urgent matters take precedent over this at the moment. More or less a bloody action film, pretty claustrophobic as most of "Devil's Den" is contained within the strip club with our heroes either trying to survive, fending off the hideous demons, or bickering with each other(although, the cast seem to enjoy each other). I imagine some viewers will have to adjust to Sawa's obnoxiousness, his constant whining and screeching, a teen heartthrob no longer. I love me some Hu, though, and she gets to unload rounds at, and kickbox, demons. I have no idea why she would ever find Quinn the least bit ideal a candidate as a future love interest, despite how the movie caters to such nonsense. Foree fans will eat up his role as a bad ass with a Samurai sword, slicing and dicing ghastly demon girls with ferocious appetites. Some flesh-eating, a hand ripping through a victim's chest(pulling free his beating heart and eating it), organ munching, blood splatter, and other grue goodies should satisfy gorehounds seeking human carnage. Nothing particularly memorable, that I can find, but as a Foree fan, I think his casting is enough to recommend horror fans for at least one sitting. Nice to have Jeff Burr back in the director's chair even if the movie rehashes ideas from other films, with a lower budget. I'm not a fan of Sawa in the least, but I thoroughly enjoyed Hu and Foree's casting in the movie. If anything, Burr always seemed to cast rather effectively. And, Burr uses practical effects, something this horror fan certainly appreciates, for the grue, pulling away when he has to due to his obvious budgetary constraints.

Devon Sawa goes the way of Corey Haim and Wil Wheaton in demonstrating that being teen pretty-boy idol is no guarantee of adult success.This film is dire to the max. Every cliché and stereotype that the script writers could squeeze into it, is present. How they can have any pride in themselves is beyond me.Devil's Den is essentially a crass version of the already fairly crass Dusk till Dawn minus any of the road trip stuff before the ensemble (in D2D) arrives at the strip club. Kelly Hu provides appealing female eye candy, whilst the banter between Ken Foree and Sawa just about provides enough entertainment to prevent you completely lapsing into a drooling coma.The only remotely interesting part is that Sawa perfectly plays the vacuous dumb blonde that he appears to be in real life.I'm lousy at working out in advance how plots will unfold, and even I had figured out the "twist" within 1 second of the characters' real motivations being revealed. It was about as surprising as sun in the desert.The only reason I kept watching, was I had some ironing to do, and I couldn't be bothered to change the channel. I kept waiting for the "proper" film to start, but the movie was over before I realised this was the proper film - sadly.The creature effects were okay, but utterly wasted in this unimaginative dross.All that's left to Sawa is adverts for hair restore lotion and impotence cures, then he'll have sunk as low as it's possible for him to go.

I was looking for a horror film last night and came across this one in the video store. It surprised me because I had never heard of it. What a great find! I laughed all the way through it. The plot twists were nice, especially where I assumed something was going to happen one way because it always happens in these type of genre films, then it twists for that very same reason. A certain Japanese scene that comes out of nowhere is my favorite.Kelly Hu is hot but no where near as hot as the girl who plays Jezebel. She is smoking, and I'm surprised I haven't seen her in more stuff. Definitely got a new fan in me.Devon Sawa is funny and Ken Foree is as solid and reliable as ever, even pretty funny himself in a gruff mentorish sort of way.It's a low budget movie so I can see why I went straight to DVD but still, definitely worth the 90 or so minutes it takes to watch.Hope they make a sequel.