Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: DEMON KNIGHT

[@UziNineMillomeetah]

This movie is right up there with Army of Darkness for me.

[@skidmoda]

Ditto

[@chancegivens9390]

I love Army of Darkness! I have a poster of it in my room.

[@markusforsberg6741]

More like evil dead 2 dead by dawn from 1987 witch is much better.:D

[@middlemarv]

Me too. This movie is one of my all time favorites. Their are so many people who have never even watched it. For me it Goes Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Nightmare on Elm St. Then Demon Knight. Such a good flick.

[@judsongaiden9878]

And the first two 'House' movies. The American ones, not the Japanese one from 1977 (aka 'Hausu'). That's in a league of its own.

[@jacktherripper]

I love Zane's delivery of "Give me the key, for crying out loud...."

[@AverageAwesomeDude]

Agreed it makes him feel powerful like nothing can hurt him and all this work to keep the key from him is wasted effort

[@Clock_70]

Yep

[@arkayoarkayo4739]

I just saw this scene. Billy Zane, in the vernacular, loses his shit. Gotta watch the whole movie now. Has a good cast, too.

[@mrbungle3310]

I didn't like it really,it was funny yes but it kinda has that modern comedy touch like nothing is serious

[@talesfromthehoodtv503]

Like a fed up boyfriend just trying to get back in the house 😂😂😂 when i saw this in the theater the audience laughed really loud

[@OldSchoolCurt]

This was the first episode of Brandon’s cult movie reviews I ever watched and I’ve been a fan ever since! These reviews are hilarious!

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

Me too buddy!

[@GojiraRising]

Man Billy Zane was pure golden ham in this movie. I loved this movie when I was kid too:)

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

He stole the spotlight with his riveting performance! Classic movie and a big part of my childhood too :)

[@kahnnooniensingh1586]

Absolutely!!

[@EyesOnly34]

You're right. Billy Zane's really good in this movie. His performance is a little hammy ala Beetlejuice combined with Joker, but he's charismatic and fun to watch. He and William Sadler, who always has a good performance, really steal the show.

[@JohnAvengerJR1985]

It is just classic.He is real talent.

[@Kenny_K2323]

Freakin LOVE his Po dunk motherfuckers! Line! THE BEST

[@srstriker6420]

EyesOnly34 and this why he should be Lex Luther

[@deborahlepage1789]

So true on Sadler and Zane. It works great when they don't get too full of themselves - oh wait they did in the "whore-dello of Blood." All in all that one was very tiresome.

[@codywirth8190]

Zane is beloved in DK because yes he's great, but he gets the funnest role. I think Sadler is the real gem here, dude is just haggard from start to finish with the weight of the key eating away at him. If you ever come home from a long day of work, ready to give it all up, flick this on and Sadler's performance will resonate.

[@ziggygunz2447]

Yeah Zane's flip out scene in front of the church is the absolute best part of the whole movie lol

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Someone should have told him "Put a cork in it, Zane!"

[@memnarch129]

The seal break was because of the explosion. When he first sealed the mine entrance it had a oppening in a specific shape. When they killed the demon it blew apart that opening and reshaping it, therefore breaking the seal.

[@codywirth8190]

But there is a lot of inconsistency with the blood seal. If it only conforms to the entrance, then why don't the demons just punch through the wall and go around the seals? And if a demon's death can break the seal, then why tf wouldn't the collector just intentionally kill one in front of an entrance? Or hell, just light a fire to the building itself. "I know, who makes up all these rules?"

[@diegobarron1690]

The shot broke it because it is symbolically undoing it since only humans/animals can cross them a shot at it would break it.

[@MarquisSmith]

Man, I dug the hell out of this movie! Caught in on late night TV a couple of years ago. Never judge a book by it's cover... or a movie by it's title. I thought it would suck and only watched it for a laugh. Turns out it was a well made horror comedy. Wonders never cease! I was never a big Billy "put a cork in it" Zane fan, but he absolutely owned his role in this one. An under rated gem. Thanks for highlighting it. Hopefully it'll make others check it out.

[@DeepEye1994]

8:30 - 8:36 I'm getting a Beetlejuice vibe from Billy Zane's performance. And that's not a complaint.

[@garydevlin8178]

Always found him a delicious cross between Freddy Krueger, Randall Flagg and The Joker

[@shawnwellman3718]

Same here lol

[@Bowiiihowdy]

@@garydevlin8178 speaking of flagg he could also been great as him as well

[@TranzparentMethods]

That's one of my favorite rants EVER!!! "Humans... You're not worth the flesh you're painted on! Fuck this cowboy SHIT!!! Ya fuckin ho-dunk, po-duck, well then, there MOTHERFUCKERS!!! All you had to do is give me the god damned key and then we could get on with our lives... This house is hereby... CONDEMNED... Interesting fact, it was this film the got him "Titanic", no joke.

[@DeepEye1994]

@@TranzparentMethods I wouldn't blame Cameron for casting him after seeing this. btw I kinda wish they got Billy Zane to play Baal in "Ash vs Evil Dead", so he can do something of a new Collector performance.

[@JW666]

Both Billy Zane and William Sadler have also been in the show. Sadler was in the episodes The Man Who Was Death and The Assassin, and Zane was in the episode Well Cooked Hams.

[@GameplayandTalk]

"PUT A CORK IN IT, ZANE!!"

[@sharky5377]

It's a walk off!!!!

[@judsongaiden9878]

Who do you think will be the first to use that gag in Borderlands 3?

[@johnnymcauliffe1289]

I must’ve seen this movie a dozen times with my cousin when I was 14 and he was 13. We loved it! We also used to repeatedly watch Evil Dead II, Jason Goes to Hell, and Night of the Living Dead (1990).

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

Sounds like my fridays nights when I was 14 too…. Ah who am I kidding it still is like my Friday nights

[@buddha4tw]

Great review, I remember renting this one from the video store, Billy Zane was the highlight in this movie and it stayed faithful to the TV series never taking itself seriously but still having you care for the characters.

[@ChrissieBear]

Breaking the frame of the door broke the seal, not the demon dying! Well, the demon dying broke the frame, but yanno what I mean.

[@diegobarron1690]

The shot broke the seal, it exploded and damaged all the area. The act of shooting at the seal entrance break it. It is like cleaning the blood

[@crazykayz3]

@@diegobarron1690 Exactly!!

[@a_man_of_clay4080]

I mean, it was kinda a combination of both. They shot the demon, which broke the seal and cause the whole frame to shatter which totally ruined the seal. It took me a few times watching the movie to even understand what happened. Lol

[@TheLucasthatyouknow]

I wanted to say it.

[@pryingeyes1551]

You missed mentioning that one of the cops is Gary Farmer, another character actor. He was great in the role of "Nobody" in the Jim Jarmusch film Dead Man starring Johhny Depp. I used to think his early line in this film "We didn't see anybody" which would essentially translate as "We saw nobody," was a reference to the former. But it looks like they were released in the same year. CCH Pounder calls the female cat, her character knows is named Cleo, "him" and Pinket says "her" about a second later. How did they not reshoot that?

[@timhutchinson3264]

"Mmmmm, I don't think tuna counts as a dessert." Love it!

[@TheMoonShepard]

8:32 I replayed this an innumerable amount of times

[@richardhoward559]

I grew up watching Tales from the Crypt and I loved it when the made this movie. The perfect blend of horror, action and comedy. This movie was highly underrated!

[@DanVillainFilms]

Extremely underrated. Thanks for doing a video on this.

[@Nesty9]

They should have kept doin demon knight sequels,i always been curiuos bout how the story kept developing

[@MandleRoss]

It's not too late.

[@coreyhall1150]

NOOOOO they'd fuck it up. It's nothing without Zane or Saddler.

[@FabledHeroes3351]

8:33 Arguably one of best lines in the movie 🤣🤣🤣

[@turdeyeblind]

I hit repeat on your time stamp like 25x 🤜🤛 😆😆

[@turdeyeblind]

Try it on half speed!

[@DigDug513]

If ringtones were still a thing, it would be my ring tone.

[@gumdroplandfilms]

This movie has Peaches from “The Shield” and Peaches from “A Low Down Dirty Shame.”

[@ireallylovepie]

8:31 - 8:36 I love this film, and that is my favorite line. "Suppertime", being my second .

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

9:36 still my favorite part of the movie. The villain literally just asking for the key as if it his turn with the controller

[@noneofyrbusiness1]

Thanks for the review. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Billy Zane was awesome in his role.

[@MutaScale]

What's funny is i actually did a review of this movie last year (LOVE IT) and... Well, i also included the "Falcon Punch" bit too, though i personally referred to it as "The Falcon Punch from Hell". And Roach shot at the barrier, breaking it in the process. Either way, great film and great review dude. And my favorite line; :Raises stump: "Is that a yes?" "No, that's me giving you the finger asshole!" Loved CCH in this movie.

[@WillieManga]

Billy Zane was meant to play charismatic villains like this. Way better than the script he was given in Bloodrayne.

[@GoryBMovie]

I LOVE this movie! Endlessly rewatchable! Great review!

[@aipaloovik]

Sadler was in the first episode of Tales from the Crypt, 'The Man Who Was Death'.

[@MichaelPoage666]

That is such a great episode. Sadler's absolutely black glee at the evil in the world, just really memorable.

[@animefan25]

He also played his Death character from Bill and Ted alongside the Cryptkeeper.

[@dutchmasteret]

I used to watch the crap out of this movie Billy Zane was a great pick for the villain

[@bran4802]

Billy Zane's cowboy line alone is worth the watch

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Damn straight

[@TheNomadicPyramid]

It's been years since I saw this movie, but I do remember it being very entertaining. Bravo Brandon on doing another fantastic review - and congrats on getting the good stuff out of the way so you could torture us with the genuine 90s terrors

[@TheMatusavage]

12:46 Yah well it makes perfect sense from a D&D standpoint. Plenty of spells that stop people from coming into an area unless you try to snipe from from inside the protected zone. Ends the spell. It's a balance issue to stop camping.

[@Vednier]

Everyone who like Billy Zane performance should watch Curfew TV series. Here Billy is kinda repeat his role, but he is not Demon now, but a part of group of crazy psychologists racing for freedom. He is snarky, funny and clearly enjoying himself.

[@flaguy34]

I want deadtime stories! And whoever gave you a dislike is evil.

[@mgkiryuu]

Awesome review as always bud :) I'm glad to see you throw some praise on this movie, cause it really deserves it. This movie is right up there with House 1985 as one of those really good horror/comedy like film that gets overlooked badly it seems.

[@Dilligff]

I still think it has been a repeatedly missed opportunity for not casting Zane as Lex Luthor. He does the mix of charm and menace so damn well and has the right baritone voice to boot.

[@darkservantofheaven]

Imagine if he was the Luthor with the Battle Suit

[@mortricia_heller7713]

Love these movie reviews. Keep it up!

[@3SCAPER00M13]

I remember the Tales from the Crypt comic covers, I loved how different they were from other comics at the time.

[@WillieManga]

Aw, man. You shoulda brought up the part where Irene responded to Billy Zane's offer to join him... by giving him the stump. That was an awesome part.

[@TheThejayman32]

Collector: Is that a yes? Irene: No. That's me giving you the finger, asshole.

[@MsDjessa]

I agree with you. This movie is awesome and every single actor is well chosen. I never remember Saddler's name but I like seeing a rugged guy like him as a hero instead of some pretty boy. And Jada Pincket is gorgeous. I usually don't care about romantic subplots but honestly those two would have made a charismatic couple.

[@homelesshannah50]

He was called Breaker

[@joeyclemenza7339]

From what I understand, those are the producers who contributed majorly in the growth of Tales from the Crypt while it was on HBO. Therefore, they were granted EP credits for this movie automatically.

[@rf-cattleprod6207]

Amazing movie, killer soundtrack. The credits roll with an original unreleased tune from Machinehead. The OST also featured Sepultura's Policia which was also unreleased at the time and would only be featured on a live album soon after this.

[@tylerleach8796]

8:34 my favorite line in the whole movie

[@danielvandersall6756]

John Laroquette's first film appearance was the opening "this is a true story..." narration for "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". He was apparently paid in weed.

[@ultimate4323]

8:11 I can't tell what I like more: the kill or the cap. Falcon reference

[@ComputerLearning0]

Brandon is fantastically funny :)

[@jakomioftherose2434]

Can't believe I didn't recognize Billy Zane's name. Maybe if he did a heart or darkness joke.

[@elphaba4674]

I remember sneaking Tales from the Crypt when I was a kid! Like literally sitting behind our couch and peaking around while my mom watched! 👌

[@jlovebirch]

Great choice. Enjoyed this more than expected, mainly because Billy Zane is a riot. Wish he got more good roles.

[@MDthornton83]

Priceless part at 8:09 where you added the "Falcon Punch" gag!

[@pettifoggingpharisee]

8:33 I laugh my butt off every time at that scene.

[@macrussell78]

Saw this movie by accident with a friend's family on Netflix and God did we all love it. Zane was an absolute treasure.

[@jamesoblivion]

Funny thing, the comic the kid is reading obviously has insert pages, but it's actually a Russ Cochran reprint of an original 50s TFTC comic. On the back, you can even see an ad for the TFTC trading cards Russ was selling in the mid-90s. The Cochran reprints were being published throughout the 90s, and somewhere in my comic collection, I've still got em.

[@logancox6548]

You're right, it is a very underrated movie. Good shit, lots of fun. I was expecting the other classic line from Zoolander: "Listen to your friend Billy Zane. He's a cool guy."

[@DarkHelm78]

The soundtrack is pretty amazing, too. Classic flick for sure.

[@WillieManga]

I love how the story of this movie ends; Jeryline inherits the Protector role and is hunted by the demonic Collector for the keybla-I mean key flask. It's a bittersweet ending to see her burdened with the fate of the world, but also pretty ironic; Collector Zane encouraged her to travel, and now she is! 15:31 And that is what we call Going Postal.

[@danslotlarsen]

+1. Bravo mr. Tenold. This movie was great, and so are your reviews!

[@judsongaiden9878]

8:45 Billy Zane's rendition of Val Kilmer's shit-eating "Iceman" grin. 16:46 Or Michael Biehn.

[@orinanime]

This is my favorite Tales from the Crypt entry, including the show, which I loved

[@mr.viewer3906]

The tragedy here is that if this review was made about a year later, it would be chock full of Gaunter O'Dimm jokes.

[@giovannirastrelli9821]

Billy Zane’s performance in this movie is what got him cast in “Titanic.”

[@GenAqua]

I'd love to see you review Digimon The Movie and High Spirits. Also, I agree that Billy Zane is great at playing the villain, considering that he was the original voice for Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness in the original Kingdom Hearts. Then he was replaced by Richard Epcar.

[@turdeyeblind]

Digimon…..? 🤦🏻

[@andyenglish4303]

The fact that Brenda Bakke's character is named Cordelia keeps throwing me off because I thought she was Charisma Carpenter at first.

[@KristenDETW]

Hilarious, I'm rewatching Buffy right now and had the same thought rewatching this review. Stay safe out there ✌️

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

@@KristenDETW wholesome! Take care and stay blessed! 👊🤙

[@KristenDETW]

@@xXLunatikxXlulThanks, you too! 💚

[@MDthornton83]

Oh by the way, awesome review! I agree, this movie is totally underrated. And sadly it doesn't get the attention it deserves. This year is the 20th anniversary of Demon Knight. And believe me, I've known this movie for the past 20 years. I saw it when I was 12 when my brother showed it to me, and I loved it. Too bad there was never a sequel to this film other than the follow up 1996 film Bordello of Blood, which is not a true sequel, but was the second and last film that Tales from the Crypt made. But I didn't like it as much as I liked Demon Knight. For me, Demon Knight is a timeless classic. It may be underrated as hell, and it may have a few problems here and there, but none of these problems prevented it from being a classic.

[@NellaCuriosity]

Watching this review has become a Halloween tradition for my household. Fangtastic!

[@andrewblanchard2398]

BILLY ZANE playing BILLY ZANE

[@kai_plays_khomus]

"Scary Oldman" was definitly the superior pun.

[@zippoboyshaneshank8954]

Was that a sample of 1-800-Suicide, by the Gravediggaz, right around the 14 minute mark, pumpin away in the background? Or maybe it was sound from the actually movie... I couldn't tell, but really want to know now!

[@darkcardking]

So, I always thought the reason the seal broke when Roach killed the guy was because Roach killed the guy from inside the seal. Basically, popped the seal from the inside.

[@darthizzle]

Im sad you didnt include the sponge scene in this review. I love that moment. Billy is just hilarious with his facial expressions

[@AliceBowie]

Saw this in the theater with my friends. At some point in the movie, "tonight we murder" by Ministry plays. That was the best part. Billy Zane is good in it, too.

[@therealrockstargamer]

15:32 running with scissors presents postal in a nutshell

[@NavySharkz]

The seal broke because he shot through it genius. Still ridiculous but that's why. This movie is a classic and I love it so much!

[@bloodrunsclear]

I love that this movie is basically supernatural Terminator

[@1wolftank]

“It’s not a horror classic” My dad: you have gotta watch this

[@gaillewis5472]

Hi, Brandon! Nice shirt; nicer artwork. Had big fun alternating between yelling remarks with you and howling with laughter. CCH Pounder, AKA Na'vi Priestess Mom, IS one hell of a character actress. January not scary? We both know better. What's more terrifying than knee deep snow, aside from shoveling that sh*t? Kudos!! Can't wait for the next one.

[@mrbungle3310]

I usually hate horror comedies,but this one is scary and ugly and actually funny and interesting

[@tommym7626]

I saw this in the movies!! 6 people saw it with me too. 7 seats of 150 filled... Not too shabby

[@dnds4]

7:14 LOOK it's Tom Noonan (Frankenstein of'The Monster Squad, 1987)! That you liked a film more than not surprises. Would like to see more. Do Tales From The Hood and Tales From The Darkside 🌟

[@urinethewind9678]

It’s also a plus that the opening scene has “Hey Man, Nice Shot” by Filter playing in the background.

[@williammatthews693]

If there was ever an appropriate song to fit into a shootout scene, it's that song!

[@AevasHouse]

For those that dont know that song is about Pennsylvania treasurer R. Budd Dwyer who, in 1986, was convicted of Bribery charges and expected to carry out a long sentence. On January 22 1987 at a press conference Dwyer professed his innocence and condemned the legal system before publicly taking his own life and not harming anyone else present at that press conference.

[@deacongowan117]

Only song of theirs I like. Do you know the back story on it?

[@urinethewind9678]

@@deacongowan117 yup, someone explained it.

[@homelesshannah50]

@@AevasHouse It turns out the fucker LIED on him and only told the truth after he killed himself. I hope that asshole gets big time karma

[@69coolchris]

Please do reviews on British movies such as Quatermass and the Pit, The Medusa Touch, The 1960s Doctor Who movies starring Peter Cushing, Asylum (Hammer Horror movie starring Robert Powell). Any Hammer Horror movie needs a review😊

[@garthdavis4320]

Fun Fact: Charles Fleischer voiced the robot in Deadly Friend. Speaking of which, this is a heads-up, Brandon.

[@yakamen]

I saw this as a kid and watched it again and again every time it was on. I LOVE this movie. Great plot. Great characters. Everything was great.

[@michaeldublg]

Hey Brandon. It's Michael from Phoenix Arizona. I never saw this movie oh, but now that I saw you review I'm going to see it now. Thumbs up!

[@walrider2133]

Anyone know the musical piece that plays during the scene where Brayker tells the story of the key? Or the scene where Brayker dies?

[@xExotic]

A fun movie that knows what it’s trying to be with a decent story and actors who are enjoying their role? Woah I’m impressed

[@RabbiSteve]

Just watched the movie (bought it because of your video riffing/review). Great movie. Thanks for recommending it. I'll have to watch your video again. It's like adding another bonus feature to the the Blu-Ray.

[@TECHNOIR]

This is very, very good - both the review and the movie. No, really, this is brilliant work, always know I've enjoyed something when it rewards again. Well done, Brandon. Seen this many times, still find the film itself, snark aside actually pretty creepy, does its job so well.

[@Artemisthemp]

I love this movie and eventhough I first view back in my childhood I was still able to remeber it by name alone 15 years or so later.

[@KBWeeds]

Billy Zane is who Ben Affleck wishes he was.

[@rickdalton6272]

Hi Brandon. Great job again!

[@Alps6408]

I used to love the tales from the crypt series. So many good memories.

[@destinytroll1374]

Wow, Brandon is being positive! Haven't seen that since the Ray Harryhausen tribute. It's nice to see! Though I'm alsonglad to hear he's "back to being a dick again" in the next episode.

[@nathanforester5993]

Billy Zane very much described The Collector as a dark version of Robin Williams's iconic Genie in Aladdin.

[@kennethweser1800]

Awesome!!! I love (almost) everything from Tales from the Crypt! The classic comic up to Demon Knight. It's great! Peace.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

I fucking love this movie. Btw, The Collector isn’t the Devil, he’s just a high level demon.

[@easterbunny3850]

Still have VHS tape around somewhere

[@seanpatrickcain2]

6:43 Uncle Willy: Don't! Homer Simpson: Nuts!

[@kelsea8767]

My second favorite Tales from the Crypt ever~ So good

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Where was that green elf lightning when the dnd dork from NoES3 needed it?