Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: DEMONS 2

Sequelween kicks off with Lamberto Bava & Dario Argento's "Demons 2", a movie that had monsters coming out of TV's way before The Ring!
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[@TheBrandonTenold]

Do you prefer Demons 1 or 2?

[@talesfromamadman2099]

I watched the first one only but I got both on dvd

[@francescagonzalezramos9442]

The First Chapter of Demons I like it so much.

[@djmexicanodetx2195]

Demons 1

[@georgelea4297]

I prefer the first one

[@dantemaritato]

1

[@MunsterFan666]

Fun fact: In the original script the baby turned into a demon in her womb and tore its way out. Argento wanted a happier ending.

[@themovieguru1094]

That teen who waited outside for Jacob, Sally's ex-boyfriend, probably had zero idea what happened to his friends, but was actually lucky enough to survive without even knowing what happened in the apartment.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I think it pretty much is impossible to beat a scene where a dude is riding a dirt bike with a chick on the back while swinging a samurai sword the whole time hacking up demons to a thumping soundtrack. That's just 100% pure badass '80s goodness.

[@pulse4503]

The scene involving Bobby and the musclemen fighting the demons is nearly as cool as the katana+dirtbike scene in the first one 😂😂

[@GhengisJohn]

The dramatic close up of the cake as the pregnant woman was tasting it made me think it was important to the plot somehow, as if something was going to happen as a result, but it didn't. I can honestly say that this is the first time I've ever been faked out by a cake. A "cake out" if you will.

[@jodhod1498]

Is this a reference to The cake is a lie meme?

[@troyschulz2318]

Sort of. In the original script, Hannah was supposed to give birth to a demon baby that would kill her, but right before they shot that scene Bava and Argento changed their mind and decided they wanted to give the film a more upbeat ending, so they changed that ending and then used the demon baby prop earlier in the movie, but they still left in a bunch of foreshadowing for that original ending.

[@cassie6146]

I thought that a little demon was going to pop out of the cake Gremlins-style.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@troyschulz2318 Yeah that does make more sense. Unfortunately, the "happy ending" feels very unearned.

[@BroomPusher2024]

@@troyschulz2318 that is a whole nother level of Filmmakers not giving a damn.

[@KRhetor]

As Joe Bob has always said, if you're going to make sequel, then make a sequel: do the same movie all over again!

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Or, set it up the same then just go wild.

[@ravager48]

Like Home Alone 2....

[@devinweathers7520]

"fuck it's cool, this shit doesn't have to make sense anyway "

[@disneyboy3030]

It can work though sometimes.

[@NorrisVaughn]

Don't you mean Michael Bay?

[@wiseguy01]

That scene in the parking garage actually freaked me out when I first watched it. Seeing those people fight so hard to live and all die, that little girl surrounded by monsters while crying for her father, etc... it was so visceral and heartbreaking. Was also a very terrifying situation, the demons are frightening to me. They didn't get a ton of screen time but I was rooting for those people. So that one scene pretty much made the "happy" ending pointless to me, two people surviving out of dozens isn't a happy ending...

[@troyschulz2318]

In the middle of COVID-19, this movie is super-super anxiety inducing in a way the director probably didn't intend.

[@tonyj9743]

Well it looks like they all left so I think the little girl lived. Though with that amount of trauma, she'll probably be unbelievably fucked up for the rest of her days.

[@sigmacademy]

@@tonyj9743 Or return as someone hell bent on discovering what the demons are and how to make them pay? ;)

[@jeffreyskoritowski4114]

@@sigmacademy That would work for a 3rd installment.

[@dfailsthemost]

Yeah, part of the scariness came from knowing how dark it could get.

[@Weazel1]

So this is Sequel-a-Thon Part 2: The Sequel

[@mmattson8947]

Sequisequelthon (Not to be confused with a sesquicentennial.)

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

In the tradition of Italian knock-offs and pseudo-sequels, it should surely be "Sequel-a-thon 4" or something. 🤔

[@michaelwilson5114]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 Or just be called "Troll 4" or "Zombie 4"

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

A sequelathon sequel is getting a bit meta for my brain to handle.

[@andrewamp1]

Electric boogaloo.

[@thedrewdog]

Tony the Pimp was such a badass that the Good Lord saw fit to resurrect him as a fitness trainer. Too bad he always proves to be too cool to live.

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

Tony the pimp that's one memorable character his twin brother here was pretty cool too.

[@motherflange]

The actress who played Sally made a great demon. She really sunk her teeth into the role.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

To be honest, it's a shame that there wasn't any more sequels after Demons 2, *Well official sequels, that is.*

[@keithdunlap9879]

there was a part 3 in the form of a comic idk if it was faithful or what it's about but it never made it to the state's sadly would be cool if it was made into a film if only

[@WilliamJohnson-ml7ij]

Joe bob has a video going over the consulted history of demons

[@troyschulz2318]

As far as I'm concerned, THE CHURCH IS a DEMONS sequel.

[@darkone666]

Fun fact - the blue ray copy's of demons 1&2 came with a sequel two book graphic novel called demons3 by arrow comics, it shows who the man in the mask from number one is, it also skips back and forth in time from a demon infested 13th century French country side to a apocalyptic modern day. Gory stuff. I have them. The true Demons 3.

[@darkone666]

@Action Anime Jackson thanks for the info

[@JanFWeh]

Apparently the movie was filmed on location in Hamburg. Wondered why George was reading a German physics book to Hannah. 4:17

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Or the super obvious sign at 17:45.

[@TrainsReloaded]

The first movie was also shot in Berlin, I guess Germany is overrun by Demons... Or Italian horror directors

[@lukasd.4389]

@@TrainsReloaded Youd be surprised. Thinking of it, didn't Cannibal Holocaust have something to do with a German Movie Company?

[@EXORSYSTEMS]

"Dario Agento Presente: Video Dromey" lolz

[@sigmacademy]

IMAGINE what such a movie would contain? XD

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Ooh imagine David cronenberg working with an Italian director or cinematographer or script.

[@Kronaast]

It's "presenta"

[@DVAcme]

"Dario Argento prezenta: Videodromi!" I lost my shit, that was funny XD

[@robwalsh9843]

I was shocked at how good that tv effect was the first time I saw this movie. Still stands up.

[@bagsikdangal]

If a Demon is coming out of the TV, I'll just run away, before it comes out😂

[@Necrowolf81]

or you could just break the screen so it doesn't get out......

[@SwaggyG_2102]

It's a shame that Tony had to die again, he really seemed like the person who would've DEFINITELY survived.

[@rvfiasco]

Right?! The Final Pimp!

[@wiseguy01]

I like how in both films he is the natural leader and rally's everyone to fight and build defenses. When you think of how badly films of that time depicted people of color, then it really does create a sense of appreciation for his character...

[@JayCord00]

@@wiseguy01 people of color , yeah like Danny Glover , Wesley Snipe , Laurence Fishburns , Morgan Freeman , Eddie Murphy , Denzel Wahington etc etc yeah they all been treated badly stop being offended like a sheep .... b and c actors all dies in movies black , white , indians whatever .... always bringing racism in everything these days , pathetic .

[@lolajaramillo4620]

@@JayCord00 Someone’s just pointing something out that was quite popular for yes, especially black actors around this time frame that a lot of times got thrown to the side character wise, when in these kind of lower appreciated type of films. Even Brandon has brought it up in a past review.. Don’t be the bullying silencer to someone’s thoughts on something just because you feel you don’t even want to think about their comment, which IS relevant here.

[@wiseguy01]

@@JayCord00 so you just going to ignore all of the "ooga booga" natives, butlers, house slaves, black side kicks and racial stereotypes that were rampant during this time? You can name some successful actors, most of them you mentioned didn't gain true notoriety until the 90s when things were improving but that does not erase literally decades and decades of horrible representation. Checking off the top 1% exceptions to the rule doesn't change the overall situation for the 99%. You can find exceptions during the Jim Crow era, too. Doesn't change anything. Racism in the film industry is a well documented fact, especially back then. Talking about it is what fixed most of those issues, asshole. People like you are more offended by us talking about racism than by actual racism which says a lot about you.

[@thronezwei4412]

A demonic Kenny is your worst nightmare, isn't it?

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

14:13: Hey, look! It's a Boglin! Remember those things?

[@x-crisis]

"Let off some steam, Sahlly", where's Arnie when you need him?

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

It would have been hella funny if Brendan had put that in there.

[@haggardwashere262]

This is what I needed today, a Brandon Tenold upload to distract me from a extremely shitty week.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Even though this is a year old its very relevant to me lol.

[@dfailsthemost]

I actually like the fact that it incorporates the events of the 1st movie.

[@SonJazrin]

She was pregnant? She had no pregnancy stomach! That baby must have been 8 and a half months premature.

[@Necrowolf81]

Not every woman gets really large. Apparently you've never been around that many.

[@jairoukagiri2488]

@Cas van der Wal ... Well you hit peak stupid for 2020, don't need sex to witness different pregnant women. Their sfx budget went into gore, and it was the 80s so being fat wasn't not-shamed.

[@SonJazrin]

@@Necrowolf81 well it is certainly true that you can be pregnant and not be very large, but she had the body of a swimsuit model. And with the size that that baby was, the only way that thing would have fit in her is if she replaced some of her organs with the baby. Then again, maybe my suspension of disbelief is turned off.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@SonJazrin I mean I would agree with the whole "it wasn't in the budget" argument except really you couldn't get like a pillow or something?! Who knows maybe it's a cultural thing or something.

[@ranwolf7650]

@Cas van der Wal there was an entire tv series about stories of women not knowing they were pregnant until the day they gave birth

[@arcticdino1650]

Hey, a horror movie that actually has the balls to kill off a child character

[@dexterx740]

Feast (2005) comes to mind

[@aydenvavra2153]

Halloween 3 Season of the Witch comes to mind

[@menslady125eif2590]

Sleepy Hollow comes to mind.

[@LoneliestGuyintheUniverse]

Pumpkinhead comes to mind...

[@scockery]

The 1980's THE BLOB remake. PHANTOMS (maybe not onscreen)....Ben Affleck was the bomb in that, yo.

[@MangetsuSAMURAI]

Demons straight up had the best main theme in a horror movie ever. I'd argue it's in the top 10 modern film themes of all time. Demons 2.....I have yet to see it.

[@RafXD20]

" A decent Doom movie" fuck yes 🤣

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

If that happens, they should have the Doom Slayer saying, "RIP AND TEAR YOUR GUTS!!!!!!!!!!"

[@HansAlRachid]

I love how intense the demon designs in this series are - its so aggressively unsubtle about it that it loops right back around to the point where it just works... aside from the Ghoulie, I suppose.

[@diogogomes3238]

Demons 1 is still my fav by a mile. And yes the scene of the guy driving a motorcyle while cutting heads off with accept playing soundtrack is pretty dam cool

[@skullyskaric7779]

2:24 according to you're question , yes..it is the same guy who died in the first one..properly this is a when he first appeared before he died at the first one. or even a classic prequel or cameo..perhaps.

[@JackRed6666]

I also really like the Elevator climbing scene

[@Sawrattan]

It's the scariest part of the film for me, especially when it automatically starts working again and catching up with the main guy.

[@vustvaleo8068]

the soundtrack sounding like Doom but the movie predates Doom.

[@JounLord1]

Seriously. Hearing it at first I thought it was some copyright safe knock-off Doom music Brandon threw in to fit the theme.

[@allirogorilla]

@@JounLord1 Doom probably ripped it off this movie. These old 80's soundtracks were popular to the (pre-game-makers) of the day so it would make sense - if just to inspire them in their game soundtracks

[@jwnj9716]

If you stopped asking questions, threw your brain out the window and enjoyed the first one then you will have fun with this as well.

[@AdmiralBison]

Yep. Demons is not meant to be a sophisticated philosophical drama. It's the kind of movie you chuck on a big screen, have friends over with drinks and have a fun at all the craziness.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

Why is it that in every 80's movie, whenever there's a scene where characters are at a party, the place is just filled up with people dancing like it's a slightly debauched version of "American Bandstand"? I went to several parties in the 80's and not a single one of them had a single person breaking out in dance. It's like the people who wrote all the movies in the 80's, that required a party scene in them, had never experienced a party in their lives and just kind of... imagined that a house full of dancers was what the kids' parties were like, because kids were into MTV, maybe?

[@phoenixwyvern355]

This is the 90s

[@michaelerickson985]

@@phoenixwyvern355 According to IMDb, the film came out in 1986.

[@Emulous79]

Well, Argento considered murder as "a beautiful party". He probably didn't get out much, lol. I read he had hepatitis at one stage and you don't get that from living in a basement.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@Emulous79 I mean I really hope he didn't get hepatitis from living in a basement. I'm sure it's possible but I refuse to think of how.

[@Emulous79]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu Lots of drugs/drink? He has been known to smoke weed (with Richard Stanley!) but I wouldn't have thought he was a needle-freak. Maybe fungi lived down there too...

[@Rich0927]

You forgot to mention the sequence after the guy climbing the rope kicks the demon down into the elevator. It starts back up even though the power's out in the building. Haha

[@Sawrattan]

Best bit of the film! That whole lift scene is the tensest.

[@kaijucifer3544]

Asia Argento? As a High School DxD fan, I appreciate this reference.

[@jimmiekarlsson2970]

True

[@grapeshot]

We lose Tony again. And he was one of the highlights and my favorite character from the first one.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Although Demons 2 might not be as good as Demons 1, it still KICKS ASS!

[@darkone666]

Fun fact - the blue ray copy's of demons 1&2 came with a sequel two book graphic novel called demons3 by arrow comics, it shows who the man in the mask from number one is, it also skips back and forth in time from a demon infested 13th century French country side to a apocalyptic modern day. Gory stuff.

[@daddyaf945]

Jean Loves Jezabel was a very obscure eighties group. I haven’t heard anything from them in 38 years.

[@michaelwilson5114]

I'd almost forgot about Love and Rockets too

[@evilsdemise1287]

I once had a GF just like Sally before the birthday party, then we got married and she turned into Sally after the birthday party. Now I just watch KZbin videos when she's not around.

[@Nick_Nightingale]

Haha now that's REALLY scary!

[@ourkeving]

Seriously consider divorce. Don't stay in an unhappy marriage.

[@UltramanTiga96]

Those types of Demons are way more horrifying than the Demons from DOOM

[@matthewdunham1689]

Ah I miss the 80's

[@DasNordlicht91]

Kinda surprised they didn’t do a twist ending with the baby being a demon. Like you see the couple leaving peacefully, but it zooms in on the baby having a scary demon face.

[@pedrokatcradle]

So they actually were able to stop a demon/ zombie/ demon-zombie apocalypse twice.

[@teddyfilli3079]

Yeah for some reason I find that funny and everyone is just able to get back to normal after the existence of demons were revealed as well

[@DarkEchoesHorror]

I love the dodgy dubbing/translation when the dog owner says to the dog “you didn’t like it.” After the dog licked some demon blood/slime up 😂

[@tygzbg]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrLouis-of3yl]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. He made a Dead Kennedys reference. My life is complete.

[@thatonea-hole]

*NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS TO THE KENNEDYS!!!!*

[@MrLouis-of3yl]

@@thatonea-hole I know you referencin Clone High but I was talking about the punk band. But sure.

[@menslady125eif2590]

"Hmm, umbrellas...a demon's ONE weakness!" You read my mind!

[@xara4985]

Sally was a lot more pleasant when she became a demon.

[@jamesrobinsons8086]

She definitely smiled a lot more.

[@Emulous79]

Her character seemed kind of repressed and moody so it probably brought out the best, er, beast in her.

[@daltonanderson3718]

Congratulations on the new documentary Brandon. I hope many watch it and see the underworld of cult horror movies.

[@grapeshot]

Oh yeah this is so 80s. Giving me many flashbacks.

[@jkb2016]

4:20 He's an Italian reading in English from a German physics book? Ok...

[@troyschulz2318]

I think the actor's American.

[@sebastianmaggart3878]

Mr world wide

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

Honestly, this movie looks pretty awesome. BTW, how did they make that effect of the demon coming out from the TV without CGI? That was great.

[@daviddandrige9461]

If I had to take a wild guess. Back in the 80s you couldn’t film while a TV set was active cuz the camera would get those bar lines so it was either superimposed or projected. In this case I think they used the Freddy Krueger through the wall trick (push the actors face into a thin sheet) & combined the projector trick.

[@gutspuck721]

Demons Recap: Oh yeah! It was the movie that used 'Accept - Fast as a shark' Song!!

[@Nils_Backlund]

You could make it a tradition that every third halloween is a sequelween, so that you always have enough sequels from enough movies, and still do some original content.

[@David-fanboy]

When the Demon came through the tv had me saying as a kid “Holy Sh’t!”

[@user-np1rv4wp3q]

Even for an 80s movie that was a very impressive use of special affects

[@aydenvavra2153]

Simon Boswell did a excellent job scoring the film it’s atmospheric exciting and gets your blood pumping

[@grapeshot]

The dog made mountain lion sounds.

[@gamervideos11]

Love this series of films!

[@imissmycerealasmr1681]

You responded to this 19 hrs ago, yet it was just released? Dare I say time travel? Did you go 88 mph or sling shot around the sun to achieve this?

[@jongroskin729]

Good stuff! Keep rockin' Brandon!

[@michaeltrapson]

This is one most memorable movies I watched at like 4 years old. My parents would rent this from BlockBusters. I prefer Demons 2 over The First one though. Bobby Rhodes was the best. I’m mad his character died smh

[@DubExp]

What's up?

[@nightshadeii9248]

Shamoan

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

No stop that's ignorant, you're being ignorant. (Someone's going to ask that's a South Park reference)

[@lolajaramillo4620]

The scene with the demon looking out towards Sally who than starts to climb out of the TV set to get her, reminds me a lot of, ‘The Video Dead’. Fun concept, but it works a lot better in that film..

[@stevemurray2040]

I was hoping he’d get to Demons 2 eventually and he didn’t disappoint

[@Justforcoverstv1]

I been feeling hella teased from the trailers he's been put up so happy todays it was an upload!

[@sigmacademy]

15:19. Now we just need a Nanny McPhee grindhouse movie taking out Ghoulies/Gremlins with an umbrella? ;)

[@Mr110074]

Thank god something on this channel other than In Search of Darkness trailers.

[@PopCultureNihilist]

In Search of Darkness has mastered marketing. I can't wait for the second film, but I refuse to watch any of their hundreds of ads on my favorite channels. That said- seeing all the notifications has def raised awareness.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

It's free entertainment for me, so I'm not complaining if he occasionally promotes something that's relevant.

[@PopCultureNihilist]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 I feel that, totally agree. I ain’t mad, he should get that bag! 💰 I just ain’t trying to watch the trailers.

[@theotherghostgirl337]

Wait if they’re in the parking garage shouldn’t they be able to just.... walk out??

[@Thisisreallystupid]

Security gate & underground parking. Nope, no walking out.

[@GnrMilligan]

They say music is a powerful influence on people. Right after this video I'm gonna play Doom!

[@christopherrichardson2945]

With this quality of dubbing, I’m half expecting Godzilla to show up

[@jaysonpressley8642]

Here's a bit of coincidence. I just watched your review of Demons for the first time. I go on KZbin just now and the first thing I see is your review for Demons 2. You're either psychic or amazing at your job. I'mma go with the latter

[@graemesmith6721]

It's produced by the director of Suspiria. Of course it's going to look great. You're right, though, that it's basically just ripping off David Cronenberg's "Shivers" by transferring the setting to an apartment building, not to mention stealing the stretching TV screen from "Videodrome."

[@beyondz55]

I love these 2 Demons movies by Bava. They both have killer soundtracks. Fun, pulpy and gory cinema. I was late on Demons 2...was a fan of the first one for years, and only saw Demons 2 recently..damn I wish I saw it earlier!

[@jannisschaefer5776]

Neat "Plan 9 from Outer Space" reference with your shirt there Brandon.

[@orwellianson]

Thank you for the all the work you do, Brandon. It’s thanks to you I can get a clear perspective on these tried and true classics and invest in them for my ever expanding collection of horror films, schlockfests and beyond!

[@rickm8343]

The awesomeness of hearing Brandon mention my favourite band, The Cult, by name, almost makes up for the disappointment of Tony shaving his bad ass, Olympic quality sideburns from the first film.

[@catsecurity]

The second I saw her I thought, "OMG that looks like Sean ....", but before I could complete that thought YOU had to jump in and state the obvious. They say that great minds think alike..... now I have to wonder.... Brandon thinks like me? That's gonna keep me awake at night.

[@starkiller_88]

That “DOOM song” is also ripped from “Master of Puppets”

[@GoodOldGamer]

I looked it up. The alternate Doom theme here (even though this came first, lol) is called Blood and Fame. 👍

[@omganotherun]

Have a soft spot for Demons 2, loved the big garage fight with the gym bros last stand.

[@TheJohno95]

Brandon! I can't believe you didn't mention the part where Bobby chews out the muscle head when he brings over the fire extinguisher and asks how to use it. Other than that, great review! Demons 2 just isn't up to par with the first. But it's definitely not bad, either. With repeat viewings, it's actually pretty entertaining!

[@michaelwilson5114]

9:39 "Demon DOGS!" - Thundarr the barbarian

[@gv9692]

There are many things one could say about this review but... DARIO ARGENTO PRESENTA? As a native Italian speaker I can say: damn nice pronunciation!!! I can tell someone has been watching more than enough Italian and especially Italian exploitation movies LOL... jokes apart, keep up the good work!!!

[@KageNoTora74]

Good to see you still bringing your signature content with Canadian sarcastic wit.

[@zetetick395]

*Demons* is uploaded onto YT, it's well worth a watch!

[@madladd57]

Congratulations, it's a headbanger. That sir is a like

[@vollickplaysgames]

love that flashlight, looks freaking cool. you nailed it, totally looks like a bugzapper XD

[@sarafontanini7051]

I' guessing the tiny gremlin things in both movies are like the demons' true forms why only one pops out of someone for no reason I have no idea

[@XthegreatwhyX]

FINALLY! I missed your reviews.

[@tonyandrade8131]

Oh, I hope you are doing Night of the Demons 2, too. You review of the first one turned me on to the franchise, thank you!!

[@djmexicanodetx2195]

I remember this film!

[@richardjimenez8060]

This movie scarred me as a kid, I remember my Dad made me and my brother watch these types of movies.

[@sgtkabukimannypd8198]

Demons 1 & 2 are a handful of movies where the first and sequel are queasy great. I can’t choose one from the other. The music in both are PERFECT. The gore, the storylines, the production, the directing, the acting, the camerawork, the cast, EVERYTHING is perfect. The theme song from 2 is better though :)

[@donaldstuckiii]

This was my favorite movie when I was a kid.

[@jareth1969]

Love & Rockets!!! Loved that group lol.....This movie is a guilty pleasure of mine, great review!!!

[@emperorbunnybun7513]

I can never shake the feeling that Brandon from Brandon Tenold looks a lot like Brad from DRIFT0R.

[@evesuber9756]

Dude you are Hilarious, I've watched a lot of your reviews but this one is the by far the best. Thanks for the laughs

[@thegasmaskwarrior341]

We can all agree that both movies best character is the pimp. Who's with me?

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Italian John Denver...that's the kind of weird random lookalike shit that cracks me up.

[@1anastudent]

I'd love to see you do Beastmaster