Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

jrephthurn The making of 'Night of the Demon' was interesting because of the struggle between the director Jacques Tourneur and the producer Hal E. Chester. Tourneur had a long successful history directing movies of creating more suspense by delaying the appearance of the 'monster' and showing less when it is shown, to let the imagination take over. Don't show a close up of the monster. Instead, show a medium range shot of the monster, gradually approaching. It can't be seen to clearly because of the darkness, smoke and range. And let the viewer imagine what it would look like from close up, as the victim gazes upon it from a hundred feet away and knows it will soon be upon him.But Chester argued that bad directing is good and good bad. So, he insisted that the demon be seen in a close up. And insisted that it be shown in the first few minutes of the film, so that there is no suspense. And that it be shown on the movie posters so there wouldn't even by a minute of suspense in the movie. Tourneur and others tried to get Chester to see reason. But it is easier to stop a demon than a producer with his mind made up.As it turned out, Chester, not Tourneur, was the true visionary, at least judging by the movies that are produced today. It was Chester who had the visor of the future. However, despite Chester's meddling, 'Night of the Demon' is still a very good movie. One needs to see the movies of yesterday, the movies of Jacques Tourneur, to see really good horror movies.

Zombat5 I have watched this film many times and it just gets better.Fantastic set pieces such as the seance scene and also in the lunatic asylum.Niall MacGinnis absolutely steals the show as the sinister Dr Karswell.Ok the demon itself is a bit 'rubber bands and bits of string' (hell, it was made 60 years ago) but that absolutely does not matter as the film is pure atmosphere from start to finish.If you haven't seen it already you're in for an absolute treat!

Prichards12345 Night Of The Demon has drawn criticisms of its decision to show the monster right at the beginning of the movie, and of course, the admittedly crude effects; but the very fact that we know the Demon exists means we begin to view Holden as trapped by his closed mind. Despite his constant denials of the existence of the supernatural, the audience KNOWS he's due a nasty fate if he doesn't change his view. This creates dramatic tension and is at the heart of the movie's effectiveness.The original script by Charles Bennett included the shots of the Demon from the very beginning - something that is not widely known considering Jacques Tourneur's later comments - in fact Tourneur was pretty happy with the movie at the time he made it. There are only two or three brief inserts of the Demon that were added to the script. The big close up of the monster was always intended. So while one may prefer the Demon to have remained hidden, I would contend that it was part of the original concept, does not harm the movie, and Tourneur only changed his mind after audiences' adverse reaction to the appearance of the monster.The plot of Demon is based on M.R. James' Casting The Runes, which was also filmed and updated by ITV in 1979; both versions considerably change and add to the plot, but the basic idea remains the same.Night of The Demon concerns Dr. John Holden's (Dana Andrews)attempt to expose the devil cult of Julian Carswell (Nial MacGinnis), a practising black magician who holds his followers to him by fear. By means of a parchment containing a runic curse, he is able to summon a ghastly apparition to murder his rivals.MacGinnis, going against the trend of most horror movies, actually makes Carswell a charming and quite likable person - except for when his mask slips, and we see the evil and fearful man lurking under the surface. Macginnis gives a fantastic performance, stealing the movie from the two leads. Peggy Cummins plays Joanna Harrington, niece of a professor murdered by Carswell's demon at the beginning of the movie. In truth both she and Andrews give boring, stilted performances, and it's left to various British character actors like Liam Redmond, Athene Seyler and Brian Wilde to save the day.The horror sequences are beautifully handled by Director Tourneur, as you'd expect from the man at the helm of Cat People, I Walked With A Zombie, and The Leopard Man. All of these films have at their heart the same theme as Night Of The Demon - is belief in the supernatural mere superstition, or is there really something at the bottom of it?Many of the sequences in this film are landmarks of horror - Holden's flight through the woods while a strange glowing trail of smoke pursues him, his explorations in Carswell's house where a guardian has been set, the eerie passing of the runes at the British Museum, by which Carswell condemns Holden to a ghastly death at the hands of a Demon from hell; the superb children's party sequence, which both humanises and demonises Carswell at the same time. And the tremendously suspenseful ending, with a now convinced Holden attempting to pass the parchment back to Karswell before the Demon gets him.Overall the film is fantastically gripping and entertaining.

fatelvis-74367 See this film, seriously very good underrated movie. I have seen it many times always gives me the chills.The scene where Carswell evokes the storm is so subtle and sublime and done in broad daylight, truly terrifying.So many other great scenes, when he goes to Scottish psychic and a little girls voice comes out, genius!! Kate Bush lyrics Runes that fly away, the great Black and White imagery. The links to Crowley, the tense train journey.Oh this film as it all, enjoy and tell others a great film and puts to shame a lot of CGI films and those who have no idea how to build tension