Tales from the Crypt - Demon Knight (1995)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:8
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: The Collector, a mysterious force of evil, hungers for possession of a key that will give him access to the monsters of Hell. But he cannot get the precious object away from Brayker, the key's... [More]
Starring: Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett, Brenda Bakke
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Reviews for Tales from the Crypt - Demon Knight
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Pinkett, at least, went on to better things. Full Review |
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 3/4 |
Good-humored gore, ably directed by Ernest Dickerson. Full Review |
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Pic is neither funny enough nor scary enough to be fully satisfying as either a shocker or a spoof. Full Review |
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The first in a series, but standards will need to impove if it's to survive. Full Review |
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1/5 |
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
Billy Zane's finest hour. Yeah, I know, that's depressing.
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3/5 |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
Between scenes of splattering gore in which severed heads literally roll across the floor, the movie has a good time spoofing itself and a gallery of mostly sleazy characters who confront a crew of blood-thirsty demons. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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6/10 |
A big, dumb Night of the Living Dead rip-off with demons that convince you that Pumpkinhead must have reproduced. Fun junk.
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
Next time out, let's hope it involves a story that can stand on its own, without having to be propped up by the Crypt Keeper's silly patter. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
The problem here is clearly the script, with very little that is original and amusing. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Appallingly straightforward horror fare. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The movie isn't particularly well-paced, and I found it dull. Full Review |
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1/4 |
Good entertainment stretched to three times its natural length is rarely three times better, but bad entertainment dragged out that long will typically be three times worse. Full Review |
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