Very disappointing...

Sick Product of a Sick System

Sadly Over-hyped

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

The Crypt Keeper has gone Hollywood and presents this movie Demon Knight. Brayker (William Sadler) is hunted by The Collector (Billy Zane). He barely escapes to the small town of Wormwood, New Mexico where he finds shelter in the church turned boarding house. The Collector convinces the sheriff to arrest Brayker and almost steals Brayker's artifact with the blood of Christ. The Collector reveals his true identity as a demon. He needs the artifact which is the last key to throw the universe into chaos. Brayker and the rest of the inhabitants must battle demons unleashed by the Collector.This is actually a good cast filled with some impressive actors. William Sadler is always good and Billy Zane is still a great villain at that point of his career. Jada Pinkett Smith, Thomas Haden Church and CCH Pounder fill out a solid cast. The production value is limited and this is more of a direct-to-DVD level. The special effects are not the best. Even the set is inferior. However it is still a functional horror.

The Crypt Keeper has always looked pretty dodgy if you ask me, a pretty bad puppet but hey its not all about him. The actual set for his crypt always looks cool in a 'Munster/Addams' type way which is fun and kooky, nothing special though.So ye olde Crypt Keeper intro's the story which is a feature length plot and based around a group of people stuck in a building with a demon outside after their blood and a special key which one of them processes. Its kinda like a horror version of 'Assault on Precinct 13' with an 'Evil Dead' black comedy angle which does work pretty well I must admit. Billy Zane does a good job as the head demon hamming it up something huge and churning out some decent lines and visual gags. Up against him is William Sadler who, for once, plays the hero and the only one who can stop the demons.The action is good fun and chock full of decent makeup and prosthetics with lots of over the top blood n gore by the bucket full. The plot is actually quite deep revolving around demons dating back through the ages with 'chosen ones' being the only defenders etc...a bit more in depth than the usual Crypt tales.Bottom line though if you like 'Evil Dead' or 'From Dusk Till Dawn' or 'Feast' then I'm sure you will like this.6/10

Demon Knight is a B movie that shouldn't be underestimated.Taking its ques from the hit-or-miss HBO series "Tales From the Crypt", Demon Knight is a horror movie that never takes itself too seriously and has a lot of positive going for it. As a "horror" movie, it is boiler plate, average, run of the mill. But, the self aware gags it has with itself, the decent effects, and the interesting development and pace it takes sets it above the crap you might expect.A masterpiece this is not, but it's fun, can be dark and serious, and has it's humor when needed. Also, this movie is worth the watch just for Billy Zane alone.And if you say Bordello of Blood is better than this movie, your sarcasm is appreciated.

"DEMON KNIGHT" is a criminally underrated masterpiece of 1990s B-cinema; I argue that it stands with other genre siblings like THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS and DEAD ALIVE as an overlooked gem composed of everything enjoyable about the horror movie experience.DK is incredibly fun. Bloody, gory, goofy fun, but it's also quite surprising. It accepts its limitations, both financial and thematic (due to being a "Tales From the Crypt" project) and embraces them with all the enthusiasm and grandeur it deserves and some that it doesn't. It accepts that its premise is fundamentally far-fetched, but also accepts that to the characters, its nothing short of completely real, and so the story and the cast treats it as such and that is what sets it above other, disappointing kitsch horror films that stray into the meta or take themselves overwhelmingly seriously for an underwhelming concept.What sells this film more than anything else is the cast; it's a testament to the craft to watch them work here. They never wink to the audience or treat the material with disdain, but instead, give it all they have (without veering into parody or kabuki), and that sells the importance necessary to invest in the characters and care about their plight. Virtually everyone in this film except Dick Miller is cast against type, and given a character in stark contrast with the ones they are usually given in films and TV outside. The most notable is Thomas Haden Church, who devastates his charming, adorable iconic role of Lowell in "Wings" as the loathsome, irredeemable, belligerent Roach. Sadler in particular is affecting as Brayker, who is a character of such quiet dignity and resignation that I truly wonder why he hasn't been offered more roles like this since. The true standout, however, is Billy Zane, who has such unparalleled charisma and humor that had this film been recognized at its time for its greatness, Zane would be remembered for The Collector and not for TITANIC. Zane's performance as The Collector is nothing less than on par with Christoph Waltz's Landa in INGLORIOUS BASTERDS.If that sounds like hyperbole, then you have yet to see the evidence to the contrary.You really can't go wrong as a horror movie fan, casual or serious, with giving this film a go. Even if you don't find it to be your cup of tea, you'd be hard pressed to argue that it wasn't worth your time.DEMON KNIGHT is actually worthy of your time. Give it a shot.