Demonic

IFC Films | Release Date: August 20, 2021

4.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Ratings

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JLuis_001Aug 25, 2021

Neill Blomkamp is a director who has had a lot of bad luck in Hollywood. Even after being connected to big films that were never made, such as the adaptation of Halo, a hypothetical new installment of Alien with Sigourney Weaver leading, andNeill Blomkamp is a director who has had a lot of bad luck in Hollywood. Even after being connected to big films that were never made, such as the adaptation of Halo, a hypothetical new installment of Alien with Sigourney Weaver leading, and a new RoboCop movie.
He didn't do any of them.

He's an ambitious director who has made interesting stories but has never managed to surpass his debut; District 9, and while Elysium and Chappie weren't really successful, neither of them had been as brutal a setback in his career as Demonic is, which is easily the worst film he's done so far, by far.

Demonic has an interesting concept, but that's pretty much the only thing to be commended.
The execution, the direction, the tone, the incredible lack of horror, and above all the bad performances end up closing the circle of a painful disappointment.… Expand

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bertobellamyOct 16, 2021

You probably wouldn't guess that this amateurish film comes from an Academy Award nominee.

'Demonic' starts with a promising concept: what if horror and hi-tech met? The volumetric capture technology that Neill Blomkamp employs here is aYou probably wouldn't guess that this amateurish film comes from an Academy Award nominee.

'Demonic' starts with a promising concept: what if horror and hi-tech met? The volumetric capture technology that Neill Blomkamp employs here is a clever way to bring the horror genre to a new age — although some animated scenes looked like someone was playing a devilish version of ´The Sims.' Unfortunately, it's not enough to keep you interested. Soon enough, the plot falls into an all-too-familiar possession story.

What happened to Blomkamp? Long gone are the days when he was considered the best new thing in sci-fi. 'District 9' is a classic, and supposedly, a sequel is coming, but now I'm very worried about how that will turn out. You could say that 'Demonic' was made with a handful of dollars during the worst days of the pandemic, but why bother then? Was Blomkamp trying to prove himself? If so, I think it backfired in the worst way possible.

If you really want to see a good mix of sci-fi and horror, go and see 'Possessor.' Brandon Cronenberg is now the best new thing in sci-fi.… Expand

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CasandraComplexMay 20, 2022

Hmmmm I am surprised at how everyone despises this film but cannot get enough of woke garbage. It's confusing. I guess I am a strange bird because I really didn't like district 9 because I thought it was a pedantic morality play with aliensHmmmm I am surprised at how everyone despises this film but cannot get enough of woke garbage. It's confusing. I guess I am a strange bird because I really didn't like district 9 because I thought it was a pedantic morality play with aliens instead of apartheid suffering black Africans.. it was like duh! Prejudice = bad duh! Chappie was just frigging awful Hip Hop hell knock off of the short circuit trilogies And Elysium was another variation of the District9 morality play but with a space station this time. The only reason why I enjoyed it was because of the sci-fi premise that was derivative of the RingWorld novels by Larry Niven. I was disappointed that the film wasn't about the actual Ring space station but rather about yet another yellowish dessert dystopia.. YAWN! Neil finally comes up with something completely different and everybody hates it. WTF? The demonic film wasn't all that original in plot and relies waaaaay too heavily on the main character to do one stupid decision after another and another and another until you kinda just get annoyed.. however, it was EXTREMELY well done stylistically, involved some really fascinating concepts and was that CGI ?? Whatever.. it was really crystal clear, ultra high definition quality that was extremely well executed. The choice of actors was also unconventional and refreshingly UNHOLLWOOD like which is possibly why, I suspect, that the critics torpedoed the ratings. Anything that bucks the woke trend in TV and film these days appears to have a pox on it.… Expand

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NomaxMay 31, 2022

Местами картина выглядит прям вообще пушечно, особенно моменты симуляции, реально смотрится как то свежо прям, но есть конечно сюжетные баги. В целом фильм скорее понравился чем нет, впринципе стараюсь не пропускать фильмы этого режиссёра.Местами картина выглядит прям вообще пушечно, особенно моменты симуляции, реально смотрится как то свежо прям, но есть конечно сюжетные баги. В целом фильм скорее понравился чем нет, впринципе стараюсь не пропускать фильмы этого режиссёра.

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JLauSep 12, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Woman, for absolutely no reason, signs up to go into a computer simulation where she can talk to her estranged mother who has become comatose while in prison for burning down a care home but there's demons.… Expand

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