There are two
types of independent horror films, and this is how it has always been. On one
hand you have filmmakers like Roger Corman and his modern-day imitators, making
films which blatantly rip off a more successful mainstream film in hopes of
stealing a little of the residual glory. The other types are made by the more
daring filmmakers who use the freedom of independence cinema to make a film
which might not have been made in mainstream cinema. Unfortunately, The Demented is one of the first type of
low budget horror films, and even more disappointing is how late it is to the
party.
To say that all
of The Demented has been done in
other films better is an understatement, as the market has been flooded with
these type of infection-based horror since 9/11. In yet another quarantined
biohazard horror, a group of college friends escape for a weekend getaway at an
estate in a Louisiana
There are
moments in the film which are well shot, and even a few sequences of suspense
that almost make it worth enduring the standard bad dialogue and over-acting.
All the rest won’t have to look far in the horror genre to find something
similar. The Blu-ray release includes a high definition presentation of this
low expectation horror film.
Entertainment Value:
3/10
Quality of
Filmmaking: 4/10
Historical
Significance: 1/10
Disc Features: 1/10
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