david_s_fox After reading the comments made by the other reviewer about this film, who is clearly a film buff, I thought I would include my own point, as someone who watches films simply for the crack. Demon Cop is no Lord Of The Rings or Terminator 2, but it does make for some compelling viewing, for the simple fact you have no idea whats going on, it looks like it was made by a blind man, and not once in the film is the Demon actually a cop! This film is so bad its fantastic! The film starts with and introduction by a Doctor who is the head of a mental asylum, who talks of one of his patients (the Demon Cop), which I cant see how he can talk about him as he dies at the end of the film, and not once was he in the asylum! Then we move to a seen where a man is being chased by the Demon Cop. This is hilarious as the man is sprinting for dear life while the Demon Cop plods behind, but he's only ever just in front of the Demon Cop! The Demon Cop himself is brilliant - from what I can gather, he's an ex-Special Forces/ Vietnam war hero who got a medal, who was involved in a drive-by shooting, who has HIV, who is a cop, sings songs in 'Demon Form', can't open doors and gets fooled by women in wheelchairs with tazer guns! You can imagine how bad this is. The production itself is horrendous. The opening credits mix are written in chalk on a wall (which you can't read), when people are talking it either shows the back of their heads, their mouths or their eyes, rarely their full face (can't blame them really - I wouldn't want to be shown in this film) and the music is done by a 3 year old on a knackered keyboard. It gets worse on from here, but thats what my review is about. Top marks to the distribution company for releasing this, whatever you were on that day I want some! The film is awful, but it gets full marks because it is so bad, i could watch it again and again and laugh my head off, which is strange as its supposed to be a horror movie! I will finish with saying that if you want to watch a good movie, clearly avoid like the plague. But if you want a film that you and your friends can watch while having a beer then this is a must. Recommended because its so bad! Bring on the DVD version, if ever!

Digger_Tobes I challenge anyone to show me a worse film than Rocco Karega's absolutely woeful attempt at horror in "Demon Cop." This film is so drenched in mediocrity that I just don't know where to begin. In fact, it's only possible to sit through this attrocity because you spend your 90 or so minutes trying to comprehend how this film ever made it anywhere beyond the poor quality camera is was shot on. A warning to readers. If you are looking forward to seeing this film, do not read on. No doubt your excitement will be completely shattered. I wish I could say that this review has plot spoilers. But seeing as there is no plot, you have nothing to fear.I just cannot believe that the people involved with this film were serious about the project. Tragically though, it appears that they were. The opening of the film is the best indicator of the plot. It begins with a sort of soliloquy from a man who is involved with an asylum and assures us that he is "not a patient, I'm the doctor." It's a good thing he told us, because the big wooden desk and his white lab coat really weren't enough. In between asking pointless rhetorical questions of the audience, it is vaguely conveyed that we are about to witness the story of one of his patients. Next we cut to a man running in the darkness, then an ugly head (this is the Demon Cop, in a shot that is re-used a number of times), then a shot of a man peeling something off a dead body before smelling it and making what can only be described as a ridiculous expression. I say that this indicates the plot because, as you can gather, it makes no sense whatsoever.Perhaps nothing characterises "Demon Cop" more than the disgracefully appalling performances of the actors. There is a woman in a wheelchair whose bland delivery of her many boring lines would put an insomniac to sleep. Then there is the German character "Bloodhound" who spends a good 5 minutes or so dictating into a tape recorder. Not only are these two actors horribly monotonous, but they actually fluff many of their lines. Yes, I'm serious, there are a myriad of muck-ups that were not corrected and remain in the film. However nothing comes close to the insanely ludicrous pair of detectives who are on Demon Cop's case. One guy reminds you of a drunken hunchback as he tries and fails to scale a 2m high fence, whilst the other could not have chosen a more bizarre stance from which to fire his gun.But despite all these flaws, "Demon Cop" actually does end up being somewhat of a quality film. No, not really, I'm just trying to lighten the mood. There's the Demon Cop costume, which (thanks to some poorly shot close-ups) we can see consists of painted rubber dish gloves for his hands and some painted boots to appear as his feet. What else is just plain stupid about this film? A woman unloads a full clip of an automatic rifle into Demon Cop and it does not affect him. However later when one of the detectives fires a single shot at him, he stumbles backwards holding his shoulder. There is a shot of a thug with a baseball bat hitting demon cop with it, yet he does so with a force that would not trouble a thin layer of rice paper. A woman screams only when Demon Cop is shot at. Seemingly she is quite content to have an ugly demon over her back fence, yet is only upset by gunfire. The wheelchair woman shoots Demon Cop with a laser gun. How fortunate she was that Rocco Karega decided it was appropriate to incorporate star wars style technology in a film about a small town in America in the 80's. To top it all off, the scripting is far worse than anything I've ever witnessed. Example. In a scene in which the two detectives try to put together the clues they have so far, one detective mentions the German character and gleefully exclaims "Oh yeah, and I found out his name isn't really Bloodhound!" Amazing. Then there is the extended monologue of "Demon Cop," delivered in the ridiculous voice of the character that one can only liken to that of the Cookie Monster. It contains such insightful dialogue as "I'll be elsewhere, not here, not with you, but somewhere." Please.There are so many more terrible things about this film, but it's just so painful that I can't go on. I'm also running out of synonyms for "terrible." If you do actually sit down to watch it(and believe me, you WILL need to sit down), you will find yourself in tears of laughter as well as tears of anguish. It really is a fine line between pleasure and pain.If there is one good thing you can take out of this film, it's that now you will certainly have a quick and ready answer when asked "What's the worst film you've ever seen?" Other than that, I want my 90 minutes back.Oh yeah, and whoever was responsible for actually distributing this attrocity should be arrested.

AndyOBX Where does one begin with a film so sublime, so subtle, so tender and so good-natured? Well, one would *not* begin, were the subject of one's meditation this film. One would be stuck. One would stumble right out of the gate when writing about this travesty, this weirdly unintentionally brilliant piece of garbage called "Demon Cop." This is doubtless an entertaining little piece of horror bombast, but it is highly suggested that you imbibe copious amounts of illegal drugs or cheap wine before viewing, so that something else can be attributed to the inevitable destruction of your precious brain cells. It might also make it even more enjoyable viewing. Or at least tolerable. Or else you will be able to forget it quickly. Would that I had planned ahead. Seeing it as I just have, in the stark raving mad light of day, without benefit of mood- or cinema altering substances, soberly I was unable to consider the glittering, decadently awful "Demon Cop" for the peculiar gem it perhaps might be. More rather, for the gigantic train wreck of a waste of celluloid (rather, video) it most certainly is.For all eternity, I will never know the plot, nor will I understand the motivation behind wasting the money to commit this to eternity and to an eternity of late, late night cable runs (although, in my case, not nearly late enough). But it has something to do with a cop, who is a demon because his blood is bad, and an understanding girlfriend. There appears to be a script, but nothing stands out that I can point to. To the writer's credit, tasteless AIDS jokes abound. There is a savage murder rampage then, several savage murderous rampages and voice-overs later, there is a girl in a wheelchair; several cops who don't wear uniforms; strange, suburban Los Angeles ranch style housing; and a laughably awful demon latex costume that is topped by a Geri-curled wig stolen straight out of an early LaToya Jackson video. Spirit gum must have gone missing, because that darned demon latex costume keeps peeling off. All of the above combines to create a vivid impression. At least it would be vivid, if the video quality weren't so bad. The hyphenate behind this production, a madman named Rocco Karega, perhaps walks our streets even this very night. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. But in that Ed Wood way, one does admire him. And by "admire," I mean stand very, very far away and observe from a distance, hopefully with bars between you, and a security detail. The earnest, "like me, please, oh, God, like me" quality that permeates the performances throughout are nowhere matched in their, well, permeability, than the stunning central, electrifying one of writer-director-producer-star-costumer-caterer Rocco Karega. There is nothing in film that this man thinks he cannot do. Alas, writing, directing, producing and starring are not any of them. To his credit, I am sure this film was catered adequately, as everybody seemed reasonably well fed, if not mostly pale. The costumes were provided by the cast, and it looks like everybody has washing machines. So there's that. Wherever you are tonight, Rocco Karega, rest well, knowing your 1991 masterpiece continues to enchant future generations, bringing joy and AIDS jokes to countless admirers. God bless you, Rocco Karega. God bless you richly.

NickSavage I recently saw this movie on a local independent channel and it sparked my curiosity. It was very hard to follow and suffers from lack of production quality and actors. The film lists the late Cameron Mitchell as the main star of the movie (best known for tons of B flicks and 70's TV appearances like "Fantasy Island"). When I saw him at talking at the beginning of the movie, I figured I'd be watching a cheap B horror movie. Instead, what I found was something like what I would have made on my home movie video camera when I was a teenager.First off, Cameron Mitchell only makes two appearances in the whole movie, about 3 minutes at the beginning and 3 minutes at the end. He is supposed to be some kind of Doctor or something and he's telling a story about what happened to one of his experimental patients or something. In both scenes, he's sitting at a desk in an office and at no time does he appear in any of the scenes of the movie or interact with any of the "actors". I heard a narrator at times throughout the movie that could possibly be Mitchell, but with the sound quality being so bad, I couldn't tell if it was him.I can't really comment on the plot to much, due to the fact that I had a very hard time following it (partly due to the sound track). A couple of detectives are investigating a series of murders in a suburban / city area. A man (I guess its Mitchell's patient) has a disease that causes him to turn into a sort of werewolf - looking monster.This movie seems to have been shot on video and fades to black after almost every scene. I did observe some film scratch lines from time to time which could have been added for effect. This movie also has an overwhelming 80's feeling to it - back ground music, clothing, set designs, etc. There seems to be a lot of voice sound - overs (dubbing) that is not very well done.To point out just a very few positives, the make-up effects aren't too bad. This might have been O.K. as a 15 minute short, and shows some, if little, hope for the cast and crew involved.Feeling generous today, I'll give this movie 1 out of 10 stars.