Devil's Den (2006) User Reviews

Actually a pretty funny movie, even if unoriginal.

[innocuous · 5/10 · 12 May 2008]

OK, OK...so it's rip-off of several other horror-comedies. It's still fairly amusing and at least slightly unpredictable. Shoddy FX don't ruin ALL your enjoyment. Plus, you get to see Devon Sawa looking like he's been hanging around outside hotels cadging cigarette butts.

But now to the important stuff. Is everyone in horror movies completely deaf? I mean, you can have four people just yammering away in an argument just down the hall from a dozen ghouls, and the ghouls apparently don't hear a thing. At one point, a couple is just plain yelling at each other at the entrance to a cave (plus, one of them is firing a gun periodically) and the creatures inside the cave are absolutely oblivious. I've never been in a cave where that would have worked. And it's not just this movie, either. Evil slashers are always dropping out of the ceiling behind a victim, pulling up alongside cars in their own cars, and opening doors and hatches right next to potential victims. Does anyone notice anything? Nope. I mean, I'm 54 years old and I know I would have figured it out.

But enough digression. This is an OK movie. Check it out, if you like the genre.

An Entertaining Horror Comedy

[ClayDeaver · 6/10 · 4 February 2007]

I had a nice time sitting through this edgy horror comedy, and have no regrets. It was certainly targeting the younger viewer however I found it a decent expenditure of my time due to the better than average talent they acquired.Eventually I sort of fell into the rather macabre storyline. Obviously the budget was low and the sets didn't change much,in fact everything happens at one location,"the strip club from hell" but for my two cents I have to say they pulled of a nice entertaining little package, probably due to a lot of things like good camera work, a descent director and some pretty good young and not too well know actors like Kelly Hu, who happens to be one of our local girls here in Hawaii. Kelly gave a nice performance, although it's probably hard to step down from a role as Cassandra in the scorpion King to something with less of a bang, she and Devon Sawa, Ken Foree and Karen Maxwell gave it a great effort. I think this film will be a bit of a cult classic in the ghoul killing vampire wasting category. If you don't think a ghoul hunt with dry humor would be your cup of tea then perhaps you should pass on this one, but if your not offended by that sort of thing then give it a shot, I think you'll have a few laughs and the time will go right by. I'm sure we will see a lot more of the cast from this film, they seem to be practicing a craft called acting.

Jeff Burr has never let me down before. And he doesn't do it this time either.

[Vomitron_G · 6/10 · 1 September 2010]

As mentioned countless times already, "Devil's Den" really can be considered to be a "From Dusk Till Dawn" knock-off... But that doesn't mean it can't be fun, right? And indeed, I had as much fun with this one as I had with watching "The Hazing" (2004) the week before. Both can be considered good fun horror party flicks. No vampires in this den, actually, but ghouls instead. No big twist halfway through the movie, but ghoul action from the get-go. No elaborate plot whatsoever, but still a few nice character twists. And Ken"Beyond the Dawn of the Texas Sleepstalking Dentist-Reject"Foree is in it. And for the teenage ladies, there's Devon Sawa (but I must say the dude seems to have gained some weight since "Final Destination"). And guys, I don't need to tell you that there's indeed some pleasant femalish eye-candy in this one, right? Yes, this movie will very likely not go very far into horror history, but it's still a certified fun B-movie watch. The same kind of fun I recently had with "Bloodsuckers" (AKA "Vampire Wars"), now that we're talking vampires and ghouls.

Devil's Den

[Scarecrow-88 · 5/10 · 31 March 2010]

While on their way to Mexico to sell "spanish fly" pills as part of a get-rich-quick-scheme, Quinn(Devon Sawa) and his best friend, Nick(Steven Schub) stop off at a strip joint, The Devil's Den, to test out their product. What Quinn doesn't expect is that the joint's top stripper(and her fellow dancers)are demons out for blood and flesh. Quinn will almost become lunch when a well equipped assassin named Caitlan(Kelly Hu), looking for someone at the Den, blasts away, startled at the fact that no matter how many rounds she fires the fugly blood-thirsty, flesh-eating demons still keep coming, seemingly unharmed by the ammunition. Quinn and Caitlan also receive assistance from Leonard(Ken Foree), armed with double barrel shotgun and sword, who knows what the things are..ghouls who sold their soul to Beelzebub. The feeding frenzy where customers are torn asunder by the monstrous ghouls who devour with relish will remind viewers, I imagine, of the Titty Twister slaughter in "From Dusk Til Dawn". Their lair is underneath the Den, a tunnel leading to it(the sets aren't the least bit convincing)and Leonard must kill the leader, their queen, and if he is successful then her reign of terror will be over. Karen Maxwell is Candy, a waitress who accompanies the trio as they temporarily barricade themselves in a dressing room as the feast commences in the club. Who Caitlan is and what her mission was is certainly surprising as it actually pertains to Quinn, but other urgent matters take precedent over this at the moment. More or less a bloody action film, pretty claustrophobic as most of "Devil's Den" is contained within the strip club with our heroes either trying to survive, fending off the hideous demons, or bickering with each other(although, the cast seem to enjoy each other). I imagine some viewers will have to adjust to Sawa's obnoxiousness, his constant whining and screeching, a teen heartthrob no longer. I love me some Hu, though, and she gets to unload rounds at, and kickbox, demons. I have no idea why she would ever find Quinn the least bit ideal a candidate as a future love interest, despite how the movie caters to such nonsense. Foree fans will eat up his role as a bad ass with a Samurai sword, slicing and dicing ghastly demon girls with ferocious appetites. Some flesh-eating, a hand ripping through a victim's chest(pulling free his beating heart and eating it), organ munching, blood splatter, and other grue goodies should satisfy gorehounds seeking human carnage. Nothing particularly memorable, that I can find, but as a Foree fan, I think his casting is enough to recommend horror fans for at least one sitting. Nice to have Jeff Burr back in the director's chair even if the movie rehashes ideas from other films, with a lower budget. I'm not a fan of Sawa in the least, but I thoroughly enjoyed Hu and Foree's casting in the movie. If anything, Burr always seemed to cast rather effectively. And, Burr uses practical effects, something this horror fan certainly appreciates, for the grue, pulling away when he has to due to his obvious budgetary constraints.

A Den Open From Dusk Til Dawn.

[morrison-dylan-fan · 4/10 · 7 November 2011]

Ever since having two of the best days of my life at the 2007 Foree Fest (where I got the unbelievable opportunity to meet the great man himself,over 2 days!)I've always been on the look out for any films featuring Ken Foree,and with this movie having the added bonus of Kelly Hu and Devon Sawa in the other lead roles this seemed like a good choice for my next Foree viewing.

The plot:

On their way home,friends Quinn and Nick decide that since they have spent most of the day going round Mexico to gather up some cheap drugs which they can sell in the US,both of them are deserving of a nice break. Almost driving past,Nick and Quinn's eye's light up when they spot a strip club in the middle of nowhere.Entering the club,both are thrilled to find that they and two other,strange people (one being a man who looks to be in a permanent trance,and the other one being a beautiful,but deadly looking woman)are the only customers in the club!.

Soon,the boys are starting to get really close to the main stripper of the club,who kindly invites Quinn to a 'private' show.Being led to the outside of the building,Quinn is gripped by the woman,who suddenly starts to bite him.

Pushing her away,Quinn makes the discovery that the stripper is not a woman,but in fact a demon!.Rushing to kill Quinn off,the demon is stopped in its tracks by the (now) sword and gun welding other customers,who start to make Quinn suspect that this is a far from normal strip club.

View on the film:

Whilst Mitch Gould's (who has also performed stunts,for the Twilight and Power Rangers movies!) screenplay does take a huge amount from the second half of the Robert Rodriguze film From Dusk Til Dawn,the film still has quite a few good moments of its own,which help to make it into an enjoyable,bite-size homage.

For the first half an hour of the film,Gould and director Jeff Burr use the movies strip club setting to create a nice sleazy,spooky feel,with it being very easy to see that,although,Nick and Quinn think they have discovered a paradise,the emptiness of the strip club suggest that something nasty may be hiding inside the building.

Sadly for the second half of the film Gould and Burr seem to just go round in circles until the very end,due to all the moments of building up tension and characters having been completely used up in the first half an hour.Thankfully,the great cast make sure that even the films plodding moments are never less than likable,with Devon Sawa showing a good comedy side to his performance,Kelly Hu giving the film a cool touch of sleekness.

Along with Hu and Sawa,the high light of the film,is easily Ken Foree's terrific performance as the secret Ninja/demon assassin Leonard,who lights up the film in every scene he's in,from the mysterious stranger at a bar,to being the ultimate Demon killing machine. Final view on the film: A likable riff on From Dusk Til Dawn,with a sagging screenplay that is saved by a very entertaining cast.

A Dull Action-Comedy

[Uriah43 · 3/10 · 13 June 2023]

This film essentially begins with two young men by the name of "Quinn" (Devon Sawa) and "Nick" (Steven Schub) driving back to the United States with a cache of Spanish Fly they had recently purchased in Mexico. Naturally, being the losers that they are, they cannot wait to try their merchandise out on the first unsuspecting women they meet, so they stop at a small, seedy nightclub known as the Devil's Den along the way. To that effect, noticing a beautiful dancer by the name of "Jezebel" (Dawn Olivieri) casting looks his way, Quinn invites her to his table and, when she accepts his offer of a drink, manages to slip one of the pills into it without her noticing. Sure enough, the Spanish Fly produces immediate results and within minutes she is leading him to a quite spot to continue their romantic encounter. Meanwhile, an attractive woman by the name of "Caitlin" (Kelly Hu) has noticed the two leaving through the back door and has decided to follow them for reasons that remain unknown at this time. However, when she finally catches up to the two of them, she notices Quinn fighting for his life against a hideous creature that is attempting to devour him-and there are even more creatures of this type that have suddenly appeared as well. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this movie certainly had potential as both the initial plot and the presence of several attractive actresses like Kelly Hu, Dawn Olivieri and Karen Maxwell (as the waitress named "Candy") certainly provoked my interest. Unfortunately, my interest waned to a great degree due to the number of uninspired action scenes repeated over and over again. Likewise, the transformation of the beautiful actresses into hideous ghouls didn't help either. In any case, other than a few moments here and there, I found this movie to be rather dull for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Below average.

Smooth-Paced, Humorous Horror Film Sneaks Under Radar

[gavin6942 · 7/10 · 3 March 2007]

On their way home from smuggling a case of high-potency Spanish Fly, two young men get lost and end up at the Devil's Den, a gentleman's club with no cover charge and some fine-looking ladies. But what starts off as a leisurely diversion quickly turns to panic when the pair discover some of the dancers are looking for a little more than a few dollars.

This film comes from director Jeff Burr ("Leatherface" and many others), am an with a solid history of directing horror films with a little less serious of an edge (such as the Puppetmaster films). I mean this in the kindest of ways, because finding the right blend of horror and comedy is an art form, and one that Burr has really found a knack for. This film entertains -- the balance of laughs and gore is flawless.

At first glance, I thought writer Mitch Gould might owe some serious kudos to Robert Kurtzman -- I'm not the first person to notice that the undead dancing in a club is not a new idea (see "From Dusk Till Dawn"). But don't underestimate Gould. Despite his background being more stunts and less writing (this is his sophomore effort), he really gave his heart to this script. A blend of characters and situations that would only otherwise work on an episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" seems right at home in the Devil's Den.

The assembled cast is by no means foreign to the horror film (or the horror comedy film). Devon Sawa (Quinn the Spanish Fly smuggler) has come a long way from his days as the cute Casper and is now a noted horror celebrity ("Final Destination", "Idle Hands"). Sawa may have lost his boyish looks and charm, but his unique style and delivery have stayed pure. Ken Foree (Leonard, a vampire-hunting swordsman) needs no introduction. Appearing in both "Dawn of the Dead" films, Burr's "Leatherface" and countless other horror classics, this man's resume looks like a year's line-up of screenings at a college horror club. In short, Foree shines as usual. And although much younger than Foree, Kelly Hu's horror credentials also span back multiple decades ("Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan"). She plays the character of Caitlin perfectly, with enough panache and luxuriousness to rival any "final girl" in modern horror. Just don't ask how come she never runs out of bullets (it's a movie!).

A twist I really liked is the idea that the way to kill ghouls is not by removing the head or the heart or using some special equipment (silver bullets, crosses, etc.) but simply starvation. I don't recall ever hearing this from another film and it's an interesting twist. Leonard's explanation that decapitation is a great way to disconnect the mouth from the stomach (and thus speed up starvation) was ingenious.

While the film is full of great one-liners, gorgeous women and some serious gore (a scene where a man's heart is removed through his back was glorious), the key moment that told me this film was a winner involved the blind samurai (played by Ken Ohara). The feel of the movie changed, but in such a way you knew the creators were capable of anything -- no reason to worry about any loose ends or amateur sloppiness.

While I had not heard of this film prior to this viewing, I can see it becoming popular among horror fans and somewhat of a sleeper hit. While not of the same caliber as the classics, there lies in this film a certain charm that makes it both easy and enjoyable to watch again and again.

Idle minds meet Buffy rejects

[movieman_kev · 2/10 · 27 February 2007]

This low-budget "From Dusk till Dawn" & 'Vamp" generic copy, starts off well enough with two clueless clowns (Devon Sawa & Steven Schub) going to a strip club that's filled with ghouls (obvious 'buffy the vampire slayer' rejects). But as it goes on, the films goes downhill fast. Sawa's reluctant 'hero' grates on the nerves badly and Kelly Hu further proves that she should be seen and not heard. In fact any scene without Ken Foree in it is pretty much completely unbearable. This is a 'horror-comedy' that sadly can't produce either horror nor comedy.

My Grade: D

Eye Candy: Dawn Olivieri and an unknown extra get topless

Pretty Good for what it is...

[JoeB131 · 7/10 · 10 June 2007]

Sometimes, low budget B movies can be a lot of fun. This is one of those movies.

The plot line is simple enough, two buddies go to a strip club where they encounter an assassin babe, a monster hunting samurai and a club full of stripper/ghouls. Who is on who's side gets a little convoluted at times, but in the end, it's a rip roaring amount of fun for this kind of movie.

Kelly Hu. Not a great actress, but as an action hero, she's better than most. Certainly knows how to do martial arts. The other actors turn in fine performances... I admit, I didn't see the twist at the end were the "nice" waitress turned out to be the head monster.

Terrible clichés all the way

[Gruckel-1 · 2/10 · 2 February 2007]

There's not much to say about this movie, if you like B "horror" movies, still keep away from this one. I've never seen so many terrible actors in one single movie before and it disturbed me quite heavily in the way they abused good old folk lore.

As pre-mentioned, there is not a whole lot to say about this movie. Don't for a second believe the high average of 7 which it currently has. During the first 20minutes I was inclined to give it an 8 or a 7 just because it was terrible in a... good way.

Sadly it's really easy to predict everything plot/character vise in this movie. Some of the effects weren't terrible, but not at all good, the monsters quite frankly looked like...****.

Great find in the video store

[mattround11 · 9/10 · 10 July 2008]

I was looking for a horror film last night and came across this one in the video store. It surprised me because I had never heard of it. What a great find! I laughed all the way through it. The plot twists were nice, especially where I assumed something was going to happen one way because it always happens in these type of genre films, then it twists for that very same reason. A certain Japanese scene that comes out of nowhere is my favorite.

Kelly Hu is hot but no where near as hot as the girl who plays Jezebel. She is smoking, and I'm surprised I haven't seen her in more stuff. Definitely got a new fan in me.

Devon Sawa is funny and Ken Foree is as solid and reliable as ever, even pretty funny himself in a gruff mentorish sort of way.

It's a low budget movie so I can see why I went straight to DVD but still, definitely worth the 90 or so minutes it takes to watch.

Hope they make a sequel.

It stars Kelly Hu. Nuff said.

[nti_darren · 7/10 · 5 March 2021]

OK so in actuality, this is a total B movie (by which i mean it pretty much sucks). But you know what totallyi redeems it? It STARS Kelly Hu. I mean, she is not just an bit part. She is the star role. OK, you had me with Kelly Hu (in her prime). It is what it is!

You know what else kinda redeems the movie. Its about GHOULS. Different! not vampires, not demons, not werewolves. Ghouls! Bonus points for that and Hu, brings this movie from a 5 to a 7.

Don't, Bad, Boring

[goofyball · 2/10 · 7 November 2009]

I know what it takes to make a low budget horror film... you need one location and lots of talking... but do not create a story that requires more.

This thing is so boring. Sounds great but trust me... it's not.

It all takes place in one location... a strip club... a bad set on top of that... with some sort of bad hardy boys cave attached to it. They stand around having fights trying to make it look bigger than it is... but they failed.

If you see it... this is what you are in for... talk talk talk about stuff that has nothing to do with the plot (spanish fly, assassins) then ghoulish vampire chicks attack... then talk talk talk about nothing important for 15 minutes then the same thing happens with a fight... then talk then same fight...

it's like a 20 minute movie repeated over and over again.

My friend and I (who adore bad movies) both nearly fell asleep... the worst dialogue moment is when Hu and Sawa have a long drawn out discussion of what an assassin does and who an assassin kills... they just stop the movie to have this talk. they obviously choose this because it's filler but oh my God so boring.

The best part I guess is the make-up. Not bad for such a cheesy bad low budget flick...

Actors are zipping through this... but they had nothing to work with. Oh it must have been painful to shoot this thing for them knowing they were on much bigger and better productions a few years earlier.

I didn't like it.

[poolandrews · 3/10 · 24 August 2007]

The Devil's Den starts late one night as friends Quinn (Devon Sawa) & Nick (Steven Schub) pull up outside a strip bar called the 'Devil's Den' & pop inside to enjoy the entertainment. Unfortunately their night turns sour when the strippers turn out be flesh eating ghouls, Nick is wasted while Quinn barely escapes with his life, on his quest for survival he is joined by Government assassin Caitlin (Kelly Hu) supernatural monster fighter Leonard (Ken Foree) & waitress Candy (Karen Maxwell) who decide to put an end to these ghoul's unsociable flesh eating habits once & for all...

Directed by Jeff Burr under the pseudonym of Andrew Quint on the actual film but Andrew Dunt on the DVD/video box Devil's Den is one of those films that if you have zero expectations & a high pain tolerance then you might be able to sit through it in one go but if you are a little more discerning & like a decent story & good gore then Devil's Den isn't going to impress you. The unoriginal, predictable & rip-off ridden script by co-producer Mitch Gould basically steals it's main premise from From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) & the underrated Vamp (1986) with it's strip club populated by vampire like ghouls, Devil's Den goes for comedy as much as horror with some really bad one-liners & dialogue. The character's are rubbish & just plain stupid, you know in zombie films where the only way to kill the walking dead is to shoot them in the head yet character's still spray bullets in their bodies well here it is said the way to kill a ghoul is to chop it's head off yet no-one ever does despite the abundance of samurai swords. I was shouting at the screen 'just cut their heads off!' but they never did. The story is a complete rip-off & it has one of the most obvious & predictable twists I can ever remember seeing. This is pretty poor all round & I don't care that it was low budget, I didn't like it & it's as simple & straight forward as that. I wasn't impressed & anyone with any sort of standards won't be either.

Director Burr obviously didn't like the finished result & his name was taken off the credits for which I don't blame him one little bit... There's nothing scary here & I found the gore disappointingly lacking, sure there are a couple of gory moments but overall the opportunity for bloody carnage & mayhem has been largely ignored for instance whenever someone is shot there's never any blood. There's a scene when a ghoul puts her hand through someones chest & pulls his heart out, there are a couple of decapitations, a few severed limbs & some feeding scenes & surprisingly little else. For those interested there's a fair amount of naked breasts on show.

With a supposed budget of about $1,500,000 this has reasonable production values & is well made on a low budget level but the effects could have used a bit more work. The acting was pretty bad although Foree is always watchable but what on earth was he wearing at the start? They looked like two tubes stuck up his nose giving him oxygen!

Devil's Den in my opinion is a poor low budget horror comedy that's a complete rip-off of much better films, not recommended.

This is a movie?

[mrush · 2/10 · 30 September 2007]

This is one of those movies where you wonder how anyone involved in it figured they had a good enough reason to make it.I mean if this weak mess can be a movie just about anything you could think up could be a movie too.

A couple of losers stop by a strip club in the middle of nowhere to test some Spanish fly they have just smuggled in from Mexico.Then all Hell breaks loose when the strippers get hungry for some meat.I swear that is the plot.I mean Spanish fly? So at this strip club out in the middle of nowhere you get the smugglers,a government agent ,an assassin and even a Samuri swordsmen who must fight off the horde of meat seeking strippers or 'ghouls' as they were called so we'd be sure to know they weren't vampires or werewolves,like it made a difference.Yeah it sounds bad and it was.

This whole movie was weak as water.The acting was terrible from most everyone except Ken Foree and even he couldn't overcome an awful script that was painfully bad most of the time.And the plot of this clunker was just horrid.The special effects consisted mainly of what looked to be generic Halloween masks and those rubber monster hands that sell for 3 bucks a pair at Big Lots.They couldn't even get the blood right--their fake blood was so dark it looked black.I mean who the hell can't get close to what blood is supposed to look like?Ken Foree,as the government agent, was wearing some of those thick joke glasses and what looked to be an oxygen cannula as his disguise.I guess whatever was laying around must have been cobbled together for the special effects.

One of the smugglers looked like a young Anthony Michael Hall and talked like Corey Feldman---try watching a movie with that combo platter.Truthfully the main reason I rented this DVD was the box promised lots of nudity and even that was a ripoff.The few breasts I saw were mostly on the ghoul chicks and even those were just quick glimpses.Even on stage the dancers were dancing clothed.Yeah some strip club.

I've seen some of the reviews saying this is a rip off of "From Dusk til Dawn" well it may be but "Dusk" wasn't very good either and "Dusk" itself ripped off several horror movies too.But I don't care who rips off who as long as the movie is good.This one wasn't even close to being good or even fair,it was totally a waste of time.I've saw some reviewers say that maybe this film was supposed to be quirky and funny instead of a straight horror film.Well if it is taken that way it is even a worse mess, I think, cause it sure wasn't funny in the least.

Even the blooper reel wasn't funny.The actors were being yelled at whenever they blew a line like each second of wasted film was cutting into the budget and for a moment you feel some pity for the unnamed rabble of actors who work in these awful low budget pictures.They aren't much different than somebody working at McBurger getting yelled at for getting behind during the lunch rush.Silly me, and I thought a blooper reel was supposed to be funny and lighthearted.

I always wonder after I see a crap fest like this who in the hell looks at a terrible script with a nonexistent plot and lousy special effects and a bunch of scene chewing actors and says " I see a movie here !" Like I said if this can be a movie any half-assed idea you can think of that involves a few rubber masks can be a movie too.

career lows all around

[HEFILM · 1/10 · 20 February 2007]

And those who should stick to their original careers and not start one, I'm knocking the writer/producer/poor stunt coordinator but everyone should be ashamed of this mess. Especially bad script where people talk and talk and talk some more about new topics. Terrible action scenes when they arrive which is once in a long while. If you like the actors in this, you'll like them better if you never see them in this movie. Behind the scenes footage, which avoids talking to the director Burr who is credited with two different names on the movie and the box art which are pseudonyms from someone who's ashamed and rightly so, anyway behind the scenes footage shows what seems to be a total mess of a set with no one knowing what to say or do at any given moment. Which has got to be true. The camera is never in the right place, the actors don't really act, they mumble dispassionately through to the next scene, poor set design and there you go. Some of the creature design is okay most not. Lousy post production and sound. Anchor Bay seems to want to see if they can produce and release crap as crappy as Lion'sgate. For a once proud company to stoop to this level of production is not a good sign. Devon Sawa does make the most of a couple of funny lines early on, but much of the time he frankly looks drunk. There is little sword play and most of it lame. On the whole really really crappy stuff.

Ok, it's not a cinematic masterpiece

[cmhahn1123 · 7/10 · 10 June 2020]

But it's not meant to be. It's cheesy, stupid, mindless entertainment. The monster effects are not CGI and actually pretty well done. The plot is vapid. But I was looking for something tonight that would just be entertaining and this delivered. I'm rating this movie based on what it's meant to be. It doesn't take itself seriously. It is what it is and it does it pretty well. Yes, it won't be for everyone but I enjoyed it. You might too. If you go in knowing it's just mindless brain candy with a ridiculous plot. This ain't Shakespeare. It's not meant to be.

How the mighty have fallen

[pyx · 1/10 · 1 August 2008]

Devon Sawa goes the way of Corey Haim and Wil Wheaton in demonstrating that being teen pretty-boy idol is no guarantee of adult success.

This film is dire to the max. Every cliché and stereotype that the script writers could squeeze into it, is present. How they can have any pride in themselves is beyond me.

Devil's Den is essentially a crass version of the already fairly crass Dusk till Dawn minus any of the road trip stuff before the ensemble (in D2D) arrives at the strip club. Kelly Hu provides appealing female eye candy, whilst the banter between Ken Foree and Sawa just about provides enough entertainment to prevent you completely lapsing into a drooling coma.

The only remotely interesting part is that Sawa perfectly plays the vacuous dumb blonde that he appears to be in real life.

I'm lousy at working out in advance how plots will unfold, and even I had figured out the "twist" within 1 second of the characters' real motivations being revealed. It was about as surprising as sun in the desert.

The only reason I kept watching, was I had some ironing to do, and I couldn't be bothered to change the channel. I kept waiting for the "proper" film to start, but the movie was over before I realised this was the proper film - sadly.

The creature effects were okay, but utterly wasted in this unimaginative dross.

All that's left to Sawa is adverts for hair restore lotion and impotence cures, then he'll have sunk as low as it's possible for him to go.

Where is the Horror part?

[rallierf1 · 6/10 · 1 February 2007]

Well what can i say about this movie... it is the best f****d up horror movie i've ever seen. As a horror movie it get's zero... seriously it wouldn't even scare a baby! as a comedy it s**ks big time! as an action movie it has nothing to deliver!!! so why do i give it a six then??? Well as standalone genres it is absolutely zero, but as a blend of them, it makes it a funny and enjoyable movie comedy style satire. the choreography is not too bad and it is not plainly cheap, u can see there is some budget behind (but small....OK very small). In any case if you have some time to kill and you are looking for something to be horrifyingly funny then try it out ;) (it is a date with your girl scenario where you fall on your belly laughing and she's hiding behind her eyes not to see all the blood around. People who enjoy evil dead, task till dawn and other "horror" stuff by all means you will fall in love with this one.... think of it as a refined zombie movie but with ghouls:P hehehe

Review for 'Devil's Den'

[Angelus2 · 2/10 · 14 June 2010]

Do not expect anything that will test your intelligence, or have you on the edge of your seat with your jaw ready to hit the ground. Devil's Den tells the story of a guy who ends up in a strip club....Where the female performers are demons, with a thirst for flesh.

I watched this movie for a fun time. But, instead I got a dull plot, with a unconvincing cast with terrible dialogue. I am not a hater of low budget movies, or independent movies, but I felt this story needed a much bigger budget, the action scenes weren't as great as they could have been and the 'One-Liners' were out of place, ridiculing the whole thing.

The occasional banter between characters was painful to watch, often going off the main storyline.

Not the best low budget horror movie around.

I loved it

[jfarrackand · 10/10 · 23 March 2007]

Cheesy and funny, this movie lacks in horror but makes up for it with comedy and cheese. I much prefer a low budget flick to a 50 million movie that blows (Tomb Raider 1 and 2).

Where to begin, you've got 2 penny ante wanna be drug dealers, an assassin and a monster hunter. Add in a few badly choreographed fight scenes, some one liners and GOLD actor interaction and you've got a low budget flick that I found to be great.

This movie was never meant to be terrifying horror, but just plain good fun.

See it and enjoy, I did.

Funny ha ha horror

[wrigco · 7/10 · 23 August 2023]

If you're looking for "Interview with the Vampire" or such serious type horror, skip this post haste.

The two young men who are real sleaze balls by the way, stop off at an equally sleazy looking nightclub in the middle of nowhere in the hopes of trying out their drugs and a getting some action.

Well, they get what they wanted, but not in the way that they wanted.

This reminded me very much of those horror movies we used to rent when I was in high school and my early 20's. Lots of blood and gore but in an entertaining way. Yes, we've seem most of it all before, but it's short with lots of laughs.

What do you expect? Quality?

[MrGKB · 3/10 · 31 January 2008]

Wow! This one's bad! I can't say I've sat through crap like this in a while. Strictly for Ken "Dawn of the Dead" Foree, and possibly Zoe "Grindhouse" Bell completists only, "Devil's Den" is the brainchild of stuntman/writer Mitch Gould, who should definitely stick with stunt work. Directing chores fell to Jeff "Stepfather II" Burr, who had his name removed from the project, but forgot to do the same with the laughably pretentious making-of featurette included on the DVD. Tough luck for him. The plot is slim to none: two dolts smuggling Spanish fly (???) stop at a fleabag strip joint that turns out to be populated by bimbo ghouls. A bloated Foree, who's obviously taking a paycheck, plays some sort of government agent who tracks down monsters, and Kelly "The Scorpion King" Hu is a government assassin. Devon "Final Destination" Sawa plays the dolt who survives the initial ghoul attack, and spends the rest of this yawner proving that he badly needs some cosmetic dental work. The gore is unremarkable, the naked boobies are few and far between, and the screenplay would give Syd Field apoplexy; mediocre is far too generous a term for this cheapo "From Dusk Til Dawn" ripoff. If this direct-to-video bomb really cost $1.5 mil, I'd sure like to know where the money went. Probably the catering service. You've been warned.

Lower budget version of "From Dusk Til Dawn"

[jordondave-28085 · 4/10 · 27 July 2023]

(2006) Devil's Den HORROR/ COMEDY

Conventional lower budget version of "From Dusk Til Dawn" clone which the two are almost identical! With Quinn (Devon Sawa), Caitlin (Kelly Hu) and Leonard (Ken Foree) go to strip club called "Devil's Den" down in Mexico, only to confront a bunch of ghouls. The film starts off as a gore fest to a simple minded comedy toward the end, especially the final dual between Hu and the queen of ghouls who for some reason doesn't even call out her ghoul cohorts. Inconsistently convenient and conventional which the director of this film and the producer may have collided!

Nothing Special

[sheba_4555 · 1/10 · 17 September 2007]

The movie had promise at the beginning. Then you will be surprised it does not have much. The acting is nothing special, and the story does not keep the audience interested. I tried to stay awake at times, that tells you something. It tries to be funny, but the humour is not well made. I don't know if the director was making a comedy or a horror movie. It tries to be both but it can't. The creatures look funny you will laugh. They try to scare you, but the audience will laugh. I think this director is trying to do a Sam Raimi, but can not match its quality. If I were you I would not even watch this, cause it's pretty much boring and has a hard time to keep you interested.