Demon of Paradise

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Bill T ABsolutely ridiculous Monster in a wet suit movie. But hey, it's one of the best ones out there that I've seen. A monster, perhaps woken up by dynamite fishing in the area, makes life in a Hawaiian resort difficult. A strange Chuck Norris wannabe and a lizard expert are sort of on it, while the bodies pile up. Of course, there's the plea to shut the resort down, but the absolutely atrociously acting bimbo who owns the place refuses. Largely bloodless and very laughable, it provides great entertainment. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Laughably bad sound work and wretched acting but there are at least a few wavering moments of B-movie goodness. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Demon of Paradise is yet another cheesy entry in the guy in a rubber suit in the bay flix. If you have seen The Creature From the Black Lagoon you know the thin formula as you are never given any background on the creature itself. Its just the terror that they inflict & the hunt. Well not terror to the audience because this is 100% fromage. Basically just a waste of time all the way around because it seems pretty tired for you to waste your energies snickering @ because everything else isn't written very well or campy enough you really don't give a fuck. Might be better @ 3 in the morning when you have absolutely no defense Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched this one on a double bill with Up From The Depths, which kind of by default makes this the superior film, but it was honestly a bit of fun for me in that it felt like a Scooby-Doo episode with people wandering around a tropical island looking for a mythic creature killing folks in gruesome ways. It has some amusing moments, give it a rental. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member "Excuse me, did I hear you say you could use some nose candy?" If you're looking for a Roger Corman cheapie to help you through your Humanoids From The Deep craving than I suggest you skip this and just rewatch Humanoids From The Deep. Yes, there is some excellent awful dialog that will put a smile on your face, but not enough to keep you thoroughly entertained. Nor is there enough Demon in this Paradise. Bummer. VF. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Filipino director Cirio H. Sangiago only directed two horror films in his entire, long winded career.... both awful. Sure his action films, ranging from D grade Vietnam war flicks to post apocalyptic stinkers, were hardly good but at least had some entertainment "quality" to them, however trashy the entertainment value may be. Not his horror outings my friends as these can be a chore to sit through. "Demon of Paradise" is late 80's "Creature From the Black Lagoon" rip-off which is a loose remake of previous Roger Corman productions "Up From the Depths" and "Creature from the Haunted Sea." It seems dynamite fishing in Hawaii awakens an ancient reptilian creature who decides to make mince meat out of local tourists at a vacation resort. Now it's up to a local sheriff and scientists to kill the creature. The story is tired and weak being down thousands of times before and Cirio knows it as he seems tired and sluggish himself behind the camera as he attempts to direct our lifeless actors. He gets so bored with the subject matter that he even gets use of the Vietnam soldier uniforms he utilized in his umpteen Vietnam War epics to spice the film up by having the "National Guard" come in and attempt to blow this monster to kingdom come. The monster suit is pathetic to say the least. Hard to believe that suits from horror films made thirty years before have FAR better and actually realistic looking suits. Despite the monsters hilarious image it still manages to be seemingly indestructible taking infinite bullet shots and even pulls a "Jaws 2" and takes a helicopter down into the water. I will admit the helicopter scene did get me to crack a smile. Perhaps even worse looking than the monster suit is how the filmmakers try to pull off the Philippines setting as Hawaii. They pulled it off in "Up From the Depths" as they actually filmed that film on ocean shore beaches. Not here.... it's on the muddy rivers of the jungles. Hell I expected Martin Sheen to tug by on his military boat. Hawaii.... hardly. Obscure monster film and obscure for a reason. "Up From the Depths" had some B-movie charm about it but "Demon of Paradise" just seems like a waste of time. Thankfully it was released on DVD in a double feature with the afore mentioned film so the purchase wasn't a total wash. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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