WiseRatFlames An unexpected masterpiece

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

megcosmene I love Sci-fi, and I love British Sci-fi especially; Dr. Who, Life on Mars,etc.. but this show is horrific. It wasn't the American accent, I actually didn't think it was that bad (doesn't anyone remember Kevin Costner trying to do an English accent in Robin Hood) it was the writing and the 'Monsters'. "I'll smite you", "Luke, you must believe", the fact that they call the monsters 'Freaks' and that they actually had a monster that pooped out of his mouth; are they trying to be a combo of Buffy and South Park? And what the heck was that Bird-Man thing, did anyone else notice that he actually squawked when he died. I realize that everyone is pointing out the Buffy similarities, or the fact that this is really the British mirror image of Buffy, but that would be OK with me if they at least did it some justice.My biggest question, if there are only 6 episodes and the actors have already moved on to other shows, why is BBC-America even showing it? My recommendation - Do not watch this piece of poop

CountVladDracula As an American woman with a visual disorder is there any way this show does NOT offend me?! Seriously! I'm legally blind (that's NOT totally blind. I have optic atrophy. I'm blind in my left eye and I went to school with children of various degrees of visual impairment). Mina is VERY poorly portrayed. Her blindness makes little sense and is never really explained. There's a Braille translation of every book in "the stacks" (cough) Buffy (cough) really? And why did one of her Braile texts have an illustration!? She held her cane wrong for the first few episodes. Then when she started holding the cane right she was cautious about the stairs in the stacks. News flash, geniuses! Blind and visually impaired people learn to MEMORIZE familiar stair cases! Did no one think to research anything?! They don't take slow cautious steps if it's a clean, uncluttered stair case that they are very familiar with! They walk as casually as anyone else or even occasionally run if necessary.Also Mina comments about Rupert's weight in the episode where she temporarily sees. A real blind person can tell a person's body type by the body mass. You can detect this by voice, sound of footsteps, and simple touch. Everything she said of their appearances she saw in that one episode she could have easily learned from touch. The ONLY thing that should have been hidden to her was their exact color of their hair, eyes and skin and she could easily ask about those.Now as an American what is with Rupert's accent?! In episode six he's pretending to be from "Pensylvania" with this heavy Texan accent. Does he not know Pensylvania is on the East coast in the NORTH!? It's closer to New York than anything Southern! Philadelphia is in Pensylvania. That accent made me want to convulse with disgust. And I thought the New York accents in the Doctor Who episode, Dalek's in Manahattan were bad! Finally the plot... Was it intentional that I think Luke's father may have been right?! They kill people and beings just for being different and it looks like most of them just want to survive. Look at what Rupert did to Simion just for possibly one day telling Luke the truth! And by the end of the episode no one cared! They're coming off as heartless, these "heroes" who show no mercy and see no shades of gray and never see their own faults.Also we have a male Buffy, a blind female version of Angel. A wise teacher named Rupert with a dark past from across the Atlantic... Smiting in place of slaying, and even the Stacks. It's a revamped Buffy The vampire Slayer! This is the British revenge for Sancturary (pretty much Americanized Torchwood about a female British immortal running a secret organization that destroys evil 'abnormals' and helps the good).I need to wash this nonsense down with Being Human and The Dresden Files. At least those are well written.

akibakc Reading reviews you can see a sharp division of opinion. So should you watch ITV's Demons and why is an American commenting on this show? As a fan of British Cult television I have to say I was a bit skeptical. I mean Joseph Hill Whedon's popularity and influence on British science-fiction and fantasy is all over Demons. Never having been a big fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel or the more recent Supernatural (and yes I know Supernatural isn't by Whedon but it sure as hell is inspired by Whedon)I have never understood the need to imitate that formula. Demons like Supernatural isn't a bad show just it makes me feel like its gotta long way to go. The ideas are sure as hell there: were-hyenas in hoodies, ancient demons, rat men who like to experiment on people(shades of Douglas Adams), and next week we get VAMPIRES (not a surprise with the Bram Stoker angle).But what isn't there is time. What I mean to say is that ITV has once again refused to whole heartedly get behind this show (no doubt afraid of risking a flop)and it shows in the way the show is constructed. Six episodes is simply not enough episodes to string a nuanced story on. Which is too bad for Demons because what I see I do indeed like. Demons is not a bad show but neither were Buffy, Angel, or Supernatural.Demons is promising but it has a ways to go to being great. And by the way Philip Glenister's American accent rocks!

ringofhether When I initially saw this I thought awww God : Another vampire slaying series then I thought FOR FAMILIES. The first episode was one big setup with Phillip Glenister sporting a decidedly dodgy American accent and the whole thing being entertaining. The second episode showed an improvement but was still an anticlimax with the monster only being on screen for a few minutes, whilst Richard Wilson's turn as Father Simeon showed his superb acting ability. Episode three picked up and was by far better than its predecessors. Kevin Mcnally was fantastic as Mr Tibbs although his screen Time was disappointing. OVerall It was enjoyable.