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Originally Posted by stuartneild
Night of the demon is my favourite all time movie.
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I can watch that movie over and over and not get bored. Even though the film is years old, it's still fresh. Sometimes older movies have draggy places, like a strung out romantic and very fakey interlude between the two leads, but in this case, Tourneau never let it get the least bit soapy.
Dana Andrews is kind of a jerk, trying to get into Peggy's pants but she shuts him down each time, even though she's somewhat attracted to him, she drives the investigation forward even more than he does.
And how Karswell is urbane, intelligent, well spoken, and affable on the surface but the moment he's challenged, you see the icy mind beneath. Of course MacGinnis was superb in that role, making it seem realistic. Too often the baddie is some leering lurching thug, and it ruins the subtle story line. We all know that villians are the "meat" of any horror movie, and MacGinnis' Karswell is one of the best ever.
Nice also is how Andrews doesn't "see" anything in the hotel corridor but it sure scares the hell out of him (and us, too).