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Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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.

So much of the negative reviews I've seen on this film, come from the fact that it borrows quite liberally from Robert Rodriquez's From Dusk Till Dawn. You have the strip club in the middle of nowhere, the only difference is it substitutes Demonic Succubi chicks, for Vampires. One of my main reasons for recommending this film is Ken Foree of Dawn Of The Dead fame, who gives a fun performance, with plenty of screen time. Also if you like Idle Hands, Devon Sawa is basically playing that again here. At first I wasn't so sure i'd like his character, but he becomes endearing as the film roles on. Rounding out the cast Kelly Hu, also makes for a likable heroine. The Cast has excellent chemistry, and although unlikely, I'd love to see a sequel, which it was left open for. If you like the premise of Devil's Den, you won't be disappointed. Plenty of action, humor, gore, and a little T and A, makes for good times. It isn't anything new, but as far as rip offs go, it's well above average.

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.

If you're a fan of classic horror comedies, and you're a fan of classic Samurai movies, then this is the movie for you. It was for me. This film is entertaining, from the opening scene with Quinn and his buddy, to the end credit roll (good stuff to watch there too). It never stops, it never even really slows down since even the moments without a lot of action are pretty funny, and most importantly - my number one rule for any film- it never gets boring.I read a couple of things comparing this movie to Dusk to Dawn. If you go looking for that, you might be disappointed. The production value is too different. This was maybe one tenth the budget, if that. But in my opinion, the story was better. And the action was better. If you disagree with me, go watch back and watch Sex Machine in Dusk to Dawn doing a slow back flip off the pool table and tell me that it was really good action. Not to mention, this movie has Samurai swords, and people who really know how to use them. And plenty of blood and jokes to go with them. Its worth watching. You won't be disappointed.