We trapped him in the TV, but he STILL won’t go away!

Deathgasm

Teenage death metal fans meet a former death metal star who gives them a song to summon an evil blind god. Death metal, teen angst, apocalypse, dildo bludgeon murder, and throat slitting ensue! Telling you anything else about the plot would wreck the evening!

Jason Lei Howden is the director. He did visual effects on all the Lord of the Rings movies and digital art on the Avengers. That experience paid off here. This movie looks slick, has a great script and plays well. This was his first big solo effort after many, many supporting roles. Well done sir! He did another film in 2019, Guns Akimbo. I have yet to watch that. If you didn’t realize, New Zealand has made its fair share of movies in the horror genre.  Check out this short list of New Zealand horror films:

  • Black Sheep: Great film about… Killer sheep. Very New Zealand film. I remember enjoying it with way too much bourbon.
  • The Frighteners: Gary Busey’s kid is in this! Michael J. Fox is in it too. I am only doing one Peter Jackson film in this list, so I picked Frighteners. Busey’s kid plays a serial killer’s ghost who continues his killing spree after death. A film worth seeing. You would need to rent this one, it is not on TUBI.
  • Dead End Drive In: Another cult classic. A Yuppie and his Karen girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in theater that has become a paradise for outcast youths, who are placated with new wave music, junk food, drugs, and exploitation movies. Naturally the Karen and the Yuppie ruin EVERYTHING. Note: I fixed the crappy IMDB review for you, and also included the trailer. Someday I will get around to talking about this movie. It’s pretty relevant.
  • Last of the Living: Couch potatoes must save the world from zombies. Seems like every country has to have a film with this theme. Losers save the world. You could redo Hero with a Thousand Faces with that concept. This movie is also not on TUBI.

Now! Back to Deathgasm. We have some awesome metal here, probably more than you would anticipate. The full listing is here. We have Bulletbelt, Lair of the Minotaur, Skull Fist, and Elm Street. Fine stuff! Now everybody has new bands to look up. Pro tip, pick up your children and their friends from school while playing Bulletbelt.

This is a cast full of talented kids. All of the young actors are still starting out and will definitely go places in the future. Seriously, not one bad characterization here. Without spilling too much of the movie, there is a scene where our protagonist is sharing an ice cream with a girl he likes, while in full death metal drag. Just perfect. Anyone who grew up in a suburb will recognize that mix of angst, nerdiness, and the desire to make it big. The aging rocker (Rikki Daggers) is played by Stephen Ure, who also was in most of the Lord of the Rings movies. Rikki Daggers’ house looks like the houses of a great many former rock stars – trashed, covered with fliers and scattered with motorcycle parts. This is a thing! I can attest to it.
So what happens in this film? You know I hate spilling the beans. Also, it’s way too easy to summarize a plot. It’s harder to talk about the people behind the film and why a certain film may be worth watching. I’ve told you about the music, the general concept and why this is good. Watch it or don’t! Everything is voluntary!

We are approaching the end of October and I was torn over what to review for Halloween week.  So far ZomBeavers is winning.  Hot women and hairy, man eating beavers! It’s another directorial debut as well!

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