Deathgasm

If you like the Evil Dead movies, heavy metal music, or ultra gory horror comedies you will like this. If you simply have good taste in silly (raunchy and gory) horror, just see this.Just a random aside, a shocking number of actors in this were from recent Power Rangers and Spartacus series. Not a bad thing, not a good thing; just an observation.Written and directed by Jason Lei Howden (visual artist of The Hobbit movies), this playfully feisty New Zealand horror comedy opens with an almost adorably gross credit sequence complete with the stylings of Adult Swim and a personable narration which reminded me of an old favorite, The Gate (1987).Not five minutes into this zany little gem (and a GLOWING gem it is) I had lost count of how many times I had laughed out loud at its brilliant execution, sense of humor, and random clip scenes featuring goofy sketches and wicked music video dreamscape sequences that reminded me of “W is for Wish” from ABCs of Death 2 (2014) and everything that was awesome about 80s music videos. When he used his laser vision to incinerate that chick’s (Kimberley Crossman; Power Rangers Samurai) top, Jeeeesus Chr--… oh… oh, dear, I seem to have gotten carried away. On with the review!After being forced to move in with his uncle and insidiously bullying cousin, troubled teen metalhead Brodie (Milo Cawthorne; Power Rangers RPM) quickly unites with a group of social misfits, forms a metal band, and they bite off more than they can chew when they play some devil-worshipping music to summon the king of demons.It’s not so obvious at first, but afterwards all of the adults in town are just…not right. They’re basically eye-gauged deadites. Think Ash vs the Evil Dead (2015) meets a zombie apocalypse and that’s kind of looney territory we’ve hit.The acting is on-point, the editing and direction seem perfect during funny dialogue, and this just enhanced the quick-witted and frequent comedic execution. This movie is brilliantly hilarious! The Dungeons and Dragons scene was simple yet precious, but it had nothing on the bit when they’re coming up with the name for their metal band—Cannibal Unicorn, Maggot Sperm, and so many more beautiful combinations of words. I was also quite fond of the handful of Dungeons and Dragons references sparingly peppered in the script.Not only is this movie delightfully funny, but it’s brutally gory as well. This film seizes every opportunity to be gross with the reckless abandon of irritable bowel syndrome. We have projectile blood vomiting into people’s face, blood enemas, ripping through bodies, splitting heads in half, the honest use of dildos as legitimately effective weapons against the supernatural, ripped out spinal columns, blood geysers, a chainsaw up the butt, coils of sloppy intestines falling out, forced dismemberment, a nude cultist (Delaney Tabron; Power Rangers Megaforce, Spartacus: War of the Damned) stabbing, a tarot card reader (Kate Elliott; Power Rangers Samurai, 30 Days of Night) heart rip, and when his bully cousin finally gets his messy comeuppance the accompanying dialogue with have you in love with this film!It’s a lot like Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) crossed with Ash vs the Evil Dead (2015). Just pure horror comedy bliss. And be sure to watch ‘til the end of the credits for a bonus scene featuring more grossly awesome band name ideas!

To the best of my recollection, in all my 61 years of movie watching, this has got to be the bloodiest comedy I've ever seen. Simply hilarious! I'd give it 5 stars, but by my rating rules I can't, because I'll probably never watch it again.1 star: couldn't watch more than 15 minutes. Unwatchable!2 star: jumped my way to the end for the ending. Unwatchable, but interested in how this turd ended.3 star: watched it all, but not happy about it. Nothing better to do.4 star: I watched it, liked it well enough. Would never watch it again.5 star: Great moving picture show! I'll watch it again, and maybe again in a few years.

"It's like when life sucks, and you feel alone and empty. You stick on some metal and life is better, because somebody else knows the pain and the rage that you're going through." - BrodieTrue words. I've also noticed that I can replace 'metal' with 'rap' or 'country' in that statement and they all ring true. Especially those Motown oldies and classic rock. They all also have the capacity to represent our joy and pleasures as well as the pain.Now to the story/movie. I think the actors carried the story well and the writing kept it reasonably excitable. The gore was a bit cheesy in some points and excessive but I can understand that it lead to the demonic storyline and horror at hand, especially with a lot of axe-wielding symbology (guitars and actual axes). The bullying of the main character by "straight-laced" popular kids and his lifestyle being harassed by fundamentalist Christian family members was another vehicle for driving our 'protaganist' towards his damning decision to summon power and fortune. But it's an extreme showing of a more complex time when metalheads and popular kids alike bullyied an outsider. The character of metalhead Zakk did lean towards this callous type of being and Brodie's uncle preaching against their devil music turned out to be spot on ... since the music indeed summoned a nightmare. Can't fault a married couple for having their bedroom fun either, even if it is a writer's attempt to mock their beliefs.But this is all done in a black comedy telling, parodying all things involved. If you're easily influenced into taking this at face value and approaching life with what you learn, don't watch this. If you can just watch it for fun and move on, then do.

Hmmm. I wonder what all that was about. It’s loud, obnoxious, and messy…but it is interesting. And yet―such a fuss over a piece of stolen music that sounds the same forwards and backwards. There’s a fragment of an idea here that’s not fully realized because it’s too easy to get distracted by the sheer volume of noise and gore. The gore I liked, the music…not so much. Was this a tale of unrequited love, a treatise on bullying, rebellion, wanting to belong to something…or…all of the above.It had its moments, just not enough of them to form a complete thought. I kind of, sort of, almost liked it… But I would never watch it again.

If you even remotely like any kind of Rock or Metal music this film is an absolute must-see as it’s 90 mins of lovingly poking fun at ‘metalheads’, metal bands, and most of the sub-genres. There’s jokes about everything from glam/hair metal and dubstep, through to Rick Astley and the ridiculousness of ‘extreme’ metal band names (Deathgasm spitball through other potential band names like ‘Murder Boner’, ‘Maggot Sperm’, and ‘Cannibal Unicorn’).There are so many throwaway jokes that you lose track, and when the film’s not poking fun at music it’s throwing some seriously good ‘old school’ over-the-top gore onto the screen - with a body-splitting, blood-drenched aesthetic that lands somewhere between Evil Dead and Braindead. Direction-wise, the blend of horror and comedy is absolutely perfect, and there’s a lot of horror (and wider cinema) nods through ‘classic’ camera shots and visual references.The only two negatives I can thank of are that scenes of demons being beaten to death in slow motion with adult toys may not be for everyone, and I'm not sure if the gore alone would be enough to win over non-metal fans (there’s not a lot of new 'horror' ground covered). That being said, Deathgasm is a crimson-covered gem of a film that is a blast to watch, entertains for the full 90 minutes. Brutal!Would 100% recommend for fans of Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, The Final Girls, and Hatchet fans.

TRICK OR TREAT did this sort of thing first.Think BAD NEWS doing a splatterfest and you get the idea.Very well made,acted,edited this does not look like a bunch of fans "lets make a movie" with no idea of how to do any of the above..Even the music which can be the biggest fault does what it says on the tin.If Peter Jackson can do it I think Jason can follow into blockbuster franchises (if that's his goal) Shame no commentary or any extras but I forgive them as the film is so good.

If you like heavy metal and black metal, with a dose of black magic, nerdish comedy and gore thrown in, this is the film for you! A good film with many heavy metal references. The 2 scenes I found hilarious was the scene in the record store, and the napalm scene. Enjoy!

Very darkly humorous and cleverly fun original New Zealand comedy horror but it has overly very strong gory violence which you need to cover your eyes for bits

The goriest horror film ever made. This film is full of bad taste and so politically incorrect it makes me want to kiss a guitar under a blood moon and declare my loyalty to Satan lol A must see for evil dead fans and braindead geeks. You will laugh, you will cry, you will want to gorge out your own eyes!