DEATHGASM is a disappointing indie horror flick that comes to us courtesy of New Zealand. It features a bunch of high school reject death metal musicians who accidentally summon up a demon army thanks to their hellfire music and then must figure out a way to stop it in its tracks.
As a film, DEATHGASM has plenty to recommend it, not least the quality of the gruesome special effects which are very good. It's obvious that the original EVIL DEAD was a huge inspiration here because the demons in this film look and sound EXACTLY the same as in the Raimi flick, but the calibre of effects makes them work.
A shame, then, that the film overall is let down by a juvenile script that seems overly obsessed with scatological and anatomic humour. One set-piece in particular involves the use of sex toys and is dumb beyond belief. In addition, I hate the death metal genre of music so the soundtrack was unfortunate and the characters both clichéd and unlikeable. Films like DEATHGASM make me miss the days of well-written horror fare with intelligent characterisation.
As a film, DEATHGASM has plenty to recommend it, not least the quality of the gruesome special effects which are very good. It's obvious that the original EVIL DEAD was a huge inspiration here because the demons in this film look and sound EXACTLY the same as in the Raimi flick, but the calibre of effects makes them work.
A shame, then, that the film overall is let down by a juvenile script that seems overly obsessed with scatological and anatomic humour. One set-piece in particular involves the use of sex toys and is dumb beyond belief. In addition, I hate the death metal genre of music so the soundtrack was unfortunate and the characters both clichéd and unlikeable. Films like DEATHGASM make me miss the days of well-written horror fare with intelligent characterisation.