Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Fujiko-san I loved this movie! A light-hearted, gore-fest for metal heads! Solid script and story, excellent effects, funny, just a little scary- perfect for the genre.If you do not like Metal (and ok, Im trying not to judge and failing) dont even bother. This movie was not made for you so dont waste your time watching it, or ours by writing a pitiful review afterwards.

blackcharlie-67343 It has some good effects. the humor can be enjoyable if you get drunk or stay awake for a few days with some friends. Other than that this movie doesn't have much going for it. The characters aren't very interesting, I feel like I have seen all of these characters before in several different movies. The plot is so strange. After watching the movie I didn't know if it was supposed to be a parody, regular horror film with dark juvenile humor, or a christian film trying to tell it's viewers that metal is bad.

HorrorBrainShane Deathgasm, a New Zealand horror comedy from writer/director Jason Lei Howden, tackles two subjects I am fond of- heavy metal and demonic possession. The film follows two lovable teenage losers (played by Milo Cawthorn and James Blake)…or maybe not so lovable to most people, as they pretty much just listen to metal and be general ne'erdowells. One day they start a band, but they need a fantastic song to play. So of course they break into an aging legendary metal vocalist's mansion to steal a fantastic song. But when they play it, it turns out it's cursed. This means they inadvertently unleash a horde of demons into the bodies of the normally placid townsfolk. What follows is a metal-infused take on Evil Dead, with the film nodding to films such as that classic series as well as the underrated Demons series. Of course, this is very familiar ground being tread on here, but the clear love of this style of horror film as well as dedication to visually pulling it off stand out from director Howden. The humor is quirky and offbeat, not unlike other New Zealand comedy-horrors Dead Alive and Black Sheep. The cheese factor is incredibly high here, so take that with a grain of salt. Some horror films are made more to be macabre displays of gratuitous gore and gags than genuine attempts to disturb and scare. This one does that in spades. As a splatter film, this is of the highest order, with hilarious practical effects to boot. The plot of the film is mostly just a losers vs. the world story, but with the added benefit of a surprisingly well done love story. Yep, a beautiful girl (played by Kimberly Crossman) is involved, and both of our two losers want her. It could have ended up being a painful thing to watch as love triangles usually suck. But here, the mock nihilism pervading the film keeps it from being overly soapy. In fact, it's almost anti-romantic. The film is about metal-heads, after all. There's a moment in the film when our non-metal-head love interest listens to metal for the first time and enters a vision reminiscent of the classic 1981 Heavy Metal. It's really, really dumb, but simultaneously awesome. Thankfully the character development here is quite good to balance out all the goofy sleaze. Well, at least for our central three characters. The other band members are useless nerd stereotypes, and the villains are comically stereotypical "dark wizards" or some crap like that. Pretty much everyone outside our main cast are nothing but tropes to service the plot. And the story is clearly the weak point, as it's a short film and the characters lack much to do once everyone becomes a demon. Thankfully it doesn't overstay its welcome. It does seem to rush the ending a bit, though. The budget is also obviously on the lower end, so the look and feel follows along that. Nobody's gonna call the cinematography "slick and polished," and who would want that for this kind of grindhouse schlock that has unfortunately been re-titled "Heavy Metal Apocalypse" at Walmart. Because –gasm is just too offensive of a suffix, right? But the dedication to make a mostly fun movie shines through. It reminds me a lot of Dance of the Dead, a similarly low-budget American zombie film from 2008. Of course, it's very funny and competent at all the grindhouse must-haves, complete with random nudity. Of course this brings me to what will probably turn off a lot of people- it is an incredibly stupid movie. If you're expecting something unique or scary, it's just about the worst you could come across. You'll know if it's for you just by the premise alone. It's pure schlock, but the characters are very organic and likable, the deadpan humor fits perfectly with the ridiculous blood/gore, and the music matches the on-screen insanity and overall tone of the flick. It's a fun diversion without any seriousness. It's a decent popcorn flick… if you can hold it down.

mr-thousand ***Minor Spoilers***"Deathgasm" sounds like the stupid title for a stupid movie, yet the ratings and reviews are pretty good for horror, so I checked it out. I was rewarded big time! Turns out, the title is perfect. It really nails the enthusiastically violent nature of the movie, as well as the mentality of the two teen lead characters.Evidently, it's target audience is teenage boys who love metal, but while I'm decades past that, I still loved it. Although there's lots of metal in the film, it's not necessary to love it to enjoy the movie. However, it is necessary to enjoy excessive gore. About the gore, I want to make clear that it is over the top cartoon gore; it is not torture porn. It's not about hurting people, it's about killing demons/monsters. The characters are lovable misfits, there's plenty of funny dialogue and visual humor, and if there's a gorier movie out there, I haven't seen it. For the easily offended, there are truck loads of things to complain about: extremely graphic gore, including genital trimming and a rectal rooting, along with all the usual dismemberments, nudity, though not nearly enough, excessive foul language, irreverent attitudes and more gore. Most of the make up effects and all the gore are practical effects and they're excellent. Some of the digital effects are not great, but they're used minimally and don't detract too much. The overall production design, lighting and cinematography are all very good. It's not a perfect film, but it's so much fun, that it's sins are easy to overlook. The characters are reasonably well developed for this kind of movie, and appropriately shallow. They don't evolve so much as gradually reveal their true natures. Lead, Milo Cawthorn, who was also in the fun and violent "Blood Punch," is very good, again. James Blake, who plays his buddy, is perfect. I had friends like that back when Black Sabbath WAS heavy metal. The lead babe, played by Kimberley Crossman, is luscious and funny. And, "Deathgasm" is digital effects pro, Jason Lei Howden's, directorial debut and it is impressive. These people have long futures in filmmaking. The supporting cast is also very good and funny. Comparisons to Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead," Peter Jackson's "Dead Alive," and Edgar Wright's "Shaun of the Dead" are spot on. All have become classic horror films from first time feature length filmmakers who are still making worthwhile films. My guess is that Howden will become well known and be making entertaining movies for years to come. I would also look for Milo Cawthorn to show up in more prominent movies.Again, lots of fun, but definitely not for the squeamish, the easily offended, or even those who require perfection in order to enjoy a film.