Studio 666
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.
- Released: 2022-02-24
- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music
- Stars: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee, Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, Jeff Garlin, Lionel Richie, John Carpenter, Kerry King, Marti Matulis, Jason Trost, Jimmi Simpson, Mike Escamilla, Alexander Ward, Eli Santana, Aaron Valenzuela, Kayla Loadvine, Ivan Kungurtsev, Subskile
- Director: B. J. McDonnell
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- DBlackthorne - 6 February 2024
Deja-Vu Massacre
A Rock band rent a veritable Hellhouse to record a new album. The entrance appropriately displays welcoming gargoyle topped trapezoidal stone pillars flanking the black spiked iron gate.
Strange occurrences begin happening immediately upon settling in, from moving curtains, spotting a mysterious groundskeeper, demonic shadows coursing throughout the house, nightmare creatures, eventually stumbling into a veritable ritual chamber, which features an eviscerated racoon bleeding out into a drain, dolls in trees, & bloody shears in an industrial sink. Also features the unicursal hexagram as the predominant Gateway sigil, along with a grimoire, a-la Necronomicon.
None other than Kerry King of SLAYER plays a tech who rides the lightning early on, presumably initiating the sacrificial proceedings. After that, the rest of the band follow one by one in their own individual brutal manners. The BBQ grill death with subsequent cannibalism, and the courier decapitation dismemberment are most notable.
A neighbor warns the band about the house, where the previous band Dream Widow recording there excarnated by the hand of the Crowleyan Warlock & demon-possessed singer Nole.
Receiving inspiration from the sigil and becoming possessed, the music goes from a sort of generic grungy sound to more of a Gothic, Doom, Power Metal sound reminiscent of a combination of Iron Maiden {guitar solos}, Black Sabbath, Coven, Black Widow, even Candlemass & Lucifer, perhaps a bit of Black Metal thrown into the bubbling sonic cauldron.
Each meet with demise upon completing their track for an infernal composition exceeding a generous 20+ minutes. Reminds of VENOM's At War With Satan, and MERCYFUL FATE's Satan's Fall, also TYPE OF NEGATIVE's overall gratefully lengthy opuses.
Dream Widow make an appearance like a Coven of Witches, as devilicious Skye Willow {Jenna Ortega} comes forth to deal with Nole, and complete the diabolical rites with her understanding of the grimoire, preparing the sinister way for further evilutions.
The soundtrack eponymously named DREAM WIDOW presents some of The best of The Beast with various Metal genres interlaced to create a remarkable album, that was finally completed, launching a solo tour! Evil prevails! - wfcoultergeist-44783 - 11 November 2023
Fun Foo Fighting Frolick
You have the Foo Fighters acting as themselves in a comedy horror.
If you're expecting anything other than a slightly camp, B-movie style film, then you're gonna feel cheated.
I love the fact that these guys don't take themselves too seriously, and just have fun making a film that just pokes fun at themselves.
There are a few scenes that hark to classic gore-fest films, and a few nice kills.
Pat Smear is hilarious - ai sincerely hope he's no different in real life.
Two "Pearl Jam high fives" was a perticular highlight for me (a PJ fan since their inception).
It won't win any Oscars, but it'll make you smile aplenty. Just enjoy it for what it is.
