‘Studio 666’ – Review
Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters encounter malevolent spirits and utter gonzo terror with raging new horror film Studio 666 and it makes for a fun midnight movie watch.
While the Foo Fighters struggle to record their tenth album at an Encino mansion, band frontman Dave Grohl is forced to battle the supernatural forces within the house.
Legendary rockstars the Foo Fighters make their cinematic debut in the raging slasher film Studio 666 and for audiences who are seeking some classic 1980s horror movie scares and a whole heap of blood and guts, Studio 666 delivers big time. Based on a story by noted rockstar Dave Grohl, Studio 666 takes Grohl and his band to a haunted Hollywood mansion where they encounter demonic spirits while they attempt to record their tenth studio album. Director B. J. McDonnell moves quickly with the storytelling and Studio 666 is a combination of bloodletting horror, laugh-out-loud dad joke comedy and meta-musings from the band itself, and it makes for a watch that is nostalgically fun to view.
It’s clear that in making Studio 666 Grohl drew on his love for classic 1980s horror movies such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th, and Studio 666 delivers that same kind of ambience and scares. Gory and packed out with plenty of blood and guts, there’s a whole heap of messy horror fun to be had in Studio 666 and this is mixed with rock music folk-lore and a good dose of comedy on behalf of Grohl and his bandmates. There’s a really endearing quality to Studio 666 and classic horror fans will have fun with this one and it’s clear that Grohl himself was having a blast as he got to finally embrace the demonic side of rock n’roll and just let loose.
Studio 666 is Grohl’s love letter to classic horror and there are subtle nods to the history of the genre. One such nod is legendary director John Carpenter who not only has a cameo in the film as a sound engineer but who also recorded Studio 666’s creepy theme music in a great callback to the original themes to work such as The Thing and Halloween. Credit must also be paid to Grohl and director B. J. McDonnell who find very creative ways to dispatch members of the cast in Studio 666 whether it be death by chainsaw or drum symbol, all the bases are covered and watching the oncoming gore gives you that nostalgic feeling for those classics of the 1980s.
Studio 666 is a while and crazy ride and is just a fun midnight movie watch. Whether it’s a good helping of gore your seeking, some hilarious meta-comedy or you just want to see Dave Grohl losing it as he’s taken over by a satanic demon, you’ll be very happy with the result.
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