Wednesday 18 May 2016

VOD: Deathgasm (dir: Jason Lei Howden, 2015)

"I brought about the end of the world.  Biggest d**k move ever."

Recalling the spirit and physical effects of the early Peter Jackson movies, this low-budget New Zealand gorefest offers little that is new, but what it often lacks in quality is more than made up for by its energy and sheer willingness to try.  Apart from being supremely sweary, the adventures of our very-old-looking teenage rebels-without-a-clue are really quite sweet and endearing.  Clearly made with a love of the genre and some wry understanding of the conventions, although the heavy-metal angle gets wearisome at times, the demon-possessed zombie action is good fun and delightfully over-the-top.

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