The title alone is corny and cheesy and at first you'd think it might be terrible to watch. But then you give it a shot, and it's surprisingly dynamic with how they go from one speaker to the next and manage to pull out a solid two hours or so of what is just basically thoughts over the metal and horror themes, as well as their connection.
They do a good enough job revisiting the crypts of old school horror without making it feel too academic and rigid, and the commentary can be thought-provoking thus avoiding scholarly reciting of the boring old clichés. A few speakers might catch you off guard with some of their remarks.
This is more like a hangout with the experts on the genre, which is what everybody wants to see really. It's like a sit-down with all the various horror/metal genre directors, protagonists... and it's interesting to see them talk about the overlap between the two fields. If anything, one could feel they'd wish they heard more from these individuals, and at times the commentary gets particularly interesting but for the sake of pace the documentary then switches to the next speaker, which is understandable.
Good stuff.
They do a good enough job revisiting the crypts of old school horror without making it feel too academic and rigid, and the commentary can be thought-provoking thus avoiding scholarly reciting of the boring old clichés. A few speakers might catch you off guard with some of their remarks.
This is more like a hangout with the experts on the genre, which is what everybody wants to see really. It's like a sit-down with all the various horror/metal genre directors, protagonists... and it's interesting to see them talk about the overlap between the two fields. If anything, one could feel they'd wish they heard more from these individuals, and at times the commentary gets particularly interesting but for the sake of pace the documentary then switches to the next speaker, which is understandable.
Good stuff.