I have never seen any of the previous Deathstalker movies. Like for so many others, I assume, my only touchpoint with the franchise is Red Letter Media. I decided to go and see this, because it’s directed by Steven Kostanski and I liked Psycho Goreman, his work form a few years ago. Was it worth it? No. Not really.
Yes, I know I’m pretty late on this.
I did not enjoy this movie. However, I understand that this movie panders to an audience that deserves being pandered to more, which leaves me in a bit of a bind. Should I even write about this if I’m just going to shit on it? Then again, there’s a theme here I really want to talk about, so here we are…
This was announced over a month ago, but I missed it.
Looking at the awards section for this movie on IMDb, it has a lot of them, but they seem to be like best first timer, best female director, best Canadian movie, and such, which really undersells this movie. I had to travel to see it, but I’m glad I did.
TL;DR: Much better and much different than I expected.
And yes, I know I’m a bit late on this. Although, as I understand it,
They gave me a comic book (Woman of Tomorrow #1) and a sugarless energy drink (although it was room temperature). That’s something.
Quick review: Less than the sum of it’s parts.
Is there anything to say? At this point, either you are sold or you don’t give a shit.
It’s that time of the year, I guess.
This movie is stupid. Not in a fun way. It’s just stupid. That would be the TL;DR: The movie is embarrassingly stupid.
I guess the first question is, can you watch this without seeing the rest of the series? Yes, but you probably shouldn’t, especially since the first eight episodes are available for free on YouTube. Also, the eighth episode is the first half of this movie, so you should skip that if you plan to see this in theaters.
Would you get what’s going on? Yes. On the other hand, you would not have the same sympathy for the characters and I think that’s kind of key here. There is a recap, but that can’t fix you not knowing and understanding the characters.