Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia?
Joshua Way reviewedOctober 10, 2024
Although the movie is a pretty solid 4* I think it deserves 5* in terms of bringing everything in the series together in a way that didn't ruin the series but rather improved it. I think this movie confirms that metalocalypse as a whole deserves 4.5* rather than being an unfinished series that left us wondering if the series as a whole lacked the ability to finish a story that had been built upon a foundation of unfinished plotlines. Before I saw the series as one that I would like to rate 4.5* and I think in delivering that it did exactly what any fan of the series was expecting it to do.
When it comes to the actual quality of the movie it is spectacular in the art design and the array of referenences to subjects and subject material that is sort of just expected in movie and tv writing thesedays. The jokes were alright and the theme remained consistent with that of the show as a whole. That said I think they took a safe appraoch in the actual subjects they chose to address and how they delivered everything.
There was a lack in risk-taking in designing the movie and although understandable obviously there is nothing in this movie that is going to come out of left field and add some significance that wasn't already alluded to somewhere throughout the series. This is the main reason why I'd rate this show 5* in sticthing originality together with ongoing-plotlines and pop-references but I simply could never do that when it lacks intellectual depth as it is designed in a manner which can be easily understood by most people.
I'm only pointing out how when you choose to cater to your auidience to make your art easier to understand then naturally you must make creative sacrifices. In a way the story alludes to the very fact that the creators are fully aware of this and stand by the decision for the sake of their fans. Although this does make perfect sense you shouldn't judge the artistic quality of a show on the logic of its storytelling.