Is there anything that Dave Grohl can’t do? Rock’s eternal Mister Nice Guy shows the fun feature in his band, The Foo Fighters’ music videos were no fluke by expanding his universe to include a horror film. And in the best tradition of bad acting but good gore, Studio 666 knows how to show you a rocking good time.
The story (of what little there is) revolves around the band recording their new album in a haunted house and as Dave becomes more possessed the proceedings become more and more gruesome. The deaths when they come are weighted more towards to end of the film. This makes the first half a little dry but rewards those with a taste for stage blood in the later reels as buckets flow.
As Mister Grohl picks off the unfortunate members of his band, the hilarity becomes less about rock star humour and more about traditional laughs via some outlandishly outrageous forms of execution. There are riots of blood and violence and the occasional chain saw cutting through cast members, sometimes two at a time.
What do you get when you give a rock star with an overabundance of comic book horror lore upstairs millions of dollars to launch an imaginary solo career, Studio 666. It’s a brain-dead blast of gratuitous gore and recycled horror humour in the best tradition of the genre. It’s only in theatres during a limited run so don’t miss the chance to laugh like a fool in a theatre filled with fellow fools.
Rob Hudson
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