Lords of Chaos

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Wayne K @RT88290232 Nov 28 As a big fan of metal music for most of my life now, Lords of Chaos was certainly an interesting prospect. Granted, the subgenre of metal the film deals with isn’t my cup of tea, but I can appreciate getting to see a film that deals with the kinds of music that doesn’t usually get a lot of attention. It’s a movie that deals with many aspects of the metal community, good and bad. It embraces many of the genres cliches while subverting others. It gives us a tightknit community, united by their passion for black metal. But it also exposes the ugliness that comes from trying to be something you’re not, trying to impress others by going way too far. It feels like a film made from the perspective of those who started the Satanic Panic in the 1980s, and viewed all metalheads the same way: As loud, violent, antisocial extremists who worshipped the devil, slaughtered animals and probably kidnapped and sacrificed children. But it goes deeper than that, examining the mentality of those at the core of Norwegian Black Metal, the pitfalls and struggles, the power plays and the rivalries that success can bring, and even the paradox of wanting to be underground and cool but also rich and famous. It gets pretty dark in places but it treats its heavy moment with respect. The tongue in cheek narration is used so infrequently that it could probably be omitted, but it does provide some decent laughs, so I’ll let it pass. If you’re not a metal fan you can still appreciate it for its characters and social drama, and if this kind of music is your jam, then you’ll like it even more. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 10 Filme legal, o roteiro é bacana, as cenas são legais, a história é bacana, o elenco é bacana, e metade do elenco ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bacanas, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes. See more Jeremiah D. @JeremiahTheGooflerDiMarcus Jul 23 DEADS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Nick O @Nicki1985 06/10/2025 Despite the fact that the early 90’s Norwegian Black Metal phenomenon was maybe the craziest/stupidest thing to ever happen in Rock N Roll and regardless of how exaggerated the stories are, this is one hell of a heavy metal horror comedy! See more Jason W @Thejasonwatts 04/02/2025 Great visually with some nice shots. Way too long though as I was waiting for it to end. Rory Culkin was good. Couldn't take the Varg/Christian character seriously at all, unless he was supposed to be a little grumpy nerd. Didn't care for the animal stuff. Wish it was more about the music instead of the silly kids trying to be scary metal guys, but I guess that's how it was intended to be. See more Oaklee D @ODie63 02/08/2025 I couldn't help but feel like as a Mayhem biopic they could have fleshed it out a little bit more, this film has alot of gore and that's cool but my issue lies with the cast itself. Why not hire Norwegian actors to play Norwegian characters? Instead we are left with a very American cast that takes me out of the moment. This film was ok but could of been much better. See more Read all reviews

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