Majorthebys Charming and brutal

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

bigfootpat I had to get used to the show for the first three episodes, but then it started to be one of the funniest shows I've ever seen! There are certainly ups and downs, but Metalocalypse never fails to amuse. A very brutal show in both the literal and figurative sense, lot's of gore and death, but also a nice satire on the metal culture. There's a lot of death metal music in the series and I personally love that, I don't know any other shows that focus on metal. As a metal artist myself I enjoyed it intensely, but I'm not sure either non-musicians and/or non-metal-fans would appreciate it. I would certainly recommend it!

thewitchkingofangmar-1 This is a great parody which combines excellent music, with "brutal" Metal parody both regarding their love of mayhem and their self-absorbed arrogance. The "black humor" is hilarious, as well as the "Apocalype of metal" involving the satire of American consumerism and "Illuminati shadow government" conspiracy-theory angle.I gave this 9 stars instead of 10, because the series seems to have forgotten its roots in humor, and seems to have become a bit self-indulgent by taking itself somewhat seriously-- particularly with the character "Ofdensen" and his being somewhat of a stuck-up "Gary Stu" character in relation to the parodized band-members; one can only hope that this is explained later in the series as his actually being a "nerd-villain," rather than just a series-conceit and self-indulgence of writers (which always spells a series going downhill after a little bit if initial success goes to their heads).

metalgoth I highly recommend this show. I don't qualify that by saying 'if you like metal', that's not necessary. It is, however, aimed at people who like adult cartoons. In this age of South Park and Family Guy, people shouldn't be shocked by the sight of animated gore that is found in Metalocalypse. And by gore, I don't mean simply seeing blood spattering around the screen. A dream sequence has one character having his head cleanly cleft down the middle, showing a detailed cutaway view of his cranial whatnots. The gore is one area of the show the creators are getting decidedly creative about. Gore, and inept reconstruction, like in the song 'Sewn Back Together Wrong'. It's a running theme here, ancillary characters that manage to survive their first show often reappear sporting cobbled together artificial appendages. The big draw, for me at least, is the characterization and dialogue. The show revolves around the five members of the fictional heavy metal band Dethklok, each with his own unique, and identifiable quirks. Skwisgar is my favorite, a nihilistic prima donna who just wants to live the rock star life. Murderface is repellent yet fascinating. A tension-filled ball of insecurity and self-hatred. The singer Nathan is huge and scary-looking, and an enthusiastic booster of all things dark and brutal. Toki seems perfectly innocent, still smarting from his overly strict upbringing, and Pickles seems the most normal of the bunch, providing a personality we can most easily identify with, albeit with a strange 'skullet' hairdo and a thick midwestern accent.These five are virtually inseparable, and their overlapping, back and forth dialogue provide most of the humor here. The two Scandinavians struggle with English still, making them even more quotable. Together they create a group dynamic that really feels lived in, like they've been dealing with each other for years.I first found out about this show by seeing the DVD set in the stores. I liked the idea of a metal-themed cartoon, but figured it was just pandering to the metal-heads. I made a point to see it on Adult Swim and found out how good it actually is. Brendon Small is a co-creator, and provides many of the voices and he also writes and performs the original music in the show. He clearly has a great love of metal, putting together a collection of songs good enough to make him an established artist in his own right.Adult cartoons have been improving by leaps and bounds the last 10 years. South Park is far better now than when it started out, and the other new series that come out now are usually more ambitious and creative than they used to be. It's hard to imagine that the Simpsons seemed so subversive when they started. Supposedly the Flintstones were considered a walk on the wild side back in the day. This is the state of the American cartoon art now, and it's well worth a serious look. It's smart, it's creative, and it shows us things most of us hadn't seen before. And it's really, really funny.

Delta5Qmp Truly the grand master-work of comedy, animation, music and perhaps all cultural phenomena since Wagner's Ring Cycle. Small has created not only a great death metal band, but a world that we should all be so lucky to live in as metal inevitably takes over the planet. Previous pathetic attempts to inspire a global cultural revolution such as the "Holy" bible, the Koran, or Nazi Germany are petty filth compared to the absolute glory of Dethklok. Watch, behold, gaze into this magnificent 12 minute weekly late night cartoon, and become the left hand of metal! Hold your devil-horned hands high, and shout out the sacred mantra: Doodily Ding Dong Tick-Tock! Hail Dethklok! Hail Dethklok! HAIL DETHKLOK!!!!!!!!!