Deadstream

To tell you the truth, I don't know what to make of this whole facade! On one hand, I was pretty amused by the comedic punchlines as well as their clever use of horror-specific elements but on the other hand, the constant tonal shifts put me out of the experience not once but multiple times!

I didn't take a look at any of the trailers, I went in completely blind and this is probably the first time I happen to regret my choice. I am certain, anyone who had seen the promos had gone in expecting a horror parody, and there was me, who anticipated something absolutely on the opposite spectrum!

Now, I do not loathe it (although I do despise the lead protagonist who caused me a ton of headaches & annoyance); but I couldn't care for it either. I have mixed feelings, in the truest sense of the word!

Very surprised at the relatively low score this has, as I thought this was fantastic. Inspired and original.

As a horror veteran I was genuinely terrified at times, like painfully so.

Joseph Winter played the part perfectly, he deserves tremendous credit for what he's put together here.

Despite being very scary, the movie manages to be very funny too (the livestream comment section being a particular highlight) - which is a difficult balance, but it pulls it off. Jumping between absolute horror and slapstick remarkably.

Melanie Stone puts in a superb performance too.

Highly recommended...

I really enjoyed this and I usually think that found footage died with the Blair Witch. Well...maybe the first Paranormal Activity and Rec also. You get vibes from Evil Dead (which many others also has commented on) and first person shooter games. The make up is quite good regarding that the film makers probably had a small budget. And I kind of like Shawn - very good take on an obnoxious youtuber that does anything for likes! Well worth a watch! You can tell that the actors had fun with this one. Oh, and the comments from the live stream viewers are hilarious!

This may do for the director's career what Paranormal Activity did for Oren Peli.

That's what I see from Deadstream. This was an amazingly funny movie. I was not sure what to expect when watching this movie. I can be very indifferent about movies that ingrate contemporary technology that influences the culture...like social media, but they picked the right dude to play the semi lone person in this movie. He had a strange balance of being funny with being scared but his being scared made me fear what was about to happen to him. I love his character and how he developed and you can clearly see what type of person he is which lends to both the comedy and the horror. It does lean one way more than the other for too long but I don't need to nick pick, it was good.

This movie.... was SO not what I expected! But, man, am I glad I stumbled upon it!

There's a lot of comparisons to Evil Dead, and though it is completely different, I get it! This (in my mind) is an instant classic! All of the cons are pros (if that makes sense).

It was funny. It was witty. It was very clever. And STILL was able to produce some good scares! Its runtime is short and to the point (not that I have a problem with lengthy movies).

Especially after watching the director's short in one of the more recent V/H/S movies, I get the sense of what kind of style he does. And I'm so down for whatever he brings to the table.

This will be a yearly watch every October for sure! Or anytime, really! I highly recommend watching this. Even if it doesn't produce the same reaction for someone else that I got, there's bound to be something of value to everyone!