Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Ten years after the phenomenal "The Doomstar Requiem" comes the sequel "Army of the Doomstar", this time as a feature-length animated film. All the technical aspects of the series we loved are here again, everything is apparently the same as it was, except for the most important - humor. Not that this isn't hilariously funny, but it's not even mildly entertaining. One big nothing dragged out for almost an hour and a half, with characters rendered pathetic, rare and failed attempts at humor, and without a single catchy track. Not only is there nothing memorable, but it is so boring that I did not manage to watch it all at once. Shame.

5/10.

Metalocalypse was one of my favorite shows to watch in high school. Skwisgaar Skwigelf taught me how to sweep pick. To see it get a finale after all these years is wonderful. The plot of Doomstar was serious and less focused on the show's quirky humor, but it was still awesome. There were new songs, returning characters, beautifully animated sequences, and a cool acknowledgment to all the fans of the show. Although, I'm a tiny bit disappointed the Finnish Lake Troll and Mashed Potato Johnson didn't make a cameo. But whatever. Thank you Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for creating this show and making all the fans happy.

Judging by the other reviews, it seems like fans really just wanted more Metalocalypse. That's great, but after binging the series, I really did want to know what it was all about. The production value here was miles above any in the series. At first ir seemed odd to have less metal in Metalocalypse, but the music was honestly amazing. It truly felt epic, which is how a finale should feel. And the art? Oh my God, the art. Those backgrounds were absolutely beautiful, and I'm a sucker for a beautiful, bloody apocalypse - reminds me of my dreams. People have noted the comedy was lackluster, which may be true, as I don't really remember much about the jokes, but the rest of it left a mark ans I found the whole thing a lot of fun.

Well, where to start...

After the original Metalocalypse show ended and after The Doomstar Reqiuem, this was supposed to be a grand finale that would conclude the excellent series we know as Metalocalypse.

Unfortunately, this movie is not even a shadow of the former show, this is just another failure.

The characters here are now whiny shadows of what they once were. The show deserved a proper ending, but this movie is a disaster.

It just goes to show that the entertainment industry has almost nothing to do with entertainment anymore.

Dethklok was perfect as it is, fun and brutal, but that's clearly not desirable in the movie industry anymore.

Dethklok is now a group of pathetic whining losers, especially Nathan Explosion, who is now constantly whining and saying how hard it is for him. Total destruction of fun characters.

The music is good, the voice acting is solid, but that's how it should be.

What is catastrophically bad is the script, as if we are not watching Metalocalypse, but something completely different. And that's not what we wanted to see.

A complete waste of time.

Thank you Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha.

From watching when the first season aired, I can confidently say that Doomstar was worth the wait. Finally, Dethklok fans were able to close a chapter that we all hold near and dear to our hearts.

The only thing that would make it better would be news of another run at the series or another movie... but I'm happy and content with what we have. There's nothing like seeing your favorite band release new material for the first time, now we'll be able to cherish it for forever.

Death Album IV, that goes with the film is absolutely amazing. I'm going back, yet again, to watch from Season one, all the way up to Doomstar.