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I hate to break it to people who hate on documentaries like this, but the fact is that you shouldn't grade a team of filmmakers based on the facts in a case. The facts were presented. The filmmakers did their job. Get over it.

For those who haven't seen it already, it's a very screwed up case about a stalker who texts some fairly heinous stuff to a couple of high school kids. As the story unfolds, you (like I) will probably question why the FBI or someone with the ability to trace calls was not involved sooner, but keep in mind, it was small town "petty" crime (because no one EVER seems to take stalking seriously). That said, it was well presented with all sides of the argument available and it is well worth your time as long as you think you can handle it. Fair warning, as mentioned before, it's pretty messed up, so..."Well, we warned you."

This is the end, whether anyone Iikes it or not. Is it a great end? Great question!

First off for anyone who doesn't know, Metalocalypse is a now "old" TV series that just "ended" one day without warning for us, the viewers. It was about a band (Dethklok) of egotistical idiots who understood nothing in life except "brutality" (as well as drugs, sex, and heavy metal.) The show was filled with jokes of all kinds, including witty (often, from dumb characters,) one-liners, over-the-top satirical commentary on the subject of being famous (and even more isolated on music, metal, and specifically extreme metal, in general), and humor involving guts and gore. The show was also loaded with epic, death metal songs with an often power metal flavor to the instrumentation. All the while, as our 5 main heroes (the band) trudge through ridiculous antics and silly life lessons, there is a deeper meaning to the show...

Ya see, Dethklok (the extreme metal band) surpasses Belgium (yeah, the country,) in the top ten largest economies of the world (again, yeah, a band, a metal band, at that, being bigger, financially speaking, than nearly all countries)... and that's just a two second mention in the first episode. This information is presented by military and religious leaders to some dude who wears a suit and sits in a throne in the war room. It turns out, that "dude" might just be someone. Obviously, the show had deep thoughts from the get go. It's called Metalocalypse, after all.

Fast forward a few seasons (all of them, excellent,) a gap in time, an operatic movie (also, excellent,) and an even bigger gap in time, and here we are.

This movie ties up all the loose ends from everything that came before it. It tells the story of a band literally trying to end the Apocalypse by doing what they do best (music, of course). However, gone is much of the brutality and fun of the original series and the "Rock Opera," including nearly all the jokes (inside jokes included) and "zingers."

If you've never seen Metalocalypse and stumbled across this, watch the series first. If you're a fan, you likely already knew the magic was gone. See it for what it is: The End. Could it have been more fun? Absolutely! Was it still funny? Not particularly. Was it bad? Not at all. Could it have been better? Of course it could have been. Is it slower paced than usual? Yes. Does it drag? Nah. Does it tie up the loose ends? Effectively enough. Would I recommend it? Only if you were already going to watch it anyway, which is why I didn't write this review for you (the fans), because you knew what this was already...for here lies the final resting spot of Metalocalypse. May it rest in peace...finally...

This is one of the best bad movies ever. The cast that you've heard of does a great job. The rest are garbage. The effects are great (although some are less impactful than they should be), but the lighting allows too much to be seen. In short, this movie should be remade by someone who understands what you don't see is the scary part and that evil stained glass should actually look like evil stained glass and not like Evel Knievel's tattoos. Explosions should startle people, not make them say, "Ok."

This movie deserved to be better than it was. Anton LaVey is the consultant on this, which can't be replicated. However, The Church of Satan will always have someone that can be used as a consultant. Certain aspects can be duplicated to a great degree and other aspects can exceed the original film's abilities. If this film had a good budget, a director who actually understands cinema (or at least, specifically, horror cinema,) and it still managed to retain the Hieronymus Bosch, the Church's influence, and the choral of voices, etc. Then, this movie would be amazing! This is one of the only movies I have ever seen that should be remade (by a vet of the horror genre, preferably.)

The story is that a bad guy wants a book from a good guy, and will stop at nothing to get it. The good guy's family becomes quickly involved and it spirals out of the realm of normalcy. A lot of Satanic concepts and themes are involved. It is weirdly graphic but nothing that a horror fan can't handle. Chances are that you'll probably laugh over the gore because once again, it's too well lit. Either way, it's a basic Good Guy vs. Bad Guy story that's reasonably executed but it fails in some of the most basic ways. Although, if re-done correctly, it has the potential to be a masterpiece.

If Hollywood is reading this, remake this movie, please (and hit up the Church of Satan for advice, like this movie did.) This concept is cool and certain people pulled their weight. Others, did not. This film suffers from far too much "did not."