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!

I was genuinely scared and felt great to be at my own house, on my own bed and inside the blanket. What I just said is true. It was my experience with first half of the movie. It reminded me of "Granny" that I used to play on my phone (locks and puzzles are meh but still). There is a good chunk of mystery wasted by the childish second half. The streamer wasn't funny at all. There was no need of comedy in it, in my opinion. It may sound fake to some of you guys but this movie is comparable to the original Evil Dead movies and miles better than the disastrous remakes. Make-up, timing and location were close enough to Evil Dead. These three things are very important for a horror movie, and Deadstream... just passed. It was engaging with me. I did not like one thing about the haunted house; Graffiti. People just don't leave the wall alone. I wish the makers were serious about this project and cut out some of the unnecessary comedies, because the second half was not up to the standard. I like good found footages, paranormal investigations and honest make-up efforts; because of these elements, I'm rating it high.

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...

A fun ride! Definitely brought me back to the original crazy fun Evil Dead! Not sure if they meant to pay homage to Raimi but they definitely did! Would have given a 9 but while the ending made sense just not as awesome as the rest of the movie. Hard to top Bruce Campbell as Ash but this guy playing Shawn came pretty darn close! Dang, why so many characters IMBD? I feel like I have to write an essay. Anyways to the younger generation if you enjoyed this you gotta watch Evil Dead 1981 and Evil Dead 2 which was even more campy and over the top! To my fellow Generation Xer's, who might pass it up, check it out!

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.