Studio 666 is a 2022 American horror comedy film directed by B. J. McDonnell from a screenplay by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes, based on a story by Dave Grohl. Grohl stars, alongside his Foo Fighters bandmates Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, and Rami Jaffee. Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.
This movie at first, is just plain fun. Dave and the band are all charming despite the wide range of acting ability, and this movie makes it clear pretty quickly that it's going to be using grindhouse-level practical gore effects. the jokes mostly land, the plot is basic enough to track easily, and along the way, we get a few real laughs. But unfortunately, this is no TENACIOUS D and Grohl isn't Jack Black. Unlike that sweet sweet D, this movie takes itself a bit too seriously. Sorry to all the Foo Fans out there, but this movie kind of overstayed its welcome.
Not only does this movie take its sweet ass time between its kills, The more you watch the movie, the more you feel like every scene goes on for too long. Have those jokes that landed so effortlessly at the start of the movie feel more forced, and the finale isn't exactly what I would call rewarding. Taylor Hawkins admitted on several talk show appearances, including Howard Stern and Jimmy Kimmel, that he refused to bother learning the script and improvised all of his lines deciding to just say whatever he felt fit in the moment.
i feel like that's the way most of this movie got made honestly.
Maybe next time, make this an episode of TV instead of a whole movie.
6/10
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