Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.
Chuck says:
If you’re looking for goofy, gory fun the Foo Fighters’ Studio 666 is right up your alley. Seems the band’s manager (Jeff Garlin) is in desperate need of their new album but their leader, Dave Grohl, doesn’t want to do the same ole thing. Hearing of a house that once belonged to a legendary manager, that happens to have great acoustics, they decide this is the place to lay down some killer tracks. Problem is, they don’t realize it was the site where another band was brutally slaughtered.
Goes without saying that the place is haunted and the malevolent spirits that haunt it have a profound effect on the boys in the band.
There’s a B-movie vibe here that make the gory goings-on a lot of fun, while the fact that Grohl and his bandmates can’t act to save their lives contribute to the sense of mirth. To be sure, the film does overstay its welcome but the cheesy special effects throughout are worth a chuckle or two. An unexpectedly good time, the music’s pretty good too.
2 1/2 Stars
Pam says:
Who would have known that it took the Foo Fighters and a B-movie combo to unite Chuck and I on our viewpoints!
After its shockingly gruesome beginning, the tone of “Studio 666” changes drastically (and necessarily) to one of humor thanks to Jeff Garlin’s performance as the band’s manager. This roller coaster ride of funny, cheeky, or as Chuck says, “cheesy,” with over-the-top gore that is never believable yet somehow disturbing at times, makes this a throwback to horror movies of the past…and a lot of fun!
With unexpected cameos, forced Grohl’s comedic expressions, and the band members hilariously stilted performances, “Studio 666,” while not for everyone, will please the fans of “Extra Ordinary,” “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,” and the classic cult film “Night of the Living Dead.”
2 1/2 stars
