I saw the movie last night for the first time.
The Negative
The Positive
Overall, it's not a film I deeply enjoyed but it's not that bad either. It can be a good Sunday night watch.
The Negative
- The story is a bit all over the place. It could've been more interesting with a couple of rewrite
- the violence is mostly off screen, which is a bad news for someone who enjoy special effect.
- The character on the cover of the film is not super present. He looks good, but he's not very threatening and mostly a side character.
- John Saxon, to me, is a bit off, but in a weird way. He's the best actor on the set, but his heart doesn't seem into it. He delivers his line fine, but doesn't seem like a real character. He does the job, but no passion.
- The acting is a bit weak. It's not cringey bad (if you've seen a lot of b movies, there's definitely worse) but no one really made me care for his/her character.
- With a title like Hellmaster, I was expecting demons, but it's more "zombies" controlled by a mad scientist. So I was a bit disappointed, but now I know that the original title was Them.
The Positive
- The make up is good. There may be not much gore, but the make up of the characters and the little gore we got was well done.
- the production value is great and the photography is really cool. There's definitely some inspired shot and some very cool lighting, especially with the colours.
Overall, it's not a film I deeply enjoyed but it's not that bad either. It can be a good Sunday night watch.