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...Just got out of Lords of Chaos. It’s definitely a movie for people like me who have a passing knowledge of Norwegian Black Metal. The performances are fair good and there is a fair amount of disturbing parts, but there is also too much MTV dream moments and stupid editing that takes you right out of the movie. I did read the book as is my custom before seeing a movie based on a book and it is a ok adaptation. If you’re deep into Black Metal you might dislike it, but worth a watch.
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I can feel your blood
dripping on my skin
I can taste your flesh
All I need is death.
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Lords of Chaos - 4/5
Your level of enjoyment of this movie will come down to how much you know about, or like Norwegian Black Metal. Good performances and the overall feel and look of the film are what you expect from Jonas Akerland, however this film left me feeling sick.
It contains 3 of the most brutal scenes of violence I've ever seen in a movie. They're so realistic and graphic that I almost walked out, and knowing that this really happened just makes it more stomach churning. I haven't been this repulsed since Irreversible.
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I went to the premier of it here in Melbourne as a part of a film festival called Monster Fest. It was sold out and packed with long haired, beer drinking, black clothed Metal fanatics. So the atmosphere was perfect and the film was also. Had a nice blend of comedy and drama and had very in your face brutality. Some of the best violence I've seen, very realistic.
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Been curious about this. I know the book is hit or miss among fans/those who know about the early days of Norwegian black metal. And the trailer does have an MTV kind of vibe to it, which is a bit off putting to me.
Still, the late 80s, early 90s of Norwegian black metal is a very interesting time to read/learn about, which of course, Mayhem was the biggest band out of that time, and it definitely could make for an interesting movie if done right. Will definitely be looking to give this a watch some time, but I won't let my expectations get too high, despite being a big black metal fan.
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I went into this with an open mind and ended up enjoying it. It was an entertaining biopic which didn't shy away from some of the tragic and violent subject matter. The actual events have been clouded by exaggerated mythology, half truths and straight up lies over time so it's hard to say how accurate some of it was. It paints Euronymous in a more favorable light than Varg which there is some truth to. I'd always kinda pictured Euronymous as a nastier Charles Manson (and a bit cowardly depending on the accounts you read) type figure manipulating and orchestrating chaos that eventually blew up in his face. I thought it was a bit of an oversight not mentioning Messiah and Maniac the vocalists before Dead (especially since they released the Deathcrush EP with Maniac). I dug how it put a human side to it and I'd forgotten just how young these guys were. The film may not appeal to the die-hard black metal fan (well some will front and not admit the dig it haha) but I think it's well crafted enough that mainstream audiences can jump into that world for an entertaining and sombre ride.
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I can feel your blood
dripping on my skin
I can taste your flesh
All I need is death.
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Awesome! I still need to see Until the Light Takes Us as well.
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I still haven't watched Lord of Chaos. Been busy, so I'm planning on it this weekend when I'll have some free, uninterrupted time.
I have seen Until the Light Takes Us a few times. The first time I watched it was actually before I actually started listening to black metal music. The black metal scene of the late 80s, early 90s, especially the events surrounding this movie and Lord of Chaos, was always very interesting to read about, even when I wasn't listening to black metal music. Of course, I love black metal now and listen to it all the time. So this documentary was an interesting watch to hear what the beginnings of Norwegian black metal was like and what the mindset was/is relating to the music they were creating. It's not an amazing documentary, but it's an interesting one. I would definitely recommend it.
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Finally sat down and watched this.
As a movie itself, I'd give it a 6/10. Was entertaining enough, and it's fun to see a movie exploring a genre of music that rarely ever gets seen (whether or not that's viewed as a negative to some black metal fans, lol).
The more difficult part is rating it as a movie that's based on true events. There are many conflicting accounts of what really happened in these events, especially if you ask Varg (though, how much you can trust of what Varg says about situations is also up for debate). So, I don't know about this.
They definitely made Euronymous a more sympathetic character than he's sometimes portrayed by those who knew him (aside from Varg too). I can't really say too much because I, of course, didn't know him personally, but from what I've read, he sounded like quite an asshole.
But without getting too into how true the movie is, if you just look at it as just a movie and not 100% based on the actual events, it was entertaining enough. Even before I became a fan of black metal music, I was fascinated with the early Norwegian black metal scene, so even seeing a Hollywood style, over-dramatized version of what happened was at least entertaining enough.
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Oh, I was thinking to watch it today!