The Horrors Of 2022: Mad God | Video review

Welcome to The Horrors Of 2022, a series where throughout the month of October I'll be taking a look at some recent horror-ish movies, and now it's time for Mad God, Phil Tippett's magnum opus stop-motion experimental horror movie that's been 30 years in the making!
If you enjoyed this video or my channel in general and would like to support what I do, you could always take a look over at / horriblereviews
-
Playlist with all “Video Reviews“ videos: bit.ly/2J0RZcb
Letterboxd list with every movie covered during this series: boxd.it/2SHvo
/ horrible.reviews
letterboxd.com...

[@28_Spokes]

Passion project that is for a niche market. Can’t say it appeals to me but I have mad respect for the amount of work gone into it!

[@ThePeoplesMikey]

Yeah. Love the visuals, but I see this as a movie to play in the background during a social gathering.

[@dickdingus775]

loved this, loved the vibe and animation etc, there's no traditional narrative but there is a method to the madness, it's not all random noise and fury

[@flapjack4743]

Glad to see you cover this! Love the channel! I had been eagerly awaiting this movie for like a year or 2 and when i finally saw it i was a bit disappointed - at first (although awed in aspects of its design from the start). For me it was one of those that i had to piece together a narrative for myself after watching it and thinking on it for a few days. I ended up liking it a lot more after letting it marinate. I don't know if what i came up with as far as storyline is what it is technically about but i like the conclusions i came to. So although it wasn't exactly what i expected i really do dig, it surprised me

[@MadScientistCinema]

One ingredient to help with this one is to set aside the beer, and drop some good old fashioned lab-quality hallucinogens.

[@mila1898]

Looks like a Tool music video.

[@gavinvalentine6270]

Lmfao

[@kunfussed213]

I thought the same thing. 🤭😳

[@deirdrejones5974]

If I recall, Adam Jones worked a bit with the creator in art college.

[@MrBlackDarkness666]

I'm a big stop motion and horror fan, I love Robert Morgan's surreal videos but I just couldn't get through this movie. Somehow I feel this world would be awesome for a videogame like Dark Souls or something

[@HorribleReviews]

I feel you, I generally also love and appreciate stop motion animation. I totally respect the art and craftsmanship, but as a whole, the movie just wasn't all that memorable for me...

[@maddiewilson695]

Omg I used to watch you years and years ago, so glad you’re still doing this, love your videos soo much

[@meltycat5532]

My dude :) I have enjoyed your reviews for years. I totally still do. But I didn't REALLY understand this movie the first time I watched it. I've seen it five times now, and I keep finding new and interesting twists on this take of assassinating / absolving a God-smoten Sodom and Gomorrah. Watch it a few more times. Like, it's WAY better than Tom Six's trilogy. Also, are you reviewing the new Hellraiser?

[@xavier6457]

It definitely looks really cool, and I've always love the aesthetic of stop motion animation. I as well like a plot with my movies, but some films are just meant to be a visual adventure. I think if the movie inspires a video, it might be worth checking out though. 🍻

[@flobyboby84]

Because it's such a visual movie it's a great movie to put on with friends when you know that everyone is gonna be talking the whole time. Some movies are just great for that. I've described movies like this as "background movies" but in a good way.

[@crysv2797]

I'm glad you did this one, but I did enjoy it. I'm a sucker for stop motion tho!

[@HorribleReviews]

I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as you did :)

[@jaredevildog6343]

Appreciate your honest review. Really enjoy your channel. Take care .

[@jaytracid]

I have to say I kind of agree with you. I hadn't heard about this movie until a friend on Facebook mentioned it, and i was very intrigued, so i watched it right away. It really looks amazing, I find it hard to fathom how someone can visualise these scenarios, and then bring them to life.. Truly mindblowing visuals. That being said though... I fell asleep after half an hour or so, because I just couldn't grasp onto any kind of story

[@karenasandvik4367]

You should watch" La Casa Lobo" . Its animation also. Its CRAZY! Definitely has a clear narrative. Good to see you!! SKOAL!!!

[@keyofallworlds7549]

Would you ever review smaller stuff like “My Little Goat” the stop motion short on KZbin made by Tomoki?

[@trafalgarlaw7880]

love your videos, man!

[@MrKzynix]

Why does this movie make me think about the new game "SCORN" a lot? Mostely in a sence of atmospere.

[@jeffcarlin5866]

The visuals? 9/10. The story? 3/10. I bought it on Blu-ray and I'm happy it's in my collection.

[@scriptmonkey7812]

Would love to know your thoughts on HATCHING ...I'm still processing it months later LOL

[@MadScientistCinema]

What’s up gangster, always fun watching flicks with you. 🍻

[@woodsgump]

Welcome back gangsters indeed!

[@yabuki_joe]

one of the greatest things i've ever seen. pure craft and dedication

[@stinoloco2446]

Jeroentje! Still going strong, zie ik! Al jaren fan van je kanaal, bro! Keep up the grind! Greetings from an old friend :)

[@dopaminecloud]

Have you seen Junk Head? It's maybe not as impressive but it's coherent!

[@JohmathanBSwift]

I enjoyed Junk Head. Forgot about that one.

[@biscutbuu69]

At first I was a little disappointed that there was not much of a clear narrative (I realized it was gonna be entirely visuals about 10 minutes in) but it definitely grew on me as it went on. Similar to Begotten its just a freaky experimental mood piece, glimpses into a horrible nightmare existence, into another world, that depending on who you ask may or may not mean anything. I for one really vibed with it.

[@JohmathanBSwift]

I had a friend a good number of years ago, that would incessantly watch Begotten. It was ok, but what I got sick of was him trying to defend its genius merits. For me, Begotten just droned on and on. I don't need to watch 20 minutes of a bunch of Druids walking.

[@quentinwelch76]

You’ve explained how I feel about this film exactly.

[@BringDeathByPickles]

Aboslutely love the more fequent videos! This one look really cool, but I think I would like to watch it 10-20 minute snippets just to enjoy the scenes rather than watch the whole thing.

[@abtinab3738]

You made my whole month.

[@ryanbutterworth4682]

It's a fucked up tech demo. Or a feature length tool video. I enjoyed it, but have no idea what was going on.

[@agustina462]

I'll have to give it a try...

[@HorribleReviews]

You should give it a try, honestly! You might love it, it just didn't toootally work for me

[@duncanidaho4787]

What I hated about the movie was the whole ton of assets sound effects. Some foley was needed.

[@jimmyflowers2435]

Could you review alex garlands Men? Really disappointed me but I'd love to hear your thoughts on it

[@UndMasMut]

Yes, i feel exactly the same about this film

[@terryterryd]

I was afraid to admit finding it boring, until I saw the comments section. Phew 😅

[@SrMarkavian]

I'm intrigue to watch it. Where can I find it?

[@akiraos]

It's currently playing on Shudder.

[@racheledwards2352]

What's up Gangstas?

[@enfcrb]

PLEASE do Ernest Scared Stupid

[@rgmsound]

I'm actually now rather curious about this one and thinking of watching it... Although I trust you also haha

[@HorribleReviews]

Hahaha I appreciate the trust, but it might work for you! Especially if you sorta know what to expect :)

[@josegaliciaorozco1420]

I loved this movie so much. ❤️

[@TrophyCase88]

Where do you even begin when reviewing a movie like this?

[@BrotherBingBizzaro]

I enjoyed it, watched with my nephew and his wife and we were all like "what the hell are we watching?". Loved the imagery but yeah there's not much in the way of narrative. I'm with you about it not sticking with you. I'd like to give it a second viewing.

[@WhirlingMusic]

Yeah I need story, characters, or dialogue or else I fall asleep. That's why I consider Enter the Void my all time worst movie.

[@Andor.]

Enter the void got all those three things tho lol

[@WhirlingMusic]

@@Andor. You must have been tripping during the movie and had voices in your head

[@Andor.]

@@WhirlingMusic No i just watched the movie and followed the plot lol, sure its weird and abstract but there is story and characters there, like all the flashbacks with him and his sister. Not a great example of a "plotless" movie.

[@snowqueen_8958]

Sups dude it been awhile :D

[@catfacepoetry3211]

The main character is hard to care about. It's so alien like, and has no motivation to relate to the audience. Without it being important, the rest is just stop motion thriller, which is more curious to some and not thrilling to most.

[@ArtFusionTV]

I disagree...i liked it a lot...its a masterpiece.

[@whyarewealwaysyelling]

What's up OG?

[@bwractive]

well if there is no story then it sucks, no matter how good or cool it looks. (i'm sure there is a deep deep meaning in the movie, but this is a movie not a sciencequestion, just entertain me with a good story)

[@danielsweet858]

Thought it was pretentious bull💩. 🙄🎃

[@nho2990]

Tool music video

[@FreakoftheAngels]

I get why some people might not feel this movie, heard it's art over story

[@Chaz_Mahoney]

This movie sucks......JUST SAY IT!!!!!