Mad God

Shudder | Release Date (Streaming): June 16, 2022

6.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Ratings

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JoeStepJun 26, 2022

Firstly the visuals are great, thought provoking macabre stuff. Seeing the trailer I was hoping for a dialogue-less story of exploration though the assassins eyes as he descendes into this Nightmare fuel world and braves its perils to killFirstly the visuals are great, thought provoking macabre stuff. Seeing the trailer I was hoping for a dialogue-less story of exploration though the assassins eyes as he descendes into this Nightmare fuel world and braves its perils to kill the mad god. kind of like the James Herbert graphic novel "the city". The set up (text scroll) and first part of the film even play to this. Unfortunately this changes by adding live action scenes that felt jarring and the viewer being placed into new scenarios with no context or intent on driving what little narrative there was forward. I started the film hopeful and left disappointed and confused. I don't care how good the visuals are they cannot replace a story. Even if that story is vague and up to the viewer to interpret, which this was not. A frustrating 80odd minute slog.… Expand

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royalguy07Jun 22, 2022

I feel like I was not in the right mind state for this, some of the animations and creations were truly upsetting and stomach churning. Overall, it felt excessive and empty.

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EludiumQ36Oct 1, 2022

"Mad God" (2021, 80-mins, W/D/P Phil Tippet, stop-motion animation). This effort is best described by a series of adjectives: nightmarish, otherworldly, hellscape, incoherent, absurd, bizarre. I'm not even sure how you rate something like"Mad God" (2021, 80-mins, W/D/P Phil Tippet, stop-motion animation). This effort is best described by a series of adjectives: nightmarish, otherworldly, hellscape, incoherent, absurd, bizarre. I'm not even sure how you rate something like this. Other well meaning viewers have rated this from 10 down to 1. It took Phil and a small army of helpers 33 years to bring this to theatres where it flopped like nothing before/since. So by that measure it was a resounding failure. Does it entertain? Only if you're into all those cited adjectives at the same time. I'm not so it's a fail for me. I can appreciate the effort and its commitment to its bizarre vision but I can't recommend it and I certainly wouldn't ever watch it again.… Expand

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pypesJul 25, 2022

An auteur's passion project, pointedly grotesque and realized via an odd medium? Yes please.

Or rather not. This should have been a solid 10 from me but the film fails to deliver. The lack of readily apparent narrative (the film contains noAn auteur's passion project, pointedly grotesque and realized via an odd medium? Yes please.

Or rather not. This should have been a solid 10 from me but the film fails to deliver. The lack of readily apparent narrative (the film contains no dialog) leaves this a series of vignettes that burn through all the best ideas in the first 30 minutes, then proceeds to overstay its welcome for another hour. Sound design was noticeably poor IMHO, and maybe I've been desensitized but non of the visuals were as grotesque or shocking as had been billed.

Watch it for the "experience", but if you find your eyelids growing heavy after 40 minutes or so feel free to switch it off, you're not missing anything.… Expand

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eded9999Jul 13, 2022

This is not a movie, its a collection of aesthetics visuals with no f*k!ng sense.
Looks good, but that's all, no real narrative here, no story is told.

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