Review of We Summon the Darkness (2020) by Viroodiem — 20 Jun 2020

Lets start off, people claiming this does not look anything like the 80s are looking at the wrong (lamer) side of the 80s. This doesn't look like Stranger things and the people who lived through that part of the 80s apparently forgot what the edge end of the 80s looked like.

Visually everything is very authentic. To the Jeep Cherokee (before they added grand) To the metal head girl look of a bleach blonde with brown eyebrows, To talking about Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer instead of groups like Iron Maiden and Ozzy. The ONLY inauthentic thing I saw was a modern 100$ bill amongst period appropriate 100s. The look, the feel, the dialog, makeup, even casting fit well with the late 80s aesthetic of the 1988 period this is set in.The trio of girls look like they just stepped out of Great White's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" video.(Forgot just how amazing jeans of that era looked) Even the "satanic panic" of that period was represented.

Now past that even the plot is reminiscent of 80s slasher flicks, just with its twist.

For what it was it is the best representation of the 80s I have seen. That does not mean its a great film. It is definitely watchable and the story gave me a few good laughs along the way. If it had not been a period piece it would have only netted a 5 in my book. Where they absolutely nailed the 80s metal aesthetic Ill gift it 2 additional points to bring it up to 7. Just a shame this couldn't be cranked up to 11. Even still its one of the most accurate depictions of the 1980s to come out of this recent rash of 80s nostalgia in TV and film.