Granted this movie was from 1988, and it definitely carries that late 1980s cheesy and campy feel. But this movie was not even really close to being as interesting as I initially had thought it had potential to be, from reading the movie synopsis.
Sure, this was a campy movie, by all means, but the overall outcome of the movie was a bit too mundane, nay, bland actually, and the movie suffered from that. Just as it also suffered from some very mediocre acting performances.
And the topic of heavy metal being bad for you and bringing about with it destruction, demonic entities, hell and eternal damnation does wear pretty thin pretty quickly in the movie. At least that is what the message of the movie felt like being; that heavy metal music is bad for the society and a bad influence on the youth.
The music in the movie was pretty tame and not all that heavy, when thinking about the storyline and the topic of the movie. It was hard rock at best and really didn't feel right for the setting of the movie. Nor were the "musicians" really all that interesting to look at and lacked on stage personalities and charisma. This made for an even more bland movie experience, because it felt like they hadn't even bothered going all the way in.
As for the special effects, well... Keep in mind that the movie was made in 1988 after all, and they weren't exactly on a massive budget in comparison to other movies back then.
All in all, a less than mediocre movie. I hadn't heard about "Black Roses" before 2019, when I stumbled upon the DVD by sheer random luck. I gave it a view, and I wasn't impressed.
Sure, this was a campy movie, by all means, but the overall outcome of the movie was a bit too mundane, nay, bland actually, and the movie suffered from that. Just as it also suffered from some very mediocre acting performances.
And the topic of heavy metal being bad for you and bringing about with it destruction, demonic entities, hell and eternal damnation does wear pretty thin pretty quickly in the movie. At least that is what the message of the movie felt like being; that heavy metal music is bad for the society and a bad influence on the youth.
The music in the movie was pretty tame and not all that heavy, when thinking about the storyline and the topic of the movie. It was hard rock at best and really didn't feel right for the setting of the movie. Nor were the "musicians" really all that interesting to look at and lacked on stage personalities and charisma. This made for an even more bland movie experience, because it felt like they hadn't even bothered going all the way in.
As for the special effects, well... Keep in mind that the movie was made in 1988 after all, and they weren't exactly on a massive budget in comparison to other movies back then.
All in all, a less than mediocre movie. I hadn't heard about "Black Roses" before 2019, when I stumbled upon the DVD by sheer random luck. I gave it a view, and I wasn't impressed.