Deadstream (2022) (Walmart Exclusive Steelbook) (Blu-ray Review)
Director: Joseph Winter & Vanessa Winter
Starring: Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone
RATED: UR/REGION A/1:78/1080P/NUMBER OF DISCS 1
AVAILABLE FROM RLJ Entertainment/Shudder
A disgraced internet personality tries to win back his followers by livestreaming himself at an abandoned haunted house. When he accidentally unleashes a vengeful spirit, his comeback event becomes a fight for his life.
In the world of found footage movies or pov horror you could maken a very good case for it all having been done before. Deadstream, however, makes something fresh out of a format that people could (at this point) consider tiresome. Here, our lead is a viral social media star that has pushed the envelope…Think Logan Paul but on a lower level with what I’m sure is a different target audience. He’s gotten himself into some trouble and the plot of this movie is made up from his attempt at getting back on track. What follows is a bit over the top at times, but it’s still bloody, creative, and maybe the best found footage movie we’ve seen in a long time. As he spends the night in this haunted place all hell breaks loose and I couldn’t have had a better time while watching it.
I totally get Evil Dead vibes with this one and that’s a very good thing. I would say it leans more into Evil Dear 2 than 1, but that is to be expected. One of the best jokes in this movie is how our lead tries to not curse because he doesn’t want to be demonitized. That is a real problem for streamers and I really got a kick on how it was brought in as a plot point. The biggest complaint I’ve heard about this one is some people not liking the lead but I didn’t mind him and found him hilarious, so I highly recommend this one.
Extras
– Audio Commentary with Writers/Directors Vanessa & Joseph Winter, Producer Jared Cook, and Actress Melanie Stone
– Deleted & Alternate Scenes
– Monsters & Makeup FX: Bringing Deadstream to Life
– On the Set of Deadstream
– Bloopers
– Daystream: Test Footage and Rehearsals
– The Cameras & Lighting of Deadstream
– Sound Designing and Mixing Deadstream
– True Scary Stories from the Set of Deadstream
