Attack of the Demons' paper cut out animation is going to cause some to liken it to South Park, but Power's own approach to the animation medium has its own charm that takes advantage of the limitations of paper cutout in ways that South Park has long since abandoned with the move to using computer animation for their episodes. Telling the story of three young adults who reunite during a music festival in their small hometown, Attack of the Demons is a charming, bloody spectacle that relishes in the otherwordliness and uncanniness of movement that stop motion paper cutout is able to provide its creepy crawlies and ghastly ghouls.
The DIY feel of Attack of the Demons gives the film a lot of charm, which extends to the characters in support of - not despite - the stilted line reads. Each of our heroes are singularly focused on a single piece of media. For Natalie it is music, for Kevin it is film, and for Jeff it is video games. These interests do provide a bit of insight as to how each one of them interacts with the world, from Natalie's disaffected sarcasm to Kevin's wide-eyed naivety, to Jeff's take-charge attitude that is focused inwards rather than outwards. They round each other out nicely as they are forced to interact with one another during the rise of the demonic attacks, and what they lack in skills they make up for in character. It's a fun overall homage to those who just simply love something.
Attack of the Demons' paper cut out animation is going to cause some to liken it to South Park, but Power's own approach to the animation medium has its own charm that takes advantage of the limitations of paper cutout in ways that South Park has long since abandoned with the move to using computer animation for their episodes. Telling the story of three young adults who reunite during a music festival in their small hometown, Attack of the Demons is a charming, bloody spectacle that relishes in the otherwordliness and uncanniness of movement that stop motion paper cutout is able to provide its creepy crawlies and ghastly ghouls.
The DIY feel of Attack of the Demons gives the film a lot of charm, which extends to the characters in support of - not despite - the stilted line reads. Each of our heroes are singularly focused on a single piece of media. For Natalie it is music, for Kevin it is film, and for Jeff it is video games. These interests do provide a bit of insight as to how each one of them interacts with the world, from Natalie's disaffected sarcasm to Kevin's wide-eyed naivety, to Jeff's take-charge attitude that is focused inwards rather than outwards. They round each other out nicely as they are forced to interact with one another during the rise of the demonic attacks, and what they lack in skills they make up for in character. It's a fun overall homage to those who just simply love something.
