Rock & Rule (1983)

Rock u0026 Rule: Directed by Clive Smith. With Don Francks, Greg Salata, Susan Roman, Samantha Langevin. A malevolent rock star kidnaps a singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon, and her band must help her stop him.

“I have to say, I was very excited when I learned that this movie was going to be released on DVD. I vaguely remember seeing this as a 10 year old in the 1980s and being impressed (granted, as a 10 year old).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo I rented it last night and was overall disappointed, but I must say its probably because I had over-hyped it with my own cloudy memories. I found the animation and the general artwork to be very impressive. The songs were fantastic, especially u0026quot;My Name is Moku0026quot;, but I found the characters to be generally annoying and the story lacking much development. Mok was the only character who was interesting and entertaining. Omar was a self-absorbed narcissist who doesnu0026#39;t give the audience a reason to empathize. Omaru0026#39;s companions were overly juvenile as were Moku0026#39;s assistants.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story has a great basis–dangerous post-apocalyptic world of mutants. But we donu0026#39;t really get much of a feeling for this world beyond the initial set-up. Also, we know that Mok wants to raise a demon, but why? Did I miss it or is it never really stated? I assume he wants to dominate the world, but it seems to me that he pretty much does already.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, the movie is lacking character development and follow through on the story. The music is fantastic and the animation is great. Its kind of a mixed bag. I only wish it had lived up to my expectations.”