slayrrr666
"The Slaughter" is an absolute blast of a horror film and is a ton of fun.**SPOILERS**Going out to the country, friends Dana, (Jessica Custodio) Iggy, (Zak Kilberg) Tyler, (Terry Erioski) Brandon, (Travis Wood) Heather, (Laura Bach) and Razz, (Billy Beck) arrive at a long-abandoned house to clean it up after years of disuse. When their client, Carl Stevens, (Brad Milne) and Alexandra, (Jen Alex Gonzalez) arrive to instruct them on their task, they go about cleaning up the house only to stumble across a strange book that appears as a summons for a She-Demon, (Adriana Esquivel) from another dimension to enter into the world. Accidentally performing the ritual necessary to bring the creature to life, it unleashes a torrent of death and evil upon them as it tries to complete it's quest of having an army of the dead to conquer the world, forcing them into a war to stop it from finishing it's plans.The Good News: This was a really fun and enjoyable entry. One of the things about it is the film's really fun atmosphere that practically drips with enjoyment. The ending of this is the best part, since this is the best part of the film. With the zombies thrown into the mix with the supernatural demon taking center-stage, there's some fun suspense to be had from the chases through the house, which has a lot to work from since there's literally no stopping them. They just keep going, and it makes the entire segment non-stop and exhilarating. With a series of rather great confrontations in here, from the kitchen encounter with the zombie to the rather furious and creepy battle in the attic, they're all quite great and just make this one absolutely fun. Even the small things, from the great look of the rotting zombies, all done to look like the way they were killed to how to handle the creatures, and even the small fact that it decides to throw in a series of quick-witted and completely logical quips about the situation work as well, since it's still a kept serious but the jokes and humor are expected in the situation and come off as natural and fun. The film even starts off on a high note, as a bunch of witches are shown eerily chanting in a wooded area, before disrobing and performing a bloody sacrifice that raises a nude, creepy-looking demon, and the whole thing is dirty, sleazy and a little creepy, which is always a great way to open a film like this. Then, to go into the flashback and it's eerie imagery of the ghostly hands emerging from the floors, ghost-like whispers and the flashing of the demon practically everywhere is great. All of these bookend the film with some great points, yet the rest of the film works wonders as well. The fact that the demon manages to work in plenty of creepy stuff, from the attack in the bathtub to the first instances of the demon coming free that contains some good stuff and the flashes of the ghost in the house, there's some nice suspense in here that creates a creepy, action-packed atmosphere at times that equals a lot of fun to be had in here. Even the location, from the dirty, dust-covered furniture works as well to help the atmosphere, and the dream sequence is just great. The nudity in here is also something nice to behold, as there's the topless romping from the witches at the beginning that lasts for a long time, the sex scene working nicely and the fact that the demon and zombies are shown to be nude or semi-nude manages to work wonders for this as well. The high-end gore is also really great, becoming incredibly messy and just plain graphic and gratuitous at times. There's a slit throat, a decapitation, crushing the head with a wooden board, being impaled through the leg with a clawed hand and pulled down into a trap, crushing the body at an odd angle and forcing the inner organs to be vomited back up, having a large chunk of face ripped off by a supernaturally-ripped rock, another is set on fire and another has their shoulder bitten into and ripped away, feasting on the torn flesh, among more. These here are part of the reasons for the gore in here, as there's a lot more and it's all quite fun. The last plus here is the rather fun story. The scene where it's all explained is rather nicely done, changing it away from the usual haunted house and instead going for a different, if fun route and making this one stay really enjoyable. These here are the film's good points.The Bad News: The few flaws in this one are really negligible and not that detrimental. The low-budget does work against it, since the kills are done through CGI and not really all that realistic-looking. The plot is entirely predictable and clichéd from the start, as everything in here can be predicted from a couple minutes before it happens and it takes a route that literally tons of other films have taken before it, leading to it not having a very feeling of originality to it. These here are all that really hurt this one, and they're hardly anything that will get this one down.The Final Verdict: One of the better films to come around, a ton of fun and features a lot that really helps it out, while the flaws are negligible. Really give this a shot if you're into the more sleazier side of the genre or in the mood for low-budget entertainment, but those interested in big-budgets only should heed caution or ignore.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Full Nudity, drug use and a sex scene
smilesentertainment
This movie starts out as a potential cult film, then quickly proceeds to take a Kamakazi dive into suck. Every film festival that gave this movie an award should have its license revoked for incompetence. The "acting", and I used the term "acting" sarcastically, will give you a headache. A porno has better acting...and better lighting, and better story. The actors had absolutely no chemistry and were too clueless to know when they were suppose to be scared. The director/writer was probably too busy dreaming up fx gimics that haven't been used since the invention of sound. A note to any "filmmakers", if you don't have the budget to make a real horror movie, then at least do yourself a favor and make it a horror comedy. That way people can at least get a laugh out of the campy entertainment value. My roommates made me do laundry and dishes for a week, and I'm officially banned from bringing home anymore horror flicks.