Slaughterhouse

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Summary: A side of bacon would be nice
Review: Ok, if you have actually come looking for a film with the title of "Slaughterhouse" well, you've found it. This film is basically a standard "hack and slash", with little gore and lots of "assumed depravity", ie-little actually shown.Do I like the film?, yes I do, but only because of its low budget sensiblities that raise it from the usual dreck of non-originality. On the DVD, there is a good directors commentary track which provides insight into the film's production. On the whole, it is not worth buying but could provide a decent nights rental.

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Summary: Ah! Help, I've Seen Torture and it's Name is Slaughterhouse.
Review: Rick Roessler's low budget, low class, quality stricken, and unbelievably hokey 1987 slasher film catastrophe about a demented son of a failed slaughterhouse owner (named Buddie WOW! ) that kills teenage deviants who play, frolic, and make love in the dilapidated remains of the family business is one of the most insulting injuries to any film audience I have ever witnessed in all my years of movie watching. I've seen High School play productions that have more entertainment value than this putrid abomination of cinema.

First of all, the story's hero Buddie is a squealing imbecile whose sole only purpose in the movie is to chase horny teenagers around with sharp and lethal objects. Buddie happens to like police officers, well not enough to spare their lives but enough to wear a very small police officer outfit over his very large frame. So you have a very over weight idiot running around in tight police uniform as he maims, fondles, and kills scantly clad women on or near the ruins of a slaughter house. Secondly the acting is very self-conscious and pathetic as you have the typical teen couples investigating a mostly unoccupied building for noises, and I bet you can guess what happens next. Finally, I have never seen one-dimensional kills being executed so absurdly and such an unintentionally funny manner. Have our expectations for slasher films gotten so lame, that we have to endure quality blemishes the size of Slaughterhouse. I hope not.

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Summary: Ah! Help, I've Seen Torture and it's Name is Slaughterhouse.
Review: Rick Roessler's low budget, low class, quality stricken, and unbelievably hokey 1987 slasher film catastrophe about a demented son of a failed slaughterhouse owner (named Buddie WOW! ) that kills teenage deviants who play, frolic, and make love in the dilapidated remains of the family business is one of the most insulting injuries to any film audience I have ever witnessed in all my years of movie watching. I've seen High School play productions that have more entertainment value than this putrid abomination of cinema.

First of all, the story's hero Buddie is a squealing imbecile whose sole only purpose in the movie is to chase horny teenagers around with sharp and lethal objects. Buddie happens to like police officers, well not enough to spare their lives but enough to wear a very small police officer outfit over his very large frame. So you have a very over weight idiot running around in tight police uniform as he maims, fondles, and kills scantly clad women on or near the ruins of a slaughter house. Secondly the acting is very self-conscious and pathetic as you have the typical teen couples investigating a mostly unoccupied building for noises, and I bet you can guess what happens next. Finally, I have never seen one-dimensional kills being executed so absurdly and such an unintentionally funny manner. Have our expectations for slasher films gotten so lame, that we have to endure quality blemishes the size of Slaughterhouse. I hope not.

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Summary: Sherry Bendorf Shines
Review: Slaughterhouse, a beautifully scripted masterpiece of 80's brilliance showcases the lovely young actress Sherry Bendorf. Smart and sassy, Bendorf masterfully portrays a young woman (excellent casting, because Bendorf herself is a woman) who for some reason wanders through a slaughterhouse with her hip young friends, or "homies". Within the slaughterhouse lurks some kind of evil, fixing to hatch a diabolical scheme and commit murder! Ms. Bendorf was born for this role. Her superb dialogue skills and facial expressions complement every scene...pure perfection. Better known for her short, but dramatically explosive role in the film, "Demonwind", in which she is mystically transformed into a doll, Bendorf makes "Slaughterhouse" truly one of the American classics. The ending of Slaughterhouse is also genius, leaving the possibility open for a sequel. I think we would all agree, the world needs more Sherry Bendorf... amazing Sherry Bendorf. Amen.

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Summary: Dont mess with the Hogs
Review: What a great movie . Buddy has a meat cleaver and he is not afraid to use it , when teens mess with his hogs . Not to mention the bankers forclosing on the slaughter house . This is a great 80's horror gem , and a must for any collection .