Review of Slash

Slash (2002)
2/10
Liked it better the first 600 times I saw it
4 June 2008
Warning: Spoilers
What can you say about a movie like this? Capably acted? Sure. Filmed with a camera? Absolutely. Made on planet Earth? You bet. An original story with compelling death scenes that is capable of holding your interest? Errr...well...not so fast.

If you've only seen 10 horror movies in your life, you've probably seen this plot at least 8 times. Guy returns home to strange (and estranged) family with friends whose only purpose are so we have more people to kill. Mode of transportation breaks down so hapless gang is stuck at the mercy of aforementioned strange folks. Masked killer kills them one by one for no apparent reason. There is so little to this movie that such a synopsis almost borderlines on a spoiler.

It's not that the acting is bad, it's just hard to care about anyone in the movie. And really...where the hell do they get off calling such a sissy rock band "Slash"? "Slash" should be the name of at least a hard rock band (if not metal)...not these bunch of whiny Nancy boys (and girl).

The death scenes in the film are completely forgettable and there's hardly any blood/gore to speak of (a huge minus for me, but maybe a plus for some). All in all you're left with a mildly warmed over version of a lot of much better movies. Save your time and watch those instead because you won't kick yourself for missing out on this garbage.
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