Slashlorette Party

Re-creating that 80's slasher vibe is mostly well done. The acting isn't as bad as it could be. As a modern film, its not that great. If you like 80's slasher flicks then this might be worth it if you have time to kill. Otherwise probably best save your time for something a little less rubbish.

A bride-to-be who's having serious doubts about getting married to her rude fiance goes for a weekend party in the woods with her fiance and their friends and two psychotic men stalk and kill them one by one.

The quality of acting in this ranges from surprisingly solid to painfully awful, but the script has a sense of humor about everything and at least attempts to tell an actual story instead of a by-the-numbers body count flick. Adult film star, Ginger Lynn Allen, gets a great chance to show off some pretty entertaining acting chops at the lead character's psychiatrist. It's not the most memorable slasher film you'll see, but far from a complete waste of time either.

But certainly not the best. Brie is having second thought about marrying her horrible fiancé, Dolph; her therapist (Ginger Lynn!) helps her work through things. Brie, Dolph, and their friends head to a cabin at Lake Tahoe for a coed bachelor/bachelorette party - and things quickly go downhill for the attendees.

Slashlorette Party does have a few things going for it. Scantily clad women and naked strippers are at the party, so there's plenty of T&A for the fellas. Female viewers don't have as much eye candy, but the replacement male stripper amused me. There's also a decent amount of blood on display, and one of the naked strippers falls victim to a somewhat inventive twist on a typical machete kill. It's also only 79 minutes long, and I really appreciate the brevity.

Of course, there are many weaknesses too. The acting is weak and the story isn't great at all. Dolph is absolutely horrible, but no characters are all that likeable, so it's a tough sell to care about them. Some of the gore effects look a little cheesy, but at least there were on-camera kills instead of cutaways.

Is Slashlorette Party a good movie? No.

Are its limited strengths enough to recommend it? Not really.

Is it an adequate time killer if you're in the mood for a slasher flick and not in the mood to care about quality? Sure.

Congratulations to the film-makers for taking the name of a horror genre and turning it into a pun. Sadly, that's about the high-point of the creativity.

Now, baring in mind that the term 'slasher' is basically in the title, you're probably expecting a lot of killing. There is some, but - wow - do they make you wait for it. There's a large cast, but no one actually dies until quite a way into the movie. Secondly, you may be thinking that a film marketing itself on gory murder you may also think they the producers would have taken their time coming up with some totally outlandish and intricate kills. They don't. Sorry if this is a 'spoiler,' but people get stabbed - mainly in the head, but occasionally in the stomach.

As I mentioned the cast is quite large for a slasher film. Most of them are in no way developed and only get one or two real moments centre stage (and probably one of those is them receiving an axe to the forehead), but there are a couple who stand out - like the best friend who is probably the most likable of all of them.

I stuck with the film until the end, but largely because I wanted to know the hows and whys of why all of this had been happening. There is an explanation, but I have to say I was left a bit confused. Then I felt silly because the movie is hardly clever, so maybe I lost a couple of IQ points while I watched it.

I don't hate budget films, but from the way this movie was shot from the start I had a bad feeling.

By far the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. It looked like a C- high school project.