Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

I was one of the lucky few who managed to get a sneak preview of this brilliant documentary. As soon as it starts it has you captivated as it churns out classic after classic of a Genre that has been scaring us for years. The interviews are done superbly and as Ash has already said it is almost like you are sitting there with them. The interview with Corey Feldman is one of my personal favourites having grown up with a lot of his movies and after all he is the boy who kicked Jason's butt. All the classic movies are represented in this well structured and well directed trip down memory lane. The soundtrack is also brilliant and gels in nicely to the documentary.

This is highly recommended and if you haven't already seen it rush to buy the DVD when it is out as you won't be disappointed.

All in all Brilliant job by Calum and his team.

Anyone who loves (or even likes) horror films, and in particular, the slasher film, should check out this excellent documentary. Loving put together by Calum Waddell and Naomi Holwill of High Rising Productions, it's informative and at times, tongue in cheek. A lot of the time, these kind of things take the form of critics and people you've probably never heard of, analysing the films being talked about, and can be hard to watch for the average man on the street. Slice And Dice caters for everyone by talking to actors, actresses, directors, etc who are all fans of these films themselves. Do yourselves a favour, and catch Slice And Dice: The Slasher Film Forever as soon as you can, you won't regret it. The film has been getting great reviews everywhere it's been shown, and will arrive on DVD in the UK in the coming months. P.S. "reviews" should be done by people who have actually seen something, and not by someone who hasn't seen it, and warning people off because they have a problem with the filmmakers.

I don't get the negative review and can only imagine that it was written by somebody who hasn't seen the film and has cast only a cursory glance over the synopsis. All of the interviewees have direct connections to movies featured in the documentary.

Slice And Dice is an entertaining and informative film which skips along at a fair pace and the interviewees come across as enjoying themselves.

And there were a few films mentioned which I hadn't seen, so had to seek out after the screening.

A great addition for anyone with even a passing interest in horror movies.

Sadly disappointing effort from usually excellent Calum Waddell. Runs out of steam after twenty mins. Very superficial and unfocused. Perhaps it was the intention to stay away from film historian analysis to try to hook a younger audience - if so, it fails on that level too. A lack of major movers and shakers on camera, many of those interviewed spout pretty banal stuff, often in an affected tone, as if they were uttering something profound, rather than sequences that run: tits out, 'eek!', household implement rammed thru latex, red spewing, etc. This would make a passable, if compromised bonus feature on a bluray. It's far too weak to stand alone as a documentary feature, and is far from the definitive work on the subject, or even a fun tribute to the appeal of the genre. While I'm here, they are a major part of the slasher cycle and deserve discussion, but I hate the Scream films. They are extremely unterrifying, tedious and smug. As such, absolutely classic 1990s American pop-culture artifacts. The smooth contours of the ghostface killer mask speak volumes.

Wherfore art thou? How is it possible to do a documentary on slasher films without their presence? No Kane Hodder? No Robert Englund? And those guys will appear in ANYTHING! Without the participation of the 'movers and shakers' who defined these films, all you're left with is a constant stream of people who's (for the most part) only relation to the films is the same as you or I. They watched them.

For a more thorough examination of the genre I'd recommend 'Gone To Pieces' - not without it's faults but at least it strives to do something to place the films within the context of the times.

Please god, won't somebody make this man stop.....