Butcher House (2006)
In the 1960's at Arthur Kingston's old butcher house blood and guts were routine. That all changed one night when the blood spilled was human. At the hand of a murderous, rampaging butcher, two workers and the owner's son were killed. The factory was shut down. Decades pass. The massacre became a legend, but the abandoned butcher house still held the evil in its halls. As six teenagers explore the old butcher house, they unleash the horror that lies within.
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Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Just simply awful. A complete waste of film and people. You will watch a cliché cast stumble through a horridly contrived plot with some of the most hideous editing ever. A laughable killer who looks like a lost Quaid brother chases kids through an old damned building they are supposed to be surveying(!). Each character makes the dumbest choices imaginable as to ensure that they die on cue. The lighting is beyond dark, and a deep thrum accompanies all of the kills. Did I mention the camera work? Uninspired. This is not a movie, but moreso a film created by people who THINK they know what people want to see. Dreadful, insulting, it is the cinematic equivalent to vomit.
Christopher Hutson's "Butcher House" was recently released in Poland on DVD,so naturally I had to buy it expecting nasty and gruesome gorefest.Unfortunately the film left me a little bit disappointed.In the mid 1960's slaughterhouse worker Sam Gaines becomes possessed by an ancient Aztec spirit and promptly butchers his co-workers including the owner's eldest son.The owner closes the slaughterhouse.Forty years later the building is sold to Stan Williams,who intends to convert the place into condos.He sends his son Tyler and five of his son's friends to clear out the place.One of the teenagers unleashes the evil spirit of The Butcher,who starts killing them one by one."Butcher House" is just average.It certainly offers plenty of blood and gore,but the acting is weak and there are some irritating plot holes.The location is truly creepy,though.If you like slasher flicks you can give it a look.
Finally a bloody horror flick! Rented on video on demand and loved it. Although I wasn't sold on the Aztec story, I was sold on the Butcher. I don't see this movie as a big movie, but it does rank up there with a good horror. I have to disagree with "asshemp" on the story. I liked the story and the way the teens were caught up in the Butcher's killings. By the way the blood was great! This kind of flick wouldn't work with comedy, what worked was the way the Butcher killed the kids as they were stuck in the old place. I do agree it seemed a bit classic horror, but I had fun, so what.The acting was great, and I thought the director made it very scary, and the way the lighting and the dirty look of the scenes. Although the characters were typical, I thought they were believable. A great change from the bimbos and dumb jocks. Refreshing!
I was fortunate enough to see the world premier of this movie @ the Eerie Horror Film Fest. The movie kept you on your seat and looking over your shoulder the whole time.I was able to meet some of the actors and man they were all a great group of people.Lighting was awesome, most movies in dark places you can see anything not Butcher House. Very well done. I think this movie puts a lot of super high budget films to shame.The acting was also spectacular, which lacks in most horror movies. I can't wait to see more From you guys... It will definitely be something I'll "Wanna Watch"!!!