This flick was only released as a zone 1 DVD which means that Europeans couldn't catch a copy or you need a zone free player. On the other hand it was sold out rather soon and it even became a bit of a cult flick in the US which resulted in some kind of series know as The Chainsaw Sally Show released in 2010. I just tracked down the original flick because it contained two famous names, Herschell Gordon Lewis and Gunnar Hansen. I think that I don't have to make any introduction to those both names. Herschell the godfather of gore and Gunnar being Leatherface. For most of the other actors it was their first real attempt, except Silver Scream (2003) which came out straight on video. And you surely doesn't want to watch it for the acting. There are a lot of problems with this flick. The acting is sometimes really wooden. Okay, maybe Jimmyo Burril (the director) didn't knew his stuff back then except for Silver Scream and it shows. The editing was really bad and the sound was sometimes worse. You couldn't understand what they were saying when there was a conversation going on. The comedy added was for me so typical American and for me that's mostly not laughable as it shows again here. The story on the other hand is okay but didn't really work out on the screen. There's red stuff on the screen but most of Sally's torturing is done off-camera. There's a big ode towards The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, just watch the poster and Sally's swirling with the chainsaw just like Leatherface did at the end of TCM. Or when Sally is playing TCM with her brother. Nevertheless it wasn't really my cup of tea. Some parts I did enjoy others I didn't like. It's clear that gorehounds hate this, it had so much to offer but I blame it on the extreme low budget and being the first attempt of Jimmyo to make a full feature. Still, the series that was made in 2010 had more gore which is normal, it was made 6 years later. Even that became a bit of a cult series and is already OOP. Gore 2/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0,5/5

Pretty good flick. Back in 2004 I attended the Shockerfest Convention down in Modesto, CA and watched this on the big screen (and met some of the cast). I had no idea this was scheduled to play, when I saw one of the little flyers, I knew I had to watch it. My sister and I agreed that it was one of the best feature-length films shown.By day Sally works at a library. She has a younger brother who lives with her. I found this character 'Ruby' extremely likable and funny. At night Sally goes a little psycho violently murdering anyone she believes to be a threat to herself, her brother and her home.On a personal note, I thought the girl who played the 'Cinthia' was/is hot. Felt a little sad to find out this is her only film to date. Hope to see her in more movies in the future.Anyway, going back to Chainsaw Sally. The audience seemed to like it as much as my sister and I did. Can't wait for the sequel, hopefully I'll be able to watch it on the big screen as well!

I went into my first viewing of this movie with high expectations, and I was not let down. Sick, twisted, and violent, but in a way everyone can relate to. Sally does the things we all wish we could do, but would be arrested for doing. Rather than being the villain, one finds oneself cheering her on. It would take a very prudish person not to appreciate at least some of the humor. The production quality was well above that of most independent movies, and above a good percentage of Hollywood big name movies as well. A very well developed script, characters that are more believable than the cardboard cutouts in most big production movies, and a healthy dose of therapeutic psychosis makes this a movie well worth multiple viewings.

First of all, let me just say that Chainsaw Sally is not your average, forgettable new horror flick. It is a must see for die hard horror fans, and will sit comfortably on the cult classic shelf someday with the likes of Evil Dead and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Sally is a fun, new face in horror iconography, mild mannered and conservative librarian by day, wild and bloodthirsty freak by night, hacking and slicing her way through the creeps who hang out at bars, bitches who make nasty comments, corporate bigwigs, and generally unpleasant people who lurk around ruining everyone's day. Visually striking sets and wardrobe complement our heroine/psychotic killer, Sally (April Monique Burril, wife of director Jimmy O. Burril) as well as a great supporting cast, (especially drag queen brother Ruby played by Alec Joseph). It sports some creative killings, interesting dialogue, a sense of humor, and even has an engaging plot- a device that's often not given enough attention to in slice and dice flicks like this one. Gore fans will enjoy cameos by Herschell Gordon Lewis, and Gunnar Hansen. You can tell the cast and crew must've had a lot of fun making this movie, and you'll have a lot of fun watching it.