What is it with women directing cheap slashers? First I sat through Stacy Davidson's SWEATSHOP, and now comes Kate Glover's SLAUGHTERED, an Aussie variant on a tired theme. Once again, a bunch of characters find themselves trapped in an old rural location (this time, it's a pub, which is somewhat inevitable given the country of production) and are hunted down and killed one by one by a masked villain.It's predictable stuff indeed, although marginally better than SWEATSHOP, because it doesn't have to rely on extreme gore to get by. The pacing is a lot better, for instance, and there are attempts at suspense sequences. Unfortunately the characters are still very unlikeable and the script is sub-par, leaving this a chore for viewers to sit through. Still, the villain looks pretty good...

"Slaughtered" is an Australian slasher directed by Kate Glover and stars Chloé Boreham, Erica Baron, Marc Kay, James Kerley and Steven O'Donnell. The story follows the employees and patrons at a pub who are faced with brutal slayings at the hands of a homicidal maniac. One by one employees and alkies alike get sliced, dismembered and drained by a unstoppable masked slasher in a pretty standand 'set-em-up-knock-em-down' story. As far as the story goes for "Slaughtered" I am still not sure what the true motivation for the massacre is. There are mumblings and blurbs that elude to some sketchy past with the bar but nothing ever comes forward definitively. That doesn't really hinder the over all story arch from one aspect to the other more gruesome fright-fest moments in the film but it would have been nice to be let in on the plot a bit more. The acting was decent, melodramatic and at times created a very stoic atmosphere as far as connecting with the characters. A lot of horror fans would find that bothersome but it just allowed me to enjoy a film that was all about the death scenes and blood splatter. A true visceral slasher that is both contemporary and classic. The effects of the film where credible, however limited. There wasn't a major celebration of grue in the film but there was enough to entertain the slasher fan. The slasher character was commanding on screen and very creepy to watch. An emotionless form of blood-lust and rage. He had no remorse in his killing frenzy and was very reminiscent of such film slashers as "Ben Willis" as well as hints of the " Babyface Killer" . His kills were not all that creative preferring to just slice or gore his victims but there was a couple of creative death scenes in the film. A lot the stuff may not have been plausible but it is slasher fiction so does it really need to be?!Over all "Slaughtered" was an entertaining slasher flick from down under with a good amount of blood flow. The story was simple and will not appeal to viewers seeking depth or stronger meaning in their horror stories. As I said I still have no real clue why the killer killed other than the fact that the killer liked to kill. The sound track and the effects are worthy aspects to the film and all though the characters lack luster or strong emotional connectivity they still emote enough to hold what little story there is together. I liked "Slaughter" and it is a cool, simple slasher film that will work great during the Halloween slasher flick rich season of horror entertainment.

Waiters in an Australian pub get sliced and diced by a masked killer while the patrons refuse to go away. This sounds stupid and it certainly is, but I'll give the director credit for making half a movie without a script.As far as slashers go, this holds few to no surprises, except for the setting (the pub). Glover knows her classics and fits in a Crazy Joe among the patrons, who warns the waiters that they're all doomed. For whatever reason, the manager decides to lock the doors of the pub after the first killing and the waiters have to evade the maniac from within the premises, without alerting the customers. On more than a few occasions, one of the waiter/resses witnesses a murder, comes back to the bar hysterical...and somehow resumes work. Most slashers requires a huge suspension of disbelief to work, but this one takes the cake.The acting is passable and the budget is low, but somehow, Glover delivers the goods and trusses up a moderately tense 80 minutes, while incorporating borderline-absurd humour into the format. Not too much, fortunately. As for the maniac, don't look for any motive other than wearing that dashing black robe and dead-skin mask.

I've never reviewed something this bad, I can't even put into words the way this bit of vomit unfolds. It's like every single person did the exact opposite of what a normal human would do if put into their shoes. I know horror films have a legacy of that but in the case here it was done practically every second of the film. I've seen well over a 1000 horror films and never have I been so irritated with the plot, the acting & especially the decision making. I knew who the killer was right away by certain reactions to the initial crime scene, a blind person could have deducted that. Nothing makes sense, my frustration couldn't have been higher. I should burn copies & send them to all my enemies, maybe ship a sh!t load to Al Qaeda !!!!!! If you're looking to get ticked off & irritated then I recommend this to you