Schlampen Schlächter (2006)

Schlampen Schlächter (2006) - Austria

Directed by: David Mayrhofer

ABOUT THE FILM:

The Austria-based film crew Blutbad Productions returns with another short tale of grisly carnage, Schlampen Schlächter (roughly translating to The Slut Butcher).

Schlampen Schlächter tells the story of a man who comes home after a long day's work, with a bouquet of flowers. We later find out that it's him and his wife's anniversary. But uh-oh, he walks in on his wife having sex with another man! As a result, he starts cutting himself, before he gets a better idea.. He decides to get bloody revenge on his cheating slut wife!

REVIEW:

I'm not going to lie, so far I've been disappointed with the output from Blutbad Productions. After years of searching for these films and hearing such good things, I've been let down by how mediocre they actually turned out to be so far.

I really wanted to like this one, because it does have a few good elements to it, but unfortunately, the negative aspects outweigh the good.

The Good:

The filmmakers were clearly trying to give us a story with interesting characters. Perhaps I'm missing something more, due to the language barrier, but they were at least trying to tell us something.

The Bad:

Most importantly, the acting kills any kind of tension or investment that the viewer could have felt. The performances are completely lifeless and void of any emotion, therefore making it impossible to feel for the characters. Even if I understood German, I wouldn't be able to follow the movie because the sound mix is so terrible, you can barely hear the "actors." The fake cries of pain from the actress got irritating within 15 seconds, and she just never shut up. I was waiting for the guy to just cut her tongue out.

On that note, the special effects feel half-hearted and the camera will shy away from most of the carnage. The camera work is shaky, the lighting is shitty, the editing is inconsistent and choppy; there is just so much wrong with this short that I could not enjoy it.

RELEASES:

-Schlampen Schlächter was self-released on DVD in 2006 by Blutbad Productions.

    Extras:

    -Trailer: Schlampen Schlächter

    -Blutbad Productions Trailers