Starring: Susan Smythe, Juliet Bradford, Phoebe Dollar, Elina Madison, Christopher
Michaels
Directed by: Joe Castro
Story: A homeless man enters an abandoned home which slightly resembles a
carnival haunted house. He is slaughtered by what appears to be a burley woman in
a white mask similar to the one worn by Michael Myers in the obvious classic
HALLOWEEN. After being violently stabbed to death, we are greeted by our main
cast of characters. A small group of college sorority sisters. Its pledge time and
these sisters give a new meaning to the common term used during Greek rush:
hazing.
Review:
Cinemacabre, proudly corrupting the youth of America presents: BUTCHERED (a.k.a.
The Hazing)! Directed by Joe Castro who brought us TERROR TUNES, a Brain
Damage best seller. Our movie begins with a homeless man (who I stupidly had
mistaken for a zombie due to all the dirt and crap on his face) entering an
abandoned home which slightly resembles a carnival haunted house. He is
slaughtered by what appears to be a burley woman in a white mask similar to the
one worn by Michael Myers in the obvious classic HALLOWEEN. After being violently
stabbed to death, we are greeted by our main cast of characters. A small group of
college sorority sisters. Its pledge time and these sisters give a new meaning to the
common term used during Greek rush: hazing.
Jenny (played by Phoebe Dollar of HELL'S HIGHWAY, GOTH, CREEPIES) and Daphne
(played by Elina Madison of CREEPSHOW 3, EL CHUPACABRA, BLOODY TEASE),
both head out to initiate two naive young girls to their sorority. The rushes are sent
out to an apparently haunted establishment, and must remain there for 24 hours.
That's where the bloody fun begins. It was obvious there was some serious homage
being paid to the classic David DeCoteau film SORORITY BABES IN SLIMEBALL
BOWL-O-RAMA, one of my all time personal favorites. There were also fun homage’s
to the more "known" classics, such as HALLOWEEN and PSYCHO. It's very obvious
writer Eric Spudic (writer of CREEPIES, BLOODY TEASE) is a very big fan of drive in
favorites, and old time classic horror.
One of the scenes that reminded me of the good 'ol SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA was
the initiation scene. The only beef I had with this scene was the cinematography.
The constant zooming in and out made the movie look more like gonzo porn than a
horror film. The cinematography throughout was more or less filmed hand held, and
utilized the same camera techniques as stated above. This seemed to lower the
production value of an already low budget film. However, the gore. Wow, is it
disgusting and I mean that as a compliment. Our killer in the movie does a very
good job. She is very convincing, and the death scenes most definitely disturb the
viewer. The effects although sometimes obviously fake, don't really matter because
it's so repulsive. Well done on the gore factor. Our killer really fucks people up in this
movie. Don't worry about not being satisfied with a nameless faceless killer, there's
a great back story behind this one so stick it out till the end. The chick seriously
freaked me out, and I really wouldn't want to be in a department store let alone an
abandoned house with this sick bitch.
The acting is decent in this one, two standing out the most and that's Phoebe Dollar
and especially Susan Smythe who played Lynette. She is a very natural, very good
actress and I hope to see her in more films. The entire cast coupled with well written
dialogue all flows very well throughout the entire film. I did enjoy the movie; however
I would have liked to see a better use of the cinematography and the interiors and
exteriors of the locations since they didn't really seem to match. The cast was also
very small, two sorority sisters and two rushes. Not very believable to an audience
although it was pulled off as best it could. Worth checking out for a gory, fun, and
entertaining watch.
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Overall: 5/10
Michaels
Directed by: Joe Castro
Story: A homeless man enters an abandoned home which slightly resembles a
carnival haunted house. He is slaughtered by what appears to be a burley woman in
a white mask similar to the one worn by Michael Myers in the obvious classic
HALLOWEEN. After being violently stabbed to death, we are greeted by our main
cast of characters. A small group of college sorority sisters. Its pledge time and
these sisters give a new meaning to the common term used during Greek rush:
hazing.
Review:
Cinemacabre, proudly corrupting the youth of America presents: BUTCHERED (a.k.a.
The Hazing)! Directed by Joe Castro who brought us TERROR TUNES, a Brain
Damage best seller. Our movie begins with a homeless man (who I stupidly had
mistaken for a zombie due to all the dirt and crap on his face) entering an
abandoned home which slightly resembles a carnival haunted house. He is
slaughtered by what appears to be a burley woman in a white mask similar to the
one worn by Michael Myers in the obvious classic HALLOWEEN. After being violently
stabbed to death, we are greeted by our main cast of characters. A small group of
college sorority sisters. Its pledge time and these sisters give a new meaning to the
common term used during Greek rush: hazing.
Jenny (played by Phoebe Dollar of HELL'S HIGHWAY, GOTH, CREEPIES) and Daphne
(played by Elina Madison of CREEPSHOW 3, EL CHUPACABRA, BLOODY TEASE),
both head out to initiate two naive young girls to their sorority. The rushes are sent
out to an apparently haunted establishment, and must remain there for 24 hours.
That's where the bloody fun begins. It was obvious there was some serious homage
being paid to the classic David DeCoteau film SORORITY BABES IN SLIMEBALL
BOWL-O-RAMA, one of my all time personal favorites. There were also fun homage’s
to the more "known" classics, such as HALLOWEEN and PSYCHO. It's very obvious
writer Eric Spudic (writer of CREEPIES, BLOODY TEASE) is a very big fan of drive in
favorites, and old time classic horror.
One of the scenes that reminded me of the good 'ol SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA was
the initiation scene. The only beef I had with this scene was the cinematography.
The constant zooming in and out made the movie look more like gonzo porn than a
horror film. The cinematography throughout was more or less filmed hand held, and
utilized the same camera techniques as stated above. This seemed to lower the
production value of an already low budget film. However, the gore. Wow, is it
disgusting and I mean that as a compliment. Our killer in the movie does a very
good job. She is very convincing, and the death scenes most definitely disturb the
viewer. The effects although sometimes obviously fake, don't really matter because
it's so repulsive. Well done on the gore factor. Our killer really fucks people up in this
movie. Don't worry about not being satisfied with a nameless faceless killer, there's
a great back story behind this one so stick it out till the end. The chick seriously
freaked me out, and I really wouldn't want to be in a department store let alone an
abandoned house with this sick bitch.
The acting is decent in this one, two standing out the most and that's Phoebe Dollar
and especially Susan Smythe who played Lynette. She is a very natural, very good
actress and I hope to see her in more films. The entire cast coupled with well written
dialogue all flows very well throughout the entire film. I did enjoy the movie; however
I would have liked to see a better use of the cinematography and the interiors and
exteriors of the locations since they didn't really seem to match. The cast was also
very small, two sorority sisters and two rushes. Not very believable to an audience
although it was pulled off as best it could. Worth checking out for a gory, fun, and
entertaining watch.
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Overall: 5/10
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Rated: UK: 18
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Runtime: 80 minutes
Studio: Screen
Entertainment
IMDB Page
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Rated: UK: 18
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Runtime: 80 minutes
Studio: Screen
Entertainment
IMDB Page
Amazon Page
Online since: February 20th, 2006
Review done by: Michelle Fatale
