The Butcher (2008)
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A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside … More
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Genre: | Action & Adventure, Horror |
| Directed By: | Jesse V. Johnson, Jesse Johnson |
| Written By: | Kim Jin-Won, Jesse V. Johnson, Jesse Johnson |
| In Theaters: | Mar 10, 2008 Wide |
| On DVD: | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Runtime: |
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Well it's certainly bloody! It kicks the shit out of any American torture porn and it does the handheld thing right.Sadly, there's not enough character development to carry the movie, but that isn't really what this genre is about and to my recollection, only the French new wave of horror has gotten character development in torture porn correct anyways. Not any awesome displays of gore effects besides that the blood is nicely colored. I don't hate it, but I can't celebrate it. Fair game for all you torture porn freaks!
Most Fucked Up highlight: seeing things from the victim's angle as he is raped by the giant pig-headed butcher
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The above description, photo, and film length are not for the film I am reviewing, but the year is the same and it was directed by Kim Jin-Won. I am reviewing the South Koren cinema-verite/found-footage horror film directed by Kim Kin-Won. That being said, I don't recommend The Butcher. A cross between the American August Underground films and the Japanese Guinea Pig films, The Butcher has an interesting premise: it alternates between the killer's viewpoint and the viewpoint of the victims who have had cameras strapped to their heads. What developes alternates between boring for the most part and completely twisted and sickening in snippets. Unfortunately, The Butcher makes August Underground's Mordum seem like a film with substance. It is just pure exploitation fare. Like some of the Guinea Pig films, it feels almost like pornography with staged mutilation instead of sex. Mostly boring, The Butcher is genuinely twisted when its plot is not dragging, which is saying something given its 75-minute run tim, but it is a film without depth that will only make you feel degraded for watching it.
This is one boring thriller. The characters lack depth and substance, the pacing is way too slow to hold the viewers interest. It goes on too long as well. The cast does a capable job, but it doesn't matter with the material they are given.
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