Slaughter Creek (2013) User Reviews

Slaughter Creek: Fizzles out

[Platypuschow · 4/10 · 24 September 2017]

This indie drama/horror follows a documentary film crew as they make a movie about the porn industry. Upon meeting a first timer they decide to change their perspective and focus on her journey but find themselves embroiled in a dark side of porn they hadn't expected.

Partially standard filming partially found footage this faux true story certainly has it's moments but ultimately goes nowhere.

It's one of those films which manages to get your attention with promises of twists and turns but by about 3/4 of the way through you realise it was all a lie.

The finale is awful and irreparably damages the film, I guess they just ran out of ideas.

Not the worst film of its kind out there but simply doesn't have a payoff.

The Good:

Great plot

The Bad:

Awful ending

Poor audio balancing

Really hate this fake true story nonsense

Soundtrack in found footage is still ridiculous

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Porn is a good starting point to become a mainstream actress

Is it just me or does the technology not match up?

[scottprice777 · 3/10 · 2 March 2017]

I enjoy this movie but am I the only one who noticed the camera's say it's 1994, yet mid 2000's style cell phone's are being used? Other than that insult its a decent watch, But I am easily pleased with this genre so I don't have any negative comment's, I thought the acting was decent and had a real feel to it, mostly I just wanted to see if anyone else noticed the time of year vs. the cell phone? Am I missing something?

Unwatchable

[goldfish_n_clowns · 1/10 · 5 December 2012]

I made it about half-way through this DVD and had to quit.

The most glaring issue is the sound, or lack thereof. Whomever supervised the sound transfer should never be allowed near a movie again. Most of the time the voices, which were supposed to be normal or even loud, were as faint as whispers. I found myself repeatedly scrambling for my remote to turn the volume up or down as the scenes changed. Maybe a full home theater surround sound system would have fixed this issue, but guess what? Not everyone has one of those.

The second issue, almost as bad as the first, is the characters. Not a one of them elicits any sympathetic reaction, thus we don't care when they are in danger. Quite the opposite of sympathetic reaction is Mya, played with as little talent as possible by Aja Pollock. Mya is an on again / off again date of Matt's, who is apparently insanely jealous when he as much as talks to another woman. After Matt signs Alyssa to appear in his documentary, Mya's entire character seems to be centered around provoking Matt to say something because of her bad attitude, and then screaming "shut up" at him. The only thing that may have kept me watching until the end would be to hopefully see this character killed as violently as possible.

True Story of a girl Who Mysteriously disappeared After filming a movie in Texas

[Jakefoerster · 9/10 · 21 July 2012]

Interesting story of three young film makers who followed the trail of a young girl who took a bus to Texas to star in a movie after being promised a lot of money to do a movie called, "Snuff". The film crew warned her not to do the movie because the producer had a long record of sex crimes but the producer convinced her that the young trio were only using her for their documentary.

I'm always a little skeptical about these kinds of films but there was so much evidence to back up their story that I have to believe that there was something to this film. So many unanswered questions like why would a girl buy a round trip bus ticket to leave the next day after the filming and not go back home. The ticket was never used or cashed in. The Police chalked it off as a "run away" when they interrogated one of the film makers who showed up the next after she disappeared with blood on his clothes? But I guess you'll have to watch the move and decide for yourself.

Slick in its own "unslick" way.

[msathan · 9/10 · 18 January 2013]

Slaughter Creek was filmed in the Austin area for $1,000,000. Didn't make their budget in theater gross, but I suspect they'll do well in streaming and DVD and whatever is yet to come. Better than Blair Witch which jolted the genera into mainstream consciousness. Head and shoulders above Tiny Furniture (what's the big deal about that anyway -- I guess I don't get it).

I was particularly impressed with SC's visual effects and cinematography; although I could have done without some of those gratuitous bouncing images and other goofy "low-tech" shots (I presume most of them were gratuitous). That last lingering "picture" in the police interview surely said half again more than a thousand words. Goldfish (previous review) missed the boat not seeing the ending. It's worth sitting through the whole discombobulating thing to see that one shot.

I'm gonna take another look at Slaughter Creek knowing now that it was unscripted! The actors were apparently told what a scene was supposed to do and what they could and could not say (for legal reasons) -- then they just winged it. Surely as good as Boys Life 6, which got the director the job doing The Ruins(way to go!)

This director knows how to make a movie (he's experienced). This casting director knows how to cast, etc. etc. I figure we'll see these actors -- and probably anybody who had anything to do with this production again.

Well worth a peek.