Butcher Boys (2012) Reviews

• Not a horror movie,neither a comedy one

  nayara-g-oliveira2015-11-19

  While I was watching this movie there was plenty of times I couldn't stop myself from thinking I was watching an anime. The way the guys walk, talk, that sniffing thing. At first, I thought the writer went bananas when wrote the script but in the middle of the story I got it. It has gore and remind me of Hostel at the beginning, then it turns out to be more like Scary Movie. The story is good, you need to know that it is an anime like story to enjoy it. So wait for something like uni- dimensional characters, unnecessary dialogs and somethings with a bad explication. I laugh with some of the butcher boys, I guess they wanted to do them as crazy guys who are mad in all the possible ways, their personalities reminded me of Deadpool. The dog and that dress, they're comic. The end is like what the…? I loved and hated this movie. That so bad that it's good thing. A good movie to relax if you relax with screams and this kind of crap. It has a lot of potential, it just was not used so well. PS: English is my second language, so I'm sorry about any mistakes.

• Had to say something about this movie

  mxwhatley2015-02-23

  It is very over the top crazy multiple things happening you never really form attachments to any of the characters but I really enjoyed this movie. I like quirky weird story lines and I love weird concepts in movies such as cannibalism (spell check) I did only watch this movie because I was bored and nothing else was on but if you're into weird nonsense movies this is one for you. After you will be asking what did I just watch. I do think this movie is a hit or miss for people. I am seeing people either really hated it or people really likes it. No middle base here. It ended on very weird terms I almost thought it wasn't over. Like all that and this is the end but again I did enjoy it and I don't think this movie gets the props that it deserves.

• Horror fans seem either to love or hate this film

  spankert692014-01-25

  This movie is pure adrenaline from start to finish. It doesn't waste our time explaining why the villains do what they do, it simply follows the terrible journey our main character must endure. The movie is chaotic and I never knew what was going to happen next, it was extremely unpredictable and for some reason I really felt myself caring for the main character. A lot of people hated the ending, but I thought it was great. TOO FREQUENTLY do horror movies of this vein kill off the main character because the plot gets too insane and confusing to keep them alive. Sissy escaping made me feel good. Because the creators chose to deviate from the disgusting boredom of the norm, I ended up enjoying this. If they played her off as a crazy or killed her I would have liked this MUCH less. All in all, we've all seen better movies. There is no doubt. This movie will entertain you for an hour and a half though.

• Unwatchable? Hardly.

  evangelinemwest2014-03-14

  Let me preface this as many reviewers start: I signed up to this site to write a review on this movie. Though it wasn't so bad. The acting was lacking, of course, but what could we expect from a cannibal horror movie set in a subway? The female actresses are beautiful and the plot is great for all slasher fans. The ending may make you squirm in the Rob Zombie ways but please, there are so many terrible flicks and even more worse plots that you can see on a midnight review. If you're a fan of old school slashers, forget what you see on the internet and watch this movie. The guts and gore at the end may cater to your taste. Really, if you're a fan of old school horror films with glowing faced female leads getting disintegrated, ignore all bad reviews and check out this movie.

• Fresh Meats Night Out

  dschmeding2014-03-04

  Now this is some strange movie. It already had me reeled in with the strange intro and straightforward title sequence that only shows aerial footage of houses and streets. The paper thin plot unfolds pretty fast with a bunch of teens on a night out starting out in a restaurant and then quickly descending into chaos after the drunk party girl first gets two guys angry at a filling station that start a car chase with the 4 teens. Not even 10 minutes into the movie and they are in deep sh*t already... the 2 guys seem pretty aggravated and you are prepared for the worst when the whole thing turns around in a sudden twist just to get the 4 teens involved with some even weirder nutters. Now that is basically what the movie goes on like... its a continuous roller coaster ride on a downward spiral into utter madness. "Butcher Boys" has a strange brooding atmosphere with sudden explosive outburst of violence and plays heavily on horror clichés with endless chases through dark alleys and derelict buildings. The thugs chasing the teens are a strange mix of 60ies leather jacket Italian rockers and supernatural demons... has a strong "Sometimes they come back" feeling. After some pretty drawn out chases the movie turns into a bizarre Texas Chainsaw Massacre direction when the girls are abducted into a underground society that just gets weirder and weirder... weird doctors, chained monster, a girl with Stockholm syndrome, cannibal orgies and plans to breed a monster baby...it just gets weirder and weirder and there is never a way out and always a more terrifying monster behind the exit door. Seems like your typical horror fare and borrows from the classics. But what makes "Butcher Boys" special is that it includes a lot of humorous elements that could be taken as normal horror stupidity. But honestly... scenes like when the girl is locked in a dark room, then finds a blowtorch to light the darkness and look around and then with the blowtorch finds dynamite or several ridiculously drawn out scenes hiding in lockers or sneaking around a sleeping fat guy are obviously making fun of the genre. When a girl is crawling under the floorboards with every now and then creepy hands grabbing for her it has the feeling of an annoying "tunnel of horror" ride. But while many horror movies use these elements seriously it just has to be satire here... if anything the scene with the girl hiding in front of a TV shop with a TV playing uplifting music and flower videos should prove that this is a pitch black comedy. There are so many tongue-in-cheek jokes and when psychos in drag are running around and starting a giant shootout with machine guns and bazookas its just WTF on heavy rotation. I found the movie strangely fascinating since it mixed the humor with a dense horror movie atmosphere in a rather untypical way that kept the movie entertaining up until the end that was just about as dumb as way too many other movies. Like someone else said.... get your buddies and some beers and have fun. Its sure an entertaining ride but there are some elements that are thrown in (considering the title they should be important I guess) but just end up on the sidelines with all the crazy stuff happening. So don't even expect a proper plot!