funeralfortheliving Something happened after the 80's where for some reason people can't make a horror film to save their life this movie is a crash course in crappy 90's film making. How to make a piece of crap step 1 ruin the atmosphere by throwing in a bunch of bottom of the barrel pop music songs. OK am I supposed to be thrilled or get up and dance? These hacks are good at one thing destroying the mood with one pathetic song after another after another, did TCSM throw in pop music? Did Nightmare on Elm St.? No, because it sucks how are you supposed to build suspense with cheesy garbage radio pop rock? And this movie just won't quit 13 minutes in and we've already been subjected to 4 pop songs that sound like the director was trying to show case his friends band or something. That's it really I mean if you like push up bras for fake cleavage, people having sex with their cloths on and the worst music since a dingo got shot eating a baby you'll slash your ears and eyes out trying to figure out if this is scary movie 5000 or a failed music video. Rule number 1 how to kill your horror film start picking rock music that sounds like their practicing and walla your movie stinks. I don't get why film makers struggle so hard and pay so much money for songs well I guess if you turn off the sound and see what a mess they shot it makes sense. For future so called horror film makers please do not do this. I know you think the music you are into is so rocking and you got chills while playing tennis with a pink sweater tied around your waist and thought oh this song is perfect. Again show me one horror film that uses pop music effectively and I'll show you that you know nothing about atmospheric horror. The 90's are over stop trying to make hipster horror this is why nobody respects horror and they all get pg 13 ratings because they are all made by hacks who go hey lets make a horror movie those are easy. You ever wonder why their are only two seasons of Masters of Horror because their are only a handful of people capable of creating art that is disturbing. I'm sick of it fangoria shame on you for putting your name on this. Bowwwoooo Bowwwwwooooow Wooooo are you scared yet or are you like me and just slash your finger across the eject button and try to forget you ever heard of this failure. Well maybe I'm wrong and they created a new genre movies that disturb you with their choice in music in that case I give it a ten and rate it up their with Requiem For A Dream as so disturbing I can only watch it once.

jpkwolf A b-grade horror movie where a rock band gets stuck on a farm haunted by a super natural killer. Some of the acting isn't very good but I've seen worse and the movies plot was fine too. One good scene was definitely the axe battle (guitar versus normal axe. Get it?) and the kills of the movie have some creativity in them.. Minus points come from some really bad scoring and the characters of course in the wonderful b-horror movie tradition behave like idiots. It's a fine choice if you want to see a b-grade horror movie. You know what you are getting, nothing special. This one isn't THAT bad though. As a horror fan I was decently entertained.

AngryChair Rock band ends up stranded on the family farm of it's lead singer. So what's next? A fight to stay alive when a scarecrow-ish killer starts stalking!While Slash may not look or sound like anything new, it does serve horror fans best by being a completely entertaining and fairly thrilling ride. It makes the best of it's country setting by being a bit reminiscent of such classic rural horror flicks as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Children of the Corn. Director Neal Sundstrom gives us a musty atmosphere of dread in the movie's nicely rustic filming locations.At any rate, there's plenty to enjoy in this film. The story provides for enough good thrills and spills, along with some occasional bloodiness. The cast is pretty game, Railsback probably being the best as Mac's gruff father. But such unknown stars as O'Shea and Dukas prove that they are capable as well. There's also a fairly good rock soundtrack, after all, the movie IS named after the band.Genre fans may find it a fun trip, while others will likely call it silly horror. Either way, it's a fun watch.*** out of ****

moviemanic07 The rising rock-n-roll band Slash faces terror when they go an isolated farm for the funeral of a relative of the lead singer. This film, written by Gus Silber and Stephen Ronald Francis and directed by Neal Sundstrom, thankfully manages to entertain as long as they keep the cast away from their musical instruments. (Why do all the bands in movies suck? Two notable exceptions: The Wonders in "That Thing You Do" and Stillwater from "Almost Famous." Tangent completed.) Granted, the relationships are completely overheated and unrealistic, and characters are constantly making choices only stupid people in horror movies make, but the movie kept me engaged throughout and even managed to inject some wry humor at the expense of traditional stereotypes. The production values are very good for what is essentially a straight to video picture, and Steve Railsback doesn't bring any everlasting shame upon his name for his performance. (I am such a fan of his performances in "Helter Skelter" and "The Stunt Man" that I almost didn't rent this movie. I hate the idea of him being reduced to making low budget films.) One of the most fascinating aspects of this film is that it is South African, but works very hard to convince you that it is an American movie – even to the point of importing American-style racial tensions. Personally, I would have preferred the film to have been set in South Africa and dealt with South African racial tensions. That would have made it more unique.