Paul Magne Haakonsen I picked up a copy of "Sweatshop" because it seemed like a fairly interesting slasher movie, and the DVD cover did have a certain appeal.And now having seen the movie, I can say that it is a fairly average slasher at best. The story is straight forward, albeit a bit lacking depth and any real weight as to whom the killer and his two ghouls were and where they came from.The story is about a group of young people, punks, emos and goths, who are at an abandoned building to set up a rave of sorts. But they are not alone there, and a deranged killer is going to turn the party into a bloody mess before the night is over.What makes the movie bearable to sit through is the amount of violence and gore there is. The effects are nice and look realistic, which is really what is the major supporting factor that carries the movie. Plus the way that the violence and mayhem is executed is quite well, fun (in a morbid way) and inventive. There are some fairly interesting and brutal scenes to be seen throughout the movie.As for the characters, well despite having cool costumes and outfits they turn out to be rather meaningless people that you don't really come to have any sort of relationship to as you watch the movie. It is not a matter of if they die - it is a matter of how. And the size of the hammer made from an anvil, well it just seems so ridiculous, as the guy can handle it so easily, and you can see that it is painstakingly fake as there is no weight to it as he lifts it.For fans of macabre and violent movies, then you will surely find something enjoyable in "Sweatshop". But for fans of the horror genre, then you'll most likely find the movie to be plain and rather generic.

marco-30-384328 I must admit that I was pretty thrilled throughout the movie. But there was missing something: A background story. Why was that creature in that old factory? What's its purpose? This movie shows basically a group of people which one by one gets killed by some mysterious monster with 2 survivors. Nobody knows why they get killed or even why that monster was there. Hold on.. Did I see more then one bad guy? Are there some more zombie-like creatures? Where did they come from? The story of this movie does not deserve any star. As well as the dialogs. Pretty flat. I rate this movie with a 4 because it still gives some thrill and keeps you excited. Oh. One more observation: showing some of the actresses topless does not fit in a horror-movie and does not necessarily make it a good movie. My hint: If you have nothing better to do and want to get thrilled, watch this movie. You will not want to watch it again and you will not recommend it to your friends. Still you will not consider it as a waste of time.

walkingdead-fan50 Okay, I can sum this up in just a single sentence: lack luster over acted gore film about a maniac who beats people with a magic troll hammer. Didn't we see the hammer on Buffy the vampire slayer already? I admit I am not as much into the titty slasher masked killer genre as I am zombie flicks. But this looked interesting so I gave it a shot. Luckily I bought a cheap used copy and didn't pay full price for this movie. There has been a lot of really crappy low budget movies coming out since the digital cameras became available for just anyone to get and declare themselves a movie maker. But for real fans of horror it's going to take more than some fake blood and tits to entertain. The acting was pretty lame. Visually there were some impressive visuals, I will give it that, but it really could have been better. I was hoping for so much more. Too much really lame and irritating dialogue, and not enough terror action.I think I will just stick to zombie flicks from now on.

trashgang Stacy Davidson, the director also produced and did the visual effects for this gory flick. So far so good. 100 tears, another gore fest was also done by Stacy. You can easily spot that it was made by horror fans, so many references to other eighties flicks. Watch the killer doing his The Burning most famous shot. See him cut one victim walking on his hands in pieces like in Friday The 13th. And just look at the zombielike females walking with The Beast, it reminded me of Demons. But is it all that good? Sadly no. It takes a while before the movie gets going. The story is very simple, some goths are looking for a place to have a party. Once they found that place they should make it ready for the party, hanging lights, decoration, testing done by the DJ and to be honest it's a bit too much of that. you have whole songs being played were the goths start dancing. To keep you attracted some girls do go naked on the upper part but after a while you have seen it all before. The dirty language used about F***ing and what to do and not to do when you give head are a bit laughable but finally the last part delivers what it was made for, horror. It is stated on the disc, Saw looks like it was produced by Disney. Well, it is indeed gory but in another way than Saw but I would surely recommend it to gorehounds. The part were a lesbo goth slut's face is skinned is one to watch. Weird movie, strange ending.Gore 4/5 Nudity 2/5 Story 2/5 Effects 4/5 Comedy 1/5