SWEATSHOP

A good splatter movie doesn't bother with a decent storyline and it inundates you with really unlikable characters. 'Sweatshop' is a doosie!! Its about a group of tossers who sneak into an abandoned warehouse to set up a rave. Unbeknownst to them, there's a sadistic butcher locked in with them and he's hellbent on maiming as many people as possible. And so the movie moves from one kill to the next. As viewers we don't give two shits about any of these characters and in fact we hate them... and so we find ourselves anxiously awaiting each kill. People are hacked up in all manner of creative and barbaric ways. The violence is deliciously repulsive and Sweatshop offers up the goods, ten fold. The killer is credited as "The Beast" and he's a huge bulky character wearing a welding mask and he carries an oversized sledge hammer. He's a cool villain and I'd be very happy to watch him work in a sequel. As far as the gore factor goes, think Hostel and Saw but far splattier. Heads pop, intestines spew and flesh shreds. Regular horror fans are likely to criticise this movie but avid genre fans will lap up every last drop of blood. We couldn't give a shit about story and want carnage. I really liked this one.

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