Slotherhouse

I had never heard about this 2023 horror comedy titled "Slotherhouse" prior to sitting down to watch it. But I have to admit that seeing the movie's cover, the movie's title and the synopsis, then I was rather interested in watching the movie.

Turns out that writers Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan delivered a really entertaining and enjoyable script and storyline for the movie. And it turned out to be a rather enjoyable and refreshing take on the slasher genre, well, with a ferocious sloth thrown into the mix. And it worked quite well. I was genuinely and wholeheartedly entertained throughout the course of the entire 93 minutes that the movie ran for.

The acting performances in "Slotherhouse" were good. I wasn't familiar with a single performer on the cast list though, neither actress or actor. And that was something I liked about it, because it is always nice to see new talents on the screen. They had a great cast ensemble together for the movie, and the carried the movie quite nicely with their performances.

There is a good amount of comedy mixed in with the slasher horror elements. And that was something that director Matthew Goodhue managed to balance quite nicely. The comedy elements never become too much, so the movie doesn't become a full-blown comedy.

Something that really was great about "Slotherhouse" was the sloth named Alpha. Talk about a fun character. The sloth was very likable, despite its killing demeanor and ferocious nature. It looked good and it was actually bringing a lot of charm to the screen, because the puppeteers managed to give the sloth so much character, personality and traits that Alpha was a character right up alongside all the actresses on the screen. Plus the fact that the sloth ensured a great many laughs as well throughout the course of the 93 minutes runtime also helped to make it a memorable character. I would say that Alpha actually makes the movie watchable by itself.

I was genuinely entertained by "Slotherhouse", and there wasn't a single dull moment throughout the entire movie. If you enjoy horror comedies, then "Slotherhouse" from director Matthew Goodhue is well-worth sitting down and watching. This is certainly a movie that I warmly recommend.

My rating of "Slotherhouse" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

If you go into Slotherhouse expecting a serious horror film, you may have missed the title of the film. Slotherhouse is an exceptionally silly horror film; that has goofy fight scenes, off-the-wall kill scenes, and all the camp you could ever expect from a single film.

There will be times to laugh while watching Slotherhouse, especially from Zenny (Bianca Beckles-Rose) and Ms. Mayflower (Tiff Stevenson). Bianca Beckles-Rose is the stand-out actor in the film, and scenes with her make the movie that much more enjoyable.

Suspend your disbelief and expect to see some rather off-the-wall moments with a Sloth and Slotherhouse will hit like it was intended.

Real Score: 5.9.

No pun intended - also this has more shades of Chucky (childs or rather animal play then) ... so not trying to compare it to the classic. There is the scene of course which may remind you of the Here comes Johnnie quote ... other than that, this is just silly fun.

Suspend your disbelief and just go with the flow. Beautiful (mostly) girls being the one dimensional sorority girls (cliches) you imagine. The sloth is the main attraction here (no pun intended either) ... and the way it moves or jumps or even ... well runs! There are many scenes that do not make sense ... but if you are a fan of the animatronic (of the puppet effects), you will like what the movie is doing ... a lot of violence and blood ... and I reckon some social commentary about ... social media and all that stuff ... again, do not overthink it ... the sloth might get you if you do ...

Apparently movie's creator wanted to make the dumbest thing he can imagine.

Well, congratulations.

Is it dumb? Yes.

Is it fun? No.

Is it bad-good? No.

It's supposed to be a parody or something but it's just bad. Acting is bad, there wasn't one single funny bit. Maybe it was better on paper but not in reality. Script is also bad and unfunny.

Main problem is lack of imagination, just being random and stupid is not enough.

I seriously have flashbacks to Zombeavers, another not funny just bad movie you shouldn't watch. Just like you shouldn't watch this. It looks like it could be fun but in actuality isn't.

This movie feels like it was filmed by a team of YouTubers. The writing, effects, and continuity are all pretty eh. But it's far from the worst film I've seen. Probably the best feature of the movie is the film score, although that also is borderline over done. The movie survives by playing off the dumb backstabbing sorority trope, while also coming off as a slightly better low budget national lampoon film. Not something to go a theatre for though. It comes off as goofy and fun, without falling to the level of Sharknado. I'd say it's a good watch if you don't have anything else on your list. TLDR: Low budget but fun.