Popeye the Slayer Man

So I went into this movie knowing it was obviously going to be bad. But how bad you ask? Well, pretty darned bad. The first thirty to forty five minutes are somewhat laughable and slightly on a so bad it's good scale, but then it just drags on. The cast is awful, the acting is horrendous. I will say that I thought that the Popeye mask and get up was somewhat interesting to look at as they keep him in the light most of the film. Lots of close ups, which I'm not sure how I feel about. It's interesting, but bad. The charm was lost halfway through and like so many "so bad it's good" movies it doesn't live up to the standards. The plot was interesting also, I'll give it that. But it truly goes nowhere. This film was made for what reason exactly? Who are the people this is made for? I'm left really pondering these questions. Can't recommed.

I don't understand all the negative reviews. When watching this movie, I was reminded of many 80's horror B-movies, many of which would never win any awards but had a charm all their own-"Superstition" (1985), "The Slayer" (1982), "Slaughter High" (1986), etc. What do all these movies have in common? Low budget (check), Elaborate death scenes (check), Young people making all the wrong choices (check), A rather elementary plot (check). It is a common formula, but the sum of which serves as the hallmark of many B-movies in the Horror genre since Hollywood's inception. Moreover, the writer and director paid homage to the original cartoon through many creative tropes. What more could you ask for? My advice: enjoy the movie for what it is-a modern day "Dr. Giggles" (1992) and don't expect a classic like "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984). If you do that, you won't be disappointed.

The good news is that I enjoyed Popeye The Slayer Man more than the godawful Popeye's Revenge. It's still not a great film, but there's a reasonable amount of gore, and Popeye himself (played by Jason Robert Stephens) looks fairly imposing, even if the sailor's face is little more than an expressionless silicon mask (that causes Stephens' few lines of dialogue to be muffled).

The plot is simple: a group of friends go to a disused canning factory to make a documentary about the legend of 'the sailor man' who is said to haunt the building. Popeye proves to be very real, and starts killing people. There is plot twist that won't come as much of a surprise, but this is essentially a slasher flick, and as such it delivers what one would expect: lots of running around the gloomy factory and plenty of death scenes, which include head crushing, bone snapping, decapitation by anchor, impalements and arm-ripping. The splatter is decent enough for a low budget flick, and the acting is reasonable.

If you're after an undemanding time-waster, there's far worse out there than this one (the aforementioned Popeye's Revenge). Will this be the best of the Popeye horror movies? We'll have to wait for Shiver Me Timbers (2025) to be released before we can answer that.

A group of youngsters break in to a spinach factory, desperate to figure out whether the fabled old Sailor exists.

It's definitely better than Popeye's Revenge, a bit more cohesive, and I'd argue that the acting, though far from perfect, isn't actually that bad.

Is it good, absolutely not, but if does fall into that category of so bad it's watchable, one of those movies that going could put on after a night out, have a pizza and a giggle over.

Popeye, all I keep thinking of is The Goonies, imagine if Sloth has been on the roids, had some cosmetic surgery, some Botox and developed a love of spinach instead of chocolate.

The death scenes are really poor, and at times you can see bits and bobs I'm sure you're not meant to.

Every cliché under the sun, the film starts exactly the same way as Pooh and Mickey, a woman running for her life in some sort of warehouse, if you're wanting originality, think again.

I eagerly await the new Snow White from these guys, but until then, Slayer Man provides some unexpected entertainment.

5/10.

When I watch this kind of movies I don't expect an Oscar Winning film. Keeping my feet on the right place, I am able to enjoy slashers like this one.

First, if you love B-slashers this one is for you. I mean, it is what it is, a bunch of silly people getting ready to be slaughtered, as usual.

Second, I was scared about how bad the gory parts can be lol. But I was wrong. The Fx's are quite good keeping in mind the low budget. No CGI. To add, Popeye doesn't look too bad at all. Honestly I like it.

Last, I would like a second part.

The Sailor man takes Manhattan. As Jason in the old days. (Wink wink).

Anyway, as I said, if you love this kind of movies, no worries, it's a fun ride. I suggest to smoke some radioactive spinach, before the movie. It will help. Enjoy!