Une famille de bouchers sadiques a élu domicile dans l'arrière-pays, loin du monde et du regard des hommes. En toutes saisons, hivers glacials comme étés caniculaires, tous ceux qui croisent... Tout lireUne famille de bouchers sadiques a élu domicile dans l'arrière-pays, loin du monde et du regard des hommes. En toutes saisons, hivers glacials comme étés caniculaires, tous ceux qui croisent leur chemin sont des victimes potentielles.Une famille de bouchers sadiques a élu domicile dans l'arrière-pays, loin du monde et du regard des hommes. En toutes saisons, hivers glacials comme étés caniculaires, tous ceux qui croisent leur chemin sont des victimes potentielles.
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What is especially good is that the makers didn't over egg it or get greedy with huge amounts of ridiculously gory sequences, the plot moves fast and it's subtlety is what makes it more effective as you are locked in to believing this could happen. One of the lead characters is Owen played by Simon Phillips he has great on screen prescence, the fact he's capable of being tender to his victims and brother as well as a brute makes him all the more chilling. The movie is beautifully shot in a lush green deserted location perfect for Horror. The female leads Julie Mainville, Samantha de Benedet and Anne Carolyne Bennett are all great and the fear and terror we see in them is what makes the movie fill you with chills.
If you want a straight up scary, jumpy, 80s inspired horror this ticks all the boxes.
Turns out that "Butchers" from writers Adrian Langley and Daniel Weissenberger was just another run-of-the-mill movie about a deranged family living in the remote countryside where they prey upon travelers that happen to come by. The family captures, tortures and kills their prey with everything available to them. Yeah, this is something that has been seen dozens of times already in other movies, like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Hills Have Eyes", "Wrong Turn", etc. And keep in mind, a lot of movies does it better than "Butchers".
Sure, "Butchers" was watchable enough, but for a seasoned horror veteran and gorehound as myself, then "Butchers" just didn't really cut it - pardon the pun. The movie was just too bland and generic. I suppose, if you are new to the horror genre and not familiar with movies like the aforementioned titles, then you might find some enjoyment in this 2020 movie.
The acting in the movie was adequate enough for a movie of this particular subgenre of horror. However, you shouldn't go expecting to see some stellar performances though. You pretty much know what you get from a movie such as "Butchers".
Visually then "Butchers" was actually not too bad. I mean, there is an okay amount of mayhem and gore in the movie. However, again "Butchers" just doesn't step out of the mediocre circle, and everything presented in the movie is something that has been seen in other movies, and often done better in other movies as well.
It should be said, though, that the ending of the movie was actually good. In fact, that was the best part of the movie. I liked the ending, I have to admit that, but it just was too little and too late to make amends for the rest of the movie.
All in all, "Butchers" wasn't an impressive movie from director Adrian Langley. It was watchable, but it was also generic and forgettable. It is hardly a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time, as the movie just doesn't have enough proper contents to support a second viewing.
My rating of "Butchers" settles on a generous four out of ten stars, taking into consideration that the movie isn't really bad, it was just too generic and suffered from being something that had been done countless times before it already.
It's shot well is the only positive, they had some good angles and production, but there is no real story. The acting is what it is...there's no story so it's just them spouting their lines. It's not scary, or dramatic, or mysterious...it's literally just 2 groups of people breaking down and being preyed upon by southern hillbilly stereotypes...and they weren't even good or had any accent.
It's just a trash movie shot with a good camera, don't bother.
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- AnecdotesThe actors playing the Oswald And Owen are both British born actors. Michael Swatton recorded all of Simon Phillips lines, in the deep south American accent that Director Adrian Langley wanted, so that they would be in sync with accent.
- GaffesTaylor and Jennab get loose by pulling the chains holding their arms up. However, it is not shown how they release the cuffs around their wrists and ankles.
- Citations
Owen Watson, Oswald Watson: [strikes someone across the face] I Don't Like It When People Stare
- Crédits fousAt the start of the credits we see Oswald is briefly dismembering his victims to feed Oxford
- ConnexionsFollowed by Butchers Book Two: Raghorn (2024)
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- Durée1 heure 32 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1