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.

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!

Some disasters you just have to see for yourself. And the only thing I could say about this movie is the acting isn't as bad as the acting in another film kind of like it. "The mouse trap". Now that was a terrible film. Oh my God that was so terrible. At least with this film, you get some inventive kills even if they do seem a little ridiculous. I.e. The real estate lady. Is it worth the watch? I'm still not even sure. I just know I'll never watch it again. Popeye comes across is just some ridiculous, bloated guy with a terrible mask for face. And then the voice is just wrong. Like all terrible bee movie films you wonder why certain victims instead of going to the door or running away from the docs go the opposite direction. Again with the realtor she was a few yards away from the door She came in yet She somehow was going the wrong way. And ended up running another wrong way when she saw Popeye. It's just dumb and when some characters come across a dead body, they don't even have a reaction. Like it's something they see every day. Laughingly two of them even kill themselves. Ala "Tucker and Dale". Which literally made me shake my head in embarrassment. I won't go into the plot because I'm not gonna spoil it as if that's possible. I'll just say I gave the movie two stars only because of the first few kills and the acting isn't too terrible. It's just not great.

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.

Right, well I can't claim that I was harboring any expectations to this 2025 movie titled "Popeye the Slayer Man" from director Robert Michael Ryan. Yet, I still opted to watch it, on account of it being a movie that I hadn't already seen.

The storyline in the movie was sort of bland and sluggish. There wasn't really a whole lot of anything interesting happening, and whenever something did happen, it just wasn't sufficient to make up for the long wait in between such scenes. It was a bit amazing that writers Cuyle Carvin, John Doolan, Jeff Miller and Robert Michael Ryan collectively could manage to come up with something so vague and mundane.

I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. But I will say that the acting performances were fair, despite the fact that the script was bland.

Visually then the movie was okay. There were some bloody and gory effects to spruce things up.

Semi-watchable, sure, if you enjoy cheesy and pointless low budget slasher movies, but hardly a noteworthy or mentionable movie. Nor is it a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of director Robert Michael Ryan's 2025 movie "Popeye the Slayer Man" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.