Review by PCC0921

This film can also be found in its original French title, La Charcuterie mécanique (1895). This is another extra Lumière film, produced in 1895, that probably didn't get shown to a paying audience until 1896. It probably kept the 1895 tag, because it was shown to a test audience that year. The Mechanical Butcher (1895), does harbor close to being the first science fiction film ever made (at least in futuristic terms), when a pig is turned into all the known sections of prepared meat, found at your local meat market, sliced to perfection, complete with some of the wrappings. Think Star Trek food replicator. The Mechanical Butcher (1895), was an odd choice of a subject, for being one of the first movies ever made. It must have been a stage act, that the Lumiere brothers decided to film. Looking at it from a 21st century perspective, it looks odd, but maybe made more sense to audiences in 1895. It was still a history making moment and only 43 seconds long.

6.9 (C MyGrade) = 7 IMDB.