The Sadist (2015)
5/10
ONE, TWO, THREE, BIRDS
3 May 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Jack Bird (Frank Wihbey) and his uncle Will (Santo Fazio- 6 inches and a mustache short of Ron Jeremy) opt to go bird hunting at the same time three others go hiking. And BTW there is an inmate (Tom Savini) from Pleasant View Hospital that is on the loose. He is a trained black ops killer and has a touch of PTSD, just enough to make him want to kill, disembowel, and enjoy it.

I could add that using CPSH in pigs causes deformation in the fetus and farmer Ted (Carl Burrows) uses chemicals on his pigs to the dismay of Sheriff Scully (Jerry Murdock), but that had nothing to do with the film and I was not sure why that was even added. I have also never heard hunters make so much noise while hunting.

While the film shows us weapon movement, blood spray, and guts coming out, it doesn't show the actual penetration of the weapon. That special effect wasn't there in this low budget feature. The sound was a little choppy and the night time scene required a generator for the lights. You can hear the generator in the background and it was off to screen left as it gets louder when Will is speaking.

Note to gaffer Vincent Wolf: Extension cords. Inverter generators are also more quiet.

The title suggests a more crazed individual, but that was not the case. This was simply a low budget slasher. The dialogue was better than most in the genre. The acting was bad, but not horrid.

5 stars. 8 stars if you think the generator noise was funny.

Guide: F-word. No sex. Brief nudity (Joslyn Stabile)
1 out of 2 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed