Wedding Slashers (2006)

This is an unpretentious little film, made on no budget at all by actors who were probably paid pizza and beer for their work. Considering all that, it's surprisingly well realized.The acting is all over the place. Think about your last trip to see a performance when the local community theater did a show in the junior high auditorium. And imagine if the actresses there were willing to work topless.The two leads- Alex and Jenna- were actually very well played. Richard Lynch makes a surprise appearance in Act III as (surprise) a very bad person. The actor playing Jenna's therapist was terrible. The other performances were a mixed lot.Imagine if MEET THE PARENTS had been rewritten for Greg to have to kill off Pam's entire family in order to gain her hand. The plot is completely insane (bonus points) and evens the odds by making the bad guys the product of generations of inbreeding.One of the things that brings this up to eight star level is that it has an actual ENDING. It's done, it's over, and the very few characters left alive can count the events of the disastrous wedding day as being in the past. There's no knowing wink, no door left open for a sequel. The story line is actually tied up in a knot and resolved. That's very rare these days.That's not to say that this is really a polished piece of work. The pacing is sometimes uneven and at one point full daylight becomes darkest night with a huge full moon: there was the strangest feeling at that transition that a big chunk of material got edited out.But WEDDING SLASHERS is a nice, workmanlike tribute to the slasher movies of the 1980's and if you can see it for free (like I did streaming Netflix) that makes it even better.

I've read on IMDb and some other sites that this movie was originally intended to be more of a comedy, but that portions were re-shot and it was edited to be more of a slasher film. I don't know if that's true, but I will say that the best portions of this film are those left over from the "comedy" version. Some of the exposition and conversations are quite (intentionally) funny. I especially like the explanation of why the groom's parents, sister, and grandmother all hate the best man. Low-key, but classic.Other than the funny moments, there's not much here. The gore is pretty amateurish, though plentiful. The plot makes no sense. And the scenes seem to switch back and forth between different sides of the same house, which is used as a remote cabin, a church, a fellowship hall, a school, and a couple different homes. It's cheerfully cheesy.Worth seeing if you don't have anything else available, but don't put it on your preferred list.

I never write in these user boards because what I feel is usually summed up by other members or critics so there is little relevatory info to give but this movie was one of the greatest gaps between expectations and results I have ever had.THis movie had three bad things going for it. A) it was direct to DVD horror film. B) it was named after a play on words from a major motion picture which is never a good sign. and C) it looks like it was shot on a home video camera that has been dropped.BUT it works because it does not take itself seriously and is really funny. You can tell the guys behind this film have a great sense of humor. They also drop references to films that lead to a debate about the sex of a ape named Coco. They really had a good time making this and you will have an equally good time watching it. Do yourself a favor and rent this.

And you thought your significant other's family was weird? Wedding Slashers will make you think twice about ever saying "I do." It is reminiscent of past horror titles such as 'Deadly Friend' and 'Friday the 13th.' It is a classic slasher film that features characters with names like 'Sock Monkey' and 'The Mortician.' You may laugh at first but trust me, these guys will freak you out. This is a quencher for the blood-thirsty horror/slasher fan that needs to see gore, gore and more gore. It's not all slash and gash either - Wedding Slashers is chock-full-of one-liners and will give you more than just a chuckle. You're going to need to see this one to believe it.