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Slaughter Disc
Enough to Scare the Be"jizzus" outta you!
Starring
Caroline Pierce, Robert Williams, Jewels Mackenzie, Travis Lee, Albin
Kinsey, Kristen Quitmeyer, Gabe Messer, Ashley Rees and Chris Spoto.
Directed by David Quitmeyer
Will Appeal To: Horror fans and chronic masturbators.
Steel Web Productions
2004
Eeeeeeek! This isn’t a porn movie with a vague horror plot or
pseudo-goth look. It’s a genuine horror movie with explicit sex scenes.
Which makes it a whole different genre for me and thus a bit more
difficult to review. I’ll start by getting the porn out of the way.
There’s a whole lotta masturbation, since that’s the “crux” of the
plot—and yes, there is one! The film’s starlet, Caroline Pierce as the
stunningly scary Andromeda Strange, performs some impressive fellatio
and fucks a few lucky stiffs, but again, the sex really isn’t the
be-all end-all here. It’s more like, er, frosting on the cake. Or
perhaps blood on the fang. Whatever.
Andromeda masturbates with a fiendish dildo that I immediately
recognized as one of Divine Interventions’ devilish designs,
specifically their “Grim Reaper.” It’s bone white and, midway through
her ministrations, she begins oozing blood, which contrasts chillingly
with the dildo. This is the first tip-off that the movie isn’t your
run-of-the-mill porno. In fact, if you have a problem with blood and/or
gore, your willy will probably wilt halfway through. But if you’re a
big fan of frightfests, forge ahead! Because this is one disturbing DVD!
Mike is our star masturbator; seems he has a slight porn addiction
problem that goes hand-in-hand (ahem!) with his chronic masturbation.
When he purchases a DVD starring Andromeda Strange, all hell breaks
loose. Literally. What begins as one more inspirational piece of
pud-pulling porn transforms into a mysterious disc that takes on a life
of its own, and our man Mike is helpless to stop it. Obviously, much
blood and sex ensues.
Without giving away the impressively intricate plot, I can say that it
is very clever and pretty damn scary. And, with the five sex scenes,
hot as hell, too!
In that it isn’t “straight” porn, I feel obligated to offer some actual
film criticism. The movie is incredibly well done, considering the
meager budget. If this had had as little as a $100,000 budget, you
might be seeing it at your local cineplex instead of on your home DVD
player. Well, minus the sex scenes, maybe. But it’s that good. Of
course, a re-make with that $100,000 would be even better. In my
opinion, it would have to be shot somewhere scarier. San Diego isn’t
exactly the goth capitol. It’s tough to get into a spooky mood when the
sun is shining, the sky is blue and the palm trees are swaying. Also,
it might be easier to achieve a gritty feel with divier sets; the
protagonist’s apartment is surprisingly bright and shiny, especially
for a slacker. And I won’t even bother harping on the fact that most
lazy ass chronic masturbators probably don’t own whiz-bang flat-screen
high def televisions.
But distracting details aside, this is a fuckin’ excellent film. I
can’t say it’s one I would jerk off to while watching, but I really
enjoyed it. It’s the first thing I’ve ever seen that is truly
cross-genre: horror with hard core sex. When David Quitmeyer, the
films’ writer and director, initially gave me the “elevator pitch” of
Slaughter Disc, I said, “Oh, like The Ring.” He acknowledged that one
might draw a parallel, but that his concept pre-dated The Ring by 15
years. I watched The Ring and hated it, frankly, so I can say, with
great relief, that the only similarity between the two is the plots’
vehicle: a movie. Any comparison ends there. And of course, no one gets
their dick sucked in The Ring!
I asked David what it cost him to film the flick and how long the shoot
took. “Slaughter Disc was filmed on a budget of $9,000. It took about
two weeks total to film, but that time frame was spread out over two
months.” And what about this being a whole new genre? It may be for me,
but David says otherwise, as he explains the film’s roots and
inspirations. “Personally I consider the movie an ‘erotic horror
story;’ everything is driven by the plot. There were some porn-horror
movies in the early 70's and 80's, so this concept isn't exactly new.
The story is more inspired by story collections such as Hot Blood or
Clive Barker's earlier works in the Books of Blood. I do get a lot of
people telling me that they don't like porn but they love this movie.”
And what about similar features in the future? Quitmeyer tells me, “The
real goal of Slaughter Disc is to introduce people to this type of
storytelling and then gradually become more progressive with the gore
and sex. Think of it as sticking your toes into an icy pool and with
the next story we'll jump in over our heads!” David, we can’t wait!
[Written April 2005]
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