Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun

2005 "Nobody Gets Out Alive"
3.5| 1h22m| R| en
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The year is 1971. Jennifer, a troubled actress, is institutionalized following psychotic visions on the set of her latest film. Upon her release, Jennifer becomes stranded in the desert only to be rescued by a colorful band of nomadic rebels. Helpless and alone, Jennifer has no choice but to follow them and is subtly but swiftly introduced into their family. That night, a local desert dweller tells them of an abandoned house and warns them to stay away. The family ignores the warning and uses the house as their latest crash pad. Jennifer becomes further plagued by sinister visions that reduce her ability to separate reality from fantasy. Soon members of the family are mysteriously killed one by one in the legend known as the "Slaughterhouse Of the Rising Sun"...

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Also starring J. Scott Shonka

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Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
djangozelf-12351 I have no clue what the makers tried to do. What I do know is that they failed.First of,I can't remember seeing a slaughterhouse in this. Second,I thought rising sun had something to do with Japan but that also wasn't the case here.It's trying to make a homage for the seventies grind-house flicks but it also fails at that. Further more it did not need that at all and could be easily put in the present day.More than an hour long nothing really happens other than a girl meeting some free spirited souls. There is some sexy "behavior"but surprisingly little nudity for this sort of subject matter.There is some gore and some "ghosts" in it but none of them convincing enough to give it another star. It lacks content and you would be better of watching something good from the actual seventies.At the end of the movie you even get the idea the actors themselves did not take this to seriously.Comedy was given as 1 of the genres but as that was not in the film I think that means that the joke was on me.I wasted time on this.I hope...you don't.
carl_andersen An excellent re-work of Seventies film clichés - or really a Seventies film, how the prologue will suggest? It's pure fun to point out during watching this very charming genre bastard, which contains several elements of 70ies road movies, hippie movies, horror movies, drug movies and a little bit Russ Meyer touch. And also a bit of David Lynch-like atmosphere. Okay: Lynch is not very typical for the 70ies, but anyway. The acting is great (especially the director himself as crippled hippie leader), also the dialogues and the cinematography. And there is also a lot of strange humour and irony in this generally strange, funny and likable independent movie.
pesok101 This movie is bland.It has neither gore, nor sex, nor scares, nor comedy or suspense. Nothing at all. Just one "hand-grabs-shoulder" type of cheesy stuff.And contrary to claims by other viewers, it doesn't even remotely approach classics like Evil Dead, TCM, Dawn of the Dead and so on.The story is laughable. About 1/2 way through, the movie abruptly shifts gears and focuses on the "house". And where did the movie title come from?Not recommended -- go watch Fulci instead.
tedperkins-1 Rarely do you find a horror film with so much going on in the text and subtext. Both nerve-wracking and funny at the same time, it's a example of cinematic artistry, a perfect homage to its 1970s low-budget predeceases, and a compelling night at the movies all around. The tone of the film is eerie. The pacing is excellent. I can see why Oscar-winning distributors THINK FILM picked up this gem of a movie. Production quality is first rate. Amazing when you consider that it was not a huge budget film. I had nightmares. And funny dreams. This movie takes you places you might not want to go. Or do want to go.

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