In 80s slasher terms The Slayer starts off well...and by 'well' I mean it has some really dodgy acting, some really dumb lines of dialogue, and also has some classic genre clichés like "the weird guy who warns everyone of impending doom", and scenes where characters are alone but can't help describing out loud what they're doing/thinking. I love that stuff. That's basically the first 20 minutes or so of The Slayer. So far, so craptastic.
Once the story gets going however, the whole thing shifts into minus gears. I don't think I've ever seen a movie with so many protracted scenes of nothingness. I fell asleep three times. Some of the gore fx are good but in the realm of early 80s slashers this was nowhere near Graduation Day, Pieces, Mutilator, Hospital Massacre etc etc... Nice effort but needed more focus and not so much aimless meandering.
Once the story gets going however, the whole thing shifts into minus gears. I don't think I've ever seen a movie with so many protracted scenes of nothingness. I fell asleep three times. Some of the gore fx are good but in the realm of early 80s slashers this was nowhere near Graduation Day, Pieces, Mutilator, Hospital Massacre etc etc... Nice effort but needed more focus and not so much aimless meandering.