Written by: Adam Minarovich
Directed by: Trent Haaga
Starring: Billy Bakshi, Timothy Muskatell, Tanisha Mukherjee, Elina Madison, Mark Irvingson and Jeff Sisson
From the box:
Lance Reed, a seemingly innocent man, is forced by a psychotic stranger to confront his duplicitous past. The mysterious stranger, seeking retribution for a past crime, forces Lance to reveal his inner most secrets by systematically removing his limbs. As time runs out and Lance's limb count dwindles, he must recall what he's done to the stranger before he doesn't have a head to remember with. Jam-packed with laughs, gore and some insane twists, Chop is the directorial debut of Deadgirl screenwriter and Troma veteran Trent Haaga.
I wasn't exactly expecting gold when I popped this one into the DVD player. Not sure why exactly, I just didn't expect greatness. Well, I didn't get greatness but I did get pretty goodness.
Chop is a funny horror comedy about a gruesome way to get revenge against someone who doesn't really remember what he did in the first place. There's plenty of gore here for those who are into that and more laughs than I expected.
The acting is good and the direction was pretty great from first time director Trent Haaga, writer of Deadgirl. There isn't much in the way of scares though with most of the horror coming from the gore but it was still a fun watch.
I didn't love it but it was much better than I expected it to be. It's a clever flick equal parts gross and funny and another notch on Bloody Disgusting's belt. I'm hoping they get behind a truly great horror film that I can spend paragraphs slathering with praise. While Chop isn't that movie, it's a good step towards it.
I'm looking forward to the next, not only from those involved with Chop but from BD Selects as well. Maybe something a little more cerebral a little less corn syrupy.
Chop is available now.
Pop Culture Beast Rating
6/10
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