Al Filo del Hacha (1988)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 91 minuten
Alternative title: Edge of the Axe
Country:
Spain / United States
Directed by: José Ramón Larraz
Stars: Javier Elorrieta, Barton Faulks and José Frade
IMDb score:
5,3 (3.418)
Releasedate: 20 May 1988
Al Filo del Hacha plot
"There is nothing silent about the nights in Paddock County."
The small village of Patterson is rocked by a series of brutal murders. The killer wields a hefty axe. The local sheriff tries to prevent the village from turning into a media circus. Lillian suspects her nephew of the murders, because she ended up in a mental institution.
Actors and actresses
Gerald Martin
Lillian Nebbs
Richard Simmons
Laura Simmons
Frank McIntosh
Rita Miller
Christopher Caplin
Anna Bixby
Ayudante Sam
Susan Nebbs
Reviews & comments
pjmj
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- 311 messages
- 288 votes
The Arrow Blu-ray is an absolute must for fans of this kind of delicious B-pulp. Beautiful restoration and extensive extras.
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wendyvortex
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- 5196 messages
- 7279 votes
Less than expected and hoped. I am quite fond of the 80's slasher genre. This later is just a bit too much formula work. Completely worthless, no, there is an unexpected twist and the fact that we suddenly encounter the first PCs here is also quite funny. But a lot of attention is paid to the daily concerns of our main characters and a little too little for the killer.
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jordandejong
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- 4774 messages
- 1432 votes
A kind of Slasher/Giallo hybrid. Edge of the Ax is a film that I had high expectations for in advance. It is a film with two faces, but at the end of the day it is still a minor inadequacy on my part.
About those 2 faces: Everything about horror. The slashings... It's excellent. Excellent atmosphere and tension building, a terrifying killer and good kills. No huge gory slashings, but brutal and bloody enough.
But then the other side... Everything outside of the slashings. Christ, that's really shitty. Made in Spain, but between the kills we don't get any of the Euro sleaze that you as a viewer crave. You get a very dusty, American interpretation. The characters are not interesting at all, and everything is bizarrely sweet, solid and safe. Totally uninteresting.
Incomprehensible. Seems to have been made by 2 different makers. But apparently Larraz has mastered the horror part, but everything around it is messed up.
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