Popeye the Slayer Man 2025

**_Prosaic and anticipated slasher featuring the iconic spinach-eating mariner_** In the Northeast littoral boondocks of Anchor Bay, a accumulation of 20-somethings accomplish the aberration of breaking into a asleep canning branch at night to accomplish a documentary on the allegorical “sailor man” who allegedly haunts the briefing facility. "Popeye the Slayer Man" was one of three low-budget abhorrence flicks to booty advantage of the animation appearance entering the accessible area in 2025; the added two are England’s "Popeye's Revenge" and Scotland’s "Shiver Me Timbers." This is the American arrangement and appealing abundant on par with “Popeye’s Revenge” (I haven’t apparent “Shiver Me Timbers” yet because the bivouac and promo pics don’t attending actual interesting). While this is too banal and predictable, it is absorbing to accept Popeye as the adversary and there's no eye-rolling wokeness to be found. The inclusions of Wimpy, Olive Oyl and Sweet Pea are a plus. In addition, the filmmaking is accomplished for low-budget fare; and I like the alone branch milieu, alike admitting it makes the affairs one-dimensional. Meanwhile, the no-name casting is advantageous admitting audacious woodenness. Speaking of which, the changeable casting is acceptable with Elena Juliano continuing out as bistered Olivia. There’s additionally redhead Mabel Thomas as Katie and albino Marie-Louise Boisnier as Lisa. I accept "Popeye's Revenge" is hardly bigger on this front. I shouldn’t abort to acknowledgment Asian-American Angela Relucio, who has a bit allotment as Margot Harrigan. She happens to be the diva for the avant-garde rock/metal bandage The Man From Alphabet, which accumulation the accomplished end-credits song “Sailor to Slayer.” Like “Popeye’s Revenge,” I didn't acquisition the adventure as acute as added low-budget slashers, such as "Lurking Woods," "The Lake on Clinton Road" and "Crazy Lake" (all from a decade ago). Nevertheless, if you're in the affection for a avant-garde slasher, this fills the bill in a boilerplate way. It runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was attempt in Oneonta in east-central New York, as able-bodied as Cooperstown, which is 33 afar arctic of there. GRADE: B-/C