This low-budget debut (!) work of aspiring director, screenwriter, producer and actor Krist Rafty (it is funny that the original title “The Cutting Room!” plays another meaning of this phrase – editing) is just an example of competent thrash, that is, thrashing of bad taste. In this regard, one should not be surprised by the cameo classic thrash Lloyd Kaufman, as well as his regular actor Trent Haage, who played a third-rate producer role. It is funny that Lloyd Kaufman, who played the same film critic, sets out views on film art directly opposite to his own, which is otherwise ironic to him as an author on the part of a young director.
But these two famous filmmakers, perhaps, are the best that there is in this kind of meta-slasher (after all, we are talking about shooting (albeit imaginary) slasher). The special effects are pretty low quality (which is not surprising given the very small budget), making most of the murders look implausible. There is also the inexperience of the director in the second half of the film, which was mostly staged at the amateur level. However, the film, nevertheless, is not bad in its subgenre, showing action from the beginning. Someone may be confused by a cheap digital camera that gives a picture similar to an 8-millimeter camera, which is amateur, but such are so many low-budget (if not cheap) thrash horror films that shoot in the United States. And these films are intended for narrow circles of thrash lovers, and not for the mass audience, over the tastes of which this direction is just mocked, demonstrating instead of the generally accepted “junk” aesthetic, which must either be accepted or rejected. And as for the slasher as a subgenre of a horror movie, 'Room of the Massacre!' includes, basically, everything that should be in a real slasher. And that's not bad enough.
In conclusion, I want to say that, unlike the debut of the main character of the film, the directorial debut of Christ Rafty as a whole took place. That means one thing, he won’t have to kill anyone. And let's finish it.
5.5 out of 10