In the opening scene, a killer in a ghillie suit (that I guess is supposed to resemble marijuana?) kills a stoner for messing around his weed stash. Then, a group of girlfriends heading out into the woods for a camping weekend on 4/20 pitch a tent near his cash crop. The girls wind up in possession of the killer’s weed and he'll do anything to get it back.
Well, it looks like they’re starting to run out of legitimate holidays to base slasher movies around. Now they’re resorting to using fake holidays like 4/20. I guess it makes sense though, seeing how stoners have been prime slasher fodder since the dawn of the slasher film. At least the filmmakers were smart enough to not make ALL the characters annoying stoners.
As far as holiday-themed horror flicks go, 4/20 Massacre is solidly entertaining. The gore is rather strong too, which is always a plus. We get a gut spilling scene that earns extra points for the part where the guy tries to stuff his own intestines back inside his stomach and fails miserably at it. There’s also a pretty gnarly cigar to the eye scene, a death by bong (naturally), and a champagne bottle to the face.
What sets 4/20 Massacre apart from the rest of the pack is the surprising amount of LGBT content. What’s even more surprising is its frank and honest portrayal of lesbian relationships, which is not necessarily something you’d expect to see in a film called 4/20 Massacre. Not only does it explore characters in the midst of a budding lesbian romance, there’s also a gay character who is unsure how to come out to her best friend (and hopeful partner), which manages to hit on real notes of truth. These dramatic/romantic scenes are played so well by Jamie (The Bunnyman Massacre) Bernadette and Vanessa Rose (Samurai Cop 2) Parker that you almost forget there’s a weed-obsessed killer lurking about. Almost.
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