Say the words, "Hey Lawrence, wanna watch a shot on video horror film?" and I'll usually run for the hills. At times I feel I would rather experience a heavy dose of root canal (sans Novocain) than sit through another SOV crappenfest. Now…this isn't because I am a cinematic elitist or because I think that SOV = BAD. The new Star Wars movies were practically shot on video for godsakes, I didn't like them either but you get my point, right? I am however, always open-minded when it comes to these things, and am willing to give each film I come across a shot. One of the reasons I get bad feelings about SOV horror films is because more often than not they don't deliver on what they promise. Now I'm no pervert, but if I'm gonna sit through a "so bad it's good" flick, I want heavy doses of nudity and buckets of blood (or at the very least a certain level of charm). With that, it brings me great pleasure to inform you that Death Factory (to a certain extent) delivers on its not so empty promises and at times makes for quite an enjoyable experience.

Normally this is where I would discuss specific elements of the story, but to save face I'll keep it very brief for Death Factory. Basically, there's this old abandoned factory (that looks nothing like a factory mind you) and 6 friends (who don't look like they would be friends in the real world mind you) decide to have a party in this factory, errrrrr... I mean Death Factory (sorry). This is certainly one instance in which the title of the film says it all because there is definitely plenty of "death" in this factory. Some sort of mutated, clawed, she-creature (played with undeniable charm by the lovely Tiffany Shepis) stalks and murders these hapless saps one by bloody one. This ends the story portion of Death Factory, thanks for stopping by.

OK, now onto the good stuff (sex and violence, natch). Luckily for us gore-hounds there is plenty of the red stuff flowing here as the she-creature stabs and gouges her way through each annoying cast member while the "story" attempts to progress. The blood flows, drips, sprays and oozes from just about every orifice. Of course for all you perverts (myself included), there are at least two scenes of amateur nudity as well (thrown in for good measure). Death Factory moves at an unexpectedly steady and pleasing pace, and for the most part, the on screen action remains quite entertaining throughout. It never bored or annoyed me and I got a real kick out of watching Ms. Shepis skulk around as a scantily clad murderous she-creature. Also worth mentioning is an all to brief if not highly entertaining cameo from porn legend Ron Jeremy. He's only in the film for a few minutes but he gets top billing… try explaining that one to me.

Presented full frame Death Factory is given a respectable DVD presentation. Street date is November 5th so the DVD I screened didn't have all of the extras scheduled for the final release. I'll go through what it did contain in a few moments. Picture quality remained fairly sharp throughout, but keep in kind there were quite a few instances of aritfacting. Perhaps this will be cleared up with the final pressing. It wasn't terribly distracting, but worth noting that it was present.

Audio is presented in some sort of stereo surround and sounds just fine. There isn't too much in terms of ambient or surround effects, but audio does remain clear, as do music and effects. The audio track is quite serviceable for the title at hand, it'll do.

Extras include a brief behind the scenes segment hosted by Ms. Shepis (who gets my vote for the coolest chick of the year award). Also included are candid interviews with members of the cast and crew (including producer and director) and a section labeled outtakes that is really just a few blunders taken from the shooting of the behind the scenes interviews. Also included is a mildly entertaining Director/Producer commentary and trailers for a host of other Brain Damaged Films productions. Things are rounded out with a brief still gallery and an introduction to the film itself tha I dare you to explain to me.

Overall I'd have to say that I highly recommend Death Factory for the true fan of indie horror (especially SOV films). I've had the pleasure of sitting through a lot of cinematic crap in my lifetime and I'm happy to say that Death Factory is certainly in the upper echelon of cinematic badness that's just plain entertaining. It's not Zombie Shakespeare here folks, and it may not be the next Citizen Kane, but it delivers what it promises (in spades) and I was highly entertained from start to finish… you do the math.