Shiver Me Timbers – Movie Review
First Reaction – Shiver Me Timbers is a fun, chaotic slasher.
Where to Watch
The film, from writer-director Paul Stephen Mann, in his feature debut, is set to arrive on UK digital 2nd June thanks to Reel 2 Reel Films
Director: Paul Stephen Mann
Writer: Paul Stephen Mann (Screenplay)
Cast
- Amy Mackie
- Brendan Nelson (Duty Free)
- Niamh Parrington
- David Hallows (Jurassic Island)
- Anthony Greer
Plot: In 1986, in Northern California, Olive Oyl, her brother Castor, and friends go on a camping trip to see the meteor shower with Halley’s comet. But the night turns into horror as a meteor transforms Popeye into an unstoppable killing machine.
Runtime: 1 Hour 13 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Shiver Me Timbers starts when Olive Oyl (Mackie) joins her brother Castor (Nelson) and their friends for a camping trip. There is an upcoming meteor shower, and they have the perfect view of the show.
When the meteor show begins, a lone sailor, Popeye (Hallows) gets struck by one. It transforms him into an unstoppable killing machine who targets Olive and her friends.
Verdict on Shiver Me Timbers
Recap
The movie follows a group of friends having a camping trip. However, a meteor shower turns a local man into a killing machine. The friends must figure out how to survive the killer before he kills them all.
Best Parts
This is a fun slasher in the true 80s style. It uses the blood splatter to give us pure chaos on the spree. If you want to see a horror slasher that doesn’t hold back, this is chaotic, wild and everything you would expect. There is also a massive, ambitious idea for the final showdown.
Worst Parts
The movie struggles to escape the poor CGI effects, where some sequences look like video games, and it completely takes you out of the film. It also struggles to make characters feel connected at times, with the characters designed to be overly generic.
Final Thoughts – Shiver Me Timbers is a purely chaotic, wildly entertaining and bonkers horror.
