Very funny (especially for Horror fans), the movie plays with all the standard clichés that can be found in slasher thriller classics, especially in the European ones like Bloody Moon from the early 80's, movies like Kolobos, Halloween, Friday The 13th and The Toolbox Murders. The killer in Razor uses some very unorthodox methods for torturing his victims before killing them, including a variety of tools like a razor blade, a saw, a whip and even a dildo! The dildo is probably the most unique item ever used in a slasher movie.
The movie includes some cheesy dialogue and although it was shot in English, it was later dubbed in English by the same actors for a different sterilized sound that feels fake. One actress is talking in German through the entire movie, and somehow the killer actually responds to her in German as well.
The Special Effects are a huge part in Razor. The props were created by Alahouzos Bros (George and Roulis Alahouzos (http://www.alahouzosfx.com/), one of the few SFX experts in Greece. The applications were done by MacabroFX crew on the spot with the help of another make-up artist. Some of the FX were really complicated and dangerous, especially because of the real electric saw that was used and its reaction to foam and latex, which was unpredictable. A scene involving a male's genitalia was one of the most expensive ones, because there is no easy way to make a mold out of the specific area. The scene is probably the most notorious one in the movie, together with a reference scene to Lucio Fulci's New York Ripper.
The movie is finally out in its original intended form, as a slasher comedy with a lot of gore and crazy disturbing situations, while there are many moments that are finally funny, as was the original intention of the director. A co-producer in 2007 who wanted a serious slasher for the US market and a distributor in Greece in 2008 are the ones who ruined this movie back then, while the director and producer tried to satisfy their demands. The movie never got a proper release back then, because it was messy and it couldn't serve as a serious thriller, but also could not satisfy as a comedy. The mistakes are now corrected and although it runs at 75 minutes, it is fully uncut and cool.
