I actually saw this at the Westview Theater in Maryland during Winter 1993. The film's original title was The Weekend It Lives. It was released to Maryland theaters since its director, Michael Mfume, was (and still is) the son of Maryland politician Kweisi Mfume, who would later become president of the NAACP. Thus when people make comments about this being shot on a 1980s' camcorder, they're probably correct.

The theatrical experience was no better than the home video one - poor picture and sound, unprofessionalism on every technical level, and a feeling of, "Oh my goodness, anyone can get a movie released." The only intriguing part of the film was its title, and then they go and change that for the DVD release so people think they're going to see just another slasher flick. This film is an insult to slasher flicks.

Of historical note only because of who directed it, Ax 'Em is as bad a film as you'll ever likely to see. For some that will make this must viewing.

Yes, it's true what all of the other reviewers are saying: this is the worst movie ever made. It's a horror movie, but for all the wrong reasons. Here are some reasons I was horrified:

1. It's called "Ax 'Em," yet there's not one murder by axe in the film (although I believe there IS a hatchet.)
2. The introduction butchers the English language so badly that you'd think it was a foreign film.
3. The beginning credits have nothing to do with the movie. They include step-dancing and a "Yo Momma" contest.
4. Most of the dialogue throughout the movie (especially during the dinner scene,) is completely incoherent. Maybe that's a good thing, though, considering the coherent stuff is just awful.
5. The scene where Rock's glasses move up and down while he's screaming. WTF?!
6. The line, ""Oh my God, no you did not just smack me out here in these woods!"

Okay, I have to stop now, or else I may never. You get the gist. I recommend that you buy or watch this movie in order to have an excellent reference point for "The Worst Movie Ever."
-Valerie

This is, ladies and gentlemen, without a doubt, bar none, the worst film in the history of film-making. You will never see a worse movie, because folks, a worse movie doesn't exist. There are no words in the english language that can describe just how bad it is. A scene-by-scene plot (I use the term "plot" very loosely here) analysis available at the following link: http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1540 but I would advise you to just take my word that this movie is bad, because even just reading about this movie could induce a migrane. Now, in most instances, there is a certain amount of comedy to be found in really bad movies, but that simply isn't the case with this one. This movie is painful to watch, use it sparingly on the very worst of enemies. Somehow, by the very graces of God, I managed to sit through this film twice, but I tell you a third time would be fatal. I can't stress this point too strongly: DO NOT SEE THIS FILM. No, don't even think about it, you will only be encouraging the film-makers. Please, for the love of all things pure and holy, DO NOT SEE THIS FILM. Ok, I'll leave you with these last words of wisdom, DO NOT SEE THIS FILM!!!

It's true what everyone is saying. Terrible acting, terrible audio and picture, just terrible this movie is. I thought I would never see this again. Basically some black collge students go together and created the worse ghettofied movie they could create. The dialogue sucked, and I think they just went with it, no script or anything. Make-up sucked too. I hope they didn't get an A for this in film class. Can you believe I got this from BlockBuster, but they took it back and gave me my money back when i bought it!

In my lifetime I have seen bad movies, but when speaking of BAD MOVIES, this is a genuine work of art. When I found out this crap even existed I was on I-mockery.com looking through the movie review section. When I saw the name I knew this movie was bad, but my sense of caution was distracted when I saw the box cover. A man looking at you and an ax stuck in a tree stump, pretty normal right? So I go out and rent it and as soon as I put the DVD in, I knew the movie was corny for the simple fact that it had NO MENU SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!!! It went straight to the film with no hestation. I wish the disc was broken so I didn't have to waste an hour and a half of my life. THE FIRST SCENE OF MURDER WAS THE WORST SCENE IN THE HISTORY OF MOVIES. There is an old man in a house screaming a cursing; I think he is but you can't really tell bacause THE AUDIO SOUNDED LIKE THE MOVIE WAS FILMED UNDER WATER; then all of a sudden you see the killers point of view with the cheesiest special effects i've seen with my eyes that I punished! So the old man is shown again then a door slams. He goes to get a gun while he is still cursing, and THE KILLER GRABS HIM AND LOWERS HIS AX EVER SO GENTLY ONTO HIS HEAD, while the old man is screaming OOOOHHHHHHHHHHH SHI########!! The funny thing about that scene and thinking about the movie title, after that first murder scene, he never used an ax again. THIS MOVIE IS CALLED AX EM RIGHT???!!?? Anyways, to make a long story short, this movie is so bad that i'm not even going to abuse myself by telling you anymore about this GOD AWFUL FILM! I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF WATCHING PAINT DRY THEN WATCHING THIS MOVIE. THE DIRECTOR OF THIS FILM (Michael Mfume) SHOULD BE STONED TO DEATH BY ROGER EBERT AND SENT TO THE AFTER LIFE TO BE TOURCHERED BY GENE SISKEL IN THE ETERNAL FIRE OF SATAN'S DEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!