Hot diggity damn!! Another low-budget horror movie from the 80's, about backwoods cannibals chasing and killing campers, exactly what I was hoping for. For some reason, I was expecting this one to be shot on video, and for some reason, I felt let down that it wasn't. Is that weird?
We begin with a group of 80's slasher rejects, singing "Row Your Boat" and bickering about their stupid 80's problems, and, oh yeah, eating sandwich's. They're all headed out to the rich kid's parents cabin in the middle of nowhere (?) You can spot the token unlikeable rich kid by his throaty voice and irritable personality, just so you know. Say what you will about Lunch Meat, but This movie wastes no time (except yours) . Once these squares reach the desired destination, they're automatically ambushed by bloodthirsty inbred yokels. The next hour is literally one long chase, with a break every now and then for some brutal killings and flesh-eating, and a little humorous dialog to keep the mood right. There's very few dull moments to speak of. Lunch Meat turns out to be pretty fast-paced for such a little obscurity, I'm almost kinda impressed. Obviously not the best of its kind, but I could think of about 100 more that are worse. To my knowledge, Lunch Meat is only available on VHS, so, we're dealing with plenty of sound issues, grainy screen, yeah, you know the routine, so if you're looking for digital convenience, I would recommend renting Wrong Turn. Something about Lunch Meat almost reminds me of The Devil's Rejects, probably one of it's many inspirations, which, in my book, is a plus. Any other time, I might say don't bother, check out something worthwhile like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but since you've taken the time to look up and read about something this obscure, then you're obviously looking for something a bit different, in that case, have at it, haus. 6/10