Jesse T. Cook, John Geddes(In the front) and Thomas Webb(Backseat) take a frosty and bone-chilling ride in Scarce
The movie follows three friends, Owen(John Geddes), Dustin(Thomas Webb) and Trevor(Jesse T. Cook) on a snow boarding trip. After a wild night of partying the the three start making there way back home on the snowy highway. After getting lost they stop by an unusual diner where they get bogus directions and end up in a car accident. With Trevor badly hurt, Owen and Dustin head out into the snowy woods to look for help. They finally find a house and a seemingly kind old redneck to help them retrieve their friend from the wrecked car. When they get back to the car they find Trevor is gone. The redneck graciously offers them a warm place to stay, at his house, reluctantly they agree. Soon Dustin and Owen are caught in a web of horror that is as harsh and cruel as the winter woods that surrounds them.
Omigah! It's a creeper! Who needs some teeth whitener...
All in all, you have to look at this movie from the right angle. This is only the second movie these guys have ever done and the first they've ever starred in. I thought the acting was very good, especially for a bunch of first timers. I ended up actually caring for these characters and their outcome, which is a very rare thing for me in slasher films. The old redneck who tortures the guys is creepy, but just the right amount, he doesn't go overboard with his act. I'd have to say the best performance was that of Thomas Webb, who played Dustin. This was his first acting job ever and he managed to pull off his character well.
Whats about to happen might be hard to digest for Owen and Dustin(John Geddes and Thomas Webb).
Scarce does rely mainly on the gore factor for a majority of the movie. Most of the movie is simply blood, guts and torture. Think of Hostel meets Deliverance and you kinda get the feel of this movie. What I loved about the movie the most is the scenery. The white winter that surrounds these characters is almost a character itself. It takes on it's own persona as you watch these poor guys struggling through it. The snow is in every scene and it's deceptive as hell, just like the hillbilly who trapped these guys. It looks gentle and kind, but it's actually torturous and unforgiving.
Creepiness radiates off Steve Warren in this flick
There are a couple of things I did not like about the movie. One, in the beginning when it first shows the three friends at a ski resort, there's hardcore metal music playing. This contrasts extremely with whats going on at the moment. You basically see this calm winter snow falling gracefully at this relaxing resort with these three guys smiling and laughing and hearing crazy metal and screaming as the sound. I thought that was a poor choice of music for this calm scene, but whatever. Then these guys keep referring to their parents as if they're still controlling their lives.
Peek a boo! You're about to be a hillbilly's dinner!
These guys look like they're in their 30's or late 20's. I don't know if they were trying to make the audience believe they were teenagers or like 21, but it didn't work. They kept saying things like "Man, my dad is going to kill me if I don't get back." It's kinda laughable. Whats great about this movie and the people who made it, is that they don't seem to take everything too seriously. Even in the credits they name two party girls who we see naked for no reason "Gratuitous Nude Girl" or something like that! It's hilarious!
This is exactly how my Aunt Patty dresses when she goes out on Saturday nights.
So by all means rent this movie if you're in the mood for something totally out there and gross. A major must see for gore hounds. Be warned that there is major cruelty and torture in this and also some nudity from both men and women. So until next time peeps, Peace out!
Shooting cannibalistic hill people just gets so annoying after a while, don't you think?
Omigah! It's a creeper! Who needs some teeth whitener...
All in all, you have to look at this movie from the right angle. This is only the second movie these guys have ever done and the first they've ever starred in. I thought the acting was very good, especially for a bunch of first timers. I ended up actually caring for these characters and their outcome, which is a very rare thing for me in slasher films. The old redneck who tortures the guys is creepy, but just the right amount, he doesn't go overboard with his act. I'd have to say the best performance was that of Thomas Webb, who played Dustin. This was his first acting job ever and he managed to pull off his character well.
Whats about to happen might be hard to digest for Owen and Dustin(John Geddes and Thomas Webb).
Scarce does rely mainly on the gore factor for a majority of the movie. Most of the movie is simply blood, guts and torture. Think of Hostel meets Deliverance and you kinda get the feel of this movie. What I loved about the movie the most is the scenery. The white winter that surrounds these characters is almost a character itself. It takes on it's own persona as you watch these poor guys struggling through it. The snow is in every scene and it's deceptive as hell, just like the hillbilly who trapped these guys. It looks gentle and kind, but it's actually torturous and unforgiving.
Creepiness radiates off Steve Warren in this flick
There are a couple of things I did not like about the movie. One, in the beginning when it first shows the three friends at a ski resort, there's hardcore metal music playing. This contrasts extremely with whats going on at the moment. You basically see this calm winter snow falling gracefully at this relaxing resort with these three guys smiling and laughing and hearing crazy metal and screaming as the sound. I thought that was a poor choice of music for this calm scene, but whatever. Then these guys keep referring to their parents as if they're still controlling their lives.
Peek a boo! You're about to be a hillbilly's dinner!
These guys look like they're in their 30's or late 20's. I don't know if they were trying to make the audience believe they were teenagers or like 21, but it didn't work. They kept saying things like "Man, my dad is going to kill me if I don't get back." It's kinda laughable. Whats great about this movie and the people who made it, is that they don't seem to take everything too seriously. Even in the credits they name two party girls who we see naked for no reason "Gratuitous Nude Girl" or something like that! It's hilarious!
This is exactly how my Aunt Patty dresses when she goes out on Saturday nights.
So by all means rent this movie if you're in the mood for something totally out there and gross. A major must see for gore hounds. Be warned that there is major cruelty and torture in this and also some nudity from both men and women. So until next time peeps, Peace out!
Shooting cannibalistic hill people just gets so annoying after a while, don't you think?
good review!
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