Rent The Scar Crow (2009)
2.3 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 24min
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- Synopsis:
After being sent to the countryside for an all-expenses-paid team-building trip, four friends decide to pack in the assault courses and management training for a weekend of beer and football at the local pub. Thinking that their fortunes are looking even better when they come across three young, beautiful and very friendly sisters, everything seems set for a perfect vacation. But as night falls and shadows spread through the village, it quickly becomes apparent that all isn't quite as it seems... Undead victims of a 300 year-old curse, the three sisters have turned to witchcraft to lift them from their plight. Steeped in sorcery and imbued with the seductive powers of darkness, they will stop at nothing to channel the dark arts to suit their aims. - Actors:
- Anna Tolputt, Marysia Kay, Kevyn Connett, Tim Major, Michael Walker, Darren McIlroy, Gabrielle Douglas, Andrew Bolton, Anya Lahiri, Iain Rogerson, Markolai Bolkonsky, Mike Peel, Kevin Hallett, Julie Barnard, Geoff Hammond, Carl Waters, Cormac Thompson-Hale, Matthew Brown, Toby Brown, Richard Coughlan
- Directors:
- Pete Benson, Andy Thompson
- Producers:
- Andy Thompson
- Writers:
- Pete Benson, Andy Thompson
- Studio:
- Metrodome
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror
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Reviews (1) of The Scar Crow
Now is the age of the witch! - The Scar Crow review by NP
This is the debut film for Peter Benson and Andy Thompson, and is infused with enough directorial touches to keep things entertaining.
It isn’t perfect. The male characters are not only grotesque but one-note grotesque. Endless sex-bragging and leery pub jokes ensure that none of them will win the sympathy of the audience. The supposed good guy of the group, for example, is more than happy to betray his partner for a quick fumble in the hay. It’s difficult to know how the audience is supposed to react to these people – are they intended to be funny? Is the intention that we long for their death? Are they supposed to represent real people?
This is a shame because with a lightness of touch sadly missing, they might have been people we believe in, which would have improved things. As it is, I enjoyed this as a slightly unusual hybrid combining a Hammer-esque horror feel in places with the video nasties of the ‘80s. The gore is impressive and convincing for a low-budget venture such as this.
The three female characters are rather better realised and well-played. The temptation could have been to overact, but that’s not the case here. There are some mild sex scenes which curiously fail to carry any kind of erotic charge. My score is 6 out of 10.
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