- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: DNC
- DVD Release Date: 8 Mar 2010
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B002VD5SFG
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 32,212 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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....He was given the cold shoulder! As we all know most of the US is populated by hill-billy cannibals with the remaining population consisting of vacuous main course caucasions and various ethnic criminal types. Scarce is so formulaic as to not need any discussion of the plot if you have ever seen a film whereby unfortunates in the wilderness get waylaid by cannibals/nazis/inbreds or a combination of these.
The film does appear to have a plot device towards the end which seems to only be for the purposes of extending the running time and exhibit more unpleasantness and it does get mightily unpleasant with rather gratuitous torture on display. Some of the acting is poor (note the 'dudes' at the party pretending to drink with empty beer bottles) and the dialogue is often more stilted and impersonal than a 70's 'adult' film but some of the effects are rather good. I wasn't overly impressed with the baddies; Ivan the host was ok but his compadre with the welding mask wasn't that great and a bit too cliched even by this films standards.
I wasn't sure about some elements; would you really survive having had your entire spine exposed due to removal of flesh never mind be able to walk?? It wasn't bad. I'm not sure I would watch it again as there are many better examples and I thought the ending happened quite abruptly after a bit of stringing things out, with a bit of a whimper. All in all a bit pointless as there wasn't a great story underpinning it and it seemed to be just a vehicle to depict some torture and general weirdness. All it missed was the local sheriff who is in on it all; it's derivative, disgusting in parts but an ok watch.
The film does appear to have a plot device towards the end which seems to only be for the purposes of extending the running time and exhibit more unpleasantness and it does get mightily unpleasant with rather gratuitous torture on display. Some of the acting is poor (note the 'dudes' at the party pretending to drink with empty beer bottles) and the dialogue is often more stilted and impersonal than a 70's 'adult' film but some of the effects are rather good. I wasn't overly impressed with the baddies; Ivan the host was ok but his compadre with the welding mask wasn't that great and a bit too cliched even by this films standards.
I wasn't sure about some elements; would you really survive having had your entire spine exposed due to removal of flesh never mind be able to walk?? It wasn't bad. I'm not sure I would watch it again as there are many better examples and I thought the ending happened quite abruptly after a bit of stringing things out, with a bit of a whimper. All in all a bit pointless as there wasn't a great story underpinning it and it seemed to be just a vehicle to depict some torture and general weirdness. All it missed was the local sheriff who is in on it all; it's derivative, disgusting in parts but an ok watch.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Three young guys stray onto back roads while driving home after a skiing holiday in Colorado. Somebody turn on the grill! Herman Munster (The Munsters) and Uncle Festus (The Addams Family) star in yet another tale of killbillies sticking to a low-calorie teenager diet - this time in snowy Pennsylvania. The atrocious acting of the extras in the first part of the film is a put-off but stick with it for an interesting example of the low budget horror movie with some genuinely grim moments. Although the story is nothing out of the ordinary for a movie of this type, the film has a seedy claustrophobic ambience that keeps you watching. Certainly worth a look.
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If you can make it through the first 15 minutes, this is actually a decent film. If you're not a fan of horror, then this isn't going to change your mind. The movie is set in Pennsylvania, although it was shot in Canada on an estimated $500,000 budget.
3 friends (Dustin, Owen and Trevor) are making their way home from a skiing trip, when they lose control of the car and crash. Trevor hurts his leg in the crash, so Dustin and Owen wander off in search of help. They come across an isolated house/cabin owned by Ivan, he seems friendly enough but has a sinister undertone. You know exactly what happens from there, we've all seen it a dozen times before.
The acting early on by some is diabolical, the worst probably being the cook who luckily only has a few shouted lines. The actors that played Trevor and Owen were also the directors, John Geddes and Jesse T Cook. Steve Warren who played Ivan reminded my of Tom Noonan and spoke like Fred Gwynne in Pet Sematary. I thought he had the best character and gave the best performance in this. Ivan's partner in crime was Wade, the more sadistic of the two. When i first saw him, I thought it was Robert Carlyle reprising his role from The World Is Not Enough. There's a decision that Wade and Ivan make with about 20 minutes left, which just seems proposterous and done to extend the running time.
Not much happens in the first 45 minutes, but it gives us the chance to get to know the characters before the blood starts to spill. If the acting was better I may have cared more, but I didn't feel much sympathy. It's like The Hills Have Eyes in the snow, and it's not too bad. If you want to see something similar but done better, just watch The Hills Have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Wrong Turn.
3 friends (Dustin, Owen and Trevor) are making their way home from a skiing trip, when they lose control of the car and crash. Trevor hurts his leg in the crash, so Dustin and Owen wander off in search of help. They come across an isolated house/cabin owned by Ivan, he seems friendly enough but has a sinister undertone. You know exactly what happens from there, we've all seen it a dozen times before.
The acting early on by some is diabolical, the worst probably being the cook who luckily only has a few shouted lines. The actors that played Trevor and Owen were also the directors, John Geddes and Jesse T Cook. Steve Warren who played Ivan reminded my of Tom Noonan and spoke like Fred Gwynne in Pet Sematary. I thought he had the best character and gave the best performance in this. Ivan's partner in crime was Wade, the more sadistic of the two. When i first saw him, I thought it was Robert Carlyle reprising his role from The World Is Not Enough. There's a decision that Wade and Ivan make with about 20 minutes left, which just seems proposterous and done to extend the running time.
Not much happens in the first 45 minutes, but it gives us the chance to get to know the characters before the blood starts to spill. If the acting was better I may have cared more, but I didn't feel much sympathy. It's like The Hills Have Eyes in the snow, and it's not too bad. If you want to see something similar but done better, just watch The Hills Have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Wrong Turn.
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