Scar 3D / 2D

This is worth watching if you're a fan of Angela Bettis, as I am (best performer ever!), or if an interesting and quite twisted horror scenario is sufficient to get you through a movie. It is visually interesting in the way it uses a drab palette to create a heavy, mournful atmosphere. The weakest part is the writing. The dialogue seldom rings true and if you reflect at all on the plot you'll realize pretty soon how contrived it is--contrived by making characters make too-stupid-to-believe choices in order to push the film in the direction its makers' intended it to go: an exploration of PTSD, torture (this movie is very much a political reaction to the revelations of overseas torture committed by US military personnel under George W Bush), society's tendency to blame the victim—that's a pretty ambitious list, and it's nice to see a film that's willing to take such things seriously, but this film ultimately takes itself too seriously. There are dashes of dark, slightly surreal humor now and then, such as the Fish Day celebration or the museum reverently dedicated to the memory of a serial torturer and murderer, but these are underdeveloped—and in the meantime the film gives itself too much intellectual credit when one of the characters claims that his psychological game "boils all philosophy down to just one simple question!"Anyway, like I said, Angela Bettis really does deliver a performance worth watching, that tiny frame containing that huge emotional reservoir, those eyes always taking everything in with such intelligence, and that intense focus that brings each of the roles she plays into the highest of definitions. If you haven't seen her work before, there are many better films than this one.

Not great, not terrible. I am a fan of movies with strong female leads, and this one is decent. The acting was typical horror movie style with some bad dialogue. The actors are mostly no-names, except for Christopher Titus, the comedian. I wasn't expecting to see him in a horror role. I have to admit, he's not a terrible actor. The characters are also pretty typical: Joan, the main character, was abducted and actually did a decent job playing a woman obviously suffering from PTSD; Olympia is Joan's teenage niece with major attitude, stays out past curfew, doesn't listen to anyone; Paul is Olympia's love interest, who does a so-so job but is definitely not there for eye candy.I agree with some of the other posts that this is highly predictable. It was fairly obvious who the assailant was, right from the moment he was introduced. If I had made the movie, I would have tried to figure out a more believable way to make it so that Joan doesn't know who he is. That's all I'm saying.If you're interested in some gore, a little action, and some silly dialogue, this isn't bad. If you're looking for an Oscar winner, well it's kind of obvious, leave this one alone.

A real disappointment. I love Angela Bettis and wanted this movie for her work, but I couldn't find a standard 2-D version, which is I suspect, what most people really want.This product, by an outfit called Phase Four, is lousy. I had assumed that it was a two-sided DVD with 2-D on one side and 3-D on the other. Instead, the makers superimposed both formats on a one-sided disc. The result is crappy 3-D with those lousy 3-D cellophane glasses and a ruined 2-D version.As you probably know, movies made for those red-blue glasses look too dark. To compensate, the video transfer was made much too light for 2-D. It's washed out and the highlights are hopelessly blown out. The video transfer is just miserably bad.To add insult to injury, this product also included a couple of obnoxious trailers which I COULD NOT skip over. If you've ever run into such trailers you know how miserable it is to sit through five minutes of garbage, at every viewing. This practice is evil.I went back to Amazon and found a possible original 2-D version...Used. It has cost me another $5 but will be worth it if it's truly 2-D.

I love Angela Bettis so it was sort of a sure bet I would like this film but it was better than I expected.The coloring is a bit off when watching in 2 D due to the true 3 D nature of the film but it didn't deter from my enjoyment of the film itself.Ben Cotton as (Bishop) was effective as the serial killer who kidnaps Bettis' character (Joan) and her best friend years earlier trying to pit them against each other by playing a deadly game with them.Joan assumes she has killed Bishop,little does she know she is about to re reunited with him again.The gore was well done and pretty plentiful,there was just something about it besides Angela's presence that made me like it and I've watched it 3 times so far.The cat and mouse between Joan and Bishop was very entertaining and nerve wracking and suspenseful.Of course there is a twist that is not expected but wasn't that big of a revelation either.I recommend it to the die hard slasher fan because it's much better than a lot of the straight to DVD/Blu Ray slasher films or even theatrical releases.

The actual idea of the movie was not a bad one. The fact that you take the "victims" and put them into positions to either live or die is interesting but let's at least get dome "victims" you can feel something for. In the case of each "victim" I was rooting for the bad guy. Mostly very badly acted escept for Devon Graye. Angela Bettes as Joan....horrible actress and I use the term loosely. The story and plot line are predictable and mostly stupid a good part of the time. Overall, don't bother with this dreck except if you have nothing else to do and it is free. Just in case you ignore my warning and watch it, I won't tell you what it is about.

The start of the disc worked perfectly/introductions worked perfectly though when the main feature came on, it would not play at all.I contacted the supplier and I was treated with great respect and a high standard of customer service and my issue was resolved immediately.I have only rated this particular movie a one star only, HOWEVER, it would most certainly NOT stop me from purchasing from the same company again in the future. I think this was just a bad disc.Please do not be put off using this company because of this particular incident.I shall definitely be using them again.

If you're looking for something original look elsewhere, but if you're just looking for a basic slasher / torture horror movie with some decent suspense, a few good & bloody kills and the obligatory twist ending you could do a lot worse than this one.Two girls are invited into a funeral home by a charming guy who has twisted plans for them. He chloroforms one girl and then tracks down and captures her friend as well, subjecting them to a grueling torture scene that forces one of them to choose if the other dies. This all happens within the first half hour and sets the stage for the sickness that follows. At times there are slow moments in the middle section of the movie but I never thought it was boring. It picks up nicely in the last half hour with a stunning twist and suspenseful climax involving 3 girls tied up in a basement repeating the twisted 'choice' torment of the first scene.It's not very original but is a decent generic slasher / torture horror flick that isn't nearly as bad as some would have you believe.

For a Horror film, this has a story, good characters, and blood and gore, well worth the money

The movie is pretty ok forbeing this low budget. The 3D aspect Of this movie Fails a bit for me because that The blue/red 3D just does'nt really work. Don't buy IT for the 3D...

The DVD arrived very promptly and was a truly scary film. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a blood thirsty film.