Scar (2007)

0% of critics liked it
(17 reviews)
12% of users liked it
(586 ratings)

A woman trying to escape traumatic memories from her past finds history repeating itself in this gory horror story. Joan Burrows (Brittney Wilson) was an ordinary teenager growing up in a small Colorado town until she and a friend were abducted by Ernie Bishop, who ran the local funeral parlor. Joan… More A woman trying to escape traumatic memories from her past finds history repeating itself in this gory horror story. Joan Burrows (Brittney Wilson) was an ordinary teenager growing up in a small Colorado town until she and a friend were abducted by Ernie Bishop, who ran the local funeral parlor. Joan and her friend discovered to their horror that Ernie was a violent lunatic who performed elaborate torture rituals on young women, and while Joan was able to escape with her life, her friend was killed. Sixteen years later, Joan (now played by Angela Bettis), who bears a facial scar and vivid memories of the attack, returns home for the first time to visit her older brother Jeff (Christopher Titus) and his daughter Olympia (Kirby Bliss Blanton), who has been voted queen of the local high school's senior prom. However, the mutilated bodies of Olympia's friends and classmates are soon littering the town, and both Joan and Jeff suspect that Ernie is back and up to his old tricks. Scar was produced in two versions -- one in a new 3-D process, the other shot using High Definition digital video technology. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 18 min.
Directed By: Jed Weintrob, Brittney Wilson
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: May 20, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Sep 26, 2006

Critic Reviews

Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times
As one character asks, "It never stops, does it?" Well, no. Not as long as people keep paying to see such dreck.
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
I'd read about this one for three years. Then I saw it and forgot it immediately.
, Empire Magazine
The perspecto-effects are a real letdown, while the pacing and performances are as flat as roadkill.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
To make a 3-D 'torture porn' movie is at best opportunist; to make one with flat, boring torture scenes is unforgivable.
Matt Glasby, Film4
This nasty, witless and hopelessly dated effort is still a landmark release. Think of it like the first dog shot into space, but don't forget it is an absolute dog.
Wendy Ide, Times [UK]
The acting is more wooden than the numerous coffins, the plot a rehash of any crazed serial killer flick you care to mention, with extra torture. It's unremittingly nasty stuff.
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Another week, another yucky horror film with a title that sounds like "Saw". This one's in 3D.
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
Despite the killer's slavering way with a scalpel, there's no blood spurting out into your near-vision, just a lot of hopeless acting in your face.
Tim Evans, Sky Movies
Despite it's technical savvy, this pans out as merely the latest in the dispiriting procession of torture porn movies while the dreary identification of the perp doesn't raise the excitement levels much higher than a half-hearted game of Cluedo.
, Total Film
The result is humourless, implausible and lacks a single original idea. There would be no reason for this film to exist, were it not the first live action feature shot entirely in HD3D.
, Daily Mirror [UK]
If you make the mistake of going to see it, I recommend taking a spoon so you can scoop your will to live off the floor at the end. Derivative, dull and with a daft ending, even the 3D's not much cop.
, Sun Online
This kind of torture porn is beyond bad taste.
Anthony Quinn, Independent
This boasts of being "a first of its kind 3D movie event", but it's just the same old torture porn tarted up.
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
Run of the mill, largely predictable slasher movie that unfortunately squanders the 3D gimmick that could have made it interesting.
Victor Olliver, Teletext
Blood cascades out of the screen (Titanic - in red) when blades are not in your face. Desensitisation soon sets in: too like Halloween H20.
Anton Bitel, Little White Lies
Scar is a generic slasher; even it seems jaded with the 'torture porn' bandwagon onto which it leaps, ultimately feeling like WAZ for dummies.

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A.D. V

A rather unimpessive slasher/torture porn affair but I'm a fan of Christopher Titus and Angela Bettis so that helped me get through the weak plot and really lame motive of the killer. Overall not horrible especially if you can see it in 3D which helps a little too.
Film C

I dont know why i insist on watching horrors as usual its not scary the storyline is crap and theres no real reason or point to the story so not worth the time and effect!!
Sylvester K

Uninventive, even Bettis' performance cannot save this film
Juny L

I got to see the screening in 2007 for Scar.I wasn't so thrill with this film & the death scenes doesn't stand out on 3D.Is not so bloody or gory compared to Hostel,Saw & few others that are similar to this film.The performances by the cast is average & nothing… More
I got to see the screening in 2007 for Scar.I wasn't so thrill with this film & the death scenes doesn't stand out on 3D.Is not so bloody or gory compared to Hostel,Saw & few others that are similar to this film.The performances by the cast is average & nothing original about the plot.I believe it was the first horror film to use the real-D technology.Very disappointing! <div style="width:480px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/movie/scar-2007-photos/scar-11631004"><img src="http://content6.flixster.com/photo/11/63/10/11631004_gal.jpg" border="0"/></a><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com">Flixster</a> - Share Movies</div></div>