Whoever initiated the irritating trend of desaturated colours in horror films should be strung up by their genitalia and flogged until dead by a rabid, hunchbacked dwarf: the muted palette, which has become a cliché in itself, seriously robs some films of their impact.
Take Scar, for example, a 3D 'torture porn' film which revels in its gore and nastiness and yet reduces all that lovely blood to a colourless mess; how could any sane film-maker make such a dreadful decision? (there are scenes that I would swear had been shot in black and white if it wasn't for the occasional almost subliminal watery hue).
Other than this very noticeable and pointless absence of colour, Scar is actually a lot of fun; the theme might be derivative, the plot full of gaping holes and contrivance, and the benefit of an extra dimension questionable, but the likable cast and the relentless sadistic violence easily outweigh these negatives.
Teenage honeys Kirby Bliss Blanton, Monika Mar-Lee, Brittney Wilson, and Tegan Moss, in particular, all deserve a special mention for their convincing performances as the victims of some exceptionally cringe-inducing torture, including razor blade slicing of the sole, stapling of the flesh, and tongue removal. These gruelling scenes are what Scar is all about, and they don't disappoint—it's just a shame that they couldn't have been in colour!
6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.
Take Scar, for example, a 3D 'torture porn' film which revels in its gore and nastiness and yet reduces all that lovely blood to a colourless mess; how could any sane film-maker make such a dreadful decision? (there are scenes that I would swear had been shot in black and white if it wasn't for the occasional almost subliminal watery hue).
Other than this very noticeable and pointless absence of colour, Scar is actually a lot of fun; the theme might be derivative, the plot full of gaping holes and contrivance, and the benefit of an extra dimension questionable, but the likable cast and the relentless sadistic violence easily outweigh these negatives.
Teenage honeys Kirby Bliss Blanton, Monika Mar-Lee, Brittney Wilson, and Tegan Moss, in particular, all deserve a special mention for their convincing performances as the victims of some exceptionally cringe-inducing torture, including razor blade slicing of the sole, stapling of the flesh, and tongue removal. These gruelling scenes are what Scar is all about, and they don't disappoint—it's just a shame that they couldn't have been in colour!
6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.