Carver (2008) (V)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Franklin Guerrero Jr.

Writer:

Franklin Guerrero Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

4 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Life imitating art...Art imitating death

Plot:

Based on a true story, Carver depicts the real life events of five 20-something's that went camping in the mountain town of Halcyon Ridge and never returned. |

Plot Keywords:

Carver | Death | Killer | Female Full Frontal Nudity | Maniac

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Matt Carmody	...	Pete
Savannah Costello	...	Naked Dead Girl
Alex Demah	...	Victim in woods 2
Erik Fones	...	Bobby Shaw
Paul Goldblatt	...	Victim in woods
Kristyn Green	...	Rachel
David G. Holland	...	Billy Hall
Neil Kubath	...	Bryan
Jaye Lowe	...	Bar Toughie
Natasha Malinsky	...	Gina
Kilby O'Rourk	...	Heroine's boyfriend
Jonathan Rockett	...	Zack
Stephen Rogers	...	Horny Camper Victim
Ursula Taherian	...	Kate
Leslie Ann Valenza	...	8mm Movie Heroine
Luke Vitale	...	Quixley

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence and torture, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

USA:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18 (cut) | UK:18 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Occoquan, Virginia, USA

Company:

Finney/Thompson Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Zack's shirt in the outhouse scene goes from being covered in toilet waste, straight to a fresh shirt, and then back to soiled.

Movie Connections:

References "Zoobilee Zoo" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Bring it On

Worthy of a rental

Brutal. Scary. Filled with tension.

I rarely use those words to describe a movie, especially one that's Straight-to-Video, but they're fitting here. I rented the Unrated *grisly edition* from Netflix. Boy was I in for a surprise.

The premise is rather typical: A group of campers meets up with some nasty company in the woods. But it's the movie's delivery that's not so typical. This film was extremely gruesome. Some of the violence was so realistic and so graphic, that I had to turn my head away from the screen at times. I'm not really a huge fan of scenes of torture, but if they're well done, I can appreciate them. I think the level of brutality in Carver blows both Hostel films away by far.

The dialog was snappy and fresh. The acting was passable. I did however, think the cheap/grainy camera used to film the movie was a bit of a distraction. It looked really cheap. This movie could have been excellent on a bigger budget.

If you like movies like Wolf Creek, Hostel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or Wrong Turn -- and if you can appreciate independent horror made on a low budget -- you'll really love this.