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

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Occoquan, Virginia, USA

Company:

Finney/Thompson Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When the heroine wakes up strapped to the chair, for some unknown reason, she is out of her shirt and pants and is dressed in a white dress.

Movie Connections:

References Lolita (1962)

Soundtrack:

The Heaviest

If you LOVE horror/violence/gore - see it. If you just like it - it could be pretty unpleasant.

It's unfortunate, yet very fun that this is the first comment I have ever written on a Movie on IMDb. The earlier movies I wanted to comment already had everything said by others. But this film I have to praise for many things, yet hate it for others. You will probably know what I mean when you see it - but I can say so much without spoiling anything, that the only saver for this film (reason for not totally hating it) is that it is "based on a true story". Sure, it is probably as "based on a true story" as Texas chainsaw Massacre, but still. This is the most violent movie I have ever seen, and it is so well-made, that I got the worst chills down my spine I ever gotten watching a movie. And I'm a fan of ultra-violence movies, so far the films which I can compare to this is The Hills have Eyes and Hostel. Even though I found those two movies pretty violent, Carver just kicks those two down pretty far on the list of hardly-watchable violence.

I have to say that it is the best "special effects" I have ever seen, when it comes to violence. I base the following on absolutely solely the movie itself, but I think the CG in this movie is absolutely minimal. It all looks so real, it all has to be a masterpiece in latex/mask effects. And I might add, that I really despise 3D implements in horror movies. And I say that even though that myself is an 3D animator, which maybe explains a little better my opinion of the quality of this film.

I'm sorry for miss-spelling and such, I don't very often write in English. Enjoy the film!