Farm House

A Great Torture Flick With a Nice Surprise
Farmhouse is a rare gem within the overcrowded horror sub-genre of torture flicks. With movies such as "Hostel", "Saw" and "Turistas" already available on the market, it's usually pretty easy to pass on torture flicks. The assumption that all of these films are the same may make many potential viewers turn away from considering Farmhouse. However, given the opportunity to view the film, I'm sure that they will quickly have a change of heart in regards to this film.

The story focuses on a couple who lives in San Diego. Chad and Scarlett are husband and wife venturing to start their lives anew in Seattle, Washington. They depart from San Diego after leaving all of their belongings to some friends and begin to head towards their destination. The reason for their sudden departure? Chad was recently involved with "loan sharks" and out of desperation the couple believes that moving far away will protect them from further harm from these "gangsters". Previous encounters...

A Not Guilty Pleasure
This film started out with some promise, with fairly good production values and decent acting. I felt a little like bailing out half-way through it though, when the torture started - when the blood began to spatter. It seemed as if the film was degenerating into typical schlock shock - gratuitous gore.

But I'm glad I stuck with "Farmhouse." It takes a surprising U-turn, becoming more than exploitation, more than sensationalism.

You know how a couple of decades ago, starlets used to justify their on-camera nude scenes with the rote pretext that those scenes were "integral to the movie's plot." In this case though, the torture scenes really do turn out to be integral to the plot. And that plot turns out to be quite well-crafted. With almost old-fashioned attention to detail, all the loose ends get tied up. All the seeming little discrepancies that a viewer will probably just overlook along the way - get explained. This movie proves itself to be considerably better...

Cheese Grater anyone?
This was a film I had been wanting to see for awhile and finally decided to buy the DVD.
I'm glad I did.It starts off like most torture porn movies, a couple get in an accident and seek shelter with a seemingly sweet couple in their "Farmhouse".All seems wonderful as the owners of the farmhouse Kelly Wu and Stephen Weber share wine from their vineyard a meal and offer accommodations to the unlucky couple for the night.
What happens from there is surprisingly original and has some very tense nail biting moments.The ending really took me by surprise and I'm usually not a big fan of mixing the supernatural with my Slashers but in this case it really works and gives this film that extra punch that kind of knocks the wind out of you.. The acting starts off a little shaky but it picks up and gets much better as Stephen Weber and Kelly Wu are put into the mix.It also shows what kind of damage you could do "in a pinch" with a Meat thermometer and a Cheese grater.All in all I...

Click to Editorial Reviews