Scare Campaign (2016)
Film Review
By the Geezer of Oz
“Popular prank TV show, Scare Campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last five years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun. But as we enter a new age of online TV, the producers find themselves up against a new hard-edged web series which makes their show look decidedly quaint. It’s time to up the ante.” (IMDb)
The trailer looked really promising. the film, however, did not quite live up to expectation.
This Australian horror indie from Colin and Cameron Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres) has a great premise and production value is pretty decent, especially for what I assume was a low-mid level budget production.
The cast did a credible job, including familiar faces Meegan Warner (The Veil, The Caretaker), Ian Meadows (Killing Ground), Olivia DeJonge (The Visit, Better Watch Out), Josh Quong Tart (TV’s Underbelly), Cassandra Magrath (Wolf Creek), Steve Mouzakis (I Frankenstein, Sugar Mountain) and veterans John Brumpton (Romper Stomper, Redball, Gettin’ Square, TV’s Underbelly, The Loved Ones, Red Hill) and Sigrid Thornton (The Man from Snowy River, The Lighthorsemen, TV’s Underbelly, Tv’s The Code, TV’s Wentworth Prison).
While I’d predict that some of you will find this film entertaining and of some value, I was cursed with redicting where the whole story was going to go and picking all twists and turns way ahead of time, so it was a bit boring for me, especially in certain spots.
However, don’t let that sway you and check it out for yourselves, it’s a decent effort.
6/10.
