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When a one night stand turns Ajay into a vampire, he desperately wants to convince his friends to become bloodsuckers too, or kill 'em trying.
The GoodOriginal premise, a rare thing in vampire films |
The BadGraphic depictions of gay sex may be a turn off |
Full Review
RATING: R (Graphic Sex, Nudity, Gore, Violence, Language)
OPENS: Currently playing the art-house circuit and expected on DVD for Halloween 2009.
GENRE: Horror, Gay, Indie
CHILD FRIENDLY: NO
PARENTAL WARNING: This is a film for adults. It has graphic gore, violence, same-sex sexual situations, full frontal nudity . This is ot a film you'd want to watch with any of your family members in the room - let alone children.
This film is not for the faint of heart - or the easily offended. It is full of gore, violence, seedy graphic sex (both heterosexual and homosexual) and language that would make a sailor blush.
But if that kind of stuff doesn't bother you, Scab offers an original take on the vampire mythos.
Throughout the literary and filmed history of movies, the line between vampirism and sexuality has been blurred - at best. In Scab, the debut film by writer-director Thomas Jason Davis, who explains his own film's matter-of-fact take on sexuality:
In my twisted little geek-boy fantasy, the lusted-for slut-boy Ajay finally admits that he loves the geek. It's like Sixteen Candles with cockrings. Say Anything with fangs and lube and a touch more self-loathing.
- Thomas Jason Davis, Director
The Plot
The movie starts with a rather graphic and violent gay one-night stand where Ajay learns "not" doesn't always mean know at the hangs of a vampire.
We have our initial assessment confirmed in the following scene through his two friends, Teague and Floor, talk - unknowing what happened to Ajay - discussing how their good friend Ajay is a slut who is living an empty life. We also learn that nerdy Teague has an unrequited crush on Ajay and the hunky and straight Floor is a heterosexual version of Ajay who is not above flirting with anyone - men or women - to get advantage of a situation.
Needless to say, the next time we see Ajay, he's woken up undead and is dealing with his new hunger for neck tartar and loses touch with Teague and Floor, who come over to check in on their friend.
This leads to a road trip to Las Vegas for the three, where their journey brings about some much-needed self discovery - with a body count. This is a vampire movie, after all.
The film crates yet another mythos of what vampirism is and how it spreads. In doing so, it eliminated the already blurred line between vampires and sex.
WATCH THE TRAILER
WARNING: Course language
Rating (out of 10)
Eye candyAttractive cast. |
8 |
ActingAlthough the main characters are more than adequate, it is obvious the director either cut financial corners by casting low-talent actors or cast friends in a few key supporting roles. |
4 |
WritingA fresh premise and witty dialogue is sometimes better than the actors tasked with breathing life into the words. |
8 |
Total |
6.67 |
Popularity: 98% [?]
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