Scarfies
Scarfies
| 05 August 1999 (USA)
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This dark comedy is set in Dunedin, New Zealand. A university student finds an old "abandoned" house and proceeds to invite other students to share. It even has running electricity. But what is the catch?

Reviews
Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.
yojimbo999 SCARFIES is a good movie, with intense situations and even well thought out responses by the characters to said intense situations. Unfortunately the whole thing collapses with a 10-minute farcical ending that begs to be redone.Also, I've read people comment that the kids were complex. Wow. Did we see the same movie? Let's see: The a$$hole guy/bad boy; the rich girl who falls for the bad boy; the sensitive guy; the weirdo kid who wants to get in the rich girl's pants; and the sensitive girl. Gee, how complex.Nothing too great. Good, decent movie, but a really, really stupid ending that cheats. A better ending would have offered us something dark, something bloody. Instead we get an ending that "makes everything all right". I thought only Hollywood did crap like this. Apparently not.
YanTim This is a pretty cool movie. It has two things going for itself - the romantic New Zealand locale and the college student characters. The movie drew me in when I accidentally started watching it - the idea of students moving into an abandoned house (the wonderful stereotype of the broke college student). I was a bit disappointed that after a while the story adopts a popular Western 90's plotline, but the movie was entertaining enough.
DoctorSkyTower Possible Spoilers??? I hope NOT!!!This was a really kewl movie! I went in not expecting much, but was very impressed with the rather funny story line involving 5 students who discover loads of dope growing in the basement of a repulsive old house they shack up in, and then proceed to sell the whole lot.I recommend this movie to all those who just love watching NZ homegrown movies about struggling university students living in Dunedin (it looked miserably cold)... One thing which struck me was with that miserable weather, how could they live in that miserably cold house??? However, it was very well portrayed. Check out the bathroom scenes!!!I especially loved the way they head off to the rugby game yelling out "Aucklanders are W**kers!" and all the Aucklanders in the movie audience groaned out loud. Memorable Scenes: when the dope growing Crim has to go for a crap, trips up the young fella and wipes his a** on him. DIS-gusting, but funny!!! I rate this movie 7 out of 10
Kiwinick We seem to do brilliant "black" films. This one is no exception. A superb black comedy. The characterisation of all the players is superb... they seem real, and their actions are entirely consistent with their histories as we know them.Often in New Zealand films, they are let down by the production values. Not so here. This film could have been produced anywhere in the world. The editing is adept and crisp, and the cinematography is supurb. Direction is equally taught. I was literally on the edge of my seat during the climax, and my heart rate was elevated for many minutes afterwards.If this is the future of New Zealand film, then GIVE THE FILM COMMISSION MORE MONEY!!!!
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