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scare campaign is touring the country with special event screenings. follow their facebook page for details .
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labor' s emphasis on health has culminated in its scare campaign claiming the government would
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as the synopsis pretty well sums up, we have “scare campaign”, a tv series lagging in ratings and dropping amidst the online era. a similar show called “scare tactics”, which actually kills its victims with a slew of interesting weapons directly attached to cameras, is drawing in the viewers and membership, and the producers of “scare campaign” want some of that membership pie .
scare campaign is showing at special events around australia, with international screenings to be announced on the film' s facebook page. prepare for the amusing horror .
good: - acting. - special effects. - the way taken by
scare' s campaign
as a tv show (with good plot - twists) .
scare campaign is a 2016 australian supernatural horror feature film written and directed by colin and cameron cairnes (100 bloody acres) and producer by julie ryan (red dog) .
despite the film’s central premise focusing on prank scares and trying to get the old gray matter wondering just who’s pranking who, scare campaign also has some effective scares up its sleeves .
scare campaign is basically “scare tactics” meets saw. a small group of actors, cameramen and producers have been filming a television show called “scare campaign” for the past five years. while the show is still popular on its network, the ratings and viewership are beginning to slide after so many years on air and it seems that a renewal may not be in the cards. it doesn’t help that a bizarre band of snuff filmmakers are releasing content online that is stealing viewers from “scare campaign” and hindering its plight against cancellation. the cast and crew of “scare campaign” are given one more episode to up their game if they want to see season six. they find the location, they find the story and they find the mark and it’s lights, camera, action. only this time, things don’t go quite as planned and the prank show becomes a night of terror that will make television history .
the concept for scare campaign, which released its terrifying trailer in march, came to the duo as they were hunting for inspiration on the internet after their first film, the brothers told mashable australia .
scare campaign, the upcoming horror feature film from writers and directors colin & cameron cairnes (100 bloody acres) and producer julie ryan (red dog), has unveiled its key cast as production begins this week in victoria, australia .
scare campaign has a really cool premises which has the potential to actually entertain and say something at the same time. foregoing on the latter is easy to forgive, but clumsily stepping over most opportunities to do the first is a shame .
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regardless of the above, scare campaign was a decent attempt at making a more mainstream horror film, something australian cinema doesn’t do often. i’m not saying all our films are crap, but australian cinema tends to veer toward two extremes, either safe (and boring) dramas with the same 5 actors, or extreme ozploitation genre fare, with only a few films straddling the middle ground. scare campaign was a refreshing change, even though it’s not the greatest film out there .
some managers of political action committees deride colleagues who help retire campaign debts for hedging their bets and'' ducking the tough choices'' during a campaign, as bernadette budde of the business - industry political action committee put it .
for producer julie ryan, scare campaign marks her second feature with the cairnes brothers after 100 bloody acres, “ i’m very excited to be making another film with the cairnes brothers and fans of 100 bloody acres are not going to be disappointed. the brothers are original storytellers and this one has scares a plenty with a number of twists to keep people guessing” says ryan. scare campaign also reunites key crew from 100 bloody acres including director of photography john brawley, and sfx and production designer justin dix .
this is the concept of scare campaign, by australian filmmakers cameron and colin cairnes. it follows their feature film debut, 100 bloody acres in 2012, which has the dubious honour of being one of the most illegally downloaded movies in australia at the time .
when my only complaints are that all of the characters are too pretty and all of the actors are too good, you know that scare campaign is a really good flick. and it has one of the best face chop off scenes! and it has tremendous sequel potential. i could keep raving, but i think you get the picture by now. scare campaign is scary, tricky and tense. it’s the ultimate compilation of subgenres, themes and plot twists. you just need to see it. final score: 9 out of 10 .
serious when it needs to be and hilarious when it needs to be, scare campaign is a delightfully blood - soaked genre treat from writers and directors cameron and colin cairnes, with a strong cast, fantastic practical gore effects, well - crafted scares, and witty humor .
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when i found out scare campaign was an australian film and written by the same duo (brothers, cam and colin cairnes) who penned and directed the rather amusing comedy / horror 1000 bloody acres, i was pretty interested in seeing this more straightforward attempt at the horror genre .
unlike other countries, parties in germany cannot put up campaign posters or run tv ads until 6 weeks before the election. but on august 13, the campaign floodgates open and no lamp post will be safe from the cardboard visages of each party' s main candidates .
should you watch it? if you are a fan of slasher horror, then give scare campaign a go, you will find entertainment value within its runtime. if you are australian, then support the australian horror scene any way you can. shiva knows we need more mainstream horror made down under .
the sundquist party is helping to kick off a whole new stage in what has become a year - round preoccupation in washington, the raising of campaign funds. now that the fall campaign is over, candidates are eager to retire their debts so they can start stashing away cash for 1984 .
in week two of the campaign, labor immediately sought to capitalise on australian federal police raids investigating leaks from national broadband network (nbn) co .
like the babadook, wolf creek, lake mungo, black water, wyrmwood: road of the dead, and other local horror favourites from the last decade, scare campaign hopes to build a reputation that will see it remembered long after all the bodies have been carved and incinerated… did i mention somebody gets incinerated? because they do .
scare campaign has received funding from screen australia and film victoria, with soundfirm also on board as an investor. “we are privileged to be the beneficiaries of screen australia and film victoria’s support” says cairnes, “and hope that they continue to display the courage shown in supporting the distinctive genre films we and other filmmakers seek to make. ”
with an unflinching new “reality” show ruling the rating roost by honing in on the screenager generation’s lust for extreme “entertainment, ” the ‘scare campaign’ prank show crew receive an ultimatum from their over - ambitchous producer: either wise up and “snap it in two” in the next episode and outshine the “new vids on the block” or get heave - hoed .
the cairnes brothers return with another solid genre effort in scare campaign. it' s a funny, gory delight that knows when to take its horror seriously and when to dish out the laughs. this is every bit as good as their excellent debut 100 bloody acres, perhaps even better on a technical level (though i think i still prefer their previous effort for its concept). my few quibbles with scare campaign are the same that i had with 100 bloody acres and more to do with my personal tastes than a reflection on its craft — the performances were a little too big for me and aesthetically it seemed too clean. its twists are easy to spot, but that didn' t really…
from light poles to cctv cameras and netball courts, the prime minister has been accused of running for
mayor of australia
during a low - key campaign .
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the name of film student movie producer in the horror movie cut (2000) was hester ryan (sarah kants). the production manager on cut (2000) was julie ryan, who went on to become a film producer, and has produced such horror movies as scare campaign (2016) and 100 bloody acres (2012). see more »
during week three of the election campaign, deputy prime minister barnaby joyce announced a $ 555 - million package in concessional loans for dairy farmers affected by recent milk price cuts .
it featured a drawing of merkel, amused and gleefully observing the excited commotion surrounding her challenger' s candidacy. the accompanying speech bubble featured the words :
come on schulzi, scare me !
on my list of movies that truly disappointed and did not live up to their hype. perhaps the sequel that they lamely set up will do a better job on it’s campaign trail .
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pasca the babadook, saya mulai tertarik dengan horor - horor keluaran negeri kangguru, australia. pun dengan horor satu ini, dengan premis yang sangat menarik: tentang sebuah variety tv show yang mengerjai korbannya dengan prank horor bernama scare campaign. acara ini cukup diminati dan telah mencapai 5 musim penayangan. cerita kemudian bergulir ke emma, salah satu pelakon di acara tersebut, yang mulai jenuh dan merasa bersalah terhadap korban - korbannya. dan…
this election campaign is being fought under the shadow of a looming decision from the fair work commission (fwc) which is deciding whether to cut sunday penalty rates to the same level as saturday rates .
for filmmaking brothers cameron and colin cairnes, scare campaign is also a departure of sorts from their debut feature 100 bloody acres. that film was far more comedic, relying on gags about rebecca gibney’s masturbation fantasies as much as the gory bloodletting. their latest is more of a good ol’ fashioned slasher flick; one that wouldn’t feel out of place in the genre’s local heyday of the 1980s during the era that was later affectionately coined as ‘ozploitation’ .
a group of people run a tv show where they set up locations to scare people. things go horribly wrong when the producer wants them to get darker as they set up an asylum to spook the new... see more »
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, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?
popular prank tv show, scare campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 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, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?
popular prank tv show, scare campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 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, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?
inspired in part by colin’s history of working on a hidden camera prank show — on singapore television no less — as well as plenty of research into the punking genre, the brothers maintain they forged their story without direct links to any one event. still, it’s hard to watch scare campaign and not recognise the commentary on low - brow modern television with its constantly raising stakes and shameless need to plunder society’s basest emotions. it’s i’m a celebrity with bloody power tools .
aside from the masterfully creative script, scare campaign ‘s second biggest strength is its built in suspense. every scene has some level of suspense, and it fluctuates and changes to keep you on your toes throughout the entire film. you’re left enthralled and wondering will the prank go as planned, what’s real and what’s fake, who is going to survive and what plot twist is about to happen next. its heart pounding, undeniable suspense is going to reach into the viewer and pull an emotion out of them, in this case one that is geared in the direction of the cast and crew’s survival. they’re marginally enjoyable and this isn’t the type of movie where you hope something happens to them. this means that when one of them bites the dust it’s not a cheering moment, it’s a further plunge into the quirky, weird dimension of terror that is scare campaign. it’s gripping and emotional and heinous and you’re going to love it !
the campaign on social media - tagged as justice for aizawl football club, india' s national champion - aims at garnering a million signatures before the petition is submitted to the prime minister and the aiff for necessary steps .
the campaign says aizawl, a small team from mizoram which won the i - league in just their second appearance in the competition, does not have the resources to pay the huge franchise fee of the indian super league .
popular prank tv show, scare campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 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, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy? (source: imdb )
synopsis: popular tv prank 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, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?
a group of people run a tv show where they set up locations to scare people. things go horribly wrong when the producer wants them to get darker as they set up an asylum to spook the new target: a creepy guy who used to work there .
since it launched last week, it’s found its way to thousands of players’ smartphones, and while no known numbers have been published yet, we can just see how popular it is thanks to the response towards its first global twitter campaign .
and, being the type of tv show “scare campaign” is in the film, you can imagine just how many “hidden” cameras had to be set up around the place. all hail adam white’s editing (not forgetting the cairnes brothers, who assisted him in the process) as i can’t even begin to imagine the immense task involved to stitch all the footage together in such a fashion that keeps the film entertaining but at the same time only shows just enough to keep some of the wool still pulled over the audience’s eyes .
the campaign, initiated from portal urltoken, garnered over 3, 000 signatures within a few hours of it going viral on the social media and was still counting. like most leading clubs of the northeast, aizawl too have a huge fan following across the region .
earlier, a fan of the club had died during its reception ceremony at the assam rifles ground on monday. the fans, meanwhile, have launched a massive online signature campaign to pressurise the aiff into including the club in the top tier of the proposed new league .
die prämisse das der jäger schnell zum gejagten (bzw. in diesem fall vom pranker zum geprankten falls es das wort gibt) wird ist wahrlich nichts neues. entsprechend absehbar ist dann leider auch der größte teil von scare campaign, erst in den letzten 20 minuten beginnt der eigentliche horror, dann aber angenehm wuchtig und die killer sind mit coolen masken und waffen versehen. die splatter - fx sind für das schmale budget recht ordentlich und handmade, nur leider ist der film dann auch schon wieder vorbei als atmosphäre aufkommt. nett für einen sonntag nachmittag, aber nichts was länger im gedächtnis bleibt .
taking shows like “scare tactics” and “room 401” way beyond the comfort zone, the minds that brought us the fantastic 100 bloody acres are back, this time blending reality tv with satiric horror - comedy trappings to serve up an ingeniously structured little flick, replete with lashings of caustic comedy and deftly disciplined amounts of barbaric brutality .
so, given only their final episode for the series to pull off a miracle or face being axed, the small crew conjure up a “campaign” involving an old mental institution and former “client” of said institution. needless to say, things don’t go as scripted as the director would hope .
running for office often involves a big financial risk. lured by the desperate hope that an extra television spot or campaign mailing will make the difference in a close race, many candidates borrow heavily at the last minute. but the gambling windows in the capital only pay off on winners .
about half of the political action committees reserve some campaign funds for debt retirement, and almost all of that goes to winners. a spokesman for ampac, the political arm of the american medical association, is'' right up front'' about his committee' s refusal to help losers .
on thursday, both parties will be holding receptions so that the 81 newly elected house members, who will be in town for orientation sessions, can meet the managers of the major political action committees. these managers control millions of dollars in campaign cash, and the reception scene is likely to resemble a college mixer .
during his hard - fought campaign against senator harrison schmitt, republican of new mexico, jeff bingaman was occasionally approached by managers of political action committees who admitted that they could not afford to alienate mr. schmitt, a subcommittee chairman on the appropriations committee. the managers promised to return, however, if mr. bingaman won; since he did, calls and letters have been flowing in .
trust is the currency with which good policy is repaid these days. the germans, it seems, are more fearful of the trumps of the world than with the topic of refugees - which has quieted considerably. they fear the erosion of international cooperation, the denigration of the eu, national egoism and chauvinism. whether orban, putin, erdogan or trump, brexit or the usa' s new isolationism - such topics anger, annoy and scare voters. the only thing that can help is … yes, you guessed it: merkel' s trademark gesture - the merkel rhombus, which has itself become a symbol of projecting
calm
and
steadiness .
marcus responds by setting up a prank that even his star and girlfriend emma (meegan warner) doesn' t know about, in which a demented stooge reacts by going on a bloody rampage. but there are new surprises to come ...
all the supports work to underpin the film' s effect; one miscalculation in casting would unhook us from the film. well paced and technically excellent (notable in the fine prosthetics, hair and make up), the film surfs on a powerful soundscape and clever camerawork - both as the film we see and as images captured by the hidden cameras used for the prank show. the subtext which warns against escalating the reality show content for bloodthirsty fans is evident .
writer / directors colin and cameron cairnes (of 100 bloody acres fame) show flair and brio; little wonder the film is attracting wide attention and acclaim .
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the crew of a reality tv prank show facing dwindling ratings decides to up the ante by setting up a terrifying prank in an abandoned asylum. things go horribly wrong when they prank the wrong guy. brothers colin and cameron cairnes (100 bloody acres) deliver a night of blood soaked terror full of twists and turns that will satisfy any gore hound .
there are some slasher type scences, but it' s a good solid movie. it' s more of a prank film with a slasher ending. i would definitly recomend .
i really like the plot. right when it seemed to be like any other movie, it had some twists and turns. it was executed very well. the acting was good, too. i thought it was also pretty suspenseful. i was pleasantly surprised about this one .
good acting fun to watch but the twist i figured out mid way through. still worth a rent .
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i don’t want to go too much more than that with fears of spoiling the film, however, having said this, the film pretty much spoils itself within the first act, giving their big reveal / twist away rather blatantly. this resulted in me yelling “ahhh, derrr, fred! ” at the screen when they attempted to shock and awe me with the “twist” in the third act. a disappointing aspect to an otherwise rather solid film .
on to the effects, which were great. the practical gore used was plentiful and well done. though not as bloody as i would have hoped (the half head severing scene really needed more blood), i was impressed overall. cinematography was solid with nothing too flamboyant attempted. i appreciated the lighting too as no scene was overly dark so everything was easily viewable .
would i watch this again? i wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it of my own volition, but if a mate wanted to watch it with me, i wouldn’t say no .
i am really looking forward to the cairnes’ brothers next effort, and applaud them for attempting films which breakout of the norm within australian cinema .
ps: for those who haven’t seen 1000 bloody acres, give it a go, it’s like tucker and dale vs evil’s australian cousin! not the same level of course, but still, a bloody decent effort .
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what comes next is a film of two contrasting parts: the first playing out like an extravagantly playful and insightful “behind - the - scenes” look into the tv show’s fastidious prank planning – whilst poking a self - aware finger in the eye of genre conventions as we get to see the secrets that go into designing a horror set. and then, much like the rise of leslie vernon did before it, it catapults itself into a slasher formula with dogged ferocity whilst astutely retaining the pitch black comedy tone it sets right from the film’s bravura, j - horror - hued curtain - raising prank. that’s about as much of an explanation as i’m prepared to share as the film relies almost entirely on its clever curveballs once the film crew ends up impaling itself on the very killer hook it set out to create .
when the film pitches the first of its many curveballs, i had a “please tell me i haven’t fathomed it out already” moment and, even though i ended up being right, it was great to see how that particular twist played out. that said, things aren’t as telegraphed as the cairnes brothers will have you believe .
as luck would have it, the siblings know exactly how to push the audience’s buttons and are well aware of what we’ve seen before, teasing our knowledge of the genre with adroitly executed axis shifts that keep the proceedings percolating at a really healthy clip. then, when the film careens towards its practical fx gorestravaganza finale and everything turns sixteen different flavors of slasher hell, the amusement never lets up as the audience is “sort of” in on the joke by this time, but there’s still that lingering question of who we can still trust, something we all know made scream the big hit it became in 1996 .
cleverly rendered sound design, predominantly made up of diegetic noise, radically intensifies the whole haunted house vibe going on and then, to top it all off, even though it’s apparent the cairnes weren’t dead set on doling out gore galore, when the real carnage does rear its ugly head, it’s stunningly violent and the practical effects are, quite literally, mind - blowing .
it may only be march right now but i’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s going to take something pretty special to knock this one off my end of year faves list. it really is that much fun and i hope it catches fire on this year’s festival circuit as it absolutely deserves to .
the joke’s on you if you miss this taut, severely self - aware and legitimately funny “boodunnit. ”
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the movie stars olivia dejonge (the visit, hiding), meegan warner, ian meadows, josh quong tart, cassandra mcgrath (wolf creek), john brumpton (the loved ones), patrick harvey, steve mouzakis, jason geary, sigrid thornton .
the film was previewed at special event screenings around australia from march 12th, 2017, beginning with a showing at beechworth lunatic asylum where it was shot .
in north america, the film was released digitally on october 24, 2017, via studio71 .
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is set around a prank tv show, which is desperate for ratings in the face of a new edgy web series that is making them look old - fashioned .
it' s up to the producers to up the ante, and they' ve come up with an elaborate stunt that will shock. only this time, they' ve gone too far .
so as you do, we took to youtube for some inspiration and we came across some pretty intense stuff .
there were some pretty extreme stunts from places like brazil, for instance ,
cameron added .
after scouring youtube for weeks, the brothers finally settled on an horrific plan .
eventually we thought, what would happen if you pranked the wrong guy? that was the idea we took to our producer ,
colin said .
working with their producer julie ryan for months on the idea, the brothers scouted for a location before writing any of the screenplay, searching high and low for somewhere that would help bring the horror to life .
, built in victoria during the 1800s. it was the fourth of its kind to built in the state and closed more than 20 years ago, in 1995. seemingly u
our art director didn' t have to do much to it ,
colin said of the location, featuring decrepit walls and isolated surrounds, the layout a labyrinth of endless corridors and foreboding cells .
despite the eerie location, the cast and crew stayed on location during filming for a period of around three weeks. what better way to keep everyone in character, than housing them one of australia' s most haunted locations ?
there are stories from the crew, i hear ,
cameron said .
the art department were packing up after a late shoot, and say they spotted a ghost or apparition in the cells .
but nothing really happened to me, i' m afraid. i wish something did happen .
rohan, played by josh quong tart, is the conservatively - dressed maniac of the film, an unassuming psychopath that is very much a legacy of horror films .
he' s as much of a horror fan as we are ,
colin said, regarding quong tart .
so he really took that role on. i remember they had busloads of ghost tours that came through, and he gave them a fair bit of a fright in his character .
the duo said they aren' t trying to emulate bloody, uncompromising horrors that australians have become infamous for, such as wolf creek and saw. instead the brothers wanted to find a balance between fright and laughter .
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it' s' i' m a celebrity' with bloody power tools .
it’s the nasty, gruesome, and wickedly entertaining new aussie horror movie that is as far removed from the moody, elegant chills of the babadook as you could possibly get. it’s the movie where someone doesn’t just get decapitated, they get the top half of their head sliced off exposing the gooey brains inside. it’s the movie where somebody doesn’t just get stabbed with a butcher’s knife, they get chainsawed up the guts. it’s grisly and gory and full of twists that should make horror fiends deliriously giddy .
“it just so happened in the last year or two that that pranking and hoax phenomenon has really started to explode, ” they say. and certainly, when i raise the possibility of david cronenberg’s 1983 snuff thriller videodrome as a possible inspiration, they don’t dismiss it — “we’re big fans of that film” — while also citing psycho, richard attenborough’s performance in the 1971 british crime drama 10 rillington place, and the groundbreaking peeping tom from 1960. “that one was always in the back of our heads… literally in the back of some characters’ heads, ” they say with a laugh .
100 bloody acres, the brothers’ 2012 feature debut, found brief international fame as one of the most pirated downloaded movies in the world. after successfully premiering at the melbourne international film festival, it was over a year until the film received a theatrical release in australia at which point it had already found its way to american vod and subsequently spread through torrents around the globe .
this time around, the cairnes’ are keen to take matters into their own hands .
“our miff premiere was such a great, sold - out experience, and then nothing happened for ages. that was really frustrating. so this time around it’s a matter of getting the ball rolling ourselves. we’re finding with a very limited budget that we’re able to reach a lot of people through the power of social media. it’s something we maybe didn’t have a handle on last time around. if we could just do whatever we can to create interest and demand that’s a really good starting point. hopefully with the likes of [ event screening provider ] tugg things will start changing. ”
the brothers are optimistic about australian horror generally — “our strike rate is pretty good and our reputation overseas is really strong” — but they suggest low population doesn’t allow these films to break out the way they do in places like america and asia. both regions have a much stronger tradition with horror and going to see it in cinemas. there’s also the hint of apathy on the part of cinema operators; the brothers say they’re banking on “friendly exhibitors that are open to genre films” to change that. however, after the wildly acclaimed and award - winning the babadook could only find the most meagre of local box office returns to the bewilderment of everyone, the brothers are looking to international distribution to help find real, lasting success .
“we like to think that there’s commercial potential in what we do. we just started doing these event screenings around australia and it’s been building a bit of a steam. i think that might be helping us with a bit of international sales. fortunately, there is an appetite for this kind of film overseas, and i think in the long run the returns can come. ”
thanks to some good ol’ fashioned fun and frights, the cairnes brothers might just get it .
glenn dunks is a freelance writer from melbourne. he also works as an editor and a film festival programmer while tweeting too much @ glenndunks .
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not working: - the predictable final plot - twists... (i was expecting for all that
surprises
...) .
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oomph
to make it more memorable .
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the purge meets saw? ?? ? too many plot twists i like the masks and the girl from the visit but honestly i didnt feel anything .
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[ masked man ]
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[ marcus ]
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[ masked man ]
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scare campaign is a 2016 australian horror film written and directed by colin and cameron cairnes, and starring meegan warner, ian meadows and olivia dejonge.
scare campaign is a 2016 australian horror film written and directed by colin and cameron cairnes, and starring meegan warner, ian meadows and olivia dejonge.