Scum
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DVD Cover Information Actor: John Blundell, Julian Firth, Mick Ford, Phil Daniels, Ray Winstone Director: Alan Clarke Brand: WEA DES Moines Video Cinematographer: Phil Meheux Producer: Clive Parsons Producer: Davina Belling Producer: Don Boyd Producer: Martin Campbell Producer: Michael Relph Writer: Roy Minton DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Limited Edition, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.66:1 Running Time: 98 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-02-28 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Blue Underground |
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Movie Reviews of Scum
Movie Review: RAW , HEARTBREAKING AND SCARY
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched the first version of this film, but had to wait a couple of days before I viewed the latter version of two years later. It was THAT strong -- brutal and vile. "Man's inhumanity to man" fits this film perfectly.
Yes, out-of-control youth must be dealt with, but not by inhuman, depraved authoritarians! The administrators of this borstal (reformatory) were all sick, demented sex perverts, who seem to get pleasure out of watching these young men devour one another.
Both versions are brutal, but the remake went even further, especially the greenhouse rape. In the first version, there were two harmless-looking lads who attacked "James". In the sequel, three toughs were the perpetrators. The attact went on for what seemed, several minutes (screen time). For the victim, it probably felt like hours.
Both films are nearly identical with some of the same actors repeating their roles, especially the lead, Ray Winstone, but the actors were so good, it didn't matter that all of the originals didn't return. It was interesting to see other actors take on the parts.
The latter version does seem more "modern." But the sexual angle was played down. In the second version, Winstone's character didn't seek out a "wife" to take care of his sexual needs. Also, the suicide of the rape victim was more graphic, therefore shocking.
A hardcore version of the movie is now out called "Borstal Boy" and it provides what even SCUM couldn't: graphic sex, which was probably the major activity that went on in these institutions, out-ranking violence.