rosietx1 Wow. Seriously! I could go off about the bad acting, poorly delivered dialog, etc. but that would definitely do this film an injustice. I would NOT call this film a psychological *thriller* however it is extremely psychological. Psycho. Clever. Sick. Twisted. And brilliant. I found nothing *thrilling* nor suspenseful about this film except for the few times I thought Clara might get away. And we, as viewers, can play the armchair victim, coaching the screen, but they did a great job of showing what a victim of this magnitude might actually do when completely overcome by their trauma, confusion, likely starving & dehydrated. YES! Some of the acting was very bad. Many of Leonard's tantrums were childlike in that his demeanor would shift to that of a naught little boy slapping his sister as he noncommittally would slap or spank his victim, but it was subtle. All of that could have been what added so much to it. It was HARD to watch. Sometimes because it moved so slowly, but mostly because the constant nudity & almost complete lack of traditional props, furniture, clothing, etc. in addition to the bizarre surroundings (body parts, bugs, absence of food or drink and other 'normal stuff') insists that the viewer remains uncomfortable. The sex is raw, brutal, & blatantly abusive. Some scenes were almost porn-like for the sexual deviant which also added to the discomfort as a viewer. But all of that was intentional!! I was uncomfortable through almost every scene which, quite possibly, might be the *thriller* argument. On the edge of disgust, yet unable to look away. Again, brilliant.The credits start to roll w/ 20 left to go. Don't turn it off! Stick around for the-making-of Scrapbook!! // From the very beginning of the film it's obvious it's a low budget movie. For some, that's a turn off. For this tiny budget film with a cast of 6, shot in 13 days, I believe, it was a major plus because it really added to the overall outcome.This film made me think more, feel more, object more, and squirm more than most Hollywood blockbusters and to me, that is worth applause.

The_Void Supposedly based on a true story, Scrapbook is a torturous account of the darker side of human nature. It's easy to see why this case (assuming it did actually happen) was made into a film, as the potential for a harrowing tale is certainly there - and mostly that comes from the idea of a 'scrapbook' in which the killer forces his victims to write about their experiences in his 'care'. Scrapbook appears to be one of the first of a 'new wave' of mostly direct to video nasty horror flicks, a sub-genre that has gone on to inspire such films as August Underground and Murder Set-Pieces. There isn't a great deal of plot in this film, and director Eric Stanze has preferred to keep the action focused on just two characters. Clara is the victim who is being held by vicious psychopath Leonard. Leonard keeps a scrapbook which contains all sorts of information about his victims, and it doesn't take the girl long to realise that the way to manipulate the killer is through the scrapbook. But that doesn't stop her becoming the victim of several bouts of rape and torture.I've seen a lot of this sort of stuff, and I have to say that in comparison to a lot of similar films; Scrapbook isn't really all that nasty. But that's not to say that it's a film for everyone! There's a huge focus on torture, and this is complimented by the dirty locations in which the film takes place. Director Eric Stanze succeeds in creating a truly fetid atmosphere for the film to take place in. This helps to make the overall atmosphere of the film more shocking, and sometimes the film succeeds at being nasty without the need for gore. That's not to say that the film doesn't feature any of the red stuff, however. The sex scenes are vicious and sometimes hard to watch, and the film really gets going in the last fifteen minutes with a series of excruciating sequences. It's clear that this film isn't perfect, as the central relationship isn't always enough to provide sufficient interest, and even though there's only two characters in the film; we never really get to know either of them. Still, as a nasty modern gore flick; Scrapbook certainly isn't bad!

hmmdrmike It's true: this movie is disturbing and will shock you with some scenes of depravity and torture that you've never seen before, but despite all that it's still just not very good. Among my main complaints: - Some people extol the fact that the production quality was very low, giving it a grim "snuff" film look to the movie. But seriously, I thought it just made every scene look that much worse because of the image quality, shaky camera movements, and muffled sounds.The acting, though pretty good at times (the female lead whose name I forget must've gone through hell to make this movie) is still suspect throughout much of the movie. They try hard but in the end... it's just not very good.The special effect. I know a movie with such a small budget can't be expected to have Hollywoood quality special effects, but seriously, a lot of the corpses and body parts looked like discarded parts from Halloween costumes.The premise of the movie was great but the execution was just bad. Blame it on the small budget, the neophyte actors, or whatever, but in the end it boils down to this movie just not being very good. There are much better, scarier, gorier, "shock-ier" movies out there. Don't get taken in by the hype.

Texas-Chainsaw-Massacre Scrapbook is a low budget horror, and it is brutal. Emily Haack plays, Clara who is kidnapped by a serial killer Leonard (Tommy Biondo). Hence the films title, Leonard keeps a record of his mutilation and killing in his "Scrapbook". This poor captured woman goes through all sorts with this mad man, he rapes, beats, and tortures her in all sorts of nasty ways. The rape scenes in particular are vile, and a bit to long. Scrapbook most certainly is in the new line of "hardcore horror" it is up their with the likes of, "Nutbag", "August Underground" and "MSP (Murder Set Pieces)". Plus in every respect maybe even more violent than those. But in saying that, the violence is not sugar coated, it's not made look "nice to watch", it's made to look for what it is: Ugly and at sometimes unbearable. This is what, I would bet, a real serial killer would be like to his victims. Scrapbook is most certainly a top notch serial killer flick, 7/10 (And the only reason it did not get a full 10 is because of the vile rape scenes) Unrated: Contains very strong sexual violence and Strong Language. Not for children under 18.