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The Shortcut (2009)

Starring: Shannon Woodward, Dave Franco Director: Nicholaus Goossen Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |  Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Shannon Woodward, Dave Franco, Drew Seeley
  • Directors: Nicholaus Goossen
  • Format: Anamorphic, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: ANCHOR BAY
  • DVD Release Date: September 29, 2009
  • Run Time: 85 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B002EBRF92
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,526 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Just behind the grammar school and past the ‘No Trespassing’ sign is the shortcut through the woods that nobody dares to take: People in town still whisper about the creepy old guy who lives back there and the kids that disappeared near his home a long time ago. Now a group of high school seniors has decided to find out just what the shovel-wielding weirdo may be hiding. But even if they can uncover his shocking secret, will they survive what happens when the truth is finally unleashed?

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Teen Thriller, November 3, 2009
The Shortcut wasn't a hardcore horror flick but then again it was a PG-13 thriller .
I didn't mind that there wasn't gratuitous violence in it and I usually like a lot of gratuitous violence.

The actors are appealing and the characters interesting enough to keep your attention.It's more of a mystery and that lends to it's appeal.

They don't sugarcoat anything or have any less victims of violent deaths because it's PG-13 they just make you use your imagination more instead of showing you the actual kill in full effect.

There are a couple of twists that I saw coming but it was still a good story and cleverly done.

I think even a slasher fan "like myself" would enjoy this movie,I did.

There is a story within a story.The back story is the how the Shortcut came to be and as time goes by reveals one of the mysteries..

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Shortcut delivers, October 5, 2009
The premise is simple: A group of teens, on their way home from school, come across a rarely-used shortcut. Turns out it's rarely-used for a reason. An old man who's owned a farm there his whole life doesn't take kindly to visitors. And if you think you know what's coming next, you have no idea.

Unlike a lot of recent horror flicks, "The Shortcut" has no big special effect budgets or gratuitous violence. The movie's thrills are created by its creepiness and atmosphere; it builds suspense instead of raising the body count. I'd compare it more to "Halloween" or classic Hitchcock than "Saw" or "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." "The Shortcut" is subtle, smart, and, with its hot cast--including Katrina Bowden ("30 Rock") and heartthrob Drew Seeley ("Another Cinderella Story")--a great date movie.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Shortcut, October 7, 2009
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I loved this movie. Although it is rated PG 13, I loved watching a real thriller that let me use my own imagination instead of the bloody gore of most current scarey films produced these days. It really was frightening. A must see for the Halloween season. The stars were so believable and I loved seeing new fresh faces. They should be vieing for Oscars in their furtures. Drew Seeley is an really attractive young man and has such a convincing performance. I was scared to death.
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