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Post by tabitha on Jul 4, 2007 7:58:44 GMT
Before I moan about this, I would just like to say that I was talked into seeing this film by my eldest son. We were meant to be going out for a meal for his 19th birthday, but he wanted to go to the pictures. When I realised it was Hostel (I saw the first one and nearly vomited in that), I wasnt too keen, but he said "awww come on mum it is my birthday!!!!". Stupidly I gave in.
When I tell you I "watched" this film, I use the term loosely. I "heard" it and saw some of it. Most of the gore was unwatchable. Quentin Tarantino (who in my opinion should have been shot at birth) had something to do with it.
My son and I were the only people in the cinema which should have told me something I suppose. My son loves that kind of film and even he found parts of it too revolting to watch. It was basically an hour and a half of watching three teenage girls get tortured and killed. Also a small child was shot and killed. Nice. Especially since one of the trailers before the film was telling us to keep our eyes peeled for little Madeleine who was recently kidnapped!!!
I said after Wolf Creek I would never watch one of these films again. I wish I had stuck to my guns. I was reading a review of it just now and someone said
"torture pornography for morons."
I cant believe any of it got passed the censors to be honest.
Horrible. Dont go and see it.
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Post by Wabbit on Jul 4, 2007 8:37:45 GMT
that sounds a horrible movie ! sadly, auwful violence & gore sell & censors may or may not pull the plug on it, but the fact is that the world is so full of violence on a dialy basis, that these "professionals" lack in their jobs... not just censors, but all the film industry people who amy respond to a demand in "entertainement" which seems to copy, more or less, on the news casts... wars & crimes of al sorts are the "normalcy", violent movies which are "fake" come as "entertaining" & thus help people escape the monotony & stress (so they think)... desensitized to the point of numbness of the mind, body & soul... that's one reason why crimes & wars go on for so long, the human race is self inflicting-self-dying-self-crappa-holic !
Best way : be vegan & peaceful, and don't go watch movies you don't like, stand your ground & don't give in to anyone as you are the one to suffer from it in the end (althi in this case, even your son found that movie unwatchable).
That's my opinion anyway
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Post by tabitha on Jul 4, 2007 9:16:43 GMT
Well, I do realise that now Wabbit!
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Post by Wabbit on Jul 4, 2007 9:38:26 GMT
Well, I do realise that now Wabbit! lol sawwy didn't want to sound condescending
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Post by maisiepaisie on Jul 4, 2007 10:47:49 GMT
I like gore so long as the film is unrealistic eg Braindead, Return of the Living Dead parts 1-3, any cheesy blood and guts horror really. I hate it when people get tortured like in Reservoir Dogs when they cut off that guys ear. Stuff like that freaks me out. I would have hated to see a little kid get shot, thats awful. I also think its unneccessary for animals to be killed in films.
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Post by tabitha on Jul 4, 2007 12:08:39 GMT
I feel the same Maisie! Did you like the original Halloween? Did you see that Rob Zombie has remade it? Out in August. I really hope he doesnt overdo it because that was such a scarey film and still makes me jump now.
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Post by Wabbit on Jul 4, 2007 12:13:40 GMT
lol, you gals go watch a horor movie with my wife, I'll watch a chick flick ;d
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Post by maisiepaisie on Jul 4, 2007 17:07:01 GMT
I love Halloween, didn't know that Rob Zombie has remade it. Is he the director or starring in it or both?
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Post by tabitha on Jul 4, 2007 18:19:05 GMT
Just directing. Hes kept the old music and everything! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtR9Fxz2lngMind you, he directed House of 1000 Corpses and that was supposed to be gross, so Im not optimistic for Halloween.
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Post by puffin on Jul 4, 2007 19:31:50 GMT
I loved house of a 1000 corpses. I found it more funny than graphic to be honest. I find most horror movies funny. I must admit though that i dont want to see small kids being tourtured, i think i would have walked out. I nearly walked out of the hills have eyes re make because of the baby screaming in the background and i thought they were going to hurt it. I just see horror movies as they are, not real but sometimes they are taken to far. More scare and less gore i say.
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Post by astrocat on Sept 3, 2007 3:58:35 GMT
I find the japanese approach to horror to be much more unsettling than the American/UK approach, as Japanese horror-film producers tend to focus a lot on the horror which is inherent within society and the human mind, rather than going for lame cheap-shots involving abuse and gore (which to me aren't really based on 'horror', so much as sado-voyeurism)
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Post by lilachamster on Sept 3, 2007 11:47:59 GMT
The scariest films are the most realistic I find, eg Jaws, when I was younger I did not go in the sea for years after seeing that film, because it could really happen. On the other hand the Exorcist made me laugh because it was so impossible, it was not scary at all for me! I also do not think I would like to see this Hostel 2 film after what Tabs said about it, it sounds really ghastly and sickening.
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Post by tabitha on Sept 3, 2007 15:14:41 GMT
I rewatched the original The Fog last night. While obviously not as "jumpy" as when I first saw it, still a good ghost story I reckon.
No LH, definitely dont go and see Hostel 2.
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Post by veganbikerboy on Sept 3, 2007 16:12:54 GMT
the original fog was ace ;D one of the first ever horror films i saw. The remake is awful. has anyone seen the saw trilogy? i thought all of them were fantastic
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Post by maisiepaisie on Sept 3, 2007 19:12:14 GMT
I only saw the first Saw, haven't got round to seeing the others yet On the other hand the Exorcist made me laugh because it was so impossible, it was not scary at all for me! Isn't the Exorcist based on a true story?
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Post by tabitha on Sept 3, 2007 19:38:41 GMT
I dont think so. I always thought the character of Regans mother was based on a famous actress that the author had had a relationship with (but I may be wrong).
I thought the Exorcist was a good film actually. I saw it when it was still banned. (I found a pirate copy at a boot sale). I found it pretty scarey, but also totally outrageous because it was a little girl actually saying those awful things!! God knows what her mother was thinking letting her do that. I also read the book when I was about 11 and found it fascinating (at age 11 I was proper into horror!).
Does anyone remember the old Pan Horror Books that were around in the 70s. They were collections of short stories by different horror writers and they were vile! I remember reading one that was so unpleasant I couldnt sleep with it in the same room as me. I threw it in the bin the first day I got it.
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Post by veganbikerboy on Sept 3, 2007 20:42:06 GMT
yes, excorcist is based on a 'true' story, except the possessed child was actually a boy. i think both the priests connected with story had odd deaths very shortly after
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Post by veganbikerboy on Sept 3, 2007 20:43:41 GMT
I like gore so long as the film is unrealistic eg Braindead, Return of the Living Dead parts 1-3, any cheesy blood and guts horror really. I hate it when people get tortured like in Reservoir Dogs when they cut off that guys ear. Stuff like that freaks me out. I would have hated to see a little kid get shot, thats awful. I also think its unneccessary for animals to be killed in films. I only just read this post. I love braindead and bad taste, two of my fav films. Also recently watched evil dead trilogy ;D
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Post by alisont on Sept 3, 2007 20:48:50 GMT
I think the fog was an excellent movie - scared me the first time i saw it - such good atmosphere without all the gore! I use to love the old Hammer house of horror films too I wont watch these hostel type films - they are too gory for me i find them disturbing so dont see point in watching them! Its also scary when 16 year old students i work with watch the same film like hostel very many times - not good. I remember reading the rats book series by James Herbert when i was about 12 at school - my cousin lent me them and they were so scary i had nightmares for ages
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Post by tabitha on Sept 4, 2007 16:50:39 GMT
Yeah, Im not keen on James Herbert. I forget which book it was, but one of them starts with a guy hacking off a dogs legs with a chainsaw. That put me off him for life. Theres no need for it. Enough horror in real life without that kind of sh*t.
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