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FuglyStick · 05-25-2009, 06:57 PM

There's been a lot of praise for this film; personally, I don't see it. It was smarter and better directed than, say, the Hostel or Saw films, but really, it just came down to smarter, better directed torture porn. Did anyone here think it was any more than that?

Reese · 05-26-2009, 07:25 AM

To quote what I said in the Rate the Last Movie you watched thread,

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It started out as a great french horror film about torture and revenge but the latter part turned into torture porn. I found it to be quite disturbing, Mostly because unlike other films of this genre, I actually liked the main characters. They weren't fuck anything with a heart beat, party all night characters that you almost enjoy seeing tortured like the tards in the hostel movies.

I pretty much still agree with what I said before. I really wish it hadn't delved into torture porn in the end. It could have showed a little more of Lucie growing up being haunted by the naked woman and Anna dealing with watching her best friend go through it. Honestly, Spoiler: If the movie had ended when Anna found the secret passage and rescued the one girl I would have given it a 10/10.

I really hope the girl that played Anna makes some more movies because she was great in the movie.

FuglyStick · 05-26-2009, 08:33 AM

I didn't see your other post until after I had started this thread, cybermike.

The first half of the film started so promising; I agree, it was completely captivating until it changed into a torture porn flick. A lot of people are completely enamored with the film, people whom I usually respect for their taste in movies. For me, the second half of the film completely countered all of the positive points it earned in the first half.

But the acting and direction were excellent.

Reese · 05-26-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FuglyStick

I didn't see your other post until after I had started this thread, cybermike.

The first half of the film started so promising; I agree, it was completely captivating until it changed into a torture porn flick. A lot of people are completely enamored with the film, people whom I usually respect for their taste in movies. For me, the second half of the film completely countered all of the positive points it earned in the first half.

But the acting and direction were excellent.

That's cool, posts in that thread are easily lost in the crowd.

I agree the last act really lowered my opinion of the film. It was a valiant effort though. Like I said, I just wish they had done more to solidify the relationship between the girls and dropped the torture porn. I think the major praise is coming from people that can look past or enjoy the torture porn aspect of the movie. I've recommended it to a few people, I pretty much told them that I guarantee they'll enjoy the first half of the movie, the second half is pretty unpredictable and I honestly don't know how you'll react to it. Some people loved it, others agreed that the second half just ruined it.

05-25-2009, 06:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
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05-26-2009, 08:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
FuglyStick WHEEEE! Whee! Whee! WHEEEE! Location: Southern Illinois	I didn't see your other post until after I had started this thread, cybermike. The first half of the film started so promising; I agree, it was completely captivating until it changed into a torture porn flick. A lot of people are completely enamored with the film, people whom I usually respect for their taste in movies. For me, the second half of the film completely countered all of the positive points it earned in the first half. But the acting and direction were excellent. __________________ AZIZ! LIGHT!