Martyrs
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- Ruffian0
Not my cup of suffering.
- elahon0
I really liked it. It didn't fall into that "torture porn" category like Hostel and the like. But it was pretty brutal, don't get me wrong. I'd recommend it...
- elahon0
Not a date movie, btw!!
- ********0
I'm not sure if I'll watch it - I think I might be too chicken. The premise sounds pretty interesting. I also think the premise of the new Lars Von Trier film sounds interesting.
I wonder if it's possible for cinema (based on imagination rather than documentary) to overstep a boundary. I know this has been discussed to death, but as more and more shocking examples are produced I suppose the question becomes even more relevant.
I kind of think that anyone in a position of power, should be indebted to those who are subject to whatever that power might be. So in the case of a movie director, the affect the director has on an audience should really be of at least some concern.
But then I suppose film is also notable because of the generally self-serving nature of art as a medium - people generally express ideas and emotions via art; and the best examples of art are honest, so the net result isn't something which can / or should be gauged beforehand.
I guess, two opposing dynamics like this are always going to cause controversy and the subject isn't likely to be cleared up ever - so I may as well shut up now :)
I just read an interesting comment about Martyrs on IMDB - where a person reviewing the film made reference to a French guy called Bataille (http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/bata... who's interests seem to dovetail with the plot of the film. Maybe I'll read a book instead.
- satan0
recommended. go see it if you have the stomach.
- always good to hear what you have to say about this kind of film - thx!********
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- benfal990
Lots of french canadian names in that movie. didn't know about it.
- detonatein100
Oui ce film est excellent!!! Je le conseil pour les fans d'horreur.
The name itself says it all... not for the light hearted though, it's very gory (complete skin removal)!
- boobs0
Even, the, um, skin over the gonads? That complete?