Sunday, January 17, 2010

MOST DISTURBING OF THE LAST DECADE

This past decade, there have been dozens of outrageous, shocking films that you have watched and were cringing to a point where you either had to pause it to take a breather or shut it off completely. There have been films you have gone to see in the cinema and they shook you up so much that you and many others picked yourself up from your seat and left the theatre ready to vomit. Whether it's a grotesque horror film or an intense 'pushing the envelope' art house film or even a 'banned from every single country but Slovakia' film. I have narrowed it down to, what I think, are the top ten most disturbing and graphic films of this past decade. Please feel free to agree, disagree, or suggest some other shockers! Here we go...




MOST DISTURBING:



1. Ken Park (2002)
-Larry Clark co-directed this so called "art house" sex filled coming of age film along with cinematographer, Edward Lachman. Now Larry Clark has been known to push the buttons and use teenagers over and over in his films and throw them in the most disturbing, sexual situations, but this film, by far, takes the cake. It takes the whole bakery. Harmony Korine (writer of cult indy classic, Kids) was the writer for this film as well, so you know your in for an interesting treat (Gummo...?). I remember when I was 18-years-old and I was going through a "Larry Clark Phase" in my life and was fascinated by all of his films and why he was so interested in teenagers and skateboarding and youth, himself, being a Vietnam veteran in his 60s. By this time I had just watched, what I thought, was his last film for me to see (that being 2006's Wassup Rockers). And then I discovered this little picture and started doing a ton of looking into it. Finding out some of the craziest stories, of how it was banned from practically every country in the world and of its insane graphic nature. Once I heard about this, I knew I had to get a hold of it ASAP. So I actually had to special order this film from eBay with Japanese subtitles. When it finally came, the case was very crappy and the cover was just a blurry image of the three of the four lead actors (James Bullard, Tiffany Limos, and Stephen Jasso) all buck naked on a couch together. So right off the bat, I knew what I read was most likely true. I finally watched it, and BOY were all these stories VERY TRUE. This film has real oral sex, a real sex orgy (performed interestingly to 'Out of Hand' by Gary Stewart), a real masturbation scene (from beginning to... end), and some of the most graphic dialogue and violence I have ever heard or seen in a teen film. This is by far, one of the most cringing films involving youngsters you'll ever see in your life. I mean this makes Kids look like Mean Creek. I mean the film opens up with the title character (Ken Park, played by Adam Chubbuck) blowing his brains out at a public crowded skate park, so... yeah, this film is a rough ride. However, this is not really a good film. The acting is all from non-actors (Clark's ideal approach), and most of them are not particularly good. Only a few of the actors are known (i.e. Amanda Plummer, Wade Williams). But Clark just makes this film disgusting for the sake of it. It's in by no means "art." It's just crap. I mean, for example, when Wade Williams is piss drunk, he whips "it" out to pee in the toilet, and of course, what does Clark do? Zooms in on Williams' penis?! I mean, what the hell purpose does that serve the audience? Why do we need to see that? Why do we need to see a start-finish masturbation of a 17-year-old kid? Did I mention this same kid (played menacingly by James Ransone) viciously stabs his grandparents to death in their sleep? Oh yes. This film is one for the records. He stabs his grandmother over and over in her breasts to be exact. Whether it's Tiffany Limos' character's father biting off a piece of her boyfriend's cheek, or Wade Williams trying to go down on his own son (Stephen Jasso). This film is a disturbing shock fest and I really think it's only for people who are curious and/or fascinated by Clark, cause that was my excuse.



2. Cloud Nine (2008)
-I had the utmost pleasure of opening my visit in Canada for the 2008 Toronto Film Festival with this heart wrenching German film. Andreas Dresen directed this film and co-wrote alongside Jorg Hauschild, Laila Steiler, and Cooky Ziesche. A cautionary tale of a woman in her seventies, and after 30 years of marriage, decides to have an affair with another man around her age. Now the acting is nothing short of brilliant as well as the marvelous storytelling and realism, however, consider this elderly soft core pornography. There are quite a bit of dangerous sex scenes that we haven't all seen before. Picture your grandparents going at as if they were in some raunchy porno. Now I do want to give off the wrong impression of Cloud Nine because it really is a beautiful story of a woman sick of where her life is heading and decides to make a change before it's too late. But her husband does not take it too lightly. This film is a must see for ultra cinema aficionados and foreign film lovers.


3. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
-First off, I have to say this is by far, one of my all time favorite horror remakes. Especially of this past decade. And for die hard horror fans, this film has absolutely everything to offer. Severe brutality, terrifying killers, great acting, kick ass story, and sadistic revenge at the end... all wrapped up into 107 minutes! Everything from Wes Craven's 1977 original cult classic, just a lot more violent and a hell of a lot more dangerous. French filmmaker (and one of my personal favorite horror filmmakers) Alexandre Aja directed and co-wrote this reboot of Wes Craven's 70s B film of the same name. For those of who you who don't know, Hills revolves around a typical all American family, the Carters, who take a detour through the desert and have their car breakdown in the middle of the road and the middle of nowhere. What they don't know and eventually find out as the sun descends, is that cannibalistic mutants have inhabited the hills within the desert and are preparing to make their move on the poor suckers. Now yes, there is a lot of sick scenes and deaths (the eating of Kathleen Quinlan's body, the dog ripped open, the suckers in the opening scene), but I believe the scene that really shocked me the most and definitely ran chills down my spine was the trailer park nightmare. The first and most brutal attack by the mutants. From the horrific brief rape scene of Emilie de Ravin to Vinessa Shaw getting shot in the head, and Kathleen Quinlan getting blown away shortly after. From the terrifying sounds of Ted Levine screaming outside the trailer as he's getting burned to a crisp while his family watches to Pluto (the biggest mutant) making goofy faces at the baby, preparing to kidnap her. All of this spells out DISTURBING. When this scene was over, I literally could not get all of that out of my head for the next two weeks. It's just one of those things where you know it's just a film, but you still care so much for the characters and just can't believe your eyes when what happens to them, occurs right before your eyes. That's good filmmaking. That's real horror. And that is exactly what this film was... horrifying. However, I think the trailer park attack will go down in the history books, at least my history book, of being one of the most brutal, painstakingly difficult scenes to watch all throughout.


4. Mysterious Skin (2004)
-This is by far one of the most shocking, eye opening films I have ever seen. However, it is also an incredibly crafted film with tour de force performances by independent rebel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Thirteen's Brady Corbet. Gregg Araki wrote and directed this masterpiece based on Scott Helm's novel of the same name. Taking place in 1981 Kansas, a gay rebellious hustler, Neil McCormack (Gordon-Levitt), and a lonely teen, Brian Lackey (Corbet), obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, later discovering a groundbreaking truth together of how they are connected. When Neil was 8-years-old he was heavily involved in sexual relations with his pedophile baseball coach (played by Bill Sage), much to the oblivion of his neglectful mother. Meanwhile, Brian, also 8-years-old, wakes up from an amnesia of 4 hours due to a bleeding nose. Brian eventually grows up believing he was abducted by aliens and begins his obsession with the alien life form. Neil grows up to be a free spirited gay hustler throwing his life away in his small hometown without a shoulder to cry on. Brian locates Neil and the two reveal some dark secrets involving their inner demons. That the two might not be so different after all. The film is beautifully told and the script is amazing. However, this film is an extremely rough ride, even for me. When you find out the main story revolves around a gay hustler who had been molested by his baseball coach when he was 8-years-old... your in for an interesting 105 minutes. Thankfully, I believe that the brutal sequences shown in this film do not, by any means, derive from the story line. In other words, the violence and the child molesting subject matter are done in a rather artful sort of way and very crucial to the film. Clearly, this film is not for everyone and is really only out there for specific cinema buffs. I explain this story to people at my job and relatives and whatnot, and they immediately glare at me like I am some kind of sick, twisted monster for ever renting a film revolving around such a disturbing premise. And I keep saying, "if you actually watch the film all the way through and stop bitching and moaning about the subject matter, then you'll understand why I'm praising it." Now Gregg Araki has made a career out of "pushing the bar too high" sort of films, much to the work of Larry Clark. Bringing to the screen such disturbances as Nowhere, Totally F**ked Up and of course, his abnormal shock fest, The Doom Generation, where half the time you don't even know what your watching, but in a way... your still enjoying it. Which is quite sick, considering how grotesque this film can be. Anyway, if you are interested and willing to take a major risk on a film that is pure art, please put Mysterious Skin on your netflix. Like I said, the story alone is horrifying, but if you just give it a chance, you'll discover that THIS is true filmmaking. I remember in 2006, I went to a Q&A with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the main film people kept coming back to was Mysterious Skin and his incredibly overlooked performance as Neil McCormack. It's a shame that this film did not get the recognition it deserves. Oh yeah, and by the way, if your not familiar with Gordon-Levitt or Corbet's previous or current work, then I'll just let you know that this film also contains Michelle Trachtenberg (Harriet the Spy) and Elisabeth Shue (Adventures in Babysitting, The Karate Kid), so... there ya go...



5. Bully (2001)
-Larry Clark (of course...) directed this "coming of age" in your face teen drama based on Jim Schutze's novel, The True Story of High School Revenge released in 1998, which is based on a horrific story that occurred in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1993. The film centers on our main character, Marty Puccio (played perfectly by the late Brad Renfro) who is a lovable loser with some anger issues and a demented girlfriend, Lisa Connelly (played by Rachel Miner). Marty has been "best friends" with Bobby Kent (Nick Stahl) for as long as he can remember. But also as long as he can remember, he has been verbally and physically tormented by Bobby. Marty finally strikes the breaking point once his girlfriend is thrown into the mix through rape by Bobby. Enough is enough. What proceeds is a very unorganized plan by a bunch of high school boneheads and a creepy hitman (a Clark veteran, Leo Fitzpatrick) to murder Bobby and get away with it. If you know the story, they did not get away with it. Marty Puccio was executed, some served life in prison, and others served up to 10-15 years. It's a very tragic story and I can see why Clark gravitated to it. However, the film's subject matter is extremely rough as is every Clark film, right? There's graphic rape, gay anal sex on television, rough sex in general, brutal violence, oral sex, full frontal nudity, fowl language, and just disgusting subject matter all throughout. But I think Clark was trying to grasp the style of these characters and I can't say he did a poor job. These are how kids talk, even back in 1993. One thing I'l give props to Clark is the realism he brings to the screen. He is extremely risky when it comes bringing a story to the screen, and sometimes he fails (Ken Park) and sometimes he succeeds (Kids). But I can't decide if he succeeded or failed with Bully. It's a very cautionary tale and should definitely be shown to the public and open their eyes of what is going on with teen society. But I also think he could have toned it down a bit. I still think Clark gets an erection everytime he's signed onto to another teenager story, cause he knows he'll be putting graphic full frontal sex in there between a guy and a girl... or two guys for that matter. Clark's an interesting fella. I don't know him personally, but he has always fascinated me ever since Kids. Not one of his films have been marketable. NOT ONE. Much like James Toback (however I prefer Toback way more than Clark). But he is not really trying to make interesting art either. Or is he? Maybe in his mind, sexual orgies and over the top realism, and graphic rapes, are art to him. I wish I could pick this man's brain for 5 hours. He just really interests me. Anyway, Bully should NOT be seen by everyone. It's an extremelty disturbing take on a story of teen revenge gone completely wrong. I have to say, the major stand outs in this film are Mr. Nick Stahl and Mr. Brad Renfro. If you look back at the actual photographs of Bobby Kent and Marty Puccio, they looked nothing like them. Bobby Kent was actually a real big guy. Very buff, much like a line backer. And Nick Stahl is just really skinny. Kind of ripped, but nonetheless. Very small. But they both bring so much to the table and ran away with these characters, that if anything, there the ones to watch.



6. Chaos (2005)
-Now first off let me let you all know, that this film is a total waste of time and a major piece of garbage. It has no respect for humanity whatsoever and in no means serves any purpose. In the opening of this film, there is a notice that fades in over black warning the viewer of this film's graphic nature and to protect people in the future who might fall under this exact type of crime. Never seen that before. David DeFalco wrote and directed this disgusting picture (and he should rightfully be shot for it) which revolves around two young girls, Emily and Angelica (played by Chantal Degroat and Maya Barovich) who go to a rave in the woods and of course, are looking to score some drugs. So they get pursuaded by some sketchy chubby loser (quite unconvincingly I might add) to come over to his isolated cabin, and once they get there, what happens? That's right. They get abducted by the loser's psychopathic escape convict brother, Chaos (Kevin Gage) and his two psychopath goons, Swan and Daisy (Sage Stallone, yup, that's right. Sly's brother. And Kelly K.C. Quann). And what proceeds is a night of torture, physical abuse, graphic rape, and eventually brutal deaths. This film is also a complete rip off of Wes Craven's 1972 revenge classic, The Last House on the Left, but once the killers come to the victim's parents house for shelter and the parents find out they killed their daughter, there is still barely any redemption. Yes, two of the psychos die, but the main one (who did all the murdering) gets off scot free and shoots the mother in the head with a rifle! I mean, come on! What is the goddamn point then? If there's no redemption or revenge against the bad guys then why the hell should we watch this? Is DeFalco trying to show us reality to the T put on screen or something? Cause if he is, that's a pretty twisted way of doing it. The tagline for this film is "The Most Brutal Movie Ever Made." And I definitely agree with them. But I think it should have been replaced with, "The Shittiest Movie Ever Made," ya know... just to save the people a few bucks. Let me just mention a couple of the deaths real quick to give you a taste. The first girl gets her nipple torn off from Chaos, he chews on it, then shoves it down her throat making her vomit all over the place. She is then stabbed repeatedly in the back and is then raped by Chaos and Swan. I mean, even I had to pause this scene for a little bit to take a breather and I have extreme high tolerance for this kind of stuff (pretty sick, hmm?). The girl's friend is later on tied up and Chaos rams his hunting knife up her... well... you get the point. No need in describing this massacre any further. This film has an awful script (could have been written by a horny mentally unstable 16-year-old) and horrible acting. And did I mention it's only like 74 minutes!? What the hell?! Now I have no problem with graphic disturbing nature in films, but as long as it's done tastefully and there's a point to all of it. The Last House on the Left, for example, was done very nicely. Yes, it had a rather long rape scene, but after that, it seemed like everything was done subtly and had a "less is more" nature to it. This film, on the other hand, just throws it in your face. All it is, is blood, nudity, rapes, more blood, more nudity, stupid dialogue, bad acting, pointless ending, and oh yeah, more blood. There was no point in why we need to see this film, so please, ladies and gents, do yourself a favor, DO NOT watch this film. Hey, I remember reading all the stories about this on imdb.com, and I was very intrigued so I got it on my netflix, but even if your into edgy stuff like this, still don't watch it. I saw this by myself in my little apartment and I painfully regret every ounce of that moment in my life. It has no respect for humanity, no respect for the audience. Chaos is just a 74 minute stupid shockfest that is trying to be something it's clearly not. It suffocates the audience forcing them to watch what is being shown on screen. Less is more, DeFalco! LESS IS MORE! We don't always need to see EVERYTHING! Let me ask you something, Mr. DeFalco. You think it's cool to show women getting beaten, raped, and then slaughtered in the most graphic ways? Huh? Do ya? Well, then your one sick puppy. Cause it really seemed like the director got off on making this waste of film. I'd rather watch Chaos with Jason Statham than this one (no connection by the way). Having said all that, this film is one of the most cringing, sickening disgraces to all who watch it. If I wanted to get a real taste of crime reality, I'd watch America's Most Wanted or read a damn book. Anything's better than this trash.


7. Irreversible (2003)
-Now when my friend first lent this film to me, I didn't know what to think. I had always been into Vincent Cassel's work, especially after seeing him in his terrifying performance in the horror film, Sheitan. And I always admired European cinema, considering how ruthless they can be and the lack of fear to take chances on a film. Well... after seeing this particular film, that whole outlook on European cinema was officially confirmed. WOW. I remember watching this film while my father was in his study doing paper work and I knew this was going to be somewhat of a disturbing flick, so I shut his door so he couldn't hear. Now the first 10-12 minutes, some dude gets his face bashed in to little itty bitty pieces by a fire hydrant! I couldn't believe how unbelievably graphic the scene was. And it was taking place at an extreme homosexual club called 'The Rectum,' panning over various shots of gay men fisting each other. So... right off the bat, I knew what I was getting myself into. Something for the books... that's for sure. Okay, so that scene wraps up and we dive into the bizarre style of filmmaking where the camera is tossing and turning all around the sky (almost to a sickening point), as we finally discover that we are being rewound to the previous chapter in this story. How we got to 'The Rectum!' We eventually find ourselves focusing on Monica Bellucci's character, Alex, who is Vincent Cassel's character, Marcus' girlfriend (love birds in real life by the way). She takes a detour into a tunnel to catch a specific train and dead in her tracks is some crazy man beating some girl. She tries to escape, but he immediately grabs her and holds her against the wall with his knife. He eventually throws her on the ground, flips her over, rips her skirt off, and begins to anally rape her. Now this scene has got to be one of the, if not, THE most shocking scenes you have ever seen on screen. I mean, this film was the most walked out film at the Cannes Film Festival! And I thought the French could handle anything! This scene is somewhat nesecary to show, considering how crucial it is to the storyline, however, what director, Gasper Noe does so painfully is he keeps a wide shot on the rape for about 10 whole minutes. I actually had to stop the film once to catch my breath, because I just couldn't believe what I was viewing. My father had stopped what he was doing and stepped out of his office, cause of the sounds Bellucci was making. It was just an extremely horrifying sequence. One, unfortunately, not to forget. And just the words, alone, that the rapist was spilling out to her as he was raping her spell out DISGUST. I had never, in my life, seen a scene quite like that, nor hear dialogue quite like that. And I thought I witnessed everything there was to witness in films. Guess I was wrong. DEAD WRONG. Oh wait, what does he do after he rapes her? He beats her to death! I mean, come on! Do we really need to see all this happening?! And I really dug the style that Noe chose to make this film in reverse. However, it is difficult for us viewers to continue with the film, because the actual revenge that Cassel gets on the killer rapist happens in the beginning! Before the actual brutal attack! Now why are we still watching this? Because frankly. nothing else really occurs after this infamous scene. I take my hats off to Mrs. Bellucci considering she undertook this scene in several takes. The film, however, is quite fascinating to watch, but bring a paper bag if you get motion sickness, because the spinning gaps in between time periods to establish the flashback become a little daunting after a while.


8. American Psycho (2000)
-Mary Harron directed this masterpiece cult classic, based on a Bret Easton Ellis novel (Less Than Zero, The Informers). Christian Bale stars as yuppie wall street broker, Patrick Bateman, who has it all. A gorgeous fancy apartment, great job, great women, and a lot of money. Oh yeah, did I mention he's a psychopathic killer? Did I...? Did I forget, or...? Okay, well HE IS! Or is he...? What ensues is a string of gruesome murders as he continues to cover them up, and is frequently followed by a private detective, Det. Donald Kimball (played beautifully by Willem Dafoe). Christian Bale is absolutely perfect for the part of Patrick Bateman and the way he physically transformed himself was a major plus. I personally think this is his best performance of all time... so far. Now when your watching this film, you can't really believe what your watching half the time. Whether it's the graphic threesome with the escorts, or the brutal hacking of Paul Allen (Jared Leto). This one is one for the history books. Some may call it a horror film, others might call it a thriller. I myself, could consider it a piece of film noir with a criminal drama undertone. The story is absolutely fascinating and is told so uniquely. Better than most shitty serial killer films nowadays. Can you believe they also made a straight-to-dvd sequel of this in 2002 called American Psycho II: All American Girl with wait, get this... That 70s Show's Mila Kunis in the starring role! And William Shatner as her professor! Now I know the original was in some ways a dark comedy, but come on! This is a fucken 'Funny or Die' sketch if you ask me! This is not the kind of film that should have a sequel. It's not a stupid slasher flick. It's a well crafted, intelligent character study of the human psychosis with a fascinating twist. Much in the theme of The Silence of the Lambs. Anyway, so I consider this film one of the most disturbing because it really does show us subject matter we have not seen before, well in this generation I guess. It's an extremely risky film and received no marketing whatsoever. And as well it shouldn't have. One scene that sticks out to him (aside from the graphic orgy) is the scene where one of the original escorts from the orgy returns to his apartment to have another go around with Bateman. He then finally makes his move. He chases her all throughout his apartment bare naked with blood all over his body, swinging a chainsaw! She keeps on running into the wrong rooms trying to find the exit. What she keeps finding are mutilated dead bodies. She finally exits, and what does Bateman do? He actually bolts out of his apartment and proceeds to chase her through the hallway of the building with no care in the world if anyone sees. She finds the spiral staircase and proceeds to run down them. Bateman stares down with his chainsaw trying to make his mark, finally does, drops the chainsaw and it nails her dead on, killing her instantly. This might not sound gruesome on the page, but trust me. Watching it on the screen. Everything spells out disturbing. After all the outstanding performances on his resume, I think Bale gives the performance of his career with American Psycho. Did I mention that practically all women were behind the making of this production?! Now that's pretty cool if you ask me.


9. Anti-Christ (2009)
-Lars von Trier (Dogville) wrote and directed this cautionary tale of a grieving couple, labeled as just He and She (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg), who retreat to their isolated cabin in the woods to repair their broken and failing marriage. However, things start to get a bit rough around the edges... Yes, this film contains plenty of disturbing gore and sex, but it is also a beautifully structured film, and it's a shame that critics panned it because of the violent matter. If you really look beyond that (even though it can be tough at times...), you will realize that this film is a work of art. In some cases, it makes Quentin Tarantino look mainstream. I, frankly, am getting sick and tired of these constantly predictable American flicks with the same bullshit stories. Nothing ever changes! Everyone is worried about the profit there all going to make. No one worries about pushing the envelope a little, or a lot even. Nobody dares to take a risk. Thankfully we still have brilliant filmmakers like Lars von Trier. Now I am not saying this is a perfect film by any means. Honestly the cinematography is most likely the most brilliant aspect of this production. Flawless camera work by Anthony Dod Mantle. The story is pretty weak at points and the disturbing content does, at times, derive from the story. To a point where it's just being disturbing for the sake of it. And this will definitely show you things that you have not seen before, even when you think you've seen everything (i.e. a vagina spreading open???). I mean, even Willem Dafoe, who I think is one of the most edgiest actors of his generation, hesitated before signing on for this film! That's pretty extreme if you ask me. When the man who is acted in such films as Shadow of the Vampire, American Psycho and The Boondock Saints hesitates about signing on for something like Anti-Christ... you know this film is going to be a bit of a shocker. And shock you it does. Not the best film or the worst film of 2009, but definitely a piece of art... no matter how disturbing it can be at times. I mean, two actors, a man and a woman??? So many possibilities. I'd be interested on how this would look on stage.


10. Teeth (2007)
-Michael Lichtenstein wrote and directed this dark horror/comedy low blow to men all over. This delightfully unique tale revolves around a high school virgin named Dawn O'Keefe (played by Jess Weixler) who discovers she has quite the physical advantage "down under" when she becomes the target for overly horny high schoolers. If it were up to me, I'd change this title and go from Teeth to Chompers, because honestly, teeth is an understatement for what this girl does to these guys'... well... you know... By the way, if ya'll haven't guessed yet on where the "teeth" are located... there inside Dawn's vagina. Oh yes. Her vagina has monstrous teeth that will rip you to shreds. Or... just one organ of yours. This film definitely did for men and sex what Psycho did for showers, or what Jaws did for water. Now I wouldn't consider this an excellent film by any stretch of the imagination. However, it definitely combined the perfect blend of dark comedy and disturbing unique horror. A cult classic if you will. Something I could possibly see Roger Corman direct if he were 30 years younger. Actually, when I was in Sundance in 2009, my uncle Steve told me a story about how he was having breakfast in this little diner that contained several gay waiters. So my uncle Steve was discussing this particular film, Teeth, to his buddies, right? And I guess one of the gay waiters overheard his conversation, charged right up to them, and said with such pride, "That is exactly why we DON'T DO VAGINAS!" And went right back into the kitchen. Now that's a hell of a story. This film surely had a fantastic and original idea that can be both terrifying as well as down right hilarious and also be an eye opener to rapists all over, but I feel like it didn't quite do it justice. In other words, it could have been a hell of a lot better. It flowed very unevenly and honestly, most of the performances were pretty dull. With the exception of John Hensley, who plays Brad, Dawn's step-brother, who continuously tries to take her virginity. Other than him, everyone else doesn't really bring much to the table. I found myself just waiting for the next brutal attack, instead of focusing on the story at hand. One amazing stand out scene for me is her first attack on a young man in a cave who tries to rape her. She, or I should say, It, tears it off and the next day we find the severed penis being gnawed on by a couple of crabs. I'M SERIOUS, PEOPLE! Pretty grotesque if you ask me. But the film really does fall flat and you find yourself about 45 minutes in, waiting for it to end to be honest. Not the best horror/comedy or the worst horror/comedy. Just a horror/comedy with a fantastic original premise, but unfortunately was not done the best it could have been. However, I assure you, this film is %100 pro-women and %500 anti-men, so... men... think twice before you get a little rough with the lady.



Well, that's my top ten for this past decade. Please let me know what you think if you read this! Feel free to recommend any other disturbing films of this past decade, or hell, of any decade! There's just too many to list (Cannibal Holocaust, anyone???).



Sincerely,
FILMBOY - Chris von Hoffmann


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"I never act. I simply bring out the animal inside me." - Willem Defoe




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