Jib
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Post by Jib on May 28, 2012 2:50:45 GMT -6
I have done this on Steve's Board, so I thought I would try it here as well. Considering that this is The Blair Witch Forum, a movie in which we all know had some inspiration/influence from the highly controversial film Cannibal Holocaust. Even though I am a fan of the found footage genre of film, that movie is number one on my list of films that I will NEVER watch. Seriously, with a graphic gang rape scene, sickening depictions of cannibalism, a horrorific punishment for an adultress, and REAL animal killings (among a whole lot of other offensive content), there is absolutely no way I can sit through this movie. I would rather drink paint, rinse my mouth out with acid, and then shampoo my hair with kerosene than EVER watch Cannibal Holocaust. So my list stands as follows: Cannibal Holocaust
The Human Centipede (and its sequels) Faces of Death
Cannibal Ferox
Salo: The 120 Days of Sodom
A Serbian Film
I Spit On Your Grave
Gummo
Ichi the Killer
Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark
Uwe Boll's SeedSex and the City (and its sequel) Baby Geniuses (and its sequel) Fred the Movie (even though it is a made for television movie, it is still one I refuse to ever see) Just about anything that the Nostalgia Critic has reviewed. (Note, the films I have in bold are to highlight the films I refuse to see because of their offensive and disturbing content. Everything else I refuse to see is because they are just plain lousy.  ) |
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Post by Tweek on May 28, 2012 8:32:45 GMT -6
I have watched Cannibal Holocaust, just out of curiosity. It is a poor film in general, on top of the offensive elements you mention. I think that was the whole point of it, to be "shocking". Didn't work for me. The movie is just plain bad.
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Post by Jib on May 28, 2012 14:40:24 GMT -6
I have watched Cannibal Holocaust, just out of curiosity. It is a poor film in general, on top of the offensive elements you mention. I think that was the whole point of it, to be "shocking". Didn't work for me. The movie is just plain bad. Have you seen any of the other films I have highlighted in bold? Such as The Human Centipede? The whole premise of that movie is just sickening, and for that reason it stirred a lot of buzz when it was released. |
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Post by Tweek on May 28, 2012 16:32:01 GMT -6
That's the only one on your list I've seen. And I only sat through CH because it was mentioned as being the granddaddy of the found footage genre. Bleh  |
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Post by Jib on May 28, 2012 17:29:52 GMT -6
That's the only one on your list I've seen. And I only sat through CH because it was mentioned as being the granddaddy of the found footage genre. Bleh I'm sorry you had to sit through that awful, vile, and horrible excuse for a movie. I know I really should not judge a movie without seeing it, but upon everything that I have read, it is truly not worth seeing. CH was purely made for shock value, and that is where it fails not only as a film, but as an artwork of humanity. At least with movies like Fight Club, A Clockwork Orange, and even Borat, they were more keen on delivering a message while keeping their content subtle. Even BWP took a much better approach as a film than CH! Though, one must admit that the theme song to CH is quite lovely: So Tweek, is there any movie out there that you refuse to ever see? |
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Post by Tweek on May 28, 2012 19:25:13 GMT -6
No, not really. There are films that I don't seek out because the subject matter doesn't interest me or they seem boring from the previews. I read a lot of online reviews and try to stay clear of those movies that are obvious stinkers.
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Post by mrtnflmngak on May 30, 2012 10:55:40 GMT -6
From that list, I've seen Cannibal Holocaust, The Human Centipede, Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom, I Spit on Your Grave and Fred: The Movie.
Personally, I loved Cannibal Holocaust, the shock stuff didn't bother me and considering how everyone believed it was real at the time, right up to the point where the director was arrested made the movie that little more enjoyable. I also enjoyed the story very much but if your someone who can't stomach the shock stuff, you'll hate this.
The Human Centipede wasn't too bad. I didn't think was half as bad as people made out to be. A couple of scenes that were a bit vile but not as bad as its made out to be. Story wasn't too bad either. All I'll say is what your expecting it to be, it ain't as bad. Have yet to see the sequel.
Salo was just weird. Few rich powerful guys have a large group of young people put in an isolated mansion-type building and beat them, abuse them and make them their sex slaves. I hated this movie, certain scenes were disgusting. Considering that the director dedicated a good part of the film to 'The Circle of Shit'. Stay away.
Assuming you mean the original, I Spit on Your Grave wasn't shocking, wasn't good and sucked. Bad 70s acting. The rape scenes were more funny to me due to the terrible acting and that the camera only showed the actors faces. Stay away, not because of shocks but simply because its a terrible overrated movie.
Fred is the most annoying movie in history. Don't watch with any heavy objects near you because you'll want to hit the screen with them.
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Post by Jib on Jun 6, 2012 1:16:46 GMT -6
From that list, I've seen Cannibal Holocaust, The Human Centipede, Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom, I Spit on Your Grave and Fred: The Movie. Personally, I loved Cannibal Holocaust, the shock stuff didn't bother me and considering how everyone believed it was real at the time, right up to the point where the director was arrested made the movie that little more enjoyable. I also enjoyed the story very much but if your someone who can't stomach the shock stuff, you'll hate this. I probably would. Especially that infamous turtle scene. What was the director thinking when he made this movie?!? Really? The whole premise is flat-out disgusting! Three individuals are sewn together, via mouth to rectum, and are forced to squirm around and live off of each other's feces for the rest of their lives. How is that "not too bad?" You can bet that I will stay away from that vile excuse for a movie. Yes, I did mean the original, and because I read the entire synopsis on Wikipedia, I know full well to stay away from it. Ironic that you say the acting in the film was really bad, considering that Camille Keaton won an Oscar for playing as "the rape victim." His YouTube video are barely tolerable! Why on Earth would I even bother watching his feature length film?!? Goodness forbid if Chris Crocker ever got his own movie.  So with all those comments said and done, what are some films on YOUR list that you refuse to ever see? |
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Post by mrtnflmngak on Jun 7, 2012 12:29:29 GMT -6
Yeah, even I'll admit I couldn't stomach the turtle scene, it was an extremely unnecessary scene and the director should not have harmed any animals, just horrendous.
I still don't think The Human Centipede is that bad. There ain't much gore, couple of scenes that people may not like but in comparison to other films, the blood ain't half as bad. You also don't see any feces or anything like that, just them screaming when it is supposedly happening. I think its more the concept of the movie which everyone freaks out over but I don't blame them. Its a bizarre story.
Exactly, stay away from Salo! Horrible movie. The kind of movie some people would consider a masterpiece, something I will never understand.
Well, to be honest, I never finished I Spit On Your Grave because I thought it sucked, got about two thirds into it. Movie sucks and I don't understand how she got an Oscar.
I also recently watched Gummo, another movie on your list. Not really sure what you've heard about this movie but it ain't gore-y or anything and isn't disturbing. Just ain't got a storyline. It completely sucked though, the movie focused on jumping from one characters random situation to anothers. The kind of movie those arthouse freaks would go crazy for.
Ain't many movies I won't watch. Curiosity gets the better of me, the movies you have put have intrigued me and I plan on watching the majority of them.
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Post by Jib on Jun 23, 2012 23:09:54 GMT -6
I also recently watched Gummo, another movie on your list. Not really sure what you've heard about this movie but it ain't gore-y or anything and isn't disturbing. Just ain't got a storyline. It completely sucked though, the movie focused on jumping from one characters random situation to anothers. The kind of movie those arthouse freaks would go crazy for. Ain't many movies I won't watch. Curiosity gets the better of me, the movies you have put have intrigued me and I plan on watching the majority of them. I read about Gummo on Wikipedia and was disgusted to learn about the number of cat killings that are portrayed in the film. I had lost a long-time feline friend back in April and I just couldn't possibly watch some redneck kids killing cats for fun. Even if none of the killings are real (unlike in Cannibal Holocaust), I just refuse to ever see Gummo. Well, if you do plan on watching any more of the films that I have listed, then please let us know what you think of them. |
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Post by mrtnflmngak on Jul 2, 2012 9:53:20 GMT -6
I actually just watched Faces of Death. I read many different things about it. Some articles said the movie was entirely fake, some said all the scenes were real and others said 50/50.
Either way, all it was, was a peculiar Doctor character narrating over various death scenes, human and animal. It showed things like autopsies, corpses, animal cruelty, slaughterhouse production and fatal accidents. It made for extremely uncomfortable viewing and had a documentary feel to it. Overall, it was not entertaining in the slighest, just had me asking what was real and what was fake because none of the scenes appeared genuine. Just a bad movie.
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Post by Jib on Jul 8, 2012 13:53:29 GMT -6
I actually just watched Faces of Death. I read many different things about it. Some articles said the movie was entirely fake, some said all the scenes were real and others said 50/50. Either way, all it was, was a peculiar Doctor character narrating over various death scenes, human and animal. It showed things like autopsies, corpses, animal cruelty, slaughterhouse production and fatal accidents. It made for extremely uncomfortable viewing and had a documentary feel to it. Overall, it was not entertaining in the slighest, just had me asking what was real and what was fake because none of the scenes appeared genuine. Just a bad movie. Kind of ironic that you did not enjoy this movie, but you certainly enjoyed Cannibal Holocaust, eh? |
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Post by mrtnflmngak on Jul 18, 2012 19:31:36 GMT -6
True, haha. The thing with Cannibal Holocaust was it at least had a decent story behind the gore and violence. Faces of Death was just death scene after death scene with no plot whatsoever. |
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Post by Jib on Aug 3, 2012 16:00:15 GMT -6
True, haha. The thing with Cannibal Holocaust was it at least had a decent story behind the gore and violence. Faces of Death was just death scene after death scene with no plot whatsoever. Very good point. Regardless, both films are just too vile for me to ever watch. |
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Post by Rekti1013 on Mar 31, 2015 19:35:07 GMT -6
I regret watching A Serbian Film.
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