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I second that motion , yet as bad as that one certainly was the sequel was even worse !. As fair recompense Eli Roth should been made to view real scenes and images of such tortures from around the world and be made to speak to it's rare survivors . Maybe then he'd have thought twice before writing and directing that gratuitous shit yet again.Those weren't horror films they were the rabid twisted fantasies of a sick inadequate who being unable to create proper horrific suspense fell back on the so called shock scenes , or as i think of them rancid schlock scenes = Tosser
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you're so right. I've always found it disconcerting that this director refers to the climax of his scene as the 'money shot' doesn't seem right. He's just a middle-class idiot (daddy was a Harvard prof, mummy a artist) who has hit on a formula to make him lots of money without the need for a good story, characterisation, or anything. Without a engaging story or characters you care for it is boring. All he has are the explicit torture he depicts. You are right about the real horror of real torture. The reality is cheapened by this mess. I grew up watching horror movies, still love them even if they are, for want of a better term, 'rubbish', but this formulaic torture porn is not entertaining to me. The story is key and his are rubbish interestingly, his dad's a psychiatrist!!! maybe he needs to talk to him some more ! |
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Hostel v Casino, Marathon Man etc compare & contrast
Se7ens point about story and character and Greenskull's point about dramatic suspense as intregral to horror are the real reasons why Hostel is bovine scatology. The tortures in Casino demonstrate what is wrong with Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci won an Oscar if I remember correctly, and deserved to for this performance, which would have chilled the blood of a frozen flounder) and they also take the story forward; same deal with Laurence Olivier's deadly Nazi dentist in Marathon Man. Torture scenes as an end in themselves are not only disgusting and morally bankrupt, they are also gross, vulgar and dull.
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When I red the previous posts I became aware that many of you didn't see much bad stuff. All the mentioned films are at least entertaining.
What about Ed Wood or Uwe Boll. And work yourself through this list: http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom If you saw at least 10 of the films of the list and/or these directors, than you know how a bad movies looks like. And additionally you will suffer... a lot. This stuff is not so bad it becomes good again, no it is pure pain. Do not, I repeat, do not watch more than 4 films in one day. The brain-damage could be nonreversible. |
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Hey great shout bitchassnigga_666. I have seen one of the 3 worst movies ever, which will not surprise anyone who knows me!
I thought Zaat, or "The Blood Waters of Dr. Z" was Ok, sure the story, acting and effects were all dire but putting those issues aside it was funny, I would love to see this mad scientist meets Creature from the Black Lagoon tale again. Looking down that list there's a LOT of movies I remember and several I am proud to have in my collection so I would not class them as bad movies. I bought Bat People last year and am getting Laserblast. To me it looks more like a shopping list. A couple of others which are not on the list. Kraa! The Sea Monster (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155815/) deserves a mention as 99.99% of the action is on land and it has a great rubber monster and some dodgy alien space cadets your toes will curl upwards as you watch. And.... "The Sea Serpent" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088089/) is so funny it will leave you dribbling from the corners of your mouth. Last edited by Wendigo; March 1st, 2009 at 02:32 PM.. |
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I actually think Roth would miss the point entirely and try to hire them as technical advisors for his next shite-fest. It's worrying that Hostel is liked by so many people, it is one of very few movies I know of that have no redeeming features at all and why Quentin Tarantino wanted to be associated with it is beyond me. It certainly lowered my opinion of him.
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"Embrace of the Vampire" with Alyssa Milano. What in hell was this thing about, anyway? Some rubbish about "doing something before midnight..."
And much as I enjoyed seeing Alyssa relieved of all those pesky clothes, I can't recommend it for that alone. The worst vampire film ever made in Minnesota. Last edited by doyle; March 12th, 2009 at 01:36 AM.. |
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Star Crash, with David Hasselhoff. All time stinker. I had a video copy I found for a few bucks that I'd put on whenever this discussion came up, and halfway through people would go, "Yep, you're right. This is incredibly bad."
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This could be an endless list, but I try to cut it short:
Goregasm Repo Man Blue Rock Mountain (?), not sure bout the name, this gay cowboys thing all Titanics House of Wax (Paris Hilton, what should I say more?) Halloween 3 The last Horror Movie (aka Love to Kill aka Maniac 2) Anthropophagus 9 1/2 Weeks Love Story (I never managed to see it fully, all this "big feelings for females" films bore the shit outta me) I never watched, and I never will, Piano I love Horror Movies, but there is such a bunch of crap out there, so I can t/won t name them all. Uwe Bolls Seed, pretty violent, but the script was a total error, specially the prison scenes. Hostel takes to much time, before it comes to the point, don t like it, when a movie takes 60 of 90 minutes before it gets interesting. Thats why I added Anthrophagus to the list. The Omen Trilogy is great, but the mentioned before part with the girl was total crap. Short cut: Every Movie with Pamela Anderson Every Kevin Costner movie (why are his movies so endless? and all these "big emotions") Every movie with van Damme/Segal For me, most Tom Cruise films are totally overrated Off topic: I can t watch any movie with John Travolta, I m not willing to spend my money for scientologists (what a shame, he was in Pulp Fiction), ok, thats not bout worst movies, its my personal thing HF /btw for those who like horror movies, here s a nice link with a lot of good movies: http://www.asian-horror-movies.com/
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