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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 26, 2021 18:17:36 GMT
Generally speaking, the more violence the better. I like a bit of the old ultraviolence! Like seeing people getting squeezed. I'm especially fond of good hammer scene or a nice Horror eye gouge.
Somebody getting shot is a cinematic as someone being kissed. When done well violence can be thrilling and beautiful as well as ugly and repugnant. From the retributive explosion of violence at the climax of Straw Dogs to Kill Bill's anime style Kung fu nonsense I'm down with it all.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 18:57:16 GMT
Generally speaking, the more violence the better. I like a bit of the old ultraviolence! Like seeing people getting squeezed. I'm especially fond of good hammer scene or a nice Horror eye gouge. Somebody getting shot is a cinematic as someone being kissed. When done well violence can be thrilling and beautiful as well as ugly and repugnant. From the retributive explosion of violence at the climax of Straw Dogs to Kill Bill's anime style Kung fu nonsense I'm down with it all. I don't know...horses for courses and all that, but I find much of it ugly and unnecessary. The torture porn stuff we're talking about seems a long way from Sam Peckinpah
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 26, 2021 19:02:39 GMT
The torture porn stuff was pretty niche and I wasn't a fan just cos it's boring. Martyr's is pretty good though and could have been great. Violence for its own sake can have a sickly, pornographic quality but that can be powerful and tell us something about ourselves too you know.
I have a stronger stomach than most mind.
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Post by wobblie on Jan 27, 2021 2:41:31 GMT
I'm in the less is more camp. Meaning I prefer the menacing, overwhelming feeling of violence to come rather than actually seeing it take place.
'Night of the Hunter' is a good example.
When I was younger, blood, guts, brutal murders didn't bother me.
My parents took me to see the original 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'. I was 5 and loved that shit.
A questionable parental decision, I will admit.
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