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This movie starts with the graphic slaughter of a cow

posted 14 years ago by guy_lazarus
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This movie stars with an actual slaughter of a cow, where it's throat is cut and it is skinned while alive. There should have been a warning on the DVD as this is a kind of pornography (or violence).

I had read many years ago that this was a disgusting movie and considered by critics to be the nadir of contemporary cinema at its time. How right they were. I turned if off after the title sequence as you could see what crap it was going to be.

I can't even imagine why this dreck is on DVD, when so many worthy movies are not. I can only think of the trend of autopsy porn on TV and in the movies.

Americans with their love of autopsy porn shows are mentally deranged.

[–] jsprine-2 14 years ago

If you seriously consider the graphic slaughter and skinning of a cow to be "pornographic", you have some profound mental health issues and should seek professional counseling at once.

Unless of course you don't understand the meaning of the word "pornographic".

[–] honeylocs 14 years ago

It seems the OP was referring to this meaning of the word 'pornography':

>>>the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction <the pornography of violence>

In which case, she or he is exactly correct.

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[–] rockmail 12 years ago

No, because the "definition" of pornography specifically refers to SEXUAL arousal, not just ANY emotional reaction. So unless the OP is sexually aroused by animal killing, he is wrong.

[–] osopestoso 14 years ago

What do YOU do, eat cows alive? Get real. Get off your high horse, you're no better than anyone else.
"They sucked his brains out!"

[–] rockmail 12 years ago

Holy crap, more cow whining?

First of all, nature which your are a part of, involves the killing of animals for food - it's how animals are fueled. End of story.

Second, movies of this era had a certain higher level of honesty, where real life scenes were closer to the actual situation, rather than sanitized for sensitive viewers. That was a GOOD thing, and it is sorely missed.