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Most brutal murder ever committed to film?

posted 13 years ago by RabidAnchovy345
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I don't think I've ever seen a murder as elaborate or as intensely brutal as what Hackman's character gets in any other film. Even for me it was a bit difficult to watch.

[–] thousand_yard_stare 12 years ago

It's incredibly violent. Someone at the MPAA must have been asleep for this to get an R.

[–] avenuesf 8 years ago

This was originally rated X when it was first released, if I remember correctly.

[–] Coolflic 11 years ago

I haven't seen this movie - Why is this scene so brutal?

[–] Frumaster 11 years ago

Let me put it this way, I felt Tatantino's "with apair of pliers and a blowtorch" line was a direct reference to this scene.

[–] Henry_Framus_Valentine 8 years ago

The line "…a pair of pliers and a blowtorch…" was from Charley Varrick (1973) directed by Don Siegel. It`s more likely that Tarantino saw that and less likely he saw Eureka which was never in wide release.

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[–] FilmBuff (6663) 2 years ago

I'd wager he's seen both, along with damn near every other film ever made.

[–] Jones70 (6195) 5 years ago

It’s definitley one of them imo. Some others would be Josh’s death in Hostel, and the girl that gets killed on film in 8mm.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16135) 3 years ago

The strangulation in Frenzy is pretty gnarly to sit through.