First truly uncomfortable action film?

Personally I think so. I'm no prude to violence and personally love it when the villains get what's coming to them but there is a line which this film crosses. I'm sorry but no one wants to see their heroes beaten as severely as they are in cliffhanger. It was just too over the top and made the heroes really rather lousy. Yes it does work to make the villains hate able but in the wrong way