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If you are thinking of seeing this

posted 16 years ago by oldboy18
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Honestly don't! And its nothing to do with the content or anything it's just the fact it's a terribly made film.

I've seen quite a few of this genre of film and this is probably the worst. it's a bad version of 'I spit on your grave' (and that's saying something!)

Honestly the hardcore sex scenes are not erotic or arousing in any way.
The directing is terrible in every way.
Any violence is not exciting, sad, anything! It's just dull!
No characterisation to lead you to care one iota about the characters.
The list goes on as there are no redeeming features about this amateurish movie.

I'm ashamed of myself for being tempted into buying this on dvd purely because it was £5 and was meant to be very shocking. I'm going to take it back and get my money back, not because I care particulary about the fiver I just do not want the people who produced this to have a single penny of my money and I do not want it on my shelf.

Honestly unless you have a friend or relative in this film just do not bother!

[–] bithok 16 years ago

You are an idiot.
This movie is a realistic trash-road-movie, it's not supposed to be pornographic as it's not about arousing males.
It's about offering to women a view of humiliated males, which makes it the absolute opposite of a pr0n flick.
Anyway, it's hard, indeed, but it's not unrealistic.

[–] oldboy18 16 years ago

Well then why did it use pornographic actors and have hardcore sex scenes?

I was just warning anyone that was under the impression that it might be arousing, that it wasn't.

Probably the most badly made film I've tried to sit through and the point of my post was to try and stop as many people as possible from watching it.

[–] bithok 16 years ago

> Well then why did it use pornographic actors and have hardcore sex scenes?

BEcause they are actors and will accept to play naked scenes that more conventional actors will avoid.

[–] tbilton 16 years ago

Well, i'm rewatching this as we speak. It's based on the book which I intend to read. Yes the directing and acting is B-level but to answer your questions on the hardcore scenes..quoting the director (female) if an actor can eat in a scene where food is required, why not perform sex for real instead of simulating it?
IMO porn is only porn where it's designed to stimulate and make the viewer aroused. The rape scene and the other sex scenes are not shot in an sensual manner.

[–] emncaity 16 years ago

Wow, that's great reasoning, if you equate sex with eating, which I guess many people do. If the only moral or ethical considerations are that 1) you didn't use violence to get it, 2) nobody gets hurt while it's happening, and 3) you don't overindulge in an unhealthy way, then I guess there's no reason not to get after it just like you get after a good Philly. I mean, as long as we're just talking about two aspects of human experience that people do only in relation to their own hunger and need for pleasure. Sure as hell we couldn't be wrong about that.

So you'd be OK with your own boyfriend or girlfriend or wife/husband, daughter, whoever, doing this? And if the reply is "No, but these actors chose it for themselves," then what's the moral dimension in creating a market for this sort of thing by buying tickets or paying for rentals?

[Sitting back, waiting to see how long it'll take some idiot to chime in and yell "censorship!". It always happens, and it's usually when absolutely nobody is calling for censorship. I'm also not saying it's impossible for films like this to have value in other ways, to be significant in certain aspects, etc.]

[–] CaptainHowdy1987 16 years ago

tbilton said : "quoting the director (female) if an actor can eat in a scene where food is required, why not perform sex for real instead of simulating it?"

That's like saying, if an actor can eat in a scene where food is required, why not shoot each other FOR REAL instead of simulating it.

"Warhorse. Warhead, Fuc|< 'em, man, White knuckle tight. Through black and white"

[–] emncaity 16 years ago

"That's like saying, if an actor can eat in a scene where food is required, why not shoot each other FOR REAL instead of simulating it."

Sort of, yeah.

I guess this all gets clearer to the degree a person subscribes to the "sex is nothing special to be shared with only one person" ethic.

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[–] emncaity 16 years ago

>> Sex and eating? That's the last time I eat dinner with my parents... <<

ewww...yeah, sorry, shoulda picked another analogy, now that I think about it...it's clear that my generation (not my parents', not my kids') is the first and only one to ever have sex in any situation, right or wrong... ;-)

[–] Wooooo_Bananas 16 years ago

I saw it for free, so I have no complaints

[–] chamohlamb 8 years ago

I like this movie and I'm not sure why someone would want to try to stop other people from watching it.

The movie is titled Rape Me. I doubt anybody is going to see it not knowing they are going to be seeing something shocking.

[–] firemaple 16 years ago

This movie sucked. Horrible acting, weak dialogue, and amateurish directing. Who cares about the content? I was too busy rolling my eyes at the posturing.

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