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Warning for TRULY HORRIFYING scenes


Basically, I liked this movie. But I think that anyone who is planning on watching it, at least the uncut version, should be strongly warned that there are scenes in this movie that are truly, truly awful. The animal cruelty scenes have been much discussed on this message board, and yes, I found them quite distasteful.

But the scenes of self-abuse were simply horrifying. My wife had to leave the room and is still sick to her stomach an hour later. I don't want to ruin anything, so let me just say that anyone with a weak stomach should seriously consider looking away or fast forwarding through any scene involving FISH HOOKS that seems to be heading toward potential ugliness. Because it WILL get ugly!

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I agree that the animal cruelty was unnecessary. I think it's very distasteful to kill innocent creatures in the spirit of film making. I mean, really. But those fish hook scenes made me and the hubby cringe. Ick!! Pretty good movie, I wasn't expecting much but it was pretty darn good.

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Do you eat meat? Then you perform animal cruelty.

Note that the supposed "cruelty" isn't all that uncommon in other countries. Also see Oldboy where the live octopus gets eaten -- it isn't a weird thing at all to them.

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Do you eat meat? Then you perform animal cruelty....

What kind of a stupid question is that, its like something my 8 year old son would come up with if he tried to pose an argument..

There is a huge difference between animal cruelty depicted in cinema and the killing of an animal for the means of food?

anyway, forget that.. animal cruelty in other countries isnt as big a thing as in the western world you are right - the octopus scene in oldboy is great though and i dont really see that as animal cruelty, just my point of view right or wrong - i find it tough to see animals being killed in anything, i was very uncomfortable with it in Cannibal Apocolypse and most recently i was disgusted with the opening of 'Seed' a Uwe Boll movie that is really 1 of the worst movies ive seen in many years,apart from 2 clever scenes that were impressively made.

No idea why im writing this - ive just ordered this movie from amazon coz i quite fancied watching it and when i checked it out and read that 'do you eat meat..?' comment i found it laughable.. maybe thats why im wasting my time.

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vegetarian or not... surely an educated mind can see a difference between the 2. killing for food goes back to mans earliest days, hunter gatherer's and all that.. killing for sport is something different altogether.

and yes, i like all vegetarian food also.

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with such strict views you probably dont realise that you are forgetting that humans are also animals, carnivors at that, and we are natural meat eaters..

Yes we can choose whether to eat meat or not but that is a matter of personal opinion - why is it that vegetarians argue the killing of animals for food is unnecessary killing of animals - there is a reason for it... food! whether in your opinion right or wrong, it does not make it unnecessary - it is one of the most natural acts of all animals in the world, unless herbivour of course, but that does not make them vegetarian animals, as to be a vegetarian requires thought and choice and they do not think about their choices! It is because it is natural to eat veg to herbivors just like it is natural to eat meat for carnivors (humans).

I am really against cruelty to animals and was even vegetarian myself for a year when i was about 12 years old - ive considered being vegetarian again throughout my life, such is my disgust of animal cruelty - but i can not justify rationaly being a vegetarian - i just choose to eat meat i know has been raised well and not buy cheap meat, much like your choice to deny all meat for narrow minded reasons.

Choices make us who we are, please realise that being vegetarian is a choice you have made and i respect, i will not try to get you to eat meat again, as you say - we dont need it to survive and power to you! but to be a vegetarian thinking it is because the eating of meat is some inhumane act against animals is ridiculous, laughable and completely unfounded!!

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Utter nonsense!
You do realise that if we didn't eat meat we would still be walking around on all fours instead of upright on our feet??
The eating of meat (HIGH protein) allowed our stomachs to shrink in size and slowly through evolution allowed us to become upright!!

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I love meat! Num num num...

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Sure does SEEM that way. And those others? The 'no milk/dairy/skin/dna/rna' moonbats? They fall right in line with your observation as well.

Most of the time when you see or meet a 'real man' that avoids meat it has something to do with diet and health rather than a holier-than-thou mentality, which is the modern day liberal...hence 'gay'. The 'same thing' if you will.

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Chimps, our nearest animal relatives eat meat. Like us it is not all they eat, but they take it when they can catch it. If it wasn't natural for us to eat meat, we wouldn't do it! It would make us ill, like milk does to vast numbers of people particularly in Asia.

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Wow, let's beat this argument to death already! I believe the points being argued are:
was it cruel to chop up fish in anger, drag a dog by it's leash, or factory slaughter cows, pigs, chickens, etc for 'meat'..?? I believe there is a cultural reference here to take into account (Dogs and other 'pets' are eaten in Indonesia, for example). Also, I have read Kim Ki-Duk's opinion on this. I'd have to agree with why Kim Ki-Duk chose to show what he did in his movie(s). He is making a statement regarding humanity and the cruelty we commit everyday to ourselves and others - other people, and other species.

It all comes back to respect and regard for life OR not.
I'm not a vegetarian. But, I don't eat red meat or dairy. It makes me ill.
I attempt to eat locally or at least know where my food comes from.
You are what you eat, and if you enjoy the hormones and the fear, then go ahead, take another bite,
carnivore human. yum-yum

"..the way I see it, the food that we eat today is no different. In America you eat beef, pork, and kill all these animals. And the people who eat these animals are not concerned with their slaughter. Animals are part of this cycle of consumption. It looks more cruel onscreen, but I don't see the difference. And yes, there's a cultural difference, and maybe Americans will have a problem with it - but if they can just be more sensitive to what is acceptable in different countries I'd hope they wouldn't have too many issues with what's shown on -screen." KK

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Wow, let's beat this argument to death already! I believe the points being argued are:
was it cruel to chop up fish in anger, drag a dog by it's leash, or factory slaughter cows, pigs, chickens, etc for 'meat'..?? I believe there is a cultural reference here to take into account (Dogs and other 'pets' are eaten in Indonesia, for example). Also, I have read Kim Ki-Duk's opinion on this. I'd have to agree with why Kim Ki-Duk chose to show what did in his movie(s). He is making a statement regarding humanity and the cruelty we commit everyday to ourselves and others - other people, and other species.

It all comes back to respect and regard for life OR not.
I'm not a vegetarian. But, I don't eat red meat or dairy. It makes me ill.
I attempt to eat locally or at least know where my food comes from.
You are what you eat, and if you enjoy the hormones and the fear, then go ahead, take another bite,
carnivore human. yum-yum

"..the way I see it, the food that we eat today is no different. In America you eat beef, pork, and kill all these animals. And the people who eat these animals are not concerned with their slaughter. Animals are part of this cycle of consumption. It looks more cruel onscreen, but I don't see the difference. And yes, there's a cultural difference, and maybe Americans will have a problem with it - but if they can just be more sensitive to what is acceptable in different countries I'd hope they wouldn't have too many issues with what's shown on -screen." KK

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Well, YOU should probably stop eating their food.

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