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Could have used a little more gore


I'm not a gore hound but I feel they could have shown a little more close up violence

but anyway a good revenge flick.

7/10



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I get the feeling that even a snuff movie wouldn't be enough for you.

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It was plenty for me...

Recent movies:

The Town - 8/10
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me - 7/10
My Left Foot - 9/10

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I agree, though I think it was probably due to the budget they had to keep it simple. It cut away a bit too often.

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It cut away quite a lot, I thought. Really got to the heart of the subject. Those fights used a lot of guts.

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It did cut away quite often but I think that too much gore would have spoiled it for me. I didn't like Hostel because of the intensity of the gore/violence.

Overall I thought there was enough gore to make the fight scenes convincing without taking it too far.

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I agree on both counts. I found Hostel disgusting because it was just torture porn for the sake of it. I genuinely believe you'd have to be sick to enjoy that.

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there was too much gore for me..

and it was just too brutal for me...

well made though... very gritty..

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The director mentions in the DVD commentary that they were already stretching their budget and that a lot of gore, prosthetics etc. would have been above the line.

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I also think they could have shown some more detail, but on the other hand: When I was watching Christian torturing the men's testicles I thought to myself ''I hope they won't show the actual thing happening'' XD
So I guess it's a good thing this is what the budget allowed.
Solid 7/10 from me as well for this flick.

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