I am a sick man.
Ask any of my friends. I am banned in my flat from picking a film. After forcing my troupe to see one film recently, no one trusts me to take them to the cinema any more.
I hate “normal” films. The Matrix was good for about five seconds when I was fifteen, Love Actually makes me physically sick. Don’t even talk to me about Happy Feet.
I can do nice films, on occasion, but generally speaking you’ll find me in my room watching an obscure French horror film where pigs are raped and people crucified.
If you know which film I refer to, you suffer from the same obsession. For those who do not, it is called The Ordeal and is more funny than scary.
The internet has enabled man to pour his attention over things like never before. Some people masturbate furiously over nipple slips. Some follow their football team to such attention they can tell you if a goalkeeper has irregular bowel movements.
The internet has enabled me to do something else. To seek out new gore and degradation, to go where few men have gone before and fewer want to. I watch horror films.
I am not in love with famous horror films per se, such as Saw, though I did watch up until film four before I began to wish Jigsaw was murdering me so the whole thing would end.
Mainly I seek out obscure and visceral, violent, intense films. I highly recommend Bloody-disgusting.com for those of you thinking this pursuit appeals, as well as Amazon, who stock everything made ever, as far as I can ascertain.
Martyrs is bloody and violent and ultimately rewarding, Trailer Park of Terror funny and creepy, The Descent downright abusive and Ringu mentally scarring. I could keep going, each film has its charms to me. Such is my disposition.
What did you make of The Human Centipide…?
I’ve not seen it but apparently ‘A Serbian Film’ is pretty impossible to watch…
Hi, I haven’t seen that one yet (though I have it). I’m looking forward to it! What did you think? I’m waiting on an unrated cut (internet based) of a Serbian film. I’m going to settle down to Loved Ones this week, have you seen that? (Adam Thorn)
Dunno. I prefer the suspense of suggestion rather than the gore. Blair Witch Project (whilst not amazing and not worthy of the hype) did this well. Even The Dark Knight (yes, I know it’s not horror)… not a single drop of blood in the film yet suggestively very violent. Would love to hear a few suggestions like this for my list, suggestions which are a less mainstream.
I watched A Serbian Film. I do not recommend it. Loved Ones was Ok, but nothing brilliant.
Martin- Paranormal Activity if you haven’t already seen it is very creepy, as is Ringu (The Ring, Japanese original- don’t waste time with the American remake). Also if you like implied violence try any of Michael Haneke’s films, particularly Funny Games. There’s a Belgian and a US version but they’re shot for shot identical pretty much. Let me know how you get on!
Love it!I’m more of a nipple slip man myself, but I understand the obsession!
Ha! I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t partial on occasion to a bit of famous areola pink.