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Old 03-09-2009, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Burning in Hell View Post
. I rarely discuss the psychology or the story of a movie of this kind after seing it (who cares anyways)
I care. What I enjoy most from a horror/scifi/fantasy film is the ability to present huge themes within an audience-friendly framework.

I liked Martyrs, but I didn't find it to be ground-breaking or brilliant.

It's brutality loses its impact after a while and simply becomes numbing, which may be someone's intention, but hardly the way I want to feel after viewing a film.

I found the "reason" behind everything to be silly & foolish & half-baked. Yes, the filmmakers tried to elevate the torture genre (aiming high is a wonderful thing) but their reach exceed their grasp.
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