the greatest torture scene of all time?

[swiss tony]

got the idea for this thread in a post i was making about 1984. what a great torture scene. all psychology no gore, acted by two of the rsc's finest. i know audition and imprint may come up here, and i own both but have watched neither yet, so permit me a pre emptive spoiler alert request. thanks guy.:)

[ManchestrMorgue]

As far as a prolonged torture goes, the first Guinea Pig is quite disturbing and nasty.

August Underground's Mordum has a number of very disturbing, very graphic scenes of torture that are really quite vile and horrific.

Of course, the ear-lopping tortue in Reservoir Dogs is a classic - especially with the funky soundtrack to go with it.

[swiss tony]

Originally Posted by ManchestrMorgue

As far as a prolonged torture goes, the first Guinea Pig is quite disturbing and nasty.

August Underground's Mordum has a number of very disturbing, very graphic scenes of torture that are really quite vile and horrific.

Of course, the ear-lopping tortue in Reservoir Dogs is a classic - especially with the funky soundtrack to go with it.

good knowledge of obscure torture scenes. are either of those two movies any good or are they just a vehicle for sick gore? reservoir dogs scene is good quality, its tense without being splattery. well balanced!

[slayer666]

I think Audition is tough to beat here. It isn't so much the torture scene itself as how unprepared the viewer is for it when it happens. Adds even more impact.

[swiss tony]

could well watch audition and/or ichi tonight. i've been waiting for the right moment. got them a couple of weeks ago but i've going through ghost story phase. it could be time crank it up a notch and unleash the fury. i also have the zombie trilogy waiting in the wings.

[Ash's_evil_hand]

I found the 'examination' scene in Fire in the Sky quite a disturbing one as well. Not so much brutal as fucked up.

I've seen both August Underground Mordum and the first Guinea Pig. You do need a strong stomach to sit through them. Depends what you consider a good movie - they are just a vehicle for sick gore, but after each of them I felt like I'd had an 'experience'. If you want to test your limits I'd recommend both.

And I loved Audition. I'd highly recommend it. Be patient with it - it's not a quick moving film but that's exactly as it should be.

[swiss tony]

Originally Posted by Ash's_evil_hand

I've seen both August Underground Mordum and the first Guinea Pig. You do need a strong stomach to sit through them. Depends what you consider a good movie - they are just a vehicle for sick gore, but after each of them I felt like I'd had an 'experience'.

kinda like hostel but without gratuitous nudity. i'm not really into gore for gore's sake. although nudity for nudity's sake is a totally different ball game!

[ManchestrMorgue]

Originally Posted by swiss tony

good knowledge of obscure torture scenes. are either of those two movies any good or are they just a vehicle for sick gore? reservoir dogs scene is good quality, its tense without being splattery. well balanced!

My personal opinion of AU's Mordum is that it is a pretty crap film. However it is extremely brutal. There is little in the way of plot - it is basically a fake snuff film.

Guinea Pig is the same sort of thing

[Ash's_evil_hand]

I agree - not much in the way of plot etc, just basically fake snuff. I guess for me it was the roller coaster ride syndrome - when the films ended, I had to just sit back for a while. I'm glad I did sit through them though. It's been a long time since I was affected that deeply by a fictional film.

[swiss tony]

i felt like that about passion of the christ. i spent most of the movie wishing they'd lay off him. then, for a few days afterwards i'd find myself in a daze thinking back. my psyche felt violated. dunno if i would watch something like that again. the same goes for faces of death or any of those 'best sporting injuries' tv programmes. sometimes shit just gets out of hand.