Martyrs and The Audition
09-17-2011, 02:01 AM
[MENTION=17634]Oldman[/MENTION]: Not saying I won't watch it, but from what I've heard of the trilogy, it doesn't sound impressive in terms of actual horror E.G. suspense/uncertainty.
[MENTION=424]Fangenstein[/MENTION]: I dunno if Martyrs was meant to be enjoyed in the traditional sense of the word, but I definitely enjoyed it in the sense that I was looking for a damn scary horror film, and found one!
I think the whole film is up for interpretation, but I certainly don't find it to be simple "torture porn;" the torture scenes seemed much too dark and down to earth to be exploitation and nothing more. To me, the scare factor of the latter half came in the form of the still-uncertain "end goal" of the situation, yet how ritualistically brutal and inescapable it was. It pushed hard on one's endurance for bleakness, mixed in with the usual empathy for pain and fear a lot of horror has.
[MENTION=424]Fangenstein[/MENTION]: I dunno if Martyrs was meant to be enjoyed in the traditional sense of the word, but I definitely enjoyed it in the sense that I was looking for a damn scary horror film, and found one!
I think the whole film is up for interpretation, but I certainly don't find it to be simple "torture porn;" the torture scenes seemed much too dark and down to earth to be exploitation and nothing more. To me, the scare factor of the latter half came in the form of the still-uncertain "end goal" of the situation, yet how ritualistically brutal and inescapable it was. It pushed hard on one's endurance for bleakness, mixed in with the usual empathy for pain and fear a lot of horror has.
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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