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The Movie Thread Piranha 3D was actually a good remake, Last House on the Left ok too. They are re-making Cannibal Holocaust apparently which for those who have not seen it is a pretty sick Italian flick from the 80s (FYI, Blair Witch ripped off the whole 'we found some lost documentary footage' idea from this film). Unlike the original, I am sure they won't burn down real tribal villages or slaughter animals on camera..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Just watched Frontière(s). Decent slasher with some big hints to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' date=' but also with a really good atmosphere. Still, from the French horror movies this was the one I liked the least. I think just nothing can top Martyrs.[/quote'] Yeah Frontièr(s) was not overly original in plot but really pretty cool all the same. Another I enjoyed from the 'New Wave of French Horror' was " Inside" and of course "High Tension". But agree, "Martyrs" stands all on its own and one of the better horror films of the past 20 years IMO. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Anyone had the 'pleasure' of seeing "A Serbian Film"? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
What you call a pleasure... But yes, I have seen it. If you like gore and other very disgusting stuff, I would recommend it, but if you're looking for a good horror with a nice plot, then it's a no. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
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Yeah Frontièr(s) was not overly original in plot but really pretty cool all the same. Another I enjoyed from the 'New Wave of French Horror' was " Inside" and of course "High Tension". But agree, "Martyrs" stands all on its own and one of the better horror films of the past 20 years IMO. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yeah, especially Haute Tension was pretty good. But I liked Inside too. Have you seen any other French Horrors? Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
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What you call a pleasure... But yes, I have seen it. If you like gore and other very disgusting stuff, I would recommend it, but if you're looking for a good horror with a nice plot, then it's a no. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk
It's not a movie I would chose to watch again. Just had to see it to see if it was as bad as its reputation. It was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Wow' date=' I'm impressed, it's not often a film with no redeeming qualities is made, in that regard at least they deserve a tiny iota of credit.[/quote'] There are very few films I won't let my wife watch but this is one of them. The question any sane person would ask is " how can you sit down and write a film like this and think it's a good idea?" Not so much with the gore, there are worse than that around.... Other stuff. But, if you read the political motives of the producer, you can kind of understand what was going on in the film but still, it's a once in a lifetime watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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There are very few films I won't let my wife watch but this is one of them. The question any sane person would ask is " how can you sit down and write a film like this and think it's a good idea?" Not so much with the gore, there are worse than that around.... Other stuff. But, if you read the political motives of the producer, you can kind of understand what was going on in the film but still, it's a once in a lifetime watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've read the political motives, but still, has this been the way to show it that your country is fucked by the government? I think their are other ways around, so it really don't justify the stuff you see imo .
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There are very few films I won't let my wife watch but this is one of them. The question any sane person would ask is " how can you sit down and write a film like this and think it's a good idea?" Not so much with the gore, there are worse than that around.... Other stuff. But, if you read the political motives of the producer, you can kind of understand what was going on in the film but still, it's a once in a lifetime watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
which film do you mean?
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