tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post3410936903116796077..comments2024-02-16T14:01:23.523-05:00Comments on THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: BMC MOVIE OF THE WEEK: MARTYRSEegahInchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-85041170558543952672010-07-25T18:20:43.177-04:002010-07-25T18:20:43.177-04:00Indeed, The Orphanage is heartbreaking. I went ahe...Indeed, The Orphanage is heartbreaking. I went ahead and warned my wife ahead of time and she decided to skip it.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-83049834375798342402010-07-25T17:31:33.531-04:002010-07-25T17:31:33.531-04:00I haven't see The Devil's Backbone, but th...I haven't see The Devil's Backbone, but the Orphanage is good. The only drawback is the ending.MissJeanhttp://jmbalconi.stblogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-32345951506333382432010-07-24T16:00:05.657-04:002010-07-24T16:00:05.657-04:00Out of the batch of French new wave horror films f...Out of the batch of French new wave horror films from the last decade that I've sat through, I at least give Martyrs and Inside points for trying to be more than just shockingly gory. They just fall short.<br /><br />If you want foreign horror with some soul to it, I'd stick to Spain. The Devil's backbone & The Orphanage, now those are good movies.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-15295184383791857952010-07-24T15:17:21.504-04:002010-07-24T15:17:21.504-04:00+JMJ+
Martyrs was hyped to the heavens, then pann...+JMJ+<br /><br /><i>Martyrs</i> was hyped to the heavens, then panned down to hell. And even its own director admits he hates it sometimes.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-77859958520961289012010-07-24T07:45:18.986-04:002010-07-24T07:45:18.986-04:00"I'd have to say that country's gener..."I'd have to say that country's general lack of religion is really showing through in their horror movies. Bleak, bleak stuff."<br /><br />The Reign of Terror will do that to ya.<br /><br />....which is why the fact that the French government are flirting with the far-far right (again) makes anyone with a sense of history become a bit uneasy. <br /><br />That sort of Nihilistic-Nationalism (a strange union to be sure), is a dangerous thing. It tends to make heads roll (literally).Wildrow12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-50871431468211826032010-07-24T04:04:49.937-04:002010-07-24T04:04:49.937-04:00I think some films are the adult equivalent of boy...I think some films are the adult equivalent of boys torturing bugs. I wouldn't pay to see it.MissJeanhttp://jmbalconi.stblogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-45524493538683686112010-07-23T15:32:42.675-04:002010-07-23T15:32:42.675-04:00Well, they can't all be good, I suppose. I ren...Well, they can't all be good, I suppose. I rented Martyrs awhile back due to a lot of early buzz coming out of festivals about all of this new French stuff. I'd have to say that country's general lack of religion is really showing through in their horror movies. Bleak, bleak stuff.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-82974917699927712102010-07-23T13:28:04.658-04:002010-07-23T13:28:04.658-04:00Eewwww.
Think I'll watch the "Sharktopu...Eewwww. <br /><br />Think I'll watch the "Sharktopus" trailer a few more times now, thank you.<br /><br />Xena CatolicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-20135080074901697112010-07-23T04:59:55.770-04:002010-07-23T04:59:55.770-04:00You wouldn't believe some of the comments dire...You wouldn't believe some of the comments directed at people who didn't give this thing a positive review!<br /><br />Personally, I just saw another 'torture porn' flick. I don't see what was so special about it.Wildrow12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-52857399467924247652010-07-23T02:30:56.426-04:002010-07-23T02:30:56.426-04:00+JMJ+
Horror is always best viewed through a Cath...+JMJ+<br /><br />Horror is <i>always</i> best viewed through a Catholic lens. Perhaps the Eldest Daughter of the Church will do for "Torture Porn" what Italy has done for Zombie flicks. <br /><br />(But really, <i>Martyres</i> got such terrible, indignant reviews across the Horror blogosphere that I doubt I will ever try it.)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com