Jackhammer's Horror Corner (Atmosphere, effects, review, concert, classic)

jackhammer · 11-17-2008, 06:40 PM

To be fair it is not as extreme as it sounds but the concept is certainly still a thorny subject and it warrants multiple views due to it's content but the first 40 mins are relatively quiet.

~~The Unfan~~ · 11-18-2008, 10:41 AM

They ate the animals so it wasn't like it was pointless exploitation of them if that somehow makes it more watchable to some.

jackhammer · 11-18-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Unfan

They ate the animals so it wasn't like it was pointless exploitation of them if that somehow makes it more watchable to some.

Some were eaten but the pig, snake and jungle spider were'nt. The manner in which the Muskrat and Monkey was'nt the most humane way to kill them but I get exactly what you were saying.

Astronomer · 11-18-2008, 05:59 PM

Your review on Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust is really captivating; I have to see this now.

Bulldog · 11-18-2008, 06:23 PM

Never seen this, but I've come across the name quite a few times (in the A-level film studies syllabus for example). Definitely something I'll be checking out when I can

jackhammer · 12-02-2008, 07:53 AM

May. Dir. Lucky Mckee (2002)

May at a first glance of the sypnosis, reads almost like a black comedy: An only child whose only friend is a doll made by her mother. She grows up socially backwards and eventually tires of not having any friends. So she decides to 'make' one of out body parts of the people she kills. However the film's writing/direction from first time director Mckee and the extraordinary pathos that bettis brings to the title role give the film a wonderful humanity.

The violence in the film although gory at times is never sensationalised and the film's first half which is about May's interaction with society and her domineering mother virtually brainwashing her gives us a base on which to understand May's motives. Her first interaction with a man is both childlike and remarkably touching but she is soon spurned when upon showing May his student film about cannibalism, she (in her complete innocence and naivite) bites him on the lip thinking that was what he wanted.

As the film gathers momentum May begins to assemble her 'friend' from various people who come into contact with May and indeed, there is one vital ingredient missing: an eye. To say anymore would spoil the film for you but it is both surreal and heartbreaking.

A film that deals brilliantly with loneliness and isolation, that also just happens to be a horror film. A true cult gem.

**Janszoon** · 12-02-2008, 12:08 PM

May sounds like a great movie. I'll have to check that out.

Have you seen Teeth by any chance? For some reason your review made me think of that movie. The plot, which is about a teenage girl with deadly teeth in her vagina, sounds completely ridiculous but it's actually handled perfectly. Definitely worth a viewing.

jackhammer · 12-02-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janszoon

May sounds like a great movie. I'll have to check that out.

Have you seen Teeth by any chance? For some reason your review made me think of that movie. The plot, which is about a teenage girl with deadly teeth in her vagina, sounds completely ridiculous but it's actually handled perfectly. Definitely worth a viewing.

I have heard of Teeth but it almost sounds TOO ridiculous. It is on my rental list though. May takes it's time but is a kooky little film.

**Janszoon** · 12-02-2008, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

I have heard of Teeth but it almost sounds TOO ridiculous. It is on my rental list though. May takes it's time but is a kooky little film.

It's really worth your while, it's hard to explain how it works but it somehow manages to strike the perfect balance between tongue-in-cheek satire and disturbing coming of age story. And a little fun fact about it, the director is the son of famous pop art innovator Roy Lichtenstein.

sweet_nothing · 12-02-2008, 04:23 PM

May was a good movie, abit depressing too.

11-17-2008, 06:40 PM	#51 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	To be fair it is not as extreme as it sounds but the concept is certainly still a thorny subject and it warrants multiple views due to it's content but the first 40 mins are relatively quiet. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-18-2008, 05:59 PM	#54 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Your review on Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust is really captivating; I have to see this now. __________________

12-02-2008, 07:53 AM	#56 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	May. Dir. Lucky Mckee (2002) May at a first glance of the sypnosis, reads almost like a black comedy: An only child whose only friend is a doll made by her mother. She grows up socially backwards and eventually tires of not having any friends. So she decides to 'make' one of out body parts of the people she kills. However the film's writing/direction from first time director Mckee and the extraordinary pathos that bettis brings to the title role give the film a wonderful humanity. The violence in the film although gory at times is never sensationalised and the film's first half which is about May's interaction with society and her domineering mother virtually brainwashing her gives us a base on which to understand May's motives. Her first interaction with a man is both childlike and remarkably touching but she is soon spurned when upon showing May his student film about cannibalism, she (in her complete innocence and naivite) bites him on the lip thinking that was what he wanted. As the film gathers momentum May begins to assemble her 'friend' from various people who come into contact with May and indeed, there is one vital ingredient missing: an eye. To say anymore would spoil the film for you but it is both surreal and heartbreaking. A film that deals brilliantly with loneliness and isolation, that also just happens to be a horror film. A true cult gem. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-18-2008, 10:41 AM	#52 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	They ate the animals so it wasn't like it was pointless exploitation of them if that somehow makes it more watchable to some.

11-18-2008, 06:23 PM	#55 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Never seen this, but I've come across the name quite a few times (in the A-level film studies syllabus for example). Definitely something I'll be checking out when I can

12-02-2008, 12:08 PM	#57 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	May sounds like a great movie. I'll have to check that out. Have you seen Teeth by any chance? For some reason your review made me think of that movie. The plot, which is about a teenage girl with deadly teeth in her vagina, sounds completely ridiculous but it's actually handled perfectly. Definitely worth a viewing.