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I hate the movie Rubber (2010). I saw it years ago because I thought "oh a horror comedy about a murderous tyre, yeah sure!" And it turned out to be the most boring, pretentious slop I've ever seen; I should have known as it is a French film, but sometimes the French have good horror so I gave it a chance - MISTAKE! I watched it all the way through and just couldn't stop loathing it. I made the mistake of telling my mate at the time, so when I went to see him, guess what he had on 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ so I've seen it twice and it sucked arse both times.
What's a film or piece of media that gets you irrationally angry?
Coincidentally, I watched a French horror film last night called Martyrs (2008).
There was a comment review on this thread recently about 28 Years Later and how it had no redeeming value (which is a preposterous notion by the way)
and so…
Martyrs (2008) is a movie that actually has no redeeming value. It’s a purely violent and brutal torture porn type film with no real discernible message.
It didn’t make me irrationally angry, just confused. Who was this movie made for? and why? What does this piece of art bring to the world?
EDIT: rage inducing media includes:
“Reality TV”
“Morning shows”
Anything with Tracy Grimshaw and that rubbish
Oh I've seen Martyrs (the original and the remake), and yeah I agree with you. It felt like the theme was "trauma can make you transcend and see beyond!" Which is fkn gross.
The only barely redeemable quality of that film was the end, where we don't hear what she said to Madame, and it was cryptic. I wanted more of that feeling, not the gratuitous torture the MC endures at the hands of some weird rich people cult.
I feel similar about A Serbian Film. That has no redeemable qualities at all, as well, and I do not believe the creators intent that the film was a comment on the Serbian film industry. It was fkn gross for the sake of being gross, and they should just fkn own that instead of making up reasons as to why it's a "commentary".
You have a good point with the cryptic message whispered by the victim at the end. It’s ostensibly the revelation to what the fate of our soul is after death. It’s a compelling idea that didn’t require 90 minutes of cold brutality to reach that point.
Flatliners (1990) did it so much better.
Flatliners is a classic! I love that film.
A compelling idea pulled off extremely well; unlike Martyrs lol!!