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"8MM" meets "Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom" meets "Irreversible" meets "Cannibal Holocaust"...

posted 2 months ago by TheMan18 (13016)
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… with a little bit of the "torture porn horror" movie variety of the "Saw" and "Hostel" movies around it. Do we all agree that this is what roughly describes "A Serbian Film" on the whole, particularly the first two examples where literally a snuff movie horror meets a controversial allegorical horror theme wise?

I read one reviewer on IMDb say "8MM2" but I think only seeing it as a distant sequel to that Nicolas Cage flick alone is a little simple and misleading, and given some of the massive shock content featured in this one, and how it does seem to almost run for the "Most shocking film ever" award with what it shows etc - not to mention, there has ALREADY been a sequel to "8MM" called "8MM2", released in 2005 or so I believe, but of course I don't want to impose on the user or his review or title etc.

But description wise, do we agree with the opening title, thanks.

[–] SemiAnimus (2353) 2 months ago

Wrong.

At it's heart A Serbian Film is a black comedy with some social commentary that has nothing in common with those others, save for being regarded as extreme and shocking.

[–] TheMan18 (13016) 2 months ago

But description wise, it is along those lines in a way. Sort of at least. Even with those other factors in it and with it seemingly being in a category of its own.

Some also brought Hong Kong Category 3 comparisons or Jorg Buttgereit with "Nekromantik" or French extreme cinema like "Martyrs" (2008).

[–] SemiAnimus (2353) 2 months ago

What you said is about as accurate as saying Blazing Saddles is similar to Once Upon a Time in the West.

[–] TheMan18 (13016) 2 months ago

Which I guess isn't very accurate at all, right?

[–] SemiAnimus (2353) 2 months ago

That's correct.