What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Brutikus]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment (1985)

The first of the Japanese exploitation/gore/splatter Guinea Pig series starts with a young woman hanging motionless outdoors in a large net. We then cut to indoors and a dimly lit room (maybe a warehouse) where she is now tied to a chair. We don't know who she is or how she got there. Three shady-looking guys come into view. And that is all the background/context we get. There is nothing further we discover about the people or circumstances. What we get from that point is a graphic illustration of this woman enduring many, many hours of torture - both psychological and physical. Without going into specifics the film is divided into 10 segments, each named after an element of the torture that follows; Hit, Kick, Claw, Spin, Sound, Skin, Burn, Worm, Guts, and Needle. And then it ends. That is literally the entire content of the film. No names, no locations, no motives. It just finishes after the woman's final ordeal. There are no actor credits, and the film opens and closes with screen-texts claiming the film is real and that authorities are working to identify the perpetrators and the victim (which is all about as genuine as The Blair Witch Project).

The film is notorious and still highly sought by collectors of extreme exploitation. Thing is, it's not very good. I couldn't care less about the subject matter, but this film had one job; to convince that it's real. And it doesn't. With the exception of the 'Needle' segment (which is very effective - you can see why they saved it till last) none of it looks remotely genuine, with the supposed 'victim' coming across more as bored than anything. I recognise the film came out 40 years ago and was originally seen on grainy VHS, which probably helped convince so many people at the time (and there were a lot!) that it was an actual 'snuff' movie, but when you look at it now it doesn't hold up.

As a foundation stone in Japan's splatter/'faux snuff' genre it deserves its place in horror history and for that reason its worth a look by fans, but seen today it doesn't live up to its reputation.

The 'Needle' segment, the (for the time) novel - and probably brave - approach, and an admittedly bleak feel throughout get this 4/10

 

[FrankenCastle]

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If you enjoy seeing Scott Adkins just mow through a bunch of bad guys in a WW II setting for almost 2 hours than this is the movie for you lol.

6.5/10

This poster is so sexy I might give this one a shot.

 

[emielaen]

 

[Brutikus]

 

[FrankenCastle]

Absolutely unhinged movies

 

[Dave McFly]

Novocaine (2025) I loved it the violence was hilariously over the top I forgot we had 2 kids of famous actors Jack Quaid and Ray Nicholson

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[KaijuDude1992]

6/10



7/10

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Sculder]

Samagwi / Mantis (2025)
Soweto Blaze (2024)
French Lover (2025)
Pallieter (1976)
World War Z (2013)
The Last House on Cemetery Lane (2015)
Heart Eyes (2025)
A Breed Apart (2025)
Robert (2015)
The Curse of Robert (2016)
Robert and the Toymaker (2017)
The Revenge of Robert (2018)
Robert Reborn (2019)
Anna and the Dead (2015)

 

[Batgirl0202]

6/10

 

[Luigi]

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

Second best one by default.

6.5/10

 

[zeptron]

All Hannibal Lector films
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber To
Liar Liar
Me, Myself and Irene
All Mad Max films

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985)

The second (and most notorious) of the Japanese exploitation/splatter Guinea Pig series. Unlike the first, this time we get some context as the film opens with 'covert' footage of a woman exiting a subway station in the evening. We then see her filmed from inside a vehicle stalking her as she walks along the street. She realises she is being followed and tries to run. The vehicle's driver then chases her on foot, catches her, and subdues her. Next we see her waking in a dingy room, manacled to a bed with some lunatic in a samurai helmet leaning over her. From then on it's full-on barf-city as the guy injects her with a drug that will a) sedate her, and b) turn any pain sensations she does experience into pleasure, before going about dismembering her completely - making sure she remains alive throughout.

This film is the best known of the series largely due to actor Charlie Sheen apparently seeing it in the early 1990s, and becoming so convinced it was real that he contacted the FBI who initiated an investigation (like the first movie, this opens and closes with text saying that it is genuine, and came into the filmmaker's hands via an anonymous parcel). The FBI satisfied themselves that it wasn't the real thing. That said, it is better than its predecessor, with some parts being pretty convincing even now. The 'victim' actress is certainly more believable than the first.

Overall this is far more engaging than the first one. It's very apparent after the first 10 minutes that there won't be a happy ending (watch those first 10 minutes and you'll see that's not a spoiler), but it still holds the attention and makes you want to see how it plays out. There's an obvious level of skill on show. 6/10

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Morg]

Deadpool

 

[KaijuDude1992]

This was as generic as they come but atleast it was better than The Predator. I know Shane Black can do a lot better than this though but it just seems like we are never getting the greatness that was The Nice Guys or Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ever again and that saddens me.

There are some fun set pieces in this but I'm tired of seeing Wahlberg as the lead in these kinds of flicks especially when you got Lakeith Stanfield and Thomas Jane right there.

5.5/10



Now, I really enjoyed this one and it's probably the most upbeat and crowd pleasing thing Aronofsky has ever done which is interesting and I wish it did better at the BO.

The second half of this was pretty nuts with all the unexpected twists and turns and my only real gripe is not enough screentime for Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber and Vincent D'Onofrio.

I got a good laugh from that ridiculous Bad Bunny cameo though and Austin Butler kills it once again and now I'm fully on board with that dude being Gambit in the MCU.

7.5/10

 

[Frodo]

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES : THE ORIGINAL SERIES

The Segments

WHO KILLED GEORGE REEVES

Before David Corensweat , Henry Cavill, and Christopher Reeves, George Reeves won the hearts of children around the world , as The Man Of Steel.

However , his shocking death in 1959, has been the subject of theories and debates for nearly 70 years .
Did George Reeves Kill Himself , or was he a victim of Foul Play ?
The Segment features Jack Larson , the original Jimmy Olson from the iconic George Reeves series.

RED SHOE MURDERS

The brutal slaying of a young couple in 1988 , leads a Mother to seek out her daughter's killer , but as the case grows cold , an Episode Of Unsolved Mysteries in 1989 ,and later a DNA test in 2000, links her daughter's murder to a potential serial killer.




HEATHER TALLCHIEF

An armored car driver seemingly pulls of the perfect crime , by simply driving away with 3 Million Dollars in cash , and then vanishing into thin air.

Investigators later determine however, that she was aided by an Ex Con in an elaborate Heist .




BURNED EVIDENCE

A Police Chief , A Business Partner , and an alleged friend ,of an Oregon Man, all become suspects in the man's murder .




BRIDE TO BE
A Bride to Be goes missing before her wedding .
While the Police zero in on her fiancé , he professes his innocence .

 

[Morg]

Reign of Fire

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[MilkmanDan]

The Departed
Spectral

 

[emielaen]