Some people would probably faint watching the grue in Cannibal Holocaust (which was RIPPED OFF later as the Blair Witch Project). I suppose that film could be considered an indictment of Americans and journalists.
The "horror" and "suspense" films of today (at least from America) seem to be so sadistic and have been for over a decade. And Wes Craven has nothing to boast about in bringing back the slasher film. So much crap. So little good film.
There are rough films being made around the world (especially in China and Japan) but they don't center the whole ad campaign around "spam in a cabin" or now "shooting survivors in a box". Ichi The Killer and Battle Royale had much more to say than this trash.
I have seen previews for Ichi the Killer and just that kind of scared me. I really want to see Battle Royale but of course they won't release it in the US.
"Some people would probably faint watching the grue in Cannibal Holocaust (which was RIPPED OFF later as the Blair Witch Project). "
Or the lawnmower scene in "Dead Alive" or the decompression chamber in "Men Behind The Sun".
Horror films today like "Saw" are tame by comparison. "House of 1000 Corpses" was extremely lame. And you're right about that crappy "Blair Witch Project". What a waste of my life that was!!