robfla-38664
The original Guinea Pig series from the 80's were more shocking than the American series. They are similar in many ways with hardly no dialogue and over the top gore. I have seen several reviewers compare it with or to Human Centipede 2 maybe for the fact it's black and white. The difference I feel is Centipede 2 could not have been made in color the special FX were too good. This films FX are sub par. With that said I did enjoy it somewhat for what it is. I just can't for the life of me tell you what it was. Some enjoyed the score I found it annoying and tedious. The film overall made no sense and perhaps that's what makes it watchable.
oksanasinner
I couldn't go to sleep yesterday so put on this movie to help me do so.
It was quite enjoyable! I loved the music and how it complemented the b&w medical aestheticic. It was like a gory lullaby.
However I have a couple of issues with the film:
1- The audio. You can't hear what the characters are saying.
2- The staff was killed off too easily.
3- The 'patient' doesn't give that much of a reaction to some of the rather painful 'pedicures' yet he was screaming and twitching when the doctor ran some spurs over his back. Really? The back isn't even a sensitive area. Maybe if he ran them over his balls that would've been more convincing. And fun too.
D Rahul Raj Jsd
Directed by The Guru Of Gore, Marcus Koch, and written by The President Of Unearthed FIlms, Stephen Biro, The Man who revived the series in the US with the first chapter, called "Bouquets of Guts and Gore." Starring Dan Ellis, Lillian McKinney, Andy Winton, Gene Palubicki and Alberto Giovannelli, this is the most intense, unimaginable, raw, twisted, mind-blowing torture porn film I have ever seen in my life. I'm not saying this one's better than the rest of the guinea pig films, including the first Americanized version, but it's very different from all of them. It's more than just a torture flick - this film has that beautiful atmosphere, the vibe, the psychology, the feeling. It gets disturbing and more disturbing every minute till the end. The best beautiful, sick, unforgettable ending ever, which will hit you right in your head, BAM!!! This is my first Dan Ellis film, and it's just incredible the way he acted, going through all of the pain with the emotions he showed, incredible. I knew he was in Ryan Nicholson's films, which I will surely check out. Lillian McKinney gave an awesome performance as well, and I would love to see her act more. The rest of the cast all did well too. Movies like this are worth it in my opinion. I find disturbing films interesting. The sicker it gets, the more interesting it gets. This is one movie to see before you die if you're a pure extreme horror fan, and this is definitely not for the squeamish.
moola_boola
'Bloodshock' is nightmarish, tender, perfectly paced and very intense. It's not derivative at all but it did, in some ways, remind me of 'Eraserhead' and 'Le Chien Andalou'. Having seen both AGP films in a row I've noticed that they absolutely excel at sound mixing ('Bloodshock' even uses some delicate piano notes to chilling effect) and the use of textured film-stock. I was utterly gripped for the entire 90 minutes and the tension (and weirdness) built up beautifully. 'Bloodshock' is a film that I expect to be recommending to people for a long time to come - it's definitely my favourite horror film on 2016, so far. Marcus Koch (the special effects guru behind 'Bouquet of Guts and Gore') proves that he is a brilliant and visionary director. I don't want to give anything away, so I won't say anything about what actually happens in the film...but you need to see it!
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