You have to wait a while for what you want

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2006)

As a well thought out plot, it was truly AWFUL. I have never seen so many naked women in one movie. And no, I don't watch porn but much more nudity would've made it a porn movie, I'm sure. It's the kind of movie your typical stereotype of a pre-pubescent boy would enjoy.
If cliché characters get your nerves, you will have a really hard time sitting through the first hour of this movie. We quickly realise who is what type of character, and this (personally) was really annoying for me because it meant the script was very predictable.
The film only gets really good and gives out the much-awaited horror and gore after a very long time. Probably about an hour into it. Once this starts, the film becomes a lot better, but not by much.
To be honest, this film actually made me gag in some places. I like horror movies and they don't frighten me to the core as much anymore (desensitisation, I guess) but anything that makes me jump, scared, tense or sick to my stomach has got to be a good movie. Movies are meant to provoke strong reactions. If you hold this point of view also, then sit through the slow beginning and watch the whole thing.
When the actual gore begins (150 gallons of blood used in this movie, and it isn't surprising at all), it is well worth it. I can't be sure if all the scenes were actually showed in full because I covered my eyes for some of it, but what I saw was totally not censored. I mean, you see every single cut, drill, saw.. whatever.
I thought that once the gory bit started, it would just be meaningless gore and blood. What I got was a few interesting (not surprising, just interesting, so the boring tone is covered up by the gore) plot turns, plus the predictable ones (when the other Chinese/Japanese/I'm sorry I'm not good with nationalities girl is taken into the 'museum'), which redeemed the film as a whole. It wasn't just a stupid plot followed by gore. It was a boring slow beginning redeemed by well thought out reasons as to why people were slaughtered so brutally and explicitly.
It truly creeped me out. I mean, all this is somewhat realistic; not far-fetched at all (like the way the thing in 'Jeepers Creepers' wasn't a man, it was a winged creature. What a load of bull. It made the movie so much more laughable). People paying to kill humans for fun? I think I may have read that the creators of this film found such a website and used it as the basis for this movie. It really wouldn't surprise me if it were true.
On the whole; you should see it just for the gross shock factor. For those who are truly blood thirsty and want to see a film that is absolutely, makes you want to watch through your fingers and then be sick afterwards, disgustingly gross on another level, then this is for you. You just have to sit through a very boring and uninspiring hour beforehand.
I don't think this film is revolutionary (O, Mr. Tarantino, your judgement has lapsed!), unless we are talking in terms of the explicit massacre of humans. I'm not sure I've seen another movie that quite does it in this way (bear in mind that I'm a fair beginner in the horror scene, so more education from others will be much appreciated). If you hate horror movies and blood, then do not on any account watch this, especially alone.