Why is it enjoyable to watch torture?

Rating: 1/10 (8 February 2006)

There is only a few sparse minutes of intense chase that make the thrill in this movie endurable. Otherwise it is left up to the perverse minds of Hollywood to put the audience through as much pornography 2006 will allow (a surprising amount) and as much gory torture we can take (after many CSI episodes, that is also quite a bit). I don't get what is so great about strapping a hapless victim into a seat and slowly watching them get mutilated. This passes as a "story," a "plot," a reason to watch a "film." It's as though we appreciate this because it is perverse. How many more low budget horrors do we have to endure until we come across another bona fide gem like The Exorcist or Carrie, or even Rosemary's Baby. Spend time being creative, using truth mixed with mythology to capture our imaginations and make us question the very essence of fear, belief and terror and why we have that in our consciousness in the first place. Don't just put flesh on display as something to consume and destroy, that's just plain cheap, like the price tag for your "film."