Comment on 'that scene'

Rating: 4/10 (30 June 2006)

** Spoilers - Comments generally intended for those having already seen the movie ** I've read several of the reviews on here on typically there are people that loved it, people that hated it, and everything between.
One of the recurring themes of the unfavourable reviews is the fact that several of the events depicted are in extremely bad taste and have no place in a horror film such as this. Specifically, I'm referring things like the rape scene, the baby and some people have also commented on the pessimistic open ending.
I don't think movies, in a particular genre or otherwise, should have the follow 'rules' about what is appropriate or not. Obviously I'm not suggesting children's movies should be allowed to show people copulating with dogs or anything like that, but I mean in an adult-rated film I don't think it's fair to criticise a scene simply because it's in bad taste and may offend.
I don't have any personal 'issues' with anything depicted in this film. That's not to say I'm not upset or moved by such things in movies, if done well, in an appropriate way. But actually, I found the rape scene and baby-peril scenes rather funny. Not because I find rape or potentially dead babies amusing at all, but because it completely smacked of the filmmakers' desperation to come up with something shocking. When the mutant started suckling the mother's breast I was just thinking how ridiculous it was and how much it was a pathetic attempt to disturb me - which it didn't.
(I believe there are different cuts of this movie, but I saw the British version which seems to be uncut.) So basically, I thought this was a below average horror flick that tried desperately to be shocking and creepy but just came across as silly. Aside from the gore, there really isn't going for this. I was way too distracted by all the plot holes and leaps in credibility to get involved enough to be either scared or disturbed.