Maybe it was the fact that I watched the dubbed version (I had no choice as for some reason the subtitles didn't work), which for the first half hour or so was so campy that if the accents hadn't been American I would've swore I was watching a Carry On film! It really was that funny in a slapstick kind of way.
Now I've had this DVD for quite some time and having read all the reviews and expected the worst, plus generally with this type of movie I'm never in a great hurry to watch them anyway, I'd waited until I was in the right frame of mind. So I waited. And waited. And then I watched it. Oh, the disappointment! Is this all a huge joke? I wonder.
As for realism, all I can say is that I implore none of you who think this movie is realistic to never, EVER go near the second in the Guinea Pig series, because quite frankly, you'd probably die. Seriously. You'd die.
Now to the actual tortures/deaths First off the baby in the snow, that was just so corny it was funny! And the two arm freezing incidents were hilariously badly done, umm, realistic? I think not! Funny? Incredibly!
The live autopsy on the boy was poorly done, although the gore looked fairly real, the fact that the boy's skin colour was completely different to that of the body being dissected ruined it completely, especially as the editing meant we kept switching between his head and shoulders and then the lower part of his body. I'd have expected skin colour would've been a high priority when making a realistic fake body, but then that's just me.
Now the piece de resistance the man whose intestines were forced to shoot out of his bottom at high velocity! Yes, even though it was well done and somewhat disgusting, it really is as funny as it sounds! I laughed out loud on seeing this part, but then admittedly did feel slightly ashamed because it was so sick. I guess it's similar to laughing at people with Tourettes; you know it's wrong, but you just can't help it because it's so damn funny!
Add to all of this the cheerfully dancing man who disposes of the bodies, whiskey bottle always in hand, and again; it is more comedy than horror.
For the record, in my opinion the infamous cat scene, although quite well done, is faked. You can clearly see the rats nibbling at the red syrup that's been poured on the (probably drugged) cat which barely struggles but its eyes give the game away, while being nowhere near its skin. It's not unusual for a person connected with this type of thing to claim parts are real simply for hype and that's all this cat business is.
The burning rats scene however is completely real, but then no one cares about rats, right? lol
I do appreciate that the fact these things (probably) happened is a very scary and horrific thought, but I'm sorry, that doesn't necessarily make a scary and horrific film. I definitely laughed more than I was sickened or horrified, but then maybe this is one of those times when you actually had to be there (for real!).
Now I've had this DVD for quite some time and having read all the reviews and expected the worst, plus generally with this type of movie I'm never in a great hurry to watch them anyway, I'd waited until I was in the right frame of mind. So I waited. And waited. And then I watched it. Oh, the disappointment! Is this all a huge joke? I wonder.
As for realism, all I can say is that I implore none of you who think this movie is realistic to never, EVER go near the second in the Guinea Pig series, because quite frankly, you'd probably die. Seriously. You'd die.
Now to the actual tortures/deaths First off the baby in the snow, that was just so corny it was funny! And the two arm freezing incidents were hilariously badly done, umm, realistic? I think not! Funny? Incredibly!
The live autopsy on the boy was poorly done, although the gore looked fairly real, the fact that the boy's skin colour was completely different to that of the body being dissected ruined it completely, especially as the editing meant we kept switching between his head and shoulders and then the lower part of his body. I'd have expected skin colour would've been a high priority when making a realistic fake body, but then that's just me.
Now the piece de resistance the man whose intestines were forced to shoot out of his bottom at high velocity! Yes, even though it was well done and somewhat disgusting, it really is as funny as it sounds! I laughed out loud on seeing this part, but then admittedly did feel slightly ashamed because it was so sick. I guess it's similar to laughing at people with Tourettes; you know it's wrong, but you just can't help it because it's so damn funny!
Add to all of this the cheerfully dancing man who disposes of the bodies, whiskey bottle always in hand, and again; it is more comedy than horror.
For the record, in my opinion the infamous cat scene, although quite well done, is faked. You can clearly see the rats nibbling at the red syrup that's been poured on the (probably drugged) cat which barely struggles but its eyes give the game away, while being nowhere near its skin. It's not unusual for a person connected with this type of thing to claim parts are real simply for hype and that's all this cat business is.
The burning rats scene however is completely real, but then no one cares about rats, right? lol
I do appreciate that the fact these things (probably) happened is a very scary and horrific thought, but I'm sorry, that doesn't necessarily make a scary and horrific film. I definitely laughed more than I was sickened or horrified, but then maybe this is one of those times when you actually had to be there (for real!).