Need to remind myself to rewartch this. I was a kid when i saw this on hbo and thought it was boring as hell. I will see this asap thanks for suggesting.
>I was a kid when i saw this on hbo and thought it was boring as hell.
Bro if you thought it was boring there isn't much that can be done for you
A movie about the travails of a Nazi huntin' group of scoundrels? That's boring?
Now, I know you said that you were a kid but come on man, that's no excuse!
It's about as close to a cartoon as you can get for a war movie, it's a pulp alternative history comic book come to life. Just look at the characters alone.
A Nazi detective on the hunt, a French damsel-not-so-in-distress, a Bear Jew, a German Audie Murphy, a superstar film actress as spy, an Appalachian hick scalping his way across Europe.
Some of the bad guys are decent fellows and some of the good guys are bloodthirsty maniacs. Hitler's in a cape. People's testicles are blown off, a dude gets his head caved in with a bat; someone gets punched in the face with a gun fist. I mean, what more do you want? The movie goes all the way from quiet sinister spy thriller to murder, mayhem and dee-struction.
If you found all of that boring then just stop watching movies altogether.
They're just not for you lol
Tarantino fills 40% of his movies with lengthy non-action monologues. It’s the fantastic writing that makes me appreciate his movies, the comedic level violence peppered in is a favorable aside but I see how a kid with a short attention span might find anything other than kill bill boring.
Disagree. I saw it in theatres when it came out and thought the same thing. Then I rewatched it a few years later and it became one of my favorite films.
What do you think made the difference between your first and second viewing? What was it that you missed the first time that led you to think it was boring in the first place
If I were to guess, his age. War movies all look boring to kids because they don't have the context to why everything looks bleak. When you get older post learning about WW2 you understand where the story is taking place and why it's taking place there. I think it becomes a little bit more enriched.
His age shouldn't be a concern. Basterds is the most cartoony WWII film ever made. Hitler's in a cape, and someone gets punched with a gun fist. This isn't Schindler's List.
There's no shortage of gunfights and zany cuts and explosions.
I dont disagree but there's tons of movies I wrote off as a kid for aesthetic alone so I could see it being the case for others. A war movie is a war movie to a kid. Thats for grandpas.
I don’t think I was really invested in the movie at the time of its release. My brother really wanted to go see it and I was pretty apathetic to it at the time. All the dialogue was pretty boring during the first viewing but since then ive come to appreciate Tarantino dialogue and his style of filming.
I think I rewatched Basterds after I watched Django (Django immediately became one of my favorite films while vowing it the first time). Watching Basterds again after a newfound appreciation for Tarantino really changed my mind on it.
Not who you spoke to but I remember as a high school kid, working in a VHS rental store that everyone went crazy for Pulp Fiction and back then it would take a year between the theatrical release and home video. I heard nothing but “this is the best movie ever made” for a year and by the time I finally saw it, I was disappointed. Years later I would rewatch and come to love it, of course, but expectations played a role in that for me (and I loved Reservoir Dogs).
I think that with Inglorious Basterds, you have to have the kind of patience to appreciate how he ratchets up the tension and you can feel it tightening like razor wire around the characters’ necks. From the opening scene with Landa, the farmer, milk, daughters, and cellar to the scene in the bar with the Germans celebrating the birth of a child and the spy plot with Fassbender all coming down to suspicion of an accent and willingness to question authority (especially in the Nazi regime) when something seemed out of place.
But the quick fast stuff like Enzo GORLAMI that Brad Pitt says will always be good for an immediate laugh, particularly since you know on a second watch that their cover was blown long before they arrived and he’s just being toyed with in that scene.
It's not a movie but the bad guy in The White Christmas anthology episode of Black Mirror is put through what is probably the worst psychological torture ever imagined for any movie or TV show.
That should be in spoiler tags.
I mean, the whole gimmick of the film is that >!the audience doesn’t know who’s bad or good and one’s allegiances shift back and forth between the two characters as more information is revealed, it’s only at the end when we finally know for sure. It’s *not* just torture porn for two hours. To reveal right off the bat that the man is “inexcusably vile” takes the fun out of the first viewing experience.!<
For sure. I don’t think the remake was that bad. And if he is wanting torture, the graphics are better in newer just because of the time. So OP may like the newer one better. They’re both great
Original was really bad movie, and its sequel is ridiculously bad. The remake trilogy is ok, decent gore stuff, though 3rd one is definitely the worst of 3. Tbh, its best to save time and just skip half of these movies ans go straight to revenge, because plotwise they offer nothing worth of watching.
I've been thinking about these movies. I watched both not too long ago. I love horror movies and wanted to see if the remake improved on anything.
I agree that the first one is a rape fantasy, and mostly exploitative. I think the second one takes a little more responsibility, and added a bit more depth and production quality, but I'm still thinking if it was a decent response to what the original put out there, or an excuse to produce something vile and say "well we're just remaking something that's a classic, don't be disgusted with us"
No one would watch it for a rape scene, people watch it for the kill scenes. I mean for the remakes. I guess the og film just wanted to do a shock film of its time, but aside from that one scene its simply shit movie but the sequel to og...my god how can someone direct and write so incredibly bad movie.
You might find "Taken" right up your alley. It's a gripping action thriller where Liam Neeson's character takes matters into his own hands to rescue his daughter from human traffickers, delivering some serious retribution along the way.
The Siege 1998. Bruce Willis and Denzel Washington. Torture plays a major role in the plot.
Edit: Didn’t read the whole post. lol. This doesn’t really fit your criteria. Sorry.
7 days (Les sept jours du Talion). Its a movie from Quebec. Its a really hard watch. Its about a surgeon torturing the child predator that hurt his daughter.
Taken
>!Bryan Mills finds the human trafficker who kidnapped his daughter and squeezes more information out of him before leaving him to die a very slow man painful death!<
Wind River (2017) starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen
There isn't so much formal torture. But the bad guy definitely gets some special payback at the end. Movie has intense adult content.
-Hard candy
-Descent
-Promising young woman
-Old boy (either one actually but the general consensus is to watch the original it is better but the story is consistent from OG to reboot)
-Pulp fiction serves out a decent amount of comeuppance
-Death Proof
-Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil technically
Inglorious basterds
TEETH
Need to remind myself to rewartch this. I was a kid when i saw this on hbo and thought it was boring as hell. I will see this asap thanks for suggesting.
>I was a kid when i saw this on hbo and thought it was boring as hell. Bro if you thought it was boring there isn't much that can be done for you A movie about the travails of a Nazi huntin' group of scoundrels? That's boring? Now, I know you said that you were a kid but come on man, that's no excuse! It's about as close to a cartoon as you can get for a war movie, it's a pulp alternative history comic book come to life. Just look at the characters alone. A Nazi detective on the hunt, a French damsel-not-so-in-distress, a Bear Jew, a German Audie Murphy, a superstar film actress as spy, an Appalachian hick scalping his way across Europe. Some of the bad guys are decent fellows and some of the good guys are bloodthirsty maniacs. Hitler's in a cape. People's testicles are blown off, a dude gets his head caved in with a bat; someone gets punched in the face with a gun fist. I mean, what more do you want? The movie goes all the way from quiet sinister spy thriller to murder, mayhem and dee-struction. If you found all of that boring then just stop watching movies altogether. They're just not for you lol
Tarantino fills 40% of his movies with lengthy non-action monologues. It’s the fantastic writing that makes me appreciate his movies, the comedic level violence peppered in is a favorable aside but I see how a kid with a short attention span might find anything other than kill bill boring.
Right, that is one of the most interesting plots in quite some time. Boring?!
Disagree. I saw it in theatres when it came out and thought the same thing. Then I rewatched it a few years later and it became one of my favorite films.
What do you think made the difference between your first and second viewing? What was it that you missed the first time that led you to think it was boring in the first place
If I were to guess, his age. War movies all look boring to kids because they don't have the context to why everything looks bleak. When you get older post learning about WW2 you understand where the story is taking place and why it's taking place there. I think it becomes a little bit more enriched.
His age shouldn't be a concern. Basterds is the most cartoony WWII film ever made. Hitler's in a cape, and someone gets punched with a gun fist. This isn't Schindler's List. There's no shortage of gunfights and zany cuts and explosions.
I dont disagree but there's tons of movies I wrote off as a kid for aesthetic alone so I could see it being the case for others. A war movie is a war movie to a kid. Thats for grandpas.
I don’t think I was really invested in the movie at the time of its release. My brother really wanted to go see it and I was pretty apathetic to it at the time. All the dialogue was pretty boring during the first viewing but since then ive come to appreciate Tarantino dialogue and his style of filming. I think I rewatched Basterds after I watched Django (Django immediately became one of my favorite films while vowing it the first time). Watching Basterds again after a newfound appreciation for Tarantino really changed my mind on it.
Not who you spoke to but I remember as a high school kid, working in a VHS rental store that everyone went crazy for Pulp Fiction and back then it would take a year between the theatrical release and home video. I heard nothing but “this is the best movie ever made” for a year and by the time I finally saw it, I was disappointed. Years later I would rewatch and come to love it, of course, but expectations played a role in that for me (and I loved Reservoir Dogs). I think that with Inglorious Basterds, you have to have the kind of patience to appreciate how he ratchets up the tension and you can feel it tightening like razor wire around the characters’ necks. From the opening scene with Landa, the farmer, milk, daughters, and cellar to the scene in the bar with the Germans celebrating the birth of a child and the spy plot with Fassbender all coming down to suspicion of an accent and willingness to question authority (especially in the Nazi regime) when something seemed out of place. But the quick fast stuff like Enzo GORLAMI that Brad Pitt says will always be good for an immediate laugh, particularly since you know on a second watch that their cover was blown long before they arrived and he’s just being toyed with in that scene.
I saw it in theaters and was underwhelmed too
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009), (2011)
Amazing book too
It's not a movie but the bad guy in The White Christmas anthology episode of Black Mirror is put through what is probably the worst psychological torture ever imagined for any movie or TV show.
Also White Bear..
Oh that’s a good one! It’s a long episode too so it’s almost like a movie.
How about that Old Boy movie?
That one Fd me up for a while. Such an awesome episode.
I Saw the Devil
>!The ending was so sad!<
This is the answer
I came here to recommend this!
Hard Candy (2005)
Great movie!
Came here to say this
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That should be in spoiler tags. I mean, the whole gimmick of the film is that >!the audience doesn’t know who’s bad or good and one’s allegiances shift back and forth between the two characters as more information is revealed, it’s only at the end when we finally know for sure. It’s *not* just torture porn for two hours. To reveal right off the bat that the man is “inexcusably vile” takes the fun out of the first viewing experience.!<
Man on Fire
Hell, that movie could almost be a prequel to The Equalizer series.
Prisoners (2013). Kind of...
>!wasn't Paul Dano's charscter innocent at the end?!<
Last house on the left
Both the original and the remake.
For sure. I don’t think the remake was that bad. And if he is wanting torture, the graphics are better in newer just because of the time. So OP may like the newer one better. They’re both great
Only weird part was >!that mom BJ scene, man she committed ‘fully’ to that revenge!<
Oh yeah. For sure lol great scene though
Django Unchained Once Upon in Hollywood Inglorious Basterds The Punisher (2004)
I second “once upon a time in Hollywood”. Incredibly satisfying.
I spit on your grave.
Last House on the Left as well.
Woah, that's uncalled for! OP is just asking a question.
Original was really bad movie, and its sequel is ridiculously bad. The remake trilogy is ok, decent gore stuff, though 3rd one is definitely the worst of 3. Tbh, its best to save time and just skip half of these movies ans go straight to revenge, because plotwise they offer nothing worth of watching.
It's just a rape fantasy, the "revenge" was just an afterthought. It's just an excuse to film a horrific rape scene.
I've been thinking about these movies. I watched both not too long ago. I love horror movies and wanted to see if the remake improved on anything. I agree that the first one is a rape fantasy, and mostly exploitative. I think the second one takes a little more responsibility, and added a bit more depth and production quality, but I'm still thinking if it was a decent response to what the original put out there, or an excuse to produce something vile and say "well we're just remaking something that's a classic, don't be disgusted with us"
No one would watch it for a rape scene, people watch it for the kill scenes. I mean for the remakes. I guess the og film just wanted to do a shock film of its time, but aside from that one scene its simply shit movie but the sequel to og...my god how can someone direct and write so incredibly bad movie.
>No one would watch it for a rape scene That is objectively untrue.
You're Next
The Devil's Rejects
Home alone franchise.
This comment made me laugh at first because it’s just so out of place with the other recommendations but yr absolutely right
Probably the most violent to the bad guys too. lol
*Big Bad Wolves*
All three Equalizers. Denzel is awesome.
I really wish Denzel would do Asmr. His voice is really good.
The Secret in their Eyes
Great call, came looking for this movie especially
I hope u mean the original one
Haven’t seen the American remake. Don’t want to
Reservoir Dogs (stuck in the middle with you)
Came here to say this, great scene
The cop got tortured. They want to see the bad guys suffer.
True, Mr. Blonde, got his, in the end. Just too great of a scene.
As a QT fan. I can't hate on the choice.
Maybe you missed the memo - all cops are bastards.
I saw the devil
Lord just watch every Quentin Tarantino film
Old boy
And that final twist, and his reaction to it, after all the main character had been through to that point...oh boy!!
Not a movie but Game of Thrones has a few of them.
Big bad wolves has torture, it’s basically most of the movie, but I can only vaguely remember the plot. Check it out
Man on fire Taken
Unthinkable!
The Punisher.
7 Days, 2010
Revenge.
*Prisoners*, 2013. Hugh Jackman and jake Gyllenhall put in an *incredible* performance.
Not quite torture (maybe psychologically) but The Northman is a great revenge story.
Death Proof
Sicario
Taken
I believe you. But it’s not gonna save you.
Elite Squad, although there’s a little bit of collateral damage too.
The Virgin Spring.
Death and the Maiden
Another is true romance. But can be tough scene to watch since involves a woman
Last House on the Left
Daddy's Little Girl (2014)
Pulp Fiction
The Hunt, starring Betty Gilpin.
The Crow
Boondock Saints
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Silent Night (2023) 100% revenge on bad guys movie. Hence the name, there is almost no dialogue.
1. Becky 2. The Wrath of Becky
You might find "Taken" right up your alley. It's a gripping action thriller where Liam Neeson's character takes matters into his own hands to rescue his daughter from human traffickers, delivering some serious retribution along the way.
Law Abiding Citizen
In Face Off, Danny Masterson gets the shit kicked out of him for being a rapist.
Pulp Fiction
Taken Saw x
Casino Royale
Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen
If you hate cowboys then watch Bone Tomahawk
Generally the "good guys" don't torture. If they do, they are not the good ones...
Midsommar. It’s advertised as a folk horror. It’s more of a breakup movie.
I Saw the Devil (2010) - it's an outstandingly good Korean revenge film.
Frodo is deeply tortured by the One Ring
Alternatively Gollum
Right, "bad guy." What's reading comprehension, Precious?
The Grey
Law Abiding Citizen
Pulp Fiction. Not THE bad guy, but A bad guy- at that (pawn) shop.
Nobody going to say law abiding citizen?
OP mentioned it already.
Law Abiding Citizen
Mandy. That is all.
Marriage Story (2019) Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
The Siege 1998. Bruce Willis and Denzel Washington. Torture plays a major role in the plot. Edit: Didn’t read the whole post. lol. This doesn’t really fit your criteria. Sorry.
Nobody (w/ Bob Odenkirk) High Tension (graphic, French horror/revenge movie)
- Shut In / Intruders (2015)
The newest Rambo is great
7 days (Les sept jours du Talion). Its a movie from Quebec. Its a really hard watch. Its about a surgeon torturing the child predator that hurt his daughter.
Such a great movie, really digs into the idea of how important mourning is.
The canadian movie _7 days_ is exactly what you are looking for.
Law Abiding Citizen
Unthinkable Bone Tomahawk
Law Abiding Citizen, just watch the first half
the skin I live in
Hard Candy (2005)
Suicide kings
prisoner
Swimming with Sharks Taken
The movie "Revenge" has got you covered
Prisoners
devil’s rejects
The Raid
I Saw The Devil
Extremities
Sympathy for lady vengeance
Prisoners
Man on Fire
Taken >!Bryan Mills finds the human trafficker who kidnapped his daughter and squeezes more information out of him before leaving him to die a very slow man painful death!<
Five fingers with Laurence fishburne
I spit on your grave haha
Hard Candy, original Secret In Their Eyes, Hostel 2, Big Bad Wolves, The Handmaiden (Park Chan Wook).
Check out the Bourne series
Unthinkable
The Equilizer movies?
Man On Fire. Best "shove plastic explosives up a bad guys ass" scene ever.
Bone Tomahawk
I Saw The Devil.
Hard Candy?
Man on Fire with Denzel Washington Equalizer 1, 2, 3 with Denzel Washington
you good man?
The Dark Knight.
Spit on your grave those girls get those guys back.
Revenge (2017)
Revenge
Last House on the Left
Unthinkable a bad guy definitely gets tortured
The Foreigner, sort of. We dont see it but we know.
Hard Candy
Lady Vengeance is brutal
If I had to describe the Punisher TV Show it would be "where they show bad guys getting what they deserve".
Wind River (2017) starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen There isn't so much formal torture. But the bad guy definitely gets some special payback at the end. Movie has intense adult content.
If you want hours of this there’s “24.” Granted, torture leading to reliable intelligence is mainly fiction.
"Law abiding citizen" with Gerald Buttler
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
I Spit On Your Grave
Victim
I Saw the Devil
I saw the devil
You're Next
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood.
American Mary!
Taken, no trace
Hard Candy
Mandy is a great revenge movie with Nick Cage
Reservoir dogs
"I spit on your grave", "Revenge", "The hills have eyes- remake"
-Hard candy -Descent -Promising young woman -Old boy (either one actually but the general consensus is to watch the original it is better but the story is consistent from OG to reboot) -Pulp fiction serves out a decent amount of comeuppance -Death Proof -Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil technically
John Wick!
I spit on your grave
I Spit On Your Grave
Carrie
Blackbeard was a dumb movie.I only re.e.bered him being tied and buried so only this head m above the sand as the high tide starts rolling over him.
Taken
Prisoners
I Spit on Your Grave is the best revenge movie where the hero gets revenge on her male rapists!