Grotesque (2009) vs Serbian Movie (2010) Archive Thread
 

I've read some pretty extreme things about the upcoming Japanese horror flick "Grotesque", which is getting a UK release in August.

If I believe only a portion of the buzz, this'll make recent "torture porn" look pale by comparison.:eek:

There will be the obligatory Austrian "Full Uncut" release, but the UK disc should be much cheaper and would certainly be of interest IF the uncut/cut status were confirmed.:o

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grotesque-DV...5669809&sr=1-1

It has'nt appeared on the BBFC site yet.

Yes it will be interesting to see if it passes uncut. Does sound very extreme.

It's quite breath-taking - our client 4Digital is putting this out - not sure as yet about if it will be uncut.

Please, keep us posted on this one, Almar, because if only half of what I read about "Grotesque" is true, this will become a very close race with the BBFC indeed, as this is regarded as much stronger than "Ichi, the Killer"- which infamously lost 3 mins back then to the censors.:rolleyes:
Anyway, even with minor cuts this movie will probably be a toughie to sit through.:woot:

I just watched the gore filled trailer to "Grotesque",certainly looks very strong but is there anything more to it than just gore,which I'm finding more and more boring these days.

Still haven't lost my appetite for gore, even though I'll be past my mid thirties this year.:jest:

Well, the descriptions of "Grotesque" mention that the acting is supposed to be very good and tense too- but I guess the gore will be the main attraction here.:o

According to Amazon it has a 73 minute run time, must just be gore all the way through.

It's pretty relentless I have to say - we'll get some clips going here once we know what's happening.

Seeing as 4 Digital is one of your clinets is there any chance they will join Cult-Labs like Arrow?

I don't know - I'm up for more labels coming on board if they'll make themselves open to listening to input from you guys. :)

If it's just a torture film on the lines of HOSTEL then it's unlikely to be cut here even if the violence is much stronger.

It sounds like a great film, with plenty of lovely gore! Look out for it in one of the future weekly comps! :)

this film looks great, i read an awesome review for it in gorzone last month

The punters know what they want....;)

The release date has now been put back until September.

Smells like BBFC trouble to me....:shocked:

According to big Al over on the SGM site it does appear to have run into problems with the BBFC. I'm hoping to see this before they make their final decision, whatever that may be. But if it is true the film must be very extreme indeed, but even so none of the reviews I've read make any mention of sexual violence so I'm not sure what the problem is.

Oh there's our old fave - nipple slicing!

Thanks Almar, I had forgotten you had seen it. Sounds like cuts will be a certainty then.

Well I don't know but it pulls no punches!:fear:

And it has just been banned.

:shocked:

Angel just said it - it's been 'rejected'! Does that mean it needs to be cut or is it totally banned?

http://bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified...7?OpenDocument

It's been totally banned. The reasons for rejection normally take a while to appear but the BBFC will generally list them in detail as they did with Murder Set Pieces.

It must be pretty extreme for the BBFC to do this.

It is totally banned.

The film must have contained a huge amount of sexual or sexualised violence that was in breach of their guidelines and cutting would have meant there wouldn't have been anything worth releasing.

Sorry Vince but I have done it again.

Yes it will be interesting to see the BBFC's justification for the rejection which should appear shortly. It seems to have taken everyone by surprise.

It could only be unacceptable levels of sexual violence.

I'm looking forward to seeing it now just to see if the BBFC are on the level.

I wasn't really bothered about this film but now i want to see it. Thanks BBFC.

No worries Angel. Better to have two similar than none at all. :coolblue:

I think we mentioned in an earlier post that it had been at the BBFC for quite a long time. This didn't bode well at all. I haven't seen it as yet either (though I will too) but it does sound a bit OTT. Embodiment Of Evil seemed to spend a while with them as well, though it ended up intact in the end (only just by the sound of it).

Yes I think we're all going to see it now.

This is the 4th film to be rejected on the grounds of sexual violence in just 2 years. I am just assuming it is sexual violence because after all it can't be anything else.

I am a bit surprised myself at the moment although I still need to see it. I thought it may have passed with minimal cuts in the end judging by the reviews I have read.

It only runs for 74 mins so maybe cutting it would have been pointless.

What are the other film's that have been rejected?

Murder Set Pieces, Texas Vib Massacre and ........

This one, Loops

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classi...0?OpenDocument

Thanks Angel.:)

Strangely on the CA it just says "contains very strong gory violence". No mention of sexual violence. Well we will just have to see what the BBFC have to say.

i watched it last night and its a great film :)

Why do you think the BBFC rejected it, bitchslicer?

have they? i have it on pre order :tsk:

this may contain some spoilers:tape:



there may be a few reasons i think scenes included are:

a girl getting her nipples cut of with scissors
a guy masturbating a girl who after a while seems to enjoy it
a guy getting his genitals nailed and cut off
also the whole film is the torture of these two people, only a few small scenes are not really

most of the other scenes were very gruesome but not anything that hasn't been passed before!

After having just watched "Embodiment of Evil"- which surely would have suffered the very same fate just a few years back- this news came as a minor shock to me, as I was expecting minor cuts to "Grotesque" in the worst case....:pout:
Ah well, another title becoming an instant import must-buy for many fans due to a censorship body's rejection. We've been there before...:loco:

Yes Peter, I also watched Embodiment recently, and there's no doubt just 5/6years ago it would have been subjected to a number of cuts.

Another very violent torture film was SCAR passed uncut by the BBFC. Again going back a few years it would have been cut for sure.

Grotesque must have been very extreme to have been rejected.

It will be interesting to see our comments when we all get around to seeing it.

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

I think the main reason its been rejected is that the violence/torture is committed by the protagonist in order to fulfill a sexual desire.

yeah defo i never thought about that :)