Having watched "Grotesque",it's no great loss to the UK horror scene that it's been banned.It's slightly boring and has a comedy ending which undercuts the relentless scenes of torture that make up the bulk of the film.As to the film being banned due to the killer/torturer gaining sexual pleasure from the pain he inflicts,you'd never know as he's stoney faced through out and looks like he's having a right old belly ache of a time.It's only when he tells his victims that their struggles turn him on that you know he's a bit of a perv.Even in the scenes of sexual assault his face remains a mask.Still, I guess it is a slight improvement over all the gurning that passes for acting in a lot of underground torture/horror films.
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