http://heliolith.com/archives/2007/02/11/what-value-does-horror-have/ The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be. - Pete Seeger Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:23:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://heliolith.com/archives/2007/02/11/what-value-does-horror-have/#comment-16132 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:49:31 +0000 http://heliolith.com/archives/2007/02/11/what-value-does-horror-have/#comment-16132 You can add Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar's Tesis (Thesis) to the list. Unless you enjoy feeling like your stomach is going to self-destruct for two hours straight, I recommend against this film (although, to be fair, I've heard his other films are incredible). It's equally disturbing as the Hannibal series, but I see two main differences: (1) the violence takes place almost exclusively in your imagination, which is far more upsetting and graphic if you ask me, and (2) it's style is distinctly un-American, which is indescribably redeeming. But I still maintain that it's nauseating and perturbed. You can add Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar’s Tesis (Thesis) to the list. Unless you enjoy feeling like your stomach is going to self-destruct for two hours straight, I recommend against this film (although, to be fair, I’ve heard his other films are incredible). It’s equally disturbing as the Hannibal series, but I see two main differences: (1) the violence takes place almost exclusively in your imagination, which is far more upsetting and graphic if you ask me, and (2) it’s style is distinctly un-American, which is indescribably redeeming. But I still maintain that it’s nauseating and perturbed.

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