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Old 07-07-2011, 12:23 PM
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Essential Killing (2010)



There's very few dialogs in the movie and particularly Vincent Gallo portraying the protagonist has none...a terrorist who initially captured but luckily escaped and struggle every moment for survival as he finds himself in a forbidding snowbound climate; a totally unknown territory for him. But he avoids his pursuers by every little chance he gets...even when its 'essential' he doesn't hesitate to kill or forcefully drinks a baby's most 'essential' food from his breast-feeding mother in hunger (a jaw dropping sequence)...!

Though aside from that there's nothing much happens in the film where the ending comes suddenly & that may turns out to be somewhat 'disappointing' for some viewers but I must say just for that harrowing sequence it's an essential viewing.

>>: B+

Venona para las hadas aka Poison for the Fairies (1984)



An amazing film from Mexico that beautifully explores the belief system & reality of two children that slowly takes them into a drastic consequence through manipulation & fear. Love the way the director every time excludes all the adults from the screen in the film.

>>: A

Closer (2004)



>>: A-

Frightmare (1974)



It's quite unusual but interesting to see a film/story which follows a psycho-Cannibal family gets a treatment like this one. Liked it.

>>: B+
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