I like horror films, usually. I appreciate thematically appropriate violence and in a certain type of film, gore for it's own sake. Blood doesn't scare me. Usually.
That said, I'm not sure if I'm going to see Frontier(s) - a new level in Horror movie - alone. Oh sure, the plot seems simple and mindless enough. A group of thieves on the run with their loot accidentally put up at a motel run by neo-Nazi cannibals and fall into their clutches. Whoah, that sounded a lot stranger when you say it all in one sentence! I'm worried because I'm not sure if the 'good guys' (i.e., not the neo-Nazis) get away in the end. Since the trailer features someone getting either hobbled or just having their feet lopped off at the ankles, I'm worried that the bad guys (i.e., the neo-Nazis) win and I won't enjoy that at all.
The movie opens this weekend, May 9. It may be my Friday movie excursion since it might be bearable if I walk out to sunlight. Definitely would not go if I had to leave in the dark. Alone. *shudder* Frontier(s) is also being released on DVD shortly after the theatrical release, on May 13 so if you're brave enough to take such a thing into your home you can just buy it. Maybe watch it in smaller, less violent chunks.
I'm sure you've already read this somewhere, but this version of Frontier(s) is unrated. It was originally an NC-17 movie, but they chose to go with the unrated version for a limited theater release and DVD. It's sort of a reaction to the Hostel/SAW phenomenon. Apparently, we aren't sated yet with blood and gore in our films. The plot of Frontier(s) touches on the race riots in France, and as we mentioned, the neo-Nazis. The graphic gore and violence are rare in a theatrical release. Most unrated movies don't make it to the theatres at all, but this one did.
If you want to see the unrated Frontier(s) trailer yourself, go to Frontier(s) and navigate into the site to find the unrated trailer. Let me warn you by saying that the site is appropriately named. I covered my eyes a lot the first time.
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