That I have such an interest
in seeing horrific films. I watched A Serbian Film yesterday just to upset myself. It worked :s
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:47, archived)

crikey, you're a brave one
although I'm a bit of a fan of 'horror' in context, having read the plot via wikipedia a few weeks ago, I'm destined to stay clear of that I think
( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:50, archived)

It's weird.
I think it would've affected me more had I not read the wiki synopsis. Since I knew what was coming, it was still horrible but because I already knew it didn't make the impact it was supposed to. Not like Martyrs. I knew nothing of that film and subjected FF, Druid and KotP to it. We sat in silence for about 10 minutes after and it plagued my brain for months after.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:52, archived)

*adds to list of things to read up on before watching*

( The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:54, archived)

i must watch martyrs again.
sober, this time. is serbian doings just on a torrent?
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:55, archived)

I streamed it yesterday
although I only got the first 72 minutes and had to find the last 40 or so somewhere else.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:56, archived)

torrents are sooooo not good
try usenet instead.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:01, archived)

"A US remake from the producers of Twilight is in the works."

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:34, archived)

Watch it a couple more times.
Like I said to m0ngy- watch it alongside Made in Serbia to give it some context.

When you get past the obvious explicit horror of the film, it does make some valid points and I think it's beautifully filmed.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:53, archived)

I agree.
It's beautifully filmed and very well acted. Milos is incredible, even though I was getting distracted by a) his cock and b) the fact that he looks like Sam Rockwell.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:55, archived)

The thing is
That Serbia- and before that Yugoslavia- has been a major producer of hardcore pornography for at least 30 or 40 years. It's within that framework that the makers of "A Serbian Film" decided to set the picture.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:59, archived)

isn't that just meant to be ugly, crude and offensive
rather than challenging, gritty and words like that?
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 12:58, archived)

It depends on how you go into watching it.
I read an awful lot about it before it came out. I do see the point the director was trying to make, about victims...
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:00, archived)

Really?
I saw it as being about power and the abuse of power.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:05, archived)

I probably need to watch it again!
I saw it as Milos etc. being victims of, I guess, Vukmir/Vukmir's client's power.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:12, archived)

The perspective I saw it from was more about power than victims.
Oddly enough I watched it again last night- along with Dead Snow.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:37, archived)

I can't convince anyone else to watch it
so I can't have discussions with people in real life about it. No one wants to see it.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:39, archived)

Cowards.
I personally think it is a fairly good film with some obvious metaphors plastered on top. Great cinematography and didn't deserve the fuss it got on release- The Human Centipede is a much more disturbing film.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:01, archived)

I won't pretend I'm not ignorant on the intentions, just what I think Mark Kermode told me.
And as I'm a gullible Guardian reader (when I can be bothered) I happily assume everything he says is true.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:08, archived)

Bit of both.
There are about 4 scenes in it that could possibly be considered shocking but they are quite explicitly shocking. It does try- and in my opinion succeeds- to make a point about modern Serbia. The metaphors are laid on with a trowel but it's still worth watching.
( Lord Gnome, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:04, archived)