Reviewed by Kevin Scott, MoreHorror.com
Death Machine (1994)
Written by: Stephen Norrington
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Ely Pouget (Hayden Cale), William Hopkins (John Carpenter), John Sharian (Sam Raimi), Martin McDougall (Yutani), Richard Brake (Scott Ridley), Brad Dourif (Jack Dante)
The early to mid-nineties were an interesting time in horror. To coin a very familiar phrase, “It was the best of times, and the worst of times.” I’ll go with the bad stuff first. Nothing much was happening at the popular theatres in the vein of any quality horror, but on the bright side, we did get some small theatrical release and direct to video gems on VHS. At this point VHS was an established format. The novelty had worn off, but all of these really unique movies that would have never been seen, found a home on the rental shelves. I’ve seen some great ones that still are personal favorites,...
Death Machine (1994)
Written by: Stephen Norrington
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Ely Pouget (Hayden Cale), William Hopkins (John Carpenter), John Sharian (Sam Raimi), Martin McDougall (Yutani), Richard Brake (Scott Ridley), Brad Dourif (Jack Dante)
The early to mid-nineties were an interesting time in horror. To coin a very familiar phrase, “It was the best of times, and the worst of times.” I’ll go with the bad stuff first. Nothing much was happening at the popular theatres in the vein of any quality horror, but on the bright side, we did get some small theatrical release and direct to video gems on VHS. At this point VHS was an established format. The novelty had worn off, but all of these really unique movies that would have never been seen, found a home on the rental shelves. I’ve seen some great ones that still are personal favorites,...
- 4/26/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
The torture scenes are terrifying – and completely realistic. Dick Cheney should see The Railway Man, says torture rehabilitation expert Dr William Hopkins
I saw this film with a colleague who knew Eric Lomax, whose memoir it is based on. He had been a victim of torture, too. We both found it strikingly realistic: the torture scenes are terrifying without being remotely sensationalist, as can sometimes be the case with film and TV.
Both Lomax's experience of torture in a Japanese prisoner of war camp and his ultimate reconciliation with his torturer are put across excellently. The waterboarding is particularly horrific: the victim, as we see here, has a cloth placed over their mouth, and water poured on to their face so they can't breathe. There has been a lot of talk recently about waterboarding somehow being a lesser form of torture – Dick Cheney famously described it as a "dunk in...
I saw this film with a colleague who knew Eric Lomax, whose memoir it is based on. He had been a victim of torture, too. We both found it strikingly realistic: the torture scenes are terrifying without being remotely sensationalist, as can sometimes be the case with film and TV.
Both Lomax's experience of torture in a Japanese prisoner of war camp and his ultimate reconciliation with his torturer are put across excellently. The waterboarding is particularly horrific: the victim, as we see here, has a cloth placed over their mouth, and water poured on to their face so they can't breathe. There has been a lot of talk recently about waterboarding somehow being a lesser form of torture – Dick Cheney famously described it as a "dunk in...
- 1/24/2014
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
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