[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

Watching these kind of films can take you to some strange places. Like, I can watch stuff like 'A Serbian Film' and think "well, that's OK I guess..." whereas 'Fantacide' did push my buttons a bit. There was no differentiation between the racism depicted and the directorial intent. Quite often I felt uncomfortable with it, in the same way that I would yawn and grind my teeth on encountering a pub bigot. Not at the same time, obviously. I suppose you can ask what's at stake in watching 'transgressive' films... we know the price of the ticket when we get on the ride, so what's to complain about? 'Uncomfortable' is sometimes the point, I know. Anyway, I'm a hypocrite, for example I abhor animal violence but own an uncut copy of 'Cannibal Holocaust' etc.

I too felt uncomfortable watching "Fantacide" but that is part of the reward/punishment scheme in the world of transgressive film. It is a great place to give the more liberal aspects of personality a slap round the face.