Ya I know I know I know I know… torture is bad. I’m not debating that nor am I encouraging the use thereof. But come on… ya gotta admit that when a particualry well done torture scene is pulled off well on screen… it can really make you squirm in your seat, and THAT can be a part of the overall movie going experience (in the hands of the right director and done for the right reasons).
Te guys over at Filmwad put together a nice little top 10 list of their favorite torture scenes in movies. They also give detailed descriptions of the scenes, but I’ll just give the the movies here.
10. Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato, 1980) – The Starfish Skewer
9. Saw 2 (Darren Lynn Bousman, 2005) – The Needle Pit Swan Dive
8. Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006) – The Ball-Sac Beating
7. Braveheart (Mel Gibson, 1995) – The Hanging, Racked, Innard Twist
6. Oldboy (Chan-wook Park, 2003)
5. Hostel (Eli Roth, 2005) – The Ankle Slice
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) – Dinner With The Family
3. Casino (Martin Scorcese, 1995) – The Big Squeeze
2. Hostel (Eli Roth, 2005) – Japanese BBQ
1. Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999) – Old Pincushion Face
You can see the full list with scene descriptions here.
Not a bad list really. Personally, I would have included the scene from Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan when they put the bugs in Chekov’s ear… or maybe that Rambo movie when they pin him up against the metal bed springs and electrocute him. Or hey… what about Han on Cloud City? Good stuff… fun for the whole family.
