For a rape revenge movie, this is very tame. If you are watching this because you love the genre, be warned. The first rape scene is fairly well done, but don't expect to see any skin. The second rape scene you get to see a little bush but it is so boring that I couldn't even tell you why they added it in there. Overall, the movie needs alot of editing to make it watchable. I have seen alot worse than this but there are many better movies out there that push the boundaries of this genre way further. Give the movie Trauma a try, that one is definitely a winner and will leave you satisfied! 3 out of 10.
3 Reviews
Devoid Of Anything Entertaining
perfectx-7141526 April 2023
Let me just start by saying I've seen millions of these rape revenge movies. All of various quality of course. This movie has got to be one of the 10 worse rape revenge films I've ever seen!
Let me explain my feelings towards this opinion. Firstly this movie is excruciatingly slow. 2nd it has no good torture or rape. The little it has of both is shown with almost nothing happening. Hell the rape scene was one shot and unnecessarily long and showed almost nothing. 3rd the revenge part is devoid of any good kills. Everything is done with almost zero effort. There is nothing to really sink your teeth in here. Even the main character and the bad guys suck.
The only good thing I found in this movie was the Spanish metal song playing in the credits. Besides this movie is one of the most skippable movies of all time!!!
Let me explain my feelings towards this opinion. Firstly this movie is excruciatingly slow. 2nd it has no good torture or rape. The little it has of both is shown with almost nothing happening. Hell the rape scene was one shot and unnecessarily long and showed almost nothing. 3rd the revenge part is devoid of any good kills. Everything is done with almost zero effort. There is nothing to really sink your teeth in here. Even the main character and the bad guys suck.
The only good thing I found in this movie was the Spanish metal song playing in the credits. Besides this movie is one of the most skippable movies of all time!!!
A Mid-Budget Exploitation Flick
klowrey-882719 May 2016
Inspired by the rape/revenge sub-genre, this film is heavy on the rape and abrupt on revenge. Generally speaking, I have always had the suspicion that films like this are designed by their creators as an excuse to act out private fantasies. Not that any of these people would genuinely desire to hurt anyone, but like most people, I suspect these films are made to massage out the tension of a dark place they'd rather not acknowledge. Of course this has to be done on the pretense of selling the film as a sophisticated and nuanced commentary on violence.
The sequences of rape and torture throughout the film, while restrained somewhat in there explicitness by deliberate camera angles, are generally very thorough and graphic. One rape scene in particular reminds me of (and is perhaps even inspired by) the now infamous eleven minute rape scene found in Gaspar Noe's "Irreversible".
The acting is convincing enough, particularly by lead actress Victoria Witemburg, but there are some scenes in which the polish of the performances could do with a little buffing.
The film also suffers from inadequate lighting; a typical issue with films produced on a tight budget.
As far as the writing is concerned,"When Your Flesh Screams" follows the tried and true formula exploitation films have been using for decades to get away with their gratuitous depictions of misogyny and violence. Wrap it up with a nice revenge and recompense is paid. Some sections of the film appear superfluous and smack of filler to get the film to a feature length run time, but as for the event itself (because we all know why we watch these films to begin with), the scenes of violence accomplish what they wish to convey which is heartless brutality. I might say I even enjoyed a few scenes because like everyone else, I too have a dark place I'd rather not acknowledge.
The sequences of rape and torture throughout the film, while restrained somewhat in there explicitness by deliberate camera angles, are generally very thorough and graphic. One rape scene in particular reminds me of (and is perhaps even inspired by) the now infamous eleven minute rape scene found in Gaspar Noe's "Irreversible".
The acting is convincing enough, particularly by lead actress Victoria Witemburg, but there are some scenes in which the polish of the performances could do with a little buffing.
The film also suffers from inadequate lighting; a typical issue with films produced on a tight budget.
As far as the writing is concerned,"When Your Flesh Screams" follows the tried and true formula exploitation films have been using for decades to get away with their gratuitous depictions of misogyny and violence. Wrap it up with a nice revenge and recompense is paid. Some sections of the film appear superfluous and smack of filler to get the film to a feature length run time, but as for the event itself (because we all know why we watch these films to begin with), the scenes of violence accomplish what they wish to convey which is heartless brutality. I might say I even enjoyed a few scenes because like everyone else, I too have a dark place I'd rather not acknowledge.
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