She deserves to live a life as a prostitute? Just to survive? Let herself beaten and tortured? And spend great deal of money on drugs, that she can mentally resist this way of life? I think these are the questions posed by this film, visually. That, in conjunction with the first part of the film. Then, I wonder what audience can have this film, who are those who are watching something like this and movies like those in the "The Human Centipede" series or those Japanese films such as "Grotesque" and many others? I understand the need for porn, for single people or people who want more sexual arousal. But who and for what are needed such films like this one? Who is more disturbed in his brain, the insane character who kidnaps the prostitute, or the director of the film? I am aware that we live in a increasingly mentally ill world. And I'm against burning books or to blow vinyl discs. But, DVDs and any other support with such films should be destroyed.
... View MoreThe entire reason that I wanted to see The Bunny Game was that I'd heard so much hype about it being incredibly disturbing and realistic.Without giving too much away, I will say that it is profoundly intense, and not for the average movie viewer. Ironically, it is much less gory than films from the "splatter" genre, such as "Hostel" and "Saw." Instead, the focus is centered around the main character, Bunny, and her tortured experiences as a prostitute.Perhaps I'm not like some horror fans who feel that more gore = better. Rather, I prefer a good story, even if accompanied by violence. I suppose the most "shocking" scene in the film is the much-talked-about branding scene, because that (and the other violent acts) are not simulated. Yet even that scene is shown in a few edits.The most disturbing part, for me, is that Bunny (and another character named Martyr) look as though they're genuinely suffering, and not acting. That, in my opinion, is far more disturbing than anything the "torture porn" films have displayed. In this, The Bunny Game succeeds wholeheartedly.Whether or not the film has a "message" is debatable; I'd say try to go into it with an open mind, and you will not be disappointed.
... View MoreSincerely, no word in this language could help me to classify this piece of crap. I wonder why so many people in cinema industry tend to believe that showing a person suffering for two hours could be called "a story" and could end being a "script for a film"...Maybe we can discuss this question when we are talking about "The Texas chainsaw massacre" or even "Hostel"...but this is not the case. The director is pretty good. The scenes are strong. The acting is absolutely fantastic. The photography and sound are excellent. But...the story is absolutely inextistent. Just 90 minutes of boring action, repeated torments, repeated sadism...just so boring, so ... Make yourself a favor, don't loose your time watching a crazy man tormenting a young prostitute. It is useless.
... View MoreThe Bunny Game is a horror film about a prostitute that is taken hostage by a truck driver. The first 20 minutes or so of the film shows the woman going around, taking drugs, wandering the streets, and the occasional mix of her in hotel bedrooms. I have no call to say what happens there. The thing about this woman is, in any scene, any damn scene, she just appears to helpless and even before being kidnapped is just so helpless. It's like no matter who she meets, they treat her like a piece of crap.After that, around 25 minutes of the 76 minute run time, the woman is then kidnapped and taken hostage by a nut job truck driver. The film here in, is just repetitive, boring, overly long and there's no suspense. There's no real story to it. It's just in your face: Here's a prostitute, here's her getting kidnapped and tortured. Watch. The majority of the film appears to be just inside the back of a truck, where she faces all sorts of terrors, and torture. The truck driver that has kidnapped her, doesn't really rape her as such, although there is obvious sexual elements. He appears to get his sexual enjoyment from just fondling and causing pain to her. He's definitely a sadomasochist. According to the documentary included with the DVD, the acting you see, apart from the drug taking and alcohol abuse, is all real: the woman is actually burned in several scenes, and dragged about. So if you're wondering, where does the name "The Bunny Game" actually fit in to the film, it's basically a scene where the truck driver gets a leather bunny outfit on and a bunny mask for his victim and dances about, shouting, yelling, and that's all. Oh, and he likes to run about the desert doing this too. He tells her "It's time to play The Bunny Game!" If any reason I give this film at LEAST 4 stars out of 10 it's because the truck driver is convincing in his role, and suited perfectly to act the nut job that he portrays. But even with that, the film in what it is trying to show is just way too long. The Bunny Game would have been better if they had of made it a short film. 76 minutes is short for a film, very short, but unfortunately, it's just too long to tell the story this film is trying to tell. It's over run, and the fast paced cutting makes you feel uneasy and confusing as to what is actually happening. In saying that, I think both the director and the actor that portrayed the truck driver, has good potential - if only it was used to create a proper horror film. The film itself is shot in black and white, and actually does not feel cheap when you're watching it. It is for the most part well made, just ... too repetitive and long. I think it might be interesting to see what this director throws at us next, but let's hope it has more substance to it than The Bunny Game has - because I truly believe he has some potential in there.The film could have excellent use in showing modern young women one thing: DON'T HITCH HIKE A RIDE, NO EXCEPTIONS!
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