jonm11100 If you have been able to sit through "A Serbian Film" or "Murder-Set- Pieces", this movie will be a waste of time. You know, its strange that I have found many lists online of supposedly the "most disturbing movies of all time," and every single one of them include "The Bunny Game." To this day, i have not been able to figure out why. The story is relatively simple and common: a deranged trucker kidnaps a prostitute, chains her up in the back of his rig for the purpose of torturing her. The only problem is he never really DOES anything to her. The girl yells and screams all during the movie, yet not ONE DROP OF BLOOD is drawn. He puts a bag over her head and she briefly smothers. Big deal, he removes it and she doesn't die. He cuts all her hair off. Big deal. Not exactly "life-threatening." Unless i'm missing something, the one and only thing he does to her in the way of inflicting any pain is, he heats up the steel head of a hatchet with a blow torch, then briefly touches her skin with it. Of course, that hurts, but its very brief. I still don't understand why this girl screams hysterically throughout the movie. At the end of the movie, I found myself saying, "she's lucky she didn't come across Ted Bundy, then she would be dead." All in all, this movie is a total waste of time if you are expecting to see something "HORRIFIC." From the reviews and lists i've seen online, you'd think this is the most shocking movie of all time. I don't see it.

Sorpse its not that i don't get this movie. I do, i totally get it, but its still a shite movie. For one its boring as hell. And two, its just nasty smut. I'm all for disturbing movies that try to push the limits but this was just crap. I'll save you some time, close your eyes, now picture a old fat dirty trucker raping and torturing a prostitute over and over again. There you go, that is this movie. If that sounds fun to you well unfortunately there is also no gore in this movie. The director also tries to come off as being smart and trying to include a message or a "point" to all the smut but when its all said and done its just a movie about a hooker who gets kidnapped and raped. The beginning was alright and i thought it might go somewhere near the ending but it never does. They just drag out scene after scene until they are bored and end it. I really don't see what all the hype is about and its a shame because more people are going to be tricked into watching this for the shock factor which doesn't exist, its just repulsive in all the wrong ways. The only people who will like this movie are people who get off on seeing women beat up.

axdonaldson The Bunny game is a black and white film focused around the life of a cocaine addicted prostitute who is abducted by a truck driver and degraded and tortured for a period of time in the desert. One review caught my attention- There is an issue that the lengths of certain shots are "boring" and/or "pointless" and i have to say that i disagree. Nor do i think the lengths of shots are there to merely build up tension. I think the way this film is shot makes it so that the viewer does not passively engage in viewing the film as a mere sadistic turn on or curiosity. I'm sure some just seek out this genre in order to tick a box... I think this is a film that successfully uses a certain level of art house, somewhat experimental style to allow the viewer some distance from its content. On the one hand it ventures to be as realistic as possible , yet on the other uses techniques that are distancing, highlighting the creative process of making the film. Personally, i didn't feel a great deal of sympathy for the central character. Next to no dialogue and a rebellious looking cocaine addicted female prostitute coupled with intermittent strong, hard, fast music... I guess you assume she can handle herself and this is her choice. I enjoyed the concept of time in the film too. She has no idea how long she has been there and i found that i lost a sense of time while watching the film as it becomes dizzying and almost seemed circular at times. On another note, does the truck driver actually rape her? I can't remember that he does... I particularly loved the film for its ending. I don't think it could have ended any other way! She was a nobody at the start of the film , you didn't get to know her through out the film and in the end she just disappears from the screen to an unknown future, an unknown person. I'm sure this is the most realistic aspect of using the role of a prostitute. They move around a lot and no one raises much concern if they just vanish. They are an easy target. I found the conclusion of the film rather poignant considering the rest of it. I look forward to a second viewing to analyse it further. I haven't read anything of the film, its making or the director so shall maybe research it a bit.

Chris Gill When considering how successful or otherwise a film is, we should probably take into account the intentions of the filmmakers. This intends to shock and unsettle its audience with a variety of bizarre and brutal images. It's an endurance test whether the viewer wishes to see it through to the end or not.It's a perfectly valid use of the form to be shocking for the sake of shocking. Many have presented unsettling images with limited context, from the Film Brat experiments to the Cinema of Transgression of Zedd, Kern and Beth B. So, artistic intent, then? The film was apparently improvised from a basic outline and you can't imagine that this outline was much more detailed than the synopsis above so it definitely fits the criteria of experimental film. The aesthetic also suggests so: presented in black and white with minimal dialogue; fractured editing that removes the comfort of a narrative arc; occasionally imaginative camera-work where the zoom moves almost imperceptibly as if to suggest the breathing of an unseen observer ; thoughtful mise en scene in both middle and wide distance shots; no semblance of back story other than the inter-cutting of truckers home movie ; a shift from a black metal soundtrack for the early scenes to an ominous, musique concrete score during the main torment; no schlocky gore shocks; little in the way of titillation. Whilst we are ultimately presented with a hint of explanation, it is one that's obviously open to interpretation but is a denouement of sorts. There is an intriguing mix of styles to the various scenes. The opening scene is shot in a way that will be recognisable to anyone who's seen a similar scene in porn and the other scenes of the hooker with her various johns are shot in a variety of different ways, one utilising an angle that is generally used by more traditional (read: major studio) directors to film rape scenes (shot slightly from the side, focusing on the victims face to avoid accusations of sensationalism or titillation) another is a shot of a back alley blow job shot in the middle distance and a further sex scene is simply observed. Understandably, the filmmakers and distributors were delighted by the refusal of the UK censors to provide a certificate for distribution, apparently there is still some cachet to the phrase "Banned in the UK".Reading the BBFC judgement certainly brings home that they have an apparent belief that a significant majority of the male population of the United Kingdom are closet sexual sadists who will be driven "monkey see monkey do" to re-enact what they see in feature films. However, their rationale for doing so is open to question and actually strikes me that it gives an insight into the psyches of the people who sit in judgement on our entertainment.There is much play on the terms "sexual and sexualised violence" and "eroticise or endorse sexual assault" in the write up, what I actually saw in the film does not back this up – the opening scenes of the victim's day to day life aside where she is consensual under financial or addiction duress, there is no suggestion of rape or sexual assault. If anything, our crazy guy seems to be in awe and fear his captive's sexuality and her careless use of it. To the extent that he has to remove secondary sexual characteristics (hair) to dehumanise the victim to be able to proceed with his actions.I'd have to say, if you're turned on by The Bunny Game, you have a fairly specialised view in what you consider erotic and should probably seek professional help.But does it do anything new? The scenario is an easy one for low budget flicks, psychological torture doesn't need an FX budget and there are myriad, shot on video examples of this very same basic set up. The actual infliction of pain and mutilation again brings to mind Kern or Zedd and by extension GG Allin and Bob Flanagan.During the central torture, the indoor sequences were strongly reminiscent of the murder scene from Fire Walk With Me and the outdoor scenes in the desert seemed derivative of a variety of flicks, the most notable one that sprang to mind being Nico B's Pig a comparison that is heavily accentuated when the film reaches the titular Bunny Game.In addition, the amplified-to-distortion screams of the victim way above the volume of the dialogue and music were similar to tricks adopted by the August Underground films, though not as interminable.The fractured nature of the leaps in time and the wandering of the prostitute from one soul destroying, survival enabling tryst to another reminded me of the opening 15-20 minutes of Simon Rumley's Red, White & Blue without the satisfying coalescence of story as things we are drip fed become clearer.The ultimate conclusion, with the dehumanised and now quite possibly insane victim laid naked on a cross brought to mind the ending of Bernard Rose's Snuff-Movie, thankfully without the sappy coda.Ultimately, there is some interesting stuff going on here and the commitment of Rodleen Getsic to her art has to be admired.I'd recommend it to those who appreciate the challenge of enduring a film rather than enjoying it. As long as they were mindful that, because we're that type, then there's not a lot we haven't seen before. If you're coming into this expecting Cannibal Holocaust, Nekromantik or Serbian Film, it's likely you're going away disappointed, as it's not that type of film.Interesting enough that my review ran to more than 1000 words and I had to edit it for length - full review with links here: HTTP://beveryafraid.tumblr.com/