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You're comparing how well the films are written/directed/produced. Of course The Silence of the Lambs is a classic, and this obviously doesn't reach that brilliance (although it's goals and genre are so different that its like comparing The Godfather to Looney Tunes). I'm not sticking up for this film because I don't really have much interest in it either, and looks rather boring. I would actually agree with what you say, but I'm not comparing the qualities of the film in my comparison so you misunderstand my point. I'm arguing the inane assumption that to write a film such as this means that "you must be just as sick as the characters" which is a horribly backwards idea. Therefore, I pointed to a film like Silence of the Lambs, which is hailed for its brilliance, and pointed out why it would be just as dumb to say that about that film. Writing about ultra-violence does not make you a sicko. You're right, this takes a much more in your face, gonzo experience, and Silence of the Lambs is subtle and disturbing. But that's a comparison of writing quality. Silence of the Lambs doesn't have to shove it in your face, but unsettles you more successfully, while this looks more juvenile. Again, a comparison of the quality, which I was not making. But on the level of what truong said, they are comparable in that they portray sickening and violent crimes, therefore I pointed out the ludicrous idea that you would have to be sick to write something like this. Nope, just lazy. (Although I would argue this going the route of Braindead or Evil Dead II, where its juvenile nature or ludicrous nature is played up, and part of the humor) People like truong make me angry, because they are mostly just dull and unimaginative, because they have to go the immature route of insulting the writer personally if they do not like or agree with their work. Nothing is more lazy than saying, "Man, this writer must be mentally ill." People like truong are just the same as the "video nasties" people in the 80's. They think any art they don't agree with is dangerous and should be censored.

No I didn't miss the point! It isn't necessary to "kill" a kitten! I know it's special fx with the chainsaw gore, but there's some crazy people who could get ideas with animals. I mean, why they have that?

Nah, I get it. I don't enjoy the sight of animals suffering either. Just thinks it's funny the people who only respond to that image in particular, especially in the midst of a trailer packed with humans dying in various horrible ways. We get pretty desensitized to human death, but kill an animal in a fictional movie and suddenly people are calling for the director's head. Beevis, you liked Cloud Atlas, did you not? Nobody bitched about Hugo Weaving's character shooting a dog point blank. Horrible acts like that define a character, and people understand it in that film, but not this? Maybe that's the point of it in this as well; to get us to hate this evil character Yes, they can be overdone or tasteless, but just like any other gorefest where they do the same to humans.