Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly says she refuses to watch or review "torture porn" like the "Saw" franchise. I have to say I completely agree with her, and I think it's admirable for a film critic to admit that she finds a particular genre so irredeemable that she can't physically sit through it.
Judging by the weekend's grosses, she's not the only one. "Paranormal Activity," which relies more on imagination than gore, beat "Saw VI" like a rented mule. (I'm going on reviews from friends here... I plan on seeing "Paranormal Activity" this weekend, if I can find someone to go with me, 'cause I'm too chicken to go by myself.)
I just don't get the appeal of movies and TV shows that titillate their audiences with gratuitous, gory violence, especially when there's so much real violence in the world. I feel like the people who enjoy the Saws and "Criminal Minds"-type stuff are after some vicarious brush with danger because they've never encountered any real evil themselves. It's just not entertaining to me.
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