Some of you may remember last Friday I reported that Rob Lieberman (Fire In The Sky, D3: The Mighty Ducks) has been recruited to direct the movie Tortured for Twisted Pictures. In my story I bemoaned the prospect of yet another lowering of bar in the torture porn genre.
Well director Rob Lieberman was kind enough to email me personally to clarify for me and more importantly, you guys out there, his intentions with the movie. He adamantly claims that his movie will not just be another cheap gore-fest.
Mr Liberman says, "The truth is although it is entitled Tortured (for obvious marketing reasons, the title actually refers to all the characters' state, regardless of their role) and although it is from Twisted Pictures the purveyors of the SAW franchise, it is our objective to examine the moral rectitude of revenge through the use of torture; the characters eventually arriving at the realization that it is an unfulfilling, hollow act."
I for one am a little reassured by this statement. Of course only time and viewing will really tell, but my thanks go out to Robert Lieberman for taking the trouble to contact us to set the record straight on what we both seem to agree was a rather underwhelming press release. Seems Twisted Pictures' marketing department have to buck up their ideas if they want to sell their movies properly in one statement.
Note: This website is not meant for use by minors. The views expressed in the comments section below are not our own. This section is intended for discussion of the topic in the post above. Disagreement is encouraged, however comments which attack, insult, or threaten the author in a personal manner won't be published. Similarly, comments that we deem to be poorly worded, or wildly off topic will also not be approved and may be mocked. For free, uncensored, unfettered, and possibly dangerous discussion visit our forum.
Wow, I'm really glad he emailed you Stuart. I'm actually interested in the movie now. The way he describes it makes it sound like something I really want to see. The press release made it sound like something I really wanted to picket.
This site is operated by Cinema Blend LLC. For advertising inquiries, contact Gorilla Nation. CinemaBlend.com is a private, independently owned website which is intended only as entertainment. The views expressed on this website may or may not reflect those of its owner. Don't take us too seriously.
Some of you may remember last Friday I reported that Rob Lieberman (Fire In The Sky, D3: The Mighty Ducks) has been recruited to direct the movie Tortured for Twisted Pictures. In my story I bemoaned the prospect of yet another lowering of bar in the torture porn genre.
April 25th, 2007 at 17:59
This sounds better. The title refers to a state? that could mean inner torment too, which makes this thing sound a lot more cool