The Australian government has issued a stern warning to horror fans flocking
to cinemas to see the ultra-violent slasher film
Terrifier 3, cautioning audiences about its extreme content and disturbing themes.
The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it's release on October 10, as it continues the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more
gruesome, stomach-churning scenes.
The movie has broken box office records as horror
enthusiasts are lured in by the film's reputation for intense violence and shock value.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts has warned Australian audiences to prepare for scenes of graphic violence,
dismemberment and disturbing themes that go well beyond typical horror fare.
The film includes brutal depictions of murder using a variety of weapons, from
chainsaws to axes and guns, resulting in explicit injury detail and copious
amounts of blood.
The warning also highlights that the movie portrays self-harm,
cannibalism, animal cruelty and violence involving
children, pushing the boundaries of what the most hardened horror fans has seen before.
One of the film's more controversial moments includes a scene of implied masturbation coupled
with self-harm, along with a shower scene that hints at sexual activity.
The Australian government has issued a stern warning to horror fans
flocking to cinemas to see the ultra-violent slasher film Terrifier 3, cautioning audiences about its extreme content and disturbing themes
The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it's
release on October 10, as it continues the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more gruesome, stomach-churning scenes
In addition, male genital nudity and obscured shots of female breast and buttock
nudity have caused concern among viewers and the classification board alike.
The film's R18+ rating in Australia is due to its high impact violence, blood,
gore and explicit sexual content.
Despite these warnings, audiences have turned out in droves.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts has
warned Australian audiences to prepare for scenes of graphic
violence, dismemberment and disturbing themes that go well beyond typical horror fare
Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly clapped and cheered during some of the film's most grotesque death scenes.
This latest instalment of the Terrifier franchise is a continuation of the sadistic horror unleashed
by Art the Clown, a character who has now become a
modern horror icon for his relentless brutality.
In Terrifier 3, Art's reign of terror continues, once again targeting Sienna Shaw who narrowly survived his attacks in the
previous movie.
Sienna, portrayed by actress Lauren LaVera,
takes on Art in a deadly showdown that is as gory
as it is horrifying, featuring scenes of decapitations,
dismemberments and visceral body horror.
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'Traumatising' horror sequel leaves two Perth moviegoers
unconscious and one injured
The Terrifier franchise, which began in 2016,
quickly gained a cult following due to its extreme violence and over-the-top death scenes.
The first film, which saw Art the Clown mutilate a victim with a hacksaw,
shocked audiences with its brutal kill sequences.
The sequel, Terrifier 2, went viral last year after reports emerged that viewers were fainting and vomiting in cinemas due to its graphic content.
Now, with Terrifier 3, Leone has doubled down on the carnage,
taking the gore to new, unsettling levels.
Despite Australia's strict film censorship laws,
Terrifier 3 was approved for theatrical release with a
strong warning attached.
The film's notoriety has only heightened its appeal
to horror fans, who continue to fill cinemas across the country.
Earlier this month, two people fainted and fled for the exit when it hit a Perth cinema for early previews.
According to multiple eye witness accounts, one young woman badly injured
herself after she fell down the cinema stairs while fleeing the movie
theatre.
'This is going to sound made up and I promise you it's not,' Australian horror film critic Emma Clarke began her review of David Leone's controversial new horror-slasher.
The Rotten Tomatoes verified critic said two people fainted right in front of her during
the screening she attended at Innaloo Cinemas in Perth over the weekend.
The first fainted during the opening scene, she said in her
film review shared to YouTube, and the second nearer to the end of the two-house spectacle.
'Can you tell me... why did two people feint
right in front of me during that film?' she said.
'Both trying to run down the stairs to get to the bathrooms because they felt so queasy.'
The horror film fanatic said she spoke to both people and tried to assist them because she was seated directly behind them.
The first was a man, who left with a friend who came
to check on him, and second Australian victim was
a young woman.
'This poor girl gashed her head open as she fell down the stairs, I felt so bad
for her. I went and checked on her afterwards,' Clarke claimed.
'She did get help. She was with her friend. It really shook me up too.
It actually took me out of the film for the moment.'
The reviewer, who has been sharing her thoughts on scary movies for the
past four years, said she has never seen audience members have such a
visceral reaction to a film.
Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly
clapped and cheered during some of the film's most grotesque death scenes
Clarke described the third installment of Leone's series
— which is set to open nationally on Thursday, October 11 — as '
fun, intense, gory, disturbed, and over the top.'
'I'm not used to horror actually hurting people, so that was a really strange experience,' she said.
'Before anyone says they're paid actors, I saw the girl and
she had injuries. They were both very young people.
I feel really awful about it to be honest.'
'It was a very scary moment trying to help them out.'
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Dienstag, 03. Dezember 2024 23:21