Inside: French brutality

I recently rented Inside from Blockbuster after I had heard how artsy and brutal it was.  Unfortunately, Blockbuster rents out only the rated version (is blockbuster Christian Coalition? Or is that a rumor?).  I was not aware that BB filters their offered cinema.  I assumed since Inside was a smaller release in America, there would only be one version.  I was wrong.  There is an Unrated edition, i.e. the way the film is intended to be seen.  Even though I have not seen the unrated edition, I’m sure it is better.  That is not to say that the rated version is bad.  Inside is a wonderful gory dose of feminism that makes Haute Tension appear as a frolic through the park on a sunny morning.   

The French know what they are doing. Effectively scary horror focuses on atmosphere first, suspense second, and action later. Inside does this very well. Ineffective horror focuses on action …only. Example of such contrast can be found between Carpenter’s masterpiece Halloween and Zombie’s futile attmept at Halloween.

Cheers.