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Strapped (2010)
Ignore the "Don't Watch" review
It kills me when someone attempts to classify a movie as "gay" and/or "straight". If it falls into either of those categories it fails at being universal. I found this one, minus some of the raunchy dialogue, to be universal. If gays can love "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Pretty Woman", why can't straights love this? Hustler pretends to be whatever/whomever his male clients need, and discovers himself along the way. Is that really so taxing? Brief nudity in the beginning, sex that focuses solely on the facial expressions for the rest of the film, and some pretty rough/real dialogue. Really, too much for straights? I don't think so. The lead is perfect, the rest of the acting can be spotty, and there's a lot of verbal exposition(redundant?) Still an awesome film no matter the genre. When I saw the term "hustler listed in the description I almost passed, as I would "Coming of Age" or "HIV Positive" themed films, but this one is different. A gay guy figuring himself out. Cool flick.
Catacombs (2007)
if you thought Hostel sucked, you'll like this
Yeah, if you loved Hostel, Wolf Creek, Saw, or High Tension, you probably won't like this. However, if you prefer real scares and a feeling of dread, as opposed to films that are a dressed up test of your gag reflex, you may actually like this. Dark atmosphere, great acting, and character development(some films actually still do that)make this a really good horror flick. The impending sense of doom is so much more scary than trying to guess which hardware tool will be used for a torture scene, and I like that this film actually credits viewers with intelligence enough to follow the twist(s) and not dumb it down, not even for a for a wide theatrical release. Check it out - I'm sure there is someone, somewhere, scripting a "Wolf Creek 2" if you'd rather not think about what you're watching.