Tumbling Doll of Flesh

just watched this "film" and it actually made me want to write my first comment on IMDb.com, even though i've been a user for more than 9 years. the reason that i watched this, is because i like splatter films and sometimes i like to test my limits and see what actually still shocks me. first of all, the gore in this film didn't shock me, not even the idea that someone came up with this and made it into a film - what really shocked me, is that there seems to be a market for this kind of crap. don't get me wrong - i'm all against censorship, but this film seems to me like it was made for some kind of fetish crowd that seems to get off on this type of sh*t.it didn't give you that same kind of disgust and guilt that one felt after watching films like "august underground". that film is terrible to watch, but at least you get the feeling that the filmmakers want to show you how disgusting violence is. in the case of "niku daruma", it seems like it was made strictly to arouse people. i prefer films that shock, because they are well done and thought through, like Gaspar Noe's films, or Takashi Miike's, or Funny Games or Man Bites Dog - those films will stick with you for a while. this film i will have forgotten by tomorrow, and the only thing that will stick with me, is the thought, that somewhere out there, there are people getting aroused by watching this sh*t. if you read this, please check yourself into the next hospital or shoot yourself - this of course does not apply to gore hounds, who just love splatter. you're cool! peace

The first half of it is just porn, the second half of it is torture porn. I'm not a moralist, yet I'm not a fan of this sort of films either. There's no story, there's no acting, there's no cinematography. It's not even shocking, because the props are so fake, it's laughable. 'Tumbling Doll of Flesh' is a frequent guest in 'disturbing' movie lists on YouTube, but it's not even disturbing. It's just overhyped and boring.

Yeah, I do realise that some people would be offended by this film, but it's hard to pick a thing someone isn't offended by these days. For me the most difficult part was trying not to fall asleep watching this. If you want to get 'disturbed', there's plenty of films that are more graphic or psychologically harrowing, or both. Maybe 'Tumbling Doll...' is one of the earliest pseudo-snuff films, so it kinda deserves a credit for it, but it still doesn't make It good.

I think it was one of the most boring extreme horror films I've ever seen!

The gore scenes weren't that great, and the hardcore scenes were a bit...meh... I mean, nothing you can't already find on a dedicated site, maybe they were more interested in bdsm scenes.

It was a bit of wasted potential, the film promised quite well in its plot, but on a visual level it didn't deliver; it could have been much more

I mean, cute but not that much, if you want to waste some time it's fine, but not if you want to see something serious about the genre

However, the actors still performed quite well, so again, wasted potential.

This movie was such an inspiration and got me closer to our lord and savior Jesus Christ. I felt so humbled and uplifted with this amazing family friendly movie! Such a GOOD movie to watch with your kids and family MAYBE EVEN AT CHURCH! Overall this movie was a thrill and personally I cannot wait for another! I absolutely love this adorable gracious movie. I forgot to add how much this movie means to a Christian such as myself because it is so in tune with my beliefs. I would recommend anyone to watch this movie at school, sleepovers, with your lover, at a local cookout and with anyone you can watch it with! 10/10.

Gore can be a really important part of a horror movie. It is to a horror movie what a good seasoning is to a dish. That being said, when you over season something, it becomes overpowering and inedible. This is the exact case for Niku Daruma (Tumbling Doll of Flesh), a 90s video nasty in the long line of Japanese films that infamously (and woefully) identify themselves with the misogynistic sub-genre of literal torture pornography. The only other film I've watched in that same category (solely out of curiosity) was Girl Hell 1999. Both films have no plot, are shamelessly anti-women, horribly shot, and have no rhyme or reason for their abundant filth. What makes me even more angry is that these are scene as pornography; something that people are aroused by. I'd be mortified and angry to think that anyone could be aroused by kidnapped women being dismembered and sexually assaulted.

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