Torched

Torched is a interesting little short film that is so brutal that will probably make you hide your family jewels deep somewhere and well…can we talk about the plot holes? Maybe not,Deanna a nurse who works at night you read what I just typed,who works at night as a nurse who walks out of her apartment in the day,yes she picked the wrong day to go out,when she approaches outside a masked man throws her back in and proceeds to rape her,traumatized and shaken after,she runs back to her apartment and goes to sleep. The next night Masked man walks in and tries to rape her but (oh yes!)Deanna has a taser and takes him down

This film was directed by Ryan Nicholson who worked in the August Underground sequel,this film isn't the least misogynistic as the awful I Spit On Your Grave but she does take the law or blowtorch for that matter,in her hands but she does do the brutal revenge very violently,Deanna a nice pretty woman who could've had been doing well in her life loses her mind and by a nice thoughtful twist but all is finally explained in an appropriately a lot of series of climaxes, which left me thinking how 1.Does anyone else besides her and Trevor live in the apartment building,since the captor screams loud enough that could've made a neighbor complain about it or 2. if she captured the assailant how did she managed to get a taser since she stayed in her apartment even the day before she was raped (3.)Why leave the door open or leave criminating evidence around (4.) have sex with the woman's friend since you already had sex with her.

But anyways I kinda have more questions but besides that we can still see Deanna descend into madness and maim,toast nuts(pun totally intended) and decapitate because we got to know her at inopportune time,poor girl she needs someone to love.

I acquired this title because of Gutterballs, a "film" that surprised me with its realism and brutality. I figured "Torched" would also deliver. In a way, it does, but poorly. Quite a few scenes were framed poorly, as in unnecessary long close-ups of talking heads. Some of the dialog also couldn't be heard because the mics were too far way from the actors. The violence was fairly decent but the editing was just so poorly done that the film just came off as a student exercise in Editing 101. Was this a "must watch" film? Nope. If you've seen the original "I Spit On Your Grave" or "Irreversible" you've seen this flick before. This outing is better than, say, any of Lucifer Valentine's stuff, but not by much.

What happens here after a girl gets raped in an elevator (actually not very extreme) is gonna be pretty gruesome for some. The movie also contains the best fake penis I've ever seen on screen (not that I spend my time looking for fake penises of course), and said penis is wholeheartedly attacked with syringes and a blow torch. Hmm...nice (ouch!).

There's no doubt that rape is a horrible thing for any woman (or man - there's a bit of that in here too) to endure, but its obviously just been set up here so the makers could have an excuse to offer what comes after. Burnings, be-headings, and rivers of blood abound. Yep, its a pretty nasty affair, but as with most of these kind of movies I spent the time laughing out loud at its madness.

The acting by the girl who plays the main character is actually not bad for a flick like this. Usually the acting is terrible in these kind of films. I do enjoy a good gory horror show as Hollywood just cant make anything worth a shock at all any more so you really gotta go to the independent scene to find real "horror".

The film is quite short at around 45 minutes and its probably enough, even gore gets boring after some time. Apparently the makers of the August Underground movies were involved in this and it certainly shows. But I cant help thinking.... can anyone actually make a movie that scares people nowadays? Sure its easy to offend and shock (some of us) but scare...? I doubt it.

Anyway, I wouldn't watch this again, not because its gross (or whatever) just because once seen its not worth watching again. You wont find it on Netflix I doubt however, so if you get a chance check it out if this is your kinda thing.

Torched, a 45 minute shocker from indie director Ryan Nicholson, is a brutal rape revenge tale that goes straight for the jugular, assaulting the senses with a non-stop barrage of horrific imagery which is definitely not for those of a nervous disposition. From the opening savage sexual assault to the movie's blood-drenched climax, Torched will sear itself into your memory.

Far from being the poorly acted and amateurish production I was expecting, this confidently directed and well acted piece of extreme movie-making was a pleasant surprise (well, maybe not pleasant, but it was far better than I thought it would be!). The cast are great and the whole production is well put together, with a cool metal soundtrack and some pretty impressive (and nauseating) special effects.

Michelle Boback plays Deanna, a pretty nurse who is raped by a masked attacker outside her home. The next night she is attacked in her home, but manages to subdue and constrain the intruder. Believing the man she now has tied up in her flat to be her rapist, she begins to torture him in a manner of particularly nasty ways.

This film certainly knows how to pack a punch, with graphic scenes of mutilation and a particularly mean-spirited moment where Deanna employs a junkie to help her with her revenge! After a lot more violence (including a juicy power-saw beheading), the film ends well, with a pretty good twist.

Torched sets out to shock, and shock it does. Whilst this is not going to be to everyone's taste, fans of exploitation and gore should find it hits the spot.

Heading into Ryan Nicholson's Torched, I was aware that it was a short flick, some of my horror pals enjoyed it, and that there's some cool torture scenes. It was short, there were some cool torture scenes, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it as much as the other reviewers on here.

Story is about a chick that gets raped. Later on the same day another attempt is made, but this time chicky-poo turns the table and takes the attacker out of commission. Now he's tied up in her apartment, and she's looking for some payback. All the while she's playing detective/party girl. What follows is a slightly above average revenge tale with some pretty awesome make-up and blood fx.

I understand how people are saying for this type of movie (low-budget indy horror) the acting was much better than average. Well, I suppose it is. The lead actress did an alright job when acting normal but when she got mad and yelled...I couldn't take it serious...it was laughable. Her co-worker chick was pathetically average, the apartment dude and the doctor were probably the best actors in this movie. The worst actor by far in this flick was the dude getting "Torchered." He was getting some serious pain dealt on him and all he'd do was some loud half yell/half moaning? I'd be screaming bloody murder, writhing, throwing myself all over the place. And the ending, it was sudden, felt kind of jumbled and kind of silly. It was nothing incredibly shocking, but I guess it was kind of unique.

Even though I've dissed this movie some, Torched is definitely a flick any self-respecting hardcore horror fan should check out. I'm not saying I'll be recommending it, unless someone asks me for an extreme movie with a short running time. But it's an extreme, gritty, low-budget independent horror flick that will appeal to a lot of horror fans. Unfortunately I wasn't one of them. But I do have to say again that the fx was pretty sweet. The skin melt scene especially. 6.5 outta 10