Samuel Hawaiian Man Worsfold I first heard of Piggy when I saw it in my local video store, with its bold and brash 18+ certificate, a friend and I thought it would be a great movie to watch for the night. However, on our first viewing of the film we were fairly disappointed as we were just expecting more from the film. My original rating I would have given this was probably a 5.5, but after watching it again 2 years later, my score has gone up to a 7. Piggy has flaws but it's certainly a good ride, the film felt very ambient and atmospheric in scenes where there is minimal dialogue and emphasizes the main character's lonely life after his brother's death. However, this is contrasted to brutal beatdowns performed by Piggy and his malicious intent on delivering revenge to Joe's (main character) brothers killers. I thought these two deliveries were good against each other and provided more emotion and character development within the story. I especially adored the lighting in some scenes particularly the torture warehouse/toilets and Piggy's apartment at the end of the film where Joe goes to see him. This orange dim light was mesmerizing and I really thought it helped capture the film's emotion and dark tone. Acting is very good and Piggy is definitely the standout character, he is a confident killer and a complete maniac, I was surprised to see the actor who plays him didn't have a bigger film repertoire as he was very impressive! One of the complaints I have read about the film is the repetition of dialogue and I did actually notice this on my second viewing. I admit that it was quite unnecessary to say the line "it was a terrible thing that they did" 5 times (yes I counted) but the purpose of Piggy saying this was to try to aggravate Joe and motivate him to violence towards his brother's killers. This is justified when Piggy buys Joe a huge butcher's knife for Joe's "love of cooking" when obviously it's another subtle hint to Joe to kill them. So yes the repetition of that dialogue could have been done in a better way to be honest.The violence in the film is actually much more graphic than I remembered, there is an off screen head smashing by Piggy which is totally brutal even though you don't see the remains. However, the sound effects of the head squishing under Piggy's boot are brutal and when he puts a sheet over the man's non - existent head, it further implies how violent it is and leaves a lot to the imagination. There is a twist at the end of the movie as well and to be completely honest I didn't completely understand it and I couldn't find any proper explanations of it online, maybe one day there will be a full plot explanation!Piggy is an underrated British Thriller that is well worth your time. If you like the streets of London, strong accents, a very interesting character (Piggy), atmosphere and ambiance, violence and a mature film with dark content? Then this is your film. I picked this up dirt cheap so I definitely recommend picking this movie up on DVD.

OJT Films about revenge are many and not all of them has made it into the history books. Neither this, but still this deserves some attention.The shy boy Joe lives a somewhat meaningless life. He is an underachiever which re-finds a meaning of life when his older brother takes him up, and brings him into his group of friends. Everything seems a little more meaningful, until an innocent incident started by Joe later on is what's the reason for a gang killing off his brother in meaningless violence. The "Piggy" shows up on Joe's doorstep, and starts twisting his mind in a violent direction.This is the start of a gruesome vengeance and a turmoil of violence. This is a violent film, but well done. It's dark, brutal and horrific, and nothing to watch if you can't stand violence. the violence is not of the most graphic, but impossible to ignore. It difficult to watch, thanks to the sounds and techniques, but it easily haunts you after-wards.The film is slow paced, and made in beak colors, suitable for Joe's dull life. the film has some trouble with the pace, and leaves us bored when it shouldn't. This will be a problem for many. Joe is well played by Martin Compston and Paul Anderson is good as Piggy. Louise Dylan isn't top notch compared with the two others, and struggles acting believably, and should improve her method acting. Absolutely a film to use in a debate for reasons of violence, and once again a typical loner and weak guy, being picked up and processed and developed into a violent figure. There's always leaders and followers in these matters. is this convincing? well. Decide yourself.References made to "A Clockwork Orange" and "Fight club" is quite far off as a whole, though some scenes are inspired.

bobbybits A ridiculous film although I'm sure some will be dumbfounded enough to view, hoping they get a guardian psycho for Xmas.The repetition of lines with closeups of smiles and expressions, and stupid narrations. These where the real killer These aside this film is littered with holes that offer no explanation and contradict what has been shown. How did Piggy get into Joe's flat continuously when he would deadbolt his door 5 times. A person dies without water in 3 days yet that time had past from victims 2 and 3 before they went back and moved victim 1. Piggy must have taken care of it surely. I know he was wearing a piggy nose, this meant he was also a pig at kissing Claire on the nose. Blood splatter everywhere, while puking. This in London which you can name most of the streets in this film, must have be art though. Meant he walked about the happy narrating psycho undetected and unobserved. I was annoyed specifically at how contrary the finish. Specifically Piggy's code. Don't kill innocents otherwise you are as bad as those who have done you wrong. Piggy left him alone, to interpret this meaning as to kill the Ex who was as much a pig as I snog noses. While dropping off those body parts with a note, where they mailed. In England, a piggy a pig or a psycho, yea I'm sure.The plus side it had decent cinematography and sound. The rest was seamlessly flat.3 out of 10 both tedious and stupid

digitald-4 This is a good movie. I know its a good movie because it was (for me anyway) very disturbing. Bringing back painful scenes of youth I would sooner forget it was an interesting experience to relive those seens from the safe distance that movies can and do offer.In real life and from a psychological perspective in terms of the role's people can play out as by-product of any given environment (ref: Healing the shame that binds you: John Bradshaw). That it could be possible that when Joe's brother is killed, Joe could fill in the slot is absolutely possible. There is an odd tendency in life to take on the form of that which we fear most.. hence Joe turns into "not a" but "the very self-same" killer that killed his brother.So, there is interesting stuff here. A vivisection of the human psyche pitted against the question of what would you do if...? Or other questions like.. what master do you serve? Is your life mediocre? If so, whats your excuse? Whatever the case and whatever the questions the movie works. It does the job. As well, the acting in this movie is (ALL THE WAY AROUND) absolutely top notch. So you got excellent acting, photography, subject matter.. what more could you ask for? A movie about love? Now there's a scary topic for ya - if for no other reason than that love has always and will always win and will always get the last word - no exceptions.PS: Cheer up... Hollywood has yet to successfully put a monkey on film.