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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: When Tom Welles is tearfully asking [[spoiler: why Mr. Christian paid to have the snuff film made]], we're not seeing funny LargeHam Creator/NicolasCage. His rage is ugly and animalistic, and there's a lot of palpable anger and exhaustion in his voice. After seeing Cage ham it up in films like ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'', ''Film/FaceOff'', and ''Film/VampiresKiss'', this scene is a reminder that he's capable of a powerful performances if given the right material.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: When Tom Welles is tearfully asking [[spoiler: why Mr. Christian paid to have the snuff film made]], we're not seeing funny LargeHam Creator/NicolasCage. His rage is ugly and animalistic, and there's a lot of palpable anger and exhaustion in his voice. After seeing Cage ham it up in films like ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'', ''Film/FaceOff'', and ''Film/VampiresKiss'', this scene is a reminder that he's capable of a powerful performances performance if given the right material.



* MoralEventHorizon: While [[TheSociopath The Machine]] did it simply [[ForTheEvulz because he wanted to]] is bad enough, but let's not get the other villains off the hook either.

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* MoralEventHorizon: While [[TheSociopath The Machine]] did it raping and killing an innocent teenager simply [[ForTheEvulz because he wanted to]] is bad enough, but let's not get the other villains off the hook either.



** The damn snuff film reel itself. The fact that it looks so grotty and lo-fi makes it feel more real.

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** The damn snuff film reel itself. The fact that it looks so grotty and lo-fi low-quality makes it feel more real.
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** Eddie Poole crossed it by attracting the victim to her death..

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** Eddie Poole crossed it by attracting luring the victim to her death..death.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Warren, despite being a very minor character, has become very popular with fans, mainly because he's played by Creator/NormanReedus.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Warren, despite being a very minor character, has become very popular with fans, mainly because [[RetroactiveRecognition he's played by by]] Creator/NormanReedus.
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* WhatAnIdiot: A rather minor but notable example. While Tom's clearly not in his right mind when he's with his family [[spoiler: after they left their old home in case they got any nasty surprises from Dino's men]], Amy has had enough of his recent disturbing behavior and has outright threatened to leave him, taking Cindy with her. It never seems to cross Tom's mind that if he'd just tell her what went down, maybe ''just maybe'' she might be a bit more understanding as to why he's acting the way he is.
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* CreepyAwesome:
** According to many people, Dino Velvet.
** For others, Machine.
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** [[MadArtist Dino Velvet]] is a twisted pornographer who specializes in violent sadomasochism with his star Machine. Happy to have women raped or murdered, Velvet was commissioned by Mr. Christian to make a snuff film. Happily doing so, Velvet had an innocent woman raped and murdered by Machine, planning to corner the snuff market himself. When investigated by protagonist Tom Welles, Velvet threatens to make his wife and young daughter part of the films and has Tom's ally Max California slaughtered as well, all in pursuit of his sadistic ideas of what makes good cinema.

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** [[MadArtist Dino Velvet]] is a twisted pornographer who specializes in violent sadomasochism with his star Machine. Happy to have women raped or murdered, Velvet was commissioned by Mr. Christian to make a snuff film. Happily doing so, Velvet had an innocent woman raped and murdered by Machine, planning to corner the snuff market himself. When investigated by protagonist Tom Welles, Velvet threatens to make his wife and young daughter part of the films and has Tom's ally Max California slaughtered as well, all in pursuit of his sadistic {{sadist}}ic ideas of what makes good cinema.

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** [[MadArtist Dino Velvet]] is a twisted pornographer who specializes in violent sadomasochism with his star Machine. Happy to have women raped or murdered, Velvet was commissioned by Mr. Christian to make a snuff film. Happily doing so, Velvet had an innocent woman raped and murdered by Machine, planning to corner the snuff market himself. When investigated by protagonist Tom Welles, Velvet threatens to make his wife and young daughter part of the films and has Tom's ally Max California slaughtered as well, all in pursuit of [[TrueArtIsAngsty his sadistic ideas of what makes good cinema]].

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** [[MadArtist Dino Velvet]] is a twisted pornographer who specializes in violent sadomasochism with his star Machine. Happy to have women raped or murdered, Velvet was commissioned by Mr. Christian to make a snuff film. Happily doing so, Velvet had an innocent woman raped and murdered by Machine, planning to corner the snuff market himself. When investigated by protagonist Tom Welles, Velvet threatens to make his wife and young daughter part of the films and has Tom's ally Max California slaughtered as well, all in pursuit of [[TrueArtIsAngsty his sadistic ideas of what makes good cinema]].cinema.
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** [[MalevolentMaskedMan Machine]], who turns out to be a [[spoiler:[[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse bald, bespectacled, harmless-looking man named George Anthony Higgins]]]], is a thug who works for the aforementioned Dino Velvet. When commissioned to make a snuff film, Machine willingly rapes and brutally murders a woman while Dino records, much to the disgust of a fellow henchman. When protagonist Tom Welles investigates the tape's veracity, Machine, on Dino's behalf, captures a smut clerk who had assisted Welles, in order to convince the latter to give them the tape, before killing the hostage anyway. In his final confrontation with Welles, Machine taunts the latter by explaining that he enjoys killing and that he is [[CombatSadomasochist sexually aroused by violence]]. Furthermore, Machine admits with [[CardCarryingVillain pride]] that he commits atrocities [[ForTheEvulz of his own volition]], rather than because of [[FreudianExcuseDenial any suffering he may have endured]].

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** [[MalevolentMaskedMan Machine]], who turns out to be a [[spoiler:[[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse bald, bespectacled, harmless-looking man named George Anthony Higgins]]]], is a thug who works for the aforementioned Dino Velvet. When commissioned to make a snuff film, Machine willingly rapes and brutally murders a woman while Dino records, much to the disgust of a fellow henchman. When protagonist Tom Welles investigates the tape's veracity, Machine, on Dino's behalf, captures a smut clerk who had assisted Welles, in order to convince the latter to give them the tape, before killing the hostage anyway. In his final confrontation with Welles, Machine taunts the latter by explaining that he enjoys killing and that he is [[CombatSadomasochist sexually aroused by violence]]. Furthermore, Machine admits with [[CardCarryingVillain pride]] that he commits atrocities [[ForTheEvulz of his own volition]], rather than because of [[FreudianExcuseDenial any suffering he may have endured]].
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: When Tom Welles is tearfully asking [[spoiler: why Mr. Christian paid to have the snuff film made]], we're not seeing funny LargeHam Creator/NicholasCage. His rage is ugly and animalistic, and there's a lot of palpable anger and exhaustion in his voice. After seeing Cage ham it up in films like ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'', ''Film/FaceOff'', and ''Film/VampiresKiss'', this scene is a reminder that he's capable of a powerful performances if given the right material.
* MemeticMutation: The scene where Welles watches the snuff film has been used in some hilarious Website/YouTube videos where Creator/NicholasCage watches his own scenes, mostly from ''Film/TheWickerMan2006''.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: When Tom Welles is tearfully asking [[spoiler: why Mr. Christian paid to have the snuff film made]], we're not seeing funny LargeHam Creator/NicholasCage.Creator/NicolasCage. His rage is ugly and animalistic, and there's a lot of palpable anger and exhaustion in his voice. After seeing Cage ham it up in films like ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'', ''Film/FaceOff'', and ''Film/VampiresKiss'', this scene is a reminder that he's capable of a powerful performances if given the right material.
* MemeticMutation: The scene where Welles watches the snuff film has been used in some hilarious Website/YouTube videos where Creator/NicholasCage Creator/NicolasCage watches his own scenes, mostly from ''Film/TheWickerMan2006''.
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: When Tom Welles is tearfully asking [[spoiler: why Mr. Christian paid to have the snuff film made]], we're not seeing funny LargeHam Cage. His rage is ugly and animalistic, and there's a lot of palpable anger and exhaustion in his voice. After seeing Cage ham it up in films like ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'', ''Film/FaceOff'', and ''Film/VampiresKiss'', this scene is a reminder that he's capable of a powerful performances if given the right material.
* MemeticMutation: The scene where Welles watches the snuff film has been used in some hilarious Website/YouTube videos where Nic Cage watches his own scenes, mostly from ''Film/TheWickerMan2006''.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: When Tom Welles is tearfully asking [[spoiler: why Mr. Christian paid to have the snuff film made]], we're not seeing funny LargeHam Cage.Creator/NicholasCage. His rage is ugly and animalistic, and there's a lot of palpable anger and exhaustion in his voice. After seeing Cage ham it up in films like ''Film/{{Deadfall}}'', ''Film/FaceOff'', and ''Film/VampiresKiss'', this scene is a reminder that he's capable of a powerful performances if given the right material.
* MemeticMutation: The scene where Welles watches the snuff film has been used in some hilarious Website/YouTube videos where Nic Cage Creator/NicholasCage watches his own scenes, mostly from ''Film/TheWickerMan2006''.
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* CultClassic: The film received poor reviews from critics at the time of its release, and did okay at the box office, but it amassed a following due to its dark atmosphere, twisted story, and memorable performances. The following only increased after Joel Schumacher's passing.

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