I remember the late 90s. Shock value was everything. The bad boys of rock and roll were Marilyn Manson and Eminem, and half the shows on MTV's prime time were about pornography. From the director of 1997's Batman & Robin, 8mm is about a private investigator named Tom Welles, played by Nicolas Cage. Tom is tasked to prove or disprove the validity of a snuff film, found in the safe of some very rich guy.
Jaquin phoenix's character, Max California, shows Tom the oh-so-seedy underbelly of the Los Angeles porno scene. Some guy pulls a gun on Tom because he asks for a snuff film. Then later on, we see him flip through a box of photos labeled "kids". There's also a share of satanism, bdsm, and drug use. Our main antagonist is a huge Danzig fan. So if you're also a huge fan, watch out. You might turn into a pervert. They say the hardcore stuff is dangerous.
This film was fairly entertaining and it had some thrills. The violence was violent and the bad guys were bad. 8mm was severely gratuitous, but terrible; definitely not good.
1. Raising Arizona
2. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Adaptation
4. Birdy
5. City of Angels
6. Gone in 60 Seconds
7. Matchstick Men
8. Vampire's Kiss
9. Face/Off
10. Honeymoon in Vegas
11. The Family Man
12. 8mm
13. The Weather Man
14. The Croods
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