Category number nine ("number nine, number nine") in the Gummi Awards was for the movie that displayed the most offensive scenes of animal torture, abuse and otherwise cruel behavior. My original thought was that the 1971 film The Andromeda Strain, with its writhing rat and monkey test subjects, was a solid candidate for the prize. The nominations sent in from our readers were:
Atonement
Cannibal Holocaust
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
I assume that Carrie's nomination for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was a joke (right, Carrie?). The horse shooting scene in Atonement was unpleasant, of course, but not more than momentary and the creatures do not suffer long. The movie Cannibal Holocaust warns the viewer no less than three times at the outset that it contains scenes of extreme violence and that no editing was performed for the sake of protecting the creators' first amendment rights. "While the production company does not condone such actions, blah blah blah." Several animals in the movie are severely mutilated and tortured to death. It's real and it's sickening. So, the winner of this category's award goes to Carrie for Cannibal Holocaust. I can only hope the people who made this film are all long gone from this Earth.
