Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1977)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Just perfect...

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This film shows the brutality of the human soul when power is distributed unevenly. It also portrays violence and depravity in such a manner as to allow one to witness a real distinction between our common method of filming such acts versus the reality of such acts, this film directed towards the latter. One would hope that in the future of all societies such depths of moral corruption simply would become impossible to bring forth. The atrocities to be witnessed during this viewing are something that our past has contained, but hopefully our future will not.

Salo manages to portray human depravity in a terrifyingly realistic manor that I've never seen in any other film. It's very well made in that regard, but doesn't have much substance beyond that.If you can't handle seeing or hearing about bizarre acts of sex and violence, then I can't recommend this movie. That said, I think most other people (especially fans of film) could get some enjoyment out of Salo if for no other reason than the experience of witnessing true evil.

Okay first of all those who are saying this movie is powerful, strong......you guys are out of your mind this is completely pointless movie .. i don't think there is any connection of WW2 with this movie. i think director only want to show his own sick fantasies and nothing else. completely waste of time even though i have watched more sick movies than this, i cant tolerate this one, because same thing repeat again and again and then it starts to irritate you. a complete pointless movie i don't know why some people rated it 9 or 10.

This film was recommended to me as a groundbreaking, trendsetting, example of horror film unlike anything I had ever seen. And it is unlike anything I had ever seen in that I don't think I have ever seen a more uninteresting and boring film. The shock value is there, there is no denying that the movie goes for the throat so to speak, with regards to trying way too hard to evoke visceral reactions from the viewer with gratuitous representations of morbidity and depravity. However the production is so poor that mostly it comes across as having the same level of production value as a high school musical. The practical effects are weak, and in the 70's nudity was far from being scandalous whereas now it is just downright tame. The ideas presented in the film are convoluted and a little bit ridiculous. Meandering monologues of old men speaking directly into the camera and shaky camera work throughout the film make it difficult to watch and take seriously despite the grave nature of the subject matter. If you handle boredom well and have a stomach for unsophisticated juvenile political ideals then maybe this outdated eye vomit will be tolerable and entertaining. I found reading the reviews here to be far more entertaining and interesting than the movie itself