DVD 'Sick Off'

Three new sicko horror films landed on our desk this week. For some daft reason, we watched them all in one go. This is what we had to stomach:

SAW VI

The plot: An arse of an insurance broker gets shoved through one of Jigsaw's mazes of lung-crushing, face-roasting horror.

Sickest bit: Two rivals racing to slice off the most flesh in a minute by hacking at their flabby love handles and chopping off their entire arm. Grim.

Conclusion: Surprisingly not as sadistic as previous instalments or maybe we're just getting too desensitized?

FILM: 3

SICK FACTOR: 3.5

BORDERLAND

The plot: Dumb American frat boys go travelling round Mexico and incur the wrath of local sacrifice-loving Satanists.

Sick stuff? It doesn't get worse than the opening scene where a cop has both his eyeballs gouged off and plopped into a jar. Bloody disgusting.

Conclusion: Vaguely entertaining thriller with some very nasty horror, that - oh dear Lordy - isn't as nasty as that opening.

FILM: 2.5/3

SICK FACTOR: 4

PAINTBALL

The plot: A bunch of paintballing dickweeds find themselves being picked off by a sinister hunter for the viewing pleasure of a snuff-lovin' corporation.

Sick stuff? One man has landmines stuffed under his bullet-proof vest, which are then stamped on. Intestine-y! It's all played out through the killer's monochrome thermo-vision, though, so you don't see much.

Conclusion: It's pretty shit.

FILM: 1.5

SICK FACTOR: 2