gore

While a quick Google search for the word gore will probably turn up as many pages about the former vice president, the most common definition concerns the sort of blood and guts you'd more likely find in a horror movie than at the White House.

Along with its step-sister splatter, gore refers to a particularly violent brand of horror movie, one where the moviegoer's satisfaction is measured by the quarts of blood spilled on the screen. The only inconvenient truth you'll find in gore films like the Hostel and Saw franchises is the fact that the poor, usually sex-crazed teen bastards who serve as victims will meet a decidedly sliced or diced end.

Recent gore films such as these have in fact raised the bar of graphic violence to such a level, some critics have labeled the films "torture porn". It's all quite "gory" to quote a phrase.

You'll find fans of gore discussing such works of art as Cannibal Flesh Riot on the blogosphere at sites like Oh My Gore, Castle Gore, and Terror Tube.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “gore”

• in Film
  Review: I Spit On Your Grave (2010)
  It's date night.
  by / on Feb 5, 2011
• in Film
  Review: The Tortured (2010)
  The only way to ease the pain is to inflict some.
  by / on Jan 19, 2011
• in TV
  Walking Dead, and a Little Treatise on Gratuitous Gore
  Why AMC's "The Walking Dead" will pass me by...
  by KelleyH / on Nov 2, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “gore”

 

• Tarantino’s Django Unchained back in mainland China theatres

  
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  A toned-down version of the film, with less violence and gore, was approved by censors in March, but it was abruptly axed on its scheduled April 10 opening day due to “technical reasons”. See the original post: Tarantino’s Django Unchained back in mainland China theatres
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• Al Gore et al - oil sands ignorami

  
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  E zra further examines Al Gore’s war against Canada’s oilsands and reveals an egregious comparison made by Obama’s anti-oil supporters. More .
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• And That’s The Way It Isn’t

  
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  From those wonderful folks who brought you Walter Cronkite politicizing the Tet Offensive, Dan Rather and RatherGate, and Katie Couric writing Christmas poems in praise of ObamaCare comes this gem from CBS anchor Scott Pelley , speaking to Quinnipiac University: “Our house is on fire,” said Pelley. The ...
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• Hip Mama + Oh Mama Mamas

  
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  Hip Mama Cover, October 2010 I wanted to call all of your attention to the GREAT news that Hip Mama Magazine , where yours truly has had many a mamahood piece published, and a photo credit or two is relaunching back under the helm of it’s fearless and talented originator Ariel Gore (How to Become a Famous ...
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• 49ers get good news on Lattimore’s knee

  
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  The San Francisco 49ers drafted running back Marcus Lattimore with an eye on the future. The team hopes that when Lattimore’s knee is healthy and he’s ready to help them on the field, he can make a significant contribution to the offense. This past week, the 49ers got a look at where Lattimore stands in his ...
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• Al Gore Dear Diary: ‘Choke on a beaver tail, Canada’

  
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  The National Post re-imagines a week in the life of a newsmaker. Today, Tristin Hopper looks at the week through the eyes of environmentalist and former U.S. vice president Al Gore. Monday This afternoon, I met with a committee of American climate change activists in my office, taking pains to ensure that I held ...
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• ‘Pragmatic’ Obama will eventually approve contentious Keystone XL pipeline: senior Democratic strategist

  
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  Foreign policy issues will dominate the rest of U.S. President Barack Obama’s tenure, his government will continue to stagnate and the Keystone XL pipeline will be approved, predicts Robert (Bob) Shrum, a senior Democrat political consultant. He expounded on politics south of the border while sitting in the lobby ...
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• Joe Biden and Al Gore on KXL

  
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  VP Joe Biden (at Buzzfeed ) and former VP Al Gore (at Price of Oil ) have both recently opposed KXL, TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Biden’s comment was to a Sierra Club member on a ropeline in South Carolina. His office quickly said his position really hasn’t changed, and he awaits the results of the ...
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• Mauna Loa hits 400 PPM of CO2, alarmists wail and gnash teeth, Earth survives

  
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  Source: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/weekly.html Al Gore calls for a day of prayer and reflection, and bothering your neighbor: So please, take this day and the milestone it represents to reflect on the fragility of our civilization and and the planetary ecosystem on … Continue reading →
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• Heres Looking At You Kid

  
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  You know when someones face is all messed up and their family cannot identify them?  They often use dental records in those cases. What about when the face is all phucked up AND their teeth?  This is the question of the day... BTW.  Check out that eye, it is looking at me!
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• New International Poster for The Lone Ranger with Armie Hammer & Johnny Depp

  
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  Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger is one of the year’s biggest blockbusters, with a mammoth budget to match the epic scale of the action we have coming our way this summer. Disney recently released the final US trailer , showing off plenty of awesome new footage, which was soon followed by a great ...
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• ENVIRONMENTAL QUOTES. AL GORE

  
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  Environment quotes, always with illustration. In 2007, he won the Nobel Peace for his work on global warming and environmental problems. He regards himself an environmental activist and in addiction he is an author. Gore published recently the book “The Future, assessment of six critical drivers of global change in ...
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• Family affair: large homes for extended families

  
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  Looking to fit three generations under one roof? Weve rounded up 10 homes for sale where a large family could live together happily.        
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• Lord Blood-Rah’s Nerve Wrackin’ Auditorium – Two Little Punctures

  
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  Lord Blood-Rah’s Nerve Wrackin’ Auditorium travels the world tonight and winds up in Peru for a bit of blood chilling blood lust! From the series “Theatre 10:30!” comes the tale Two Little Punctures!
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• Al Gore’s Golden Years

  
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  The house in Nashville is gleaming white, with symmetrical wings and four twenty-foot-high Victorian columns. Under the soaring portico stands Al Gore, dressed in his casual uniform—a button-down blue dress shirt, jeans, and cowboy boots. This is Gore’s White House, a 10,000-square-foot mansion he and Tipper ...
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• Wearable Robots Getting Lighter, More Portable

  
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  When Michael Gore stands, its a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room with help from a lightweight wearable robot.
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• DZ Classic – Adam Green

  
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  Another episode from the vault while we recoup from people being on vacation, conventions, and whatever other lame excuses we can come up with.  But in case you haven’t heard it we’re bringing you our interview with Adam Green from back in our Spiral press junket.  We ask him about his work on Hatchet, Spiral, ...
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• Huckster Al Gore smears Canada’s ethical oil

  
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  It’s also time to pull Al Gore’s “charity” (lobby group) off the Canadian government teat. Ezra Levant: Gore spewing hot air Click here to view the embedded video. Published on May 7, 2013 by sunnewsvideo Ezra Levant sets the records straight about Canada’s oil after Al Gore exposed himself as ...
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• Al Gore worth $200 million, with ties to oil

  
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  SHARE: Tweet SOURCES: http://www.businessinsider.com/al-gore-wealth-money-current-sale-al-jazeera-2013-5 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-06/gore-is-romney-rich-with-200-million-after-bush-defeat.html #call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}
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• Violence is Golden

  
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  --Teaching the Young How to Shoot (1931) What am I going on about anyway? Whats the problem? Is there a problem? Thats the problem. Maybe.  Maybe not. But anyway. Why do I think there may be a problem if there is no problem and why do I think there may be no problem if there is? Anyway.  Whether there is  or ...
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