SHOCK FILMS

I’m afraid it’s not our imaginations we fear but being constantly reminded of the sickness reflected in our day-to-day living. As for being “intimidated by all that warped excess,” you bet I am. I’m intimidated by the sight of some psychotic moron graphically raping a woman on the big screen.

Of course, as part of an “ ‘80s audience weaned on the mindlessness of TV and weary of the rough-edges of the outside world,” I guess I just don’t recognize artistry when I see it.

WENDY DOUGLAS

South Pasadena