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Vivisectional

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viv·i·sec·tion  (vv-skshn, vv-sk-)
n.
The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research.
[Latin vvus, alive; see vivify + (dis)section.]
vivi·section·al adj.
vivi·section·al·ly adv.
vivi·section·ist n.
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Michael Haneke's new movie is an Americanised replica-remake of his 1997 cult shocker Funny Games: just as before, it's an icy ordeal of sadism, a macabre vivisectional experiment in pure cruelty, practised upon a bland upper-middle-class family - two parents, tousle-haired kid, adorable dog - which thinks itself safe in its prosperous cocoon.
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