A lot of people like to turn their noses up to some Midnight Madness films. ?Oh, that?s just torture-porn or some chop-socky garbage,? they?ll say. Okay, so maybe Saw wasn?t high-brow stuff like a 6 hour documentary on some war over grazing rights in southern micro-ghanistan? But that doesn?t mean our own brand of TIFF madness doesn?t have endearing cultural value. Heck this years slate was down right educational. Take for example some things I learned this year:

1) Just cuz someone is 46 doesn?t mean they can?t kick your butt with BOTH hands tied behind their back (JCVD).

2) If America invents it, odds are Japan can STILL improve it. That includes Death Metal Music (Detroit Metal City)

3) Be nice to the environment, who knows when or how it will fight back? (The Burrowers)

4) Trees are our friends, be nice to the trees? Very nice to the trees. (Eden Log)

5) Just because you have the ability to create zombies with your fancy brainscanner doesn?t mean you SHOULD create zombies with your fancy brainscanner. (Sexykiller)

6) Odds are pretty good that you neighbors are a lot creepier than you thought. (Acolytes)

7) If you find a dead body? leave it alone! (Deadgirl)

8) Beauty truly is just skin deep, but love the skin you?re in nonetheless. (Martyrs)

9) Just cuz someone is developmentally disabled doesn?t mean they can?t kick your butt. (Chocolate)

10) There?s a lot more to Australia than Yahoo Serious, Steve Irwin, & Fosters! (Not Quite Hollywood)