I just watched an Australian film called The Horseman, which is basically Dead Man's Shoes meets Get Carter and Hardcore with added torture and murder and bare knuckle fighting.
The scene in which the protagonist puts a football pump to creative use when torturing a pornagrapher had me bent double.
Actually, I was so anxious during the violent scenes that I gave myself cramp down one leg.
It had brawls which were like real fights, clumsy, messy, crash, bang, blood and eyes and ears and arms and legs and furniture crashing...
...a very intense film, let down a tiny bit towards the end by introducing some very one dimensional redneck baddies, but still relentless.
Good lead turn as well from Peter Marshall - he played it very subtle.....or as subtle as you can when bashing someone's head in with a hammer.
http://thehorsemanfilm.com/
NOTE: Don't get this mixed up with the Dennis Quaid serial killer film of the same name which is also just out on DVD....although it might be a bit lighter in tone.