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I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE |
This feminist revenge thriller
was once called "the most disgusting movie ever made" by Siskel
and Ebert, who emphasized how degrading it is to women. But the
most likely thing that will happen after a man watches this
flick--especially the bathtub scene--is that he won't be able to
walk straight for a week. A combination of "Deliverance," "Death
Wish" and "Straw Dogs," this movie was way ahead of its time.
Camille Keaton (granddaughter of Buster), Eron Rabor and Richard
Pace all turn in great performances, but especially Tabor as the
finest crudhead slimeball woman-hater ever portrayed. The speech
he gives about why it was necessary for him to rape Camille is a
classic, and Meir Zarchi--one of those directors renowned for
just one movie, this one--develops every single scene so that,
even though you sort of know what's going to happen, you're
always surprised by what really DOES happen. It also has the best
ad line in history: "This woman just chopped, burned, maimed, and
mutilated four men beyond recognition--and no jury in the world
would convict her." A 94 on the Vomit Meter. Also famous for the
line spoken by the drunk rapist standing over the battered
corpse-like woman: "Total submission. that's what I like in a
woman. Total submission."
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