tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post6869251048063355069..comments2024-03-25T16:07:58.927-04:00Comments on House of Self-Indulgence: I Spit on Your Grave (Meir Zarchi, 1978)Yum-Yumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-28356800355955171722013-10-16T04:06:06.168-04:002013-10-16T04:06:06.168-04:00@yum-yum: the way I'm wired, the "putting...@yum-yum: the way I'm wired, the "putting up her hair" scene would probably drive me crazy. I only made it through part of Jess Franco's "Eugiene" with Soledad before almost loosing my mind. Just Soledad walking around in a short skirt with knee boots and her long brown hair drove me fucking wild.<br /><br />@Tommy Ross: Things were probably much freakier back then. Again, so much more built up now. Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine still have serious pockets of "Deliverance" level weirdness. Even when I drive up to central Vermont to visit one of my best friends, people at nearby gas stations give me dirty looks and mutter under their breath when they see my out of state license plate. idohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182559907045813643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-50912891543920417832013-10-14T23:12:01.918-04:002013-10-14T23:12:01.918-04:00I'm glad to see you weren't too traumatize...I'm glad to see you weren't too traumatized by this ordeal masquerading as a movie.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-5031575166850578992013-10-14T11:47:13.579-04:002013-10-14T11:47:13.579-04:00Watched it a couple nights ago finally...sheesh, e...Watched it a couple nights ago finally...sheesh, even for a non-squeemish person like myself, some of this movie was not easy to get through. I thought the casting was spot-on. The lead actress was excellent and the guys that played the four rapists totally creeped me out. To address something "Ido" said I agree that Connecticut woods might not be the scariest in general but in this movie they sure scared the heck out of me, once or twice I got a slight "Deliverance" vibe from those woody scenes. All in all I'm glad I watched it for my own cinematic education especially with the 70's being my forte and key interest but I doubt I would watch it again and won't be adding it to my home collection very soon.Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-7237474853192795492013-10-13T19:36:12.081-04:002013-10-13T19:36:12.081-04:00The putting her hair up scene is pretty hot, but I...The putting her hair up scene is pretty hot, but I think, for obvious reasons, the hammock scenes is the tits when it comes to being titillating. Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-1970746852153476382013-10-13T00:41:23.815-04:002013-10-13T00:41:23.815-04:00I think that the fact that the rape scene in I Spi...I think that the fact that the rape scene in I Spit on Your Grave is so unbearable to watch is actually a major point in the movie's favor. I've scene way too many movies that throw in a rape scene for titillation; and honestly, I find them far more disturbing and unpleasant than the ones who are honest about how horrible it really is. Keaton is gorgeous, but despite that and the fact that she's naked throughout so much of the movie, the only scene I actually did find titillating was when she was putting her hair up in front of the mirror before getting in the bath. The other parts were just so terrible that I couldn't feel anything except horror and disgust. I also find it interesting how she winds up using her attackers' chauvinism against them. I think this is a good movie, and I've often thought of watching it for the third time in my life to review it; but for obvious reasons haven't quite gotten around to it yet. Nine-Fingered Menacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805957315306533577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-39267195942156400502013-10-12T22:36:09.001-04:002013-10-12T22:36:09.001-04:00But Forced Entry was directed by the guy who made ...But Forced Entry was directed by the guy who made Waterpower, so you know it's good. ;)<br /><br />I have four entries in the works that are Japanese films; two from 1976, one from 1999 and one from 1986. Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-89206741267106808312013-10-12T09:48:02.908-04:002013-10-12T09:48:02.908-04:00I looked up Forced Entry (or at least the wikipedi...I looked up Forced Entry (or at least the wikipedia entry on it.) Talk about yuck. Stick to Bergman. Actually, get all into Bergman films. I know I've said that before, but I mean it. You will be deeply rewarded.<br /><br />I was thinking about it, and I think this movie is, in fact, awful. How can women being raped, which happens every day, be a source of titillation? Plus, they usually aren't in the best physical or mental state to hunt down and kill their attackers. The whole thing seems like one big sordid mess of a film on a lot of levels. I guess I'll just dance around my apartment to Togawa Jun and Skinny Puppy in a purification ritual, and move on to another review.idohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182559907045813643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-79003691519144930102013-10-09T19:52:21.283-04:002013-10-09T19:52:21.283-04:00I know what you mean, I was just flipping through ...I know what you mean, I was just flipping through the Japanese section of my local shop and half the movies in there had a rapey vibe about them.<br /><br />Vermont and New Hampshire, eh? But they're so close to Canada. ;)<br /><br />I'll definitely watch The Virgin Spring, but I don't know if I will review it. <br /><br />All? I haven't seen Forced Entry yet. ;) Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-74452216524226420182013-10-09T11:20:17.498-04:002013-10-09T11:20:17.498-04:00This is one I've heard about but have avoided....This is one I've heard about but have avoided. As I've mentioned several times before, I really have an aversion to rape scenes in films. Considering how many Japanese films from the 1960s-1980s I watch, that becomes a problem. Even in relatively mainstream and tepid period dramas, entire plot points can instantly revolve around violent assholes wantonly thrusting their unwanted penises into anything resembling a female. Put a long-haired wig or a long sleeved floral kimono on a bag of rice, a length of cut bamboo, or even a rotten stump, and some deranged creep will try to fuck it.<br /><br />That all being said, this is still definitely one I'll just read your review of and call it good. Being born and raised in rural Connecticut (more suburban now), I can actually comment that its not very scary. Probably was a little more freaky in the 1970s. You want really freaky backwoods New England redneckery? Head further north to the deep woods of Vermont or New Hampshire where they want to succeed from the Union.<br /><br />So..... when are you going to watch and review Ingmar Bergman's "Jungfrukällan" (The Virgin Spring, 1961)? You've seen all of the exploitation rape and revenge films. Its time to take in the work of the master.idohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182559907045813643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-37740792717079245902013-10-07T22:25:48.618-04:002013-10-07T22:25:48.618-04:00@Scott is NOT: "Mangina" is a great word...@Scott is NOT: "Mangina" is a great word. :D<br /><br />@Tommy Ross: Thanks. I don't why I was so afraid of this movie for so long, it's not awful. Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-90795379992581664492013-10-07T12:58:49.854-04:002013-10-07T12:58:49.854-04:00Great post as usual Yum-Yum. I've steered clea...Great post as usual Yum-Yum. I've steered clear of this film on a few occasions but after your post I'm getting closer to the inevitable. Just like a car wreck you know you shouldn't look at but have to. Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-60839716716367948282013-10-06T20:26:48.151-04:002013-10-06T20:26:48.151-04:00Greatest rape scenes ever committed to celluloid -...Greatest rape scenes ever committed to celluloid -- after all, down-and-dirty titillation <i>was</i> their intended purpose. It was later on, in the heat of feminist/mangina backlash, that Zarchi claimed he was making a film about female empowerment or whatever.<br /><br />I was planning a review of this one myself. I got the Blu-Ray for Christmas last year. Camille Keaton's dirt-smudged ass looks splendid in hi-def.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com