Exploitation Cinema

Zarko · 01-13-2010, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

The Evil Dead is one of those horror flicks which fascinated me so much as a teenager

Although I don't find it scary now, the first time I saw it, I thought it was quite exciting. It was the kind of film I made sure all my friends saw.

It's aged quite a lot even since then and I'm not sure what youth today would think of it, but to me it will always be a classic. Actually, to me the whole Evil Dead trilogy is.

Most definitely. They manage to avoid becoming stale by changing pretty intesely movie to movie. First most horrorish, going to the second adding a really solid batch of comedy with the increase in budget, then the pretty massive change to full on comedy in Army of Darkness, which was actually the only one I owned for a while.

Classic movies, hard to hate if you handle the splatter.

Nice avatar btw

boo boo · 01-13-2010, 08:28 AM

The Evil Dead trilogy is pure class. Great stuff.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I can't believe that this thread has no replies but then again I guess it is expected.

If I can use a musical analogy- most people expect their music tied up in tiny bundles just like their music but some films are made in a short space of time akin to an album and have their own fair share of dud notes, missed cues and rushed productions but because we are usually fed with efficient productions, anything that doesn't meet these criterias are open to ridicule which makes me angry.

Now and again we dig a Punk album that was recorded in a garage with no budget and no expertise behind it but we still dig it. In cinematic terms it seems not to be liked as much, yet there is just as much talent to be viewed that is dismissed because of an idealistic view of what a film is supposed to look like that talent and endeavour are dismissed.

Many films are indeed awful and just because they ascribe to B movie asthetics doesn't mean that they are automatically awful but when you have no money and have made a film that has taken many years to produce it shouldn't mean that it is not valid despite it's flaws.

This is not an encapsulation of Exploitation movies at all but certainly a view I have that I look for in movie making as much as music making.

I certainly do think that there is a snobbery in film viewing that is hypocritical when apposed against listening habits.

If a piece of media is crap then it is crap, that's a given (regarding an opinion) but I do think that most on here are very narrow minded when it comes to films or the process behind them. They(B Movies) seem much more of an easy target for criticism unfortunately.

You know what? You're right.

It's hip to like the trashiest, most unsophisticated music imaginable.

But it's not the same with movies. If you love horror films, cheesy 80s action films, spagetti westerns, 50s sci fi B movies, kung fu films, giant monster movies and exploitation films, then you're looked down upon by the almighty film snobs. The only kind of DIY movies a lot of film critics appreciate is pretentious arthouse bullf*ck about gay cowboys eating pudding or something.

And yes I stole that joke from South Park.

It's not that I hate art films, some filmmakers I adore, like Lynch, fall into that category, but his films are still entertaining so maybe he doesn't count. I'm not saying cinema can't be art, sure it can, but it's not the reason I became a movie fan. And it's weird, people hold it against musicians who don't have "fun" doing what they do, why is it the opposite for cinema? Why is escapist entertainment reviled so much? Especially during a time when we really need it.

jackhammer · 03-07-2010, 07:14 PM

C'mon. Update this thread!

Zarko · 03-07-2010, 07:16 PM

Hehe totally forgot about this thread tbh. Will try to get a few updates in around working 4 days a week and uni 5 days a week, though I was hoping there would be more posters around the place talking about their own favourites (I planned the thread to be a community based thread rather than an individual one).

Zarko · 03-07-2010, 07:39 PM

Tetsuo - The Iron Man

A metal fetishist runs into the middle of a road and gets killed by a driver. Said driver then attempts to hide the accident. Said fetishist then comes back to haunt the driver in one of the more bizarre revenge type movies in existence.
As the movie progresses, the drivers body parts get transformed into various metal objects.

This is certainly one insane movie. With a heavy input of eroticism at times, it really is a chunk of metal mess. That being said, it has developed quite a cult following since its 1989 release. I can't even describe it, only actual footage can.

Yes, that drill at around 40 seconds IS his penis.

I don't even know if I like this film tbh. It's not really an exploitation film in the classic sense, but carries similar aesthetics.

Our love can put an end to this ****ing world. Let's Go Get'em!

Captain Awesome · 03-08-2010, 06:00 AM

Shogun Assassin? Damn I hated that movie.

Zarko · 03-08-2010, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome

Shogun Assassin? Damn I hated that movie.

Well, Shogun Assassin was the amalgamation between the first two Lone Wolf and Cub movies for American/UK audiences with English over-dubbing, so it was bound to be terrible.

jackhammer · 03-10-2010, 04:24 PM

Tetsuo. What a classic! Mad as hell but hyper kinetic and original. Number 2 was a virtual remake in colour if I remember rightly. Ever checked out any of the guinea pig series of films at all?

pourmeanother · 03-10-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome

Shogun Assassin? Damn I hated that movie.

Not good- but the gratuitous blood, and relating everything to GZA made it somewhat of an enjoyable experience.

Zarko · 03-10-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Tetsuo. What a classic! Mad as hell but hyper kinetic and original. Number 2 was a virtual remake in colour if I remember rightly. Ever checked out any of the guinea pig series of films at all?

Nah I haven't unfortunately.

Apparently Tetsuo 3 is coming out this year, english based though.

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Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Tetsuo - The Iron Man A metal fetishist runs into the middle of a road and gets killed by a driver. Said driver then attempts to hide the accident. Said fetishist then comes back to haunt the driver in one of the more bizarre revenge type movies in existence. As the movie progresses, the drivers body parts get transformed into various metal objects. This is certainly one insane movie. With a heavy input of eroticism at times, it really is a chunk of metal mess. That being said, it has developed quite a cult following since its 1989 release. I can't even describe it, only actual footage can. Yes, that drill at around 40 seconds IS his penis. I don't even know if I like this film tbh. It's not really an exploitation film in the classic sense, but carries similar aesthetics. Our love can put an end to this ***ing world. Let's Go Get'em! Last edited by Zarko; 03-08-2010 at 06:22 AM.*

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Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Hehe totally forgot about this thread tbh. Will try to get a few updates in around working 4 days a week and uni 5 days a week, though I was hoping there would be more posters around the place talking about their own favourites (I planned the thread to be a community based thread rather than an individual one).