Exploitation Cinema

Zarko · 01-04-2010, 06:50 PM

The point of a film being made is to be enjoyed (Unless it's an arthouse film), so in that vein, sometimes I find it funny when people pick things apart on a technical level when that 'should' have a lesser effect on your lasting impressions on the film. Sure, the technical details can be so bad that it ruins a film, sometimes they can be so bad that it makes a film great (I will cite a few of my favourite examples later, but perhaps the most obvious ones would be films by Ed Wood).

Obviously as you said, a lower level of technical detail is sometimes connectable with exploitation cinema, but again, as you said, a =/ b. Yeah, a lot of decent exploitation cinema is scoffed at because it seems dodgier than the higher end films, which is a shame really.

Either way, thanks for the contribution JH

Any particular faves when it comes to the world of exploitation cinema?

01-04-2010, 06:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	The point of a film being made is to be enjoyed (Unless it's an arthouse film), so in that vein, sometimes I find it funny when people pick things apart on a technical level when that 'should' have a lesser effect on your lasting impressions on the film. Sure, the technical details can be so bad that it ruins a film, sometimes they can be so bad that it makes a film great (I will cite a few of my favourite examples later, but perhaps the most obvious ones would be films by Ed Wood). Obviously as you said, a lower level of technical detail is sometimes connectable with exploitation cinema, but again, as you said, a =/ b. Yeah, a lot of decent exploitation cinema is scoffed at because it seems dodgier than the higher end films, which is a shame really. Either way, thanks for the contribution JH Any particular faves when it comes to the world of exploitation cinema? Last edited by Zarko; 01-04-2010 at 07:52 PM.