someonecompletelyrandom

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Lately these films are all I want to watch. I discovered them a few years ago and fell in love. I love these films for the exact reason I love the Wu-Tang Clan, or the RZA's production in general - they're raw as hell. I love the edginess, the larger than life characters, the fun, and the poignant artistic vision some of these films uphold years and years later.

What are some of your favorites? There are a lot of different styles. Personally I'm partial to Chambara (Samurai films like Shogun Assassin, Lady Snowblood, etc) and Blaxploitation (Blacula, Afro Samurai, etc). I'm also a sucker for those poorly made Kung-Fu flicks.

If you haven't seen Lady Snowblood, I highly recommend it as one of the most artistic and beautiful films considered to be exploitation. The story is classic "hit list". One of the main inspirations for Tarantino's Kill Bill actually. Visually, the film is just stunning. Amazing cinematography throughout. The blood spurts and spurts and contrasts with the white of the clothes and snow. It's actually quite striking and beautiful in an artistic kinda way, it transcends the violence and becomes a living page of the manga it's based on.


What do you guys like?


p.s. awesome database of films here Browse - The Deuce

BastardofYoung

I didn't even have to think twice about my favorite:



People are divided on this film... I do not think it is because of the cannibals, but rather cause of the real animal killings in the movie... which is what people say to me when asked why they will not watch it, 9 out of 10 times atleast.

While I think that is a valid reason, I think it is still something that has to be seen. For me, it was tough to watch, but I think when i looked at it in context, it was a little bit easier. It boils down to the way of life of the savages, it is their means of survival in their own world... people think cannibals and think they just eat people... but I feel it is not that simple. In the movies, they are usually people who will eat animals, and whatever they can before they decide to eat another human being.. and when they do, it is treated, cured, cleaned and treated with respect and only after they have died. They will prey for it, and eat it not just cause they are savages, but because they think it contains magical powers.. not in all, but i think that is more the cannibal way in reality.

Anyways, as for the movie... I think it is a great horror film, as well as a great social commentary on the way of the world. It focuses as well on ignorant, stuck up Americans who come in and try to change what they do not understand, they do not get the way of life and view them as monsters and try to change things... when this is their way of life and all they know. So it all boils down to the question in the end of which ones are the real monsters.... the savages who are just doing what they do because it is what they know, or the arrogant people who come in and treat them like scum and try to change what they see. It sparks some thought in that sense.

I think that is what good explotation should do, give you something to think about... the animal killings and graphic violence are there to be more in your face and make you confront the issue first hand and question why it makes you uncomfortable.

Bad exploitation is just mindless and doesnt spark the same thought... Cannibal Ferox for example is one that is similar but lacks the impact and seems more sick for the sake of sick to me.

Overall though, it divides people... you have the one side that considers this film nothing but vile disgusting trash, and you have the other side which thinks it is a brilliant social commentary on the way the world goes by trying to change what they do not understand. Up to the viewer to decide what side they are on at the end.

Overall though, one of my favorite horror movies. A must see, atleast once.

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last.fm

‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

Curious about Nazisploitation, but am too big of a puss to get myself to watch one. I tried watching Nunsploitation... but it's just porn usually.

Really want to see 'The Devils', though.

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Howard the Duck

i'm partial to this series:-



prison exploitation/cop show/thriller/surrealism

i've only not watched the third in the series

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someonecompletelyrandom

I've heard a lot about that film. While I can definitely respect the message, it seems like an unnecessarily violent means to express it. I just don't know if I could personally stomach it, especially the animal killings.

But then again I've seen terrible things happen to real humans, so I don't know. It's definitely something I'd have to prepare myself for.

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jackhammer

Bad exploitation as a term is surely an oxymoron in itself?

The reason for exploitation originally was for directors and film companies to make cheap films with gore, OTT comedy and TnA shots because they didn't have the time/the intelligence/the budget/talent (delete as appropriate) to work on scripts so films were usually made in a very short time with a basic outline of a script.

What happened over time (something that began really with Mondo Cane) is that certain film makers were clever enough to subvert the genre and make the genre suit their own needs politically or socially whilst still retaining the elements of exploitation. However bad exploitation films are generally just that but it's only after time and constant reappraisal that even in this genre there was some really interesting ideas coming out of the genre.

I think the current trend for purpose made exploitation films is both good and bad for the genre. Good because more people are looking beyond the mainstream and finding there is much more to cinema than they thought but bad because an exploitation film shouldn't be planned, it just exists because of the factors in it's inception and making of.

I do think the line between B Movies and exploitation movies becomes very blurred at times (at least in terms of adult orientated B movies).

Definitely my favourite exploitation movie:

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