That is for TV Casuality by the way…
I really have to disagree with the majority opinion. I have always liked really bad, over the top slasher/horror movies. I see this as just an extreme version of this, “Last House On the Left”, “Left Eye” (The movie where the heroin addict prostitute who gets her eye poked out, and gets revenge on the pimp who did it, not Lisa Lopez from TLC) etc. are along the same lines. I have had friends over for sort of “bad movie nights” with this kind of fair and a good time was had by all. The thing is, none of this is real, it is a director trying to shock the audience with images (I think that we can all agree that there is not enough plot to be shocked by the “story”). Watching to what lengths they will go, especially when the movie is older and “dated”, is a hoot. The only movie that was so disturbing that it kind of shut us down was “Cannibal Holocaust”. THAT is a movie to be avoided.
I’ve seen ISOYG. Kind of enjoyed it, actually. 'Course, I was in kind of a man-hating phase of my existence at the time, so I kind of saw it as a woman’s revenge tale.
I have been a horror fan since I was five (my parents acrtually let me watch them), and I also have an insatiable appetite for badfilm, which may or may not explain why I liked Battlefield Earth.
I actually called in to a talk show when Roger Ebert was the guest and asked him, what was the worst movie ever made, and is it available on video, and the first words out of his mouth were * I Spit on Your Grave*. Then he realized that I was looking for cheese, and recommended Plan Nine from Outer Space and Invasion of the Bee Girls
SteveSteve, Thea, you’re my kinda people. I refer to it as Cinema de Merde. The lousier the better, provided, of course, you’re in the mood for it that given night.
We used to do those bad movie marathon nights, long before we’d ever heard of MST3K. Gangs o’ fun.
The movie isn’t half as bad as people make it out to be. A lot of viewers seem to get knee-jerk reactions to the theme of the film, and immediately condemn it. Granted, it’s a movie that has a questionable moral center, but it seems to sometimes forget that it’s supposed to be “exploitation” and instead moves towards something of a documentary-style narrative.
I fail to see how people can “vicariously” enjoy the rape scenes. The assailants are gross and unattractive, and the rapes themselves focus more on the violence being commited than the act of forced intercourse. The fact that they’re prolonged to uncomfortable lengths and there is NO MUSIC of any kind in the entire length of the film also adds to the sheer nastiness of it all.
I would say a movie like “The General’s Daughter” gives its male viewers more of a license to enjoy the rape scenes than “I Spit On Your Grave” does.
I’m not saying the movie is a classic or even notable, but it is unique amongst exploitation films and the fact that most people can’t stand to watch it proves that it does have its own power.
I’ve seen the film numerous times. My husband who is a huge fan of al slasher/horror, Italian horror, basically anything horror hates this movie. I’d have to say that I don’t so much enjoy it as I am intrigued and fascinated by the sheer exploitatioin of it. It shocks and horrifies people and that’s what it is supposed to do.
I saw it – pure crap. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The problem I had with it was that the FIRST time I was “exposed” to it, I was at the Twin Sky Hi drive-in with my little son, watching “The Black Stallion.” Well, suddenly he says, “Mommy, what is that lady doing to that man?” and I turn to the other screen, and lo and behold, there’s ISOYG in all it’s glory. I think the drive - in could have exercised better judgement in what movies they showed together.
Incidentally, the lead star of that movie, Camille Keaton (distant relative of Buster) had the hairiest muffin I have ever seen.
I think I have finally arrived. I am someone named “Skeezix’s” kind of people. Thea, I am truly and deeply sorry that you got lumped in with me. At least you don’t have to be me, that is something, and I can attest from personal experieince, that no one wants.
Hell, at this point in my life, I’m glad someone considers me to be their kind of people. Just hope that the gang at church doesn’t find out that I’m the kind of people who watches movies like I Spit on Your Grave.
I also consider**Skeezix, SteveSteve, Thea ** my kind of people. I enjoy bad and low budget movies and have a growing DVD collection of such stuff. I have just never heard anything positive about this flick, other than seeing that Joe Bob did the commentary. I think I may end up renting it somewhere rather than buy it. Thanks for all the replies.
I come back to this thread, as Flash Gordon plays on the TV. Taped, no less, so I can’t even plead, “It came on and I didn’t bother to change the chanel.”
Bad movies are a way of life. Possibly related to a chemical imbalance in the brain, natural, or artificially induced, your choice.
And I always thought the pants-wetting scene (and, well, the rest of the movie, too) in Last House on the Left was a lot harsher on the viewer than most of ISOYG. (Am I remembering the right flick here?)
Kalhoun, that’s awful. Did you say anything to the management, or at least rough up the guy at the concession stand over it? Damn.
[sub]“Dale, what a damn shame.”[/sub]
Well, I have to admit, I finally got this movie primarily because of Joe Bobs’ commentary, which is very good. I have not heard the directors commentary yet. The movie while not pleasant, was not as awful as I was expecting.
The most disturbing part of the DVD is in the reviews section. I believe it was Roger Eberts original review of the movie, and he related that a middle aged white haired man sitting near him said during the first rape “that was a good one”, after the second “that’ll show her” and after the third “I’ve seen some good ones, but this is the best”.
If these quotes are accurate, and unfortunately I am inclined to believe they are, this is far more sickening and offensive then anything shown on the screen.
For those wondering about Ebert:
He includes a review in his book “I hated, hated, hated, this movie”. He gave it no stars (and, for the most part, he only does that to films he finds immoral).