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Tarfumes.com - I Spit On Your Grave (Millennium Edition)
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: ELITE ENTERTAINMENT
Starring: Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nichols, Gunter Kleemann
Directed By: Meir Zarchi
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0790594775124
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: ELITE ENTERTAINMENT
Manufacturer: ELITE ENTERTAINMENT
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: ELITE ENTERTAINMENT
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-07-06
Running Time: 100
Studio: ELITE ENTERTAINMENT
Theatrical Release Date: 1978-11-03
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Elite Entertainment proudly presents the next entry in the famed MILLENNIUM EDITION DVD series: Meir Zarchi s I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE a.k.a. DAY OF THE WOMAN. Filled with the bonus materials you ve come to expect from Elite s MILLENNIUM EDITION series, this highly anticipated DVD release tells the tale of Jennifer Hills, a magazine writer from New York City who retires to a secluded cabin in the woods to write her first novel. There she is brutally assaulted, raped and left for dead by four country boys. BUT JENNIFER IS ALIVE. Emotionally destroyed, she no longer writes her novel; instead she finds herself choreographing a horrific revenge scheme to inflict punishment on her four assailants in methods such as the screen has never seen before! Originally titled DAY OF THE WOMAN, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE has gained a reputation over the years as an extremely graphic and violent film, as well as the most controversial film to hit the world! Now you decide for yourself: Is it really Just another exploitation film to be dismissed as some film critics assert, or is it, as other critics proclaim, Truly a masterpiece of cinema.
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Summary: Unappreciated Cinematic Gem
Comment: I can see why this film was scorned back in the 70's. It is hard to sit down and watch this film without wondering if there is something wrong with you. The rape scenes are long, brutal, and unrelenting. What makes this film so tough to watch is the fact that the actress is raped not once, twice, three, or four, but five times! Worse, the rape scenes make up the bulk of the movie, so basically you're watching a woman being raped at length for most of the film's running time. No wonder Roger Ebert was moved to call this film "vile garbage"!
Still, the film is brilliant in that it clearly uses shock to show how terrible rape is and how a woman suffers during the ordeal. But that's only part of the story. This is a rape-revenge movie. So after the rape, comes the revenge. Most of the women who have championed this movie have praised the revenge section of the film. Most men seem to hate the actress for taking her revenge to the umpteenth degree. "Violence definitely breeds more violence" as the saying goes. And this film is very, very violent. This is not family friendly entertainment!
I personally think this film does have a message and that message is if a man takes away a woman's right to control what happens to her body, he's could quite possibly have a very bad day.
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Summary: Absolute Mega Classic
Comment: For the ultimate in sexploitation & vulgar violence, see I Spit On Your Grave. The first 50 minutes, you get a giant rape scene, the remaining 50 minutes she kills and castrates the guys.
Any slasher movie connoisseur will appreciate the subtleties of I Spit On Your Grave. The characters are memorable and fully developed. Much of the dialogue consists of zingers that you will remember long after watching the film. The hickish chauvinism of the men and the goofy grocery delivery guy are hilarious...not as hilarious as the tub scene mind you.
If you dig exploitation flicks, and somehow this one slipped by you, get this immediately!
Highly recommended!
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Summary: Great movie and a classic revenge flick!
Comment: If you did not see this classic movie in the 70s, you should grab this right now and enjoy it at home . I can't imagine all these great flicks will be made available on screw-ray or whatever useless DRM format is coming up so don't wait. Highly recommended if you like 70s movies.
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Summary: Infamous but potent and worthwhile (for some)
Comment: Originally released in 1978 as "Day of the Woman" and re-released in 1980 with the more popular title (which writer/director Meir Zarchi hates), "I Spit on Your Grave" is a low-budget film telling a simple story of rape-and-revenge. Jennifer Hill, a magazine writer from New York City, rents a country house for the summer to write her first novel. Four low-lifes catch wind of her and brutally rape her, leaving her for dead. She survives, however, and executes revenge on each, using their weaknesses against them (pride, lust and lack of intelligence).
The film is notorious. Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel have railed against it over the years, giving it a zero star rating. Most theaters understandably refused to show it back in '78-'80. But it became a big hit on video in the early 80s and there's still quite a buzz about it 3 decades later. The film simply can't be stopped, as Zarchi points out. I've repeatedly heard about it over the years and finally decided to give it an artistic appraisal.
Since I knew going in that this was a rape-revenge film with overt depictions I was fully braced for the material and therefore didn't find it shocking. Don't get me wrong, the rape scenes are fairly explicit and fittingly disturbing but, for me, it wasn't shocking because I knew what I was getting into. I suppose it would be quite shocking otherwise. Regardless, I feel "The Wild Angels," which was released a full 12 years earlier, is more shocking. See my review for details.
I should add here that, although the picture is explicit with the rape-revenge scenes, it's not pornographic. In other words, this is not a film to view for porn thrills. Sexually speaking, the rape/revenge scenes are a turn-off rather than a turn-on, if you know what I mean.
After viewing the film I saw it again with writer/director Meir Zarchi's commentary (something I very rarely do). He has a heavy accent but I was able to adjust after about ten minutes. I highly encourage anyone viewing the film to hear this excellent commentary. Meir is brilliant and offers loads of important details. For instance, he shares what inspired him to make the movie. In 1974 he came across a beaten, naked young woman stumbling out of the woods; she had a broken jaw and had been raped by two scumbags. She said they would have killed her but she convinced them she couldn't see without her glasses and therefore couldn't identify them. They then broke her jaw to knock her unconscious so they could make a getaway. She regained consciousness fairly quickly and wisely decided to immediately get out of the area in case they changed their minds. She crawled through the woods to the nearest road, which is where Zarchi came across her.
The film shows that the four rapists are misogynists who feel powerless in their daily lives and are threatened by an intelligent, talented woman from the city. Listen to their moronic dialogue during the night-fishing sequence. These guys talk about women like they're 13 years old (but worse), even though they're all in their late 20s. And, don't get me wrong, I KNOW there are adult men like this out there. It's pathetic.
The picture reveals how actions can be incredibly misinterpreted by people with sick minds. For instance, the leader of the rapists comments that when Jennifer first came to town and stopped at his gas station she got out of the car and flaunted her beauty, her legs and breast. But the viewer sees differently. The truth is she just got out of the car to stretch her legs (in a modest dress, by the way) and make some friendly small talk while he pumped gas for her.
The film also reveals what's in the hearts of people, including the viewer. For instance, when film critic Roger Ebert saw the film at a theater he overheard a middle-aged man make troubling comments during the rape sequences like, "That'll teach her" and "The others were good (the rapes) but this one's the best." Ebert also heard a lady yell out during one of the revenge scenes, "Get him, sister!" (nothing wrong with that, of course).
As for me, I was on the side of Jennier Hill the entire picture. This was obviously a very hard role to play and Camille Keaton did an incredible job; she even won a Best Actress award. Camille has a beautiful face and stunning locks of long auburn hair. But, at the time, she was way too thin for my tastes. She definitely needed to gain at least 20 pounds. Shortly after the film was released she married director Zarchi. Although the marriage didn't last, they remain good friends to this day.
In any event, in the story Jennifer is a nice, beautiful, intelligent woman who just wants to get some time alone to enjoy nature and write her novel. She does absolutely nothing to provoke the abuse of the dirtbags.
There's a church scene right before she enacts her revenge where she asks God for forgiveness. The real-life minister of the church caught wind of the nature of the film and contacted Zarchi, insisting that the parts depicting his church be taken out. Zarchi drove out to the church in Kent, Connecticut, where the film was made, and explained his reasons for making the picture. When the minister understood Zarchi's intentions he gave him his blessing.
Speaking of the locations of the lush Kent area in Western Connecticut, this is one of the films highlights (I get sick of Southern California locations). In fact, believe it or not, it's one of the main items that prompted me to see the picture as I have personal interest in Western Connecticut.
You'll see that the beauty of nature -- the sights and sounds of the forest -- are contrasted by the hideousness of human nature. This is effective.
There's no score at all, even though Zarchi tried to fit music to it. He said it just didn't work; adding music diminished the impact. I agree.
The film runs 100 minutes and it's all completely realistic until the 73-minute mark where Jennifer allows the mildly retarded rapist get close enough to her with a knife to easily kill her. She later allows the lead rapist the opportunity to get the upper hand (when she gives him the gun). I found this unbelievable. In both cases she could have easily killed the scumbags but instead momentarily makes herself vunerable to enact a more stylized revenge. I don't believe she would have done this in real life. But some would explain her actions on the grounds that she now no longer feared death (since she had been so close to it) and was willing to gamble with her life in order to punish the criminals in a way more fitting than a gunshot.
Some may object to the idea of Jennifer having the strength to pull off the hanging, but Zarchi defends it by pointing out "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
There are a couple other weak moments for which I detract 1 Star in my rating. In one close-up shot it's clear that the retarded guy's glasses are fake. Also, during the infamous bloodbath scene, wouldn't the guy realize he's been castrated right away (regardless of whether or not he's having an orgasm)? Dumb.
Still, this is a powerful film, an important film and a necessary film. It counterbalances beauty with the hideousness of rape and supports the only just punishment for such extreme sins -- death. I should add that's it's not a movie to be watched in the presence of others. It's something you must experience alone, if at all.
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Summary: I Spit on Your What???
Comment: So this was one of the 'video nasties' that were supposed to be so terrible and that we should be protected from. Well I have to say that after finally seeing this film I found it quite tame. The most disturbing part is the extended multi-rape section which is quite relentless and unpleasant. However, the revenge part of the story is just daft and not at all the gory holocaust that I would have liked. This isn't a horror film at all but a rape drama. Quite well put together but presented as something that it is not. The title means nothing (merely a sensational way to say "I'll get my revenge on you") and the cover photo is misleading, it doesn't show anything found in the film. So although this isn't the horror film I expected it is an interesting rape and revenge story, well made on a small budget.
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