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Made my skin crawl...

posted 18 years ago by mustang_steph
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I was interested in watching this on TCM because it was one of designer Todd Oldham's picks, but I was very disappointed! It looked as if the camera and crew showed up in the middle of some movie and just started filming.

The scene where she kills the boyfriend just made my skin crawl...the rest of the movie I kept seeing that image in my head.

The rest of the movie was kind of a blur...just a bunch of women with their boobs hanging out all over the place. And what was with that blonde girl shaking her hips like the whole movie?!?!?!?!?!

Anyone else feel like that???

[–] 18 years ago

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[–] bernie-122 17 years ago

This is most definitely NOT a B movie. Anyone who thinks so is from the shallow end of the gene pool. Trash isn't even officially recognized as a genre, but it very much is one. And Russ Meyer pretty much invented it. And it's been helped along the way by the likes of Waters, Cronenberg, Noé, and many more.

These people are able to make statements that are totally impossible for the mainstream.

[–] womackphotokcmo 18 years ago

Not really. It was just a silly, big-boob movie...that I watch everytime its on TCM.

"The only person to celebrate Valentines Day the right way was Al Capone!". John Becker, M.D.

[–] BasilKanard 18 years ago

You dont seem open to the exsperience of a Russ Meyer movie. This movie does not look like some camera crew just showed up somewhere, the camera is in perfect focus and the editing is way ahead of its time. And you had to know that if your walking into a Russ Meyer movie that ALL the women have there tits hanging out! I dont find the part where Varla kills the boyfriend to be that disturbing, the violence in this movie is so over the top that to me it's almost like watching violence in a cartoon. Idk I just think this movie is brilliant.

[–] reikun86 17 years ago

I found the film to be fluid and coherent unlike some of Oliver Stone's flicks which go all over the place. The car scenes really keep the viewer in their seats.

The movie is about women who are not to be taken lightly. Which means that during the sexual revolution, women were no longer supposed to be docile and yielding. (Could this be one of the pioneering films of women's rights disguised as a B-movie?)

Billie was a bubbly woman who loved dancing and living life. She was into her own groove and felt no need to justify it.

The only thing is that I did not see the genius of the costuming as Todd Oldham did. The only creativity I saw was in Varla's wardrobe. It was sexy, versatile, and perfect for any occassion (like rolling in the hay?). Everybody else's clothes were pretty plain.