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Good movie, but still sexist


It's very believable, in the way the post-processing is done, that this would all be actually on a VHS, right down to the grainy, amateur quality of all the bits. The acting is believable to a degree, nothing extraordinary, and sometimes a bit cheesy, but it still works in favor of the film. In terms of originality, many of the shorts were very original not necessarily in their premise, but in their execution. The two that stand out the most are indeed the first two, plus the over-arching storyline involving the burglars.

It ignored many regular conventions of horror and made each scenario as divergent as possible, while still maintaining the illusion of realism and familiarity.

As a whole, the film succeeded all around, but that's not to say it didn't fall victim to either purposeful or coincidental sexism, specifically misandry. Much like Birth of a Nation was a racist, although wholly amazing work of art, VHS is a sexist, though wholly effective, memorable, and very unique horror movie.

I've told this to numerous people who all agree on the subject matter, so what are your thoughts? Good movie but not sexist? Bad movie and still sexist? Bad movie but not exist?

And keep the flaming to a minimum.

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I say it was sexist to both genders

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You never explained how it was sexist.





I'm not a control freak, I just like things my way

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You never explained how it was sexist.


All the OP did was give a rundown of the movie and briefly allude to it being sexist without really describing why. Which is fine since really it's a movie with a subtext about capitalism and the economic ramifications of the Cold War. Making vague assertions without proof is fun!

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You are thinking way too hard.

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Looks like some freshman took a film class.

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Good movie, but still sexist


Very wrong title to your post. It should read BAD Movie, NOT sexist.

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You know how you can tell when a political commentator isn't being biased? When both sides equally accuse him of being biased.

How can you tell when a film isn't sexist? When both genders equally accuse it of being sexist against them. Look through this board, you'll find threads about it being misandrist, and threads about it being misogynistic.

If anything, this film isn't sexist, it's misanthropic. It portrays humans as mostly awful creatures.

As for the men in the film, some are bad people (just like real life), and some are good people (just like real life). Remember the guys in the last short who try to save the girl? Or the husband who had his throat slit, what did he do wrong?

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"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the antidote to shame."

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It's a fun, dumb found horror movie. That's about all to it.

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