UK dvd released in march 2010
well thats what play.com says anyway.
the pain is empire reviewed it on dvd this month and said it was out now, so i trail through every dvd shop in the area and get nowhere. then check on play and it says march 3rd.
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Hey Corpus_Vile
I just ordered the DVD, although I also entered SGM's competition as they're giving away a few copies. I've won loads of the comps in the past and the questions are always dead easy.
Was wondering, where did you get to see this and what was your overall impression (without too many spoilers)?
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Awesome movie and the thought of it being made on a small budget never crossed my mind. ALL the acting was fantastic and drew me in. It's violet but that's to be expected and enjoyed in a revenge flick.
The ending could of been longer, explained but we're left to make our own assumptions. There's a great twist towards the end, actually there's 2 great twists in the movie and no "gratuitous" sex or nudity, no sex whatsoever. It's very rare that I rate any movie over 7, this one is at least an 8 or 9. It's as good or better than Taken.
Enjoy.
Got the DVD today and got as far as 45 minutes but had to stop because I forgot my girlfriend is following "Five Days" on BBC1.
Have to say at the halfway point, I'm completely drawn in and thoroughly enjoying it. I can't imagine what the twists are but at this stage, I'm guessing it's something to do with the runaway he's taken under his wing. Also agree, the performances are pretty raw and the slice'n'dice editing gives the fight scenes a verisimilitude rarely seen in movies today making you think you’ve seen more than is shown. Nice touch.
I’ll be keeping my eye on Kastrissios’s future work (unless the second half film disappoints, and I’m sure it won’t). It’s a shame the early short film the director made as the foundation of the full-length feature isn’t included on the DVD.
EDIT: finished the second half and have to say, for me the end required a longer stretch than usual of suspended disbelief, but all-round this was a very good little revenge flick.
Recommended for fans of vengeance movies.
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Hi Corpus_Vile, yep, it was a good'un. I watched it with a couple of mates who both ordered it the following day. The Aussies do it splendidly, don't they. If you haven't seen it, check out Mark Savage's Stained (not listed on IMDb). It's a short cable TV film (36m) that comes as an extra on the Marauders DVD from Subversive Cinema (now defunct?) which may be OOP. It packs one helluva wallop.
By the way, picked up Chaos on your recommendation and thoroughly enjoyed it. Cheers fella.
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Couldn't agree more about The Horseman. Excellent.
DeFalco's film certainly packed a punch and made it all the more interesting when I realised Choas (Kevin Gage) was Waingro from Heat. Chaos could be Waingro's brother. Also loved the "Ebert Controversy" on the extras but what was with DeFalco's mortuary visit - that was just weird.
I hear you on Dennis Iliadis' remake but have to say I watched it with a couple of mates and spirits were high so the mood was forgiving. I think it works on its own but agree it leaves much to be desired next Craven's original and Chaos. Have you ever peeped The Virgin Spring, which I think still has the power to shock in view of its age.
I'm going to lookup all the recs you've given me and just know I'm going to get No Morire Sola, "rape revenger" being the clincher, there. Cheers fella.
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I didn't know a remake of I Spit On Your Grave is on the way. Oh dear, is this ever going to end? I know remakes are nothing new but has there ever been an era when there were so many... and so many bad ones at that?
Ebert seems to have exercised double standards throughout his career, especially in view of the fact he co-scripted 3 Russ Meyer films. I love Russ Meyer films - there's just nothing quite like them. I recently picked up Arrow's HUGE box set for under £30 at Amazon - the box in which the 12 keepcases (18 films in total) are housed is worth £30 on its own in my opinion.
Do catch The Virgin Spring if you can. HMV are selling Tartan's DVD for £7 at the moment, which is obviously much cheaper than going for the Criterion.
Will get back to you when I've had a chance to watch your recs.
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I couldn't agree with you more about remakes and how they're approached.
ISOYG is a personal favourite, and strangely (strange because it's entered our conversation) it was ISOYG along with Craven's LHOTL that served as my introduction to horror and exploitation because these were the first two “real” horror / exploitation films I saw as a pre-teen. My father didn't care what I watched but my poor mum was mortified. I enjoy a pretty broad scope in terms of genre but my heart and passion is in horror and exploitation, which stems from those early viewings at an age when nowadays most kids are still hooked on their DSis.
I tend to double-dip on a lot of stuff, which you'll know if you saw my film list that I e-mailed you (I think) in early March. I own more than one copy of both these films. I had to upgrade my original Elite release of ISOYG with their Millennium edition simply because it's anamorphic, got 2 commentaries (one with Zarchi and the other with Joe Bob Briggs who makes me die with laughter), plus a nice Easter egg (let me know if you want details how to access if you don’t already know)
Going back a bit, one remake that peeked my interest was Hellraiser when it was announced a few years back that Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo were taking on the project. After seeing their debut À l'intérieur aka Inside, I really thought they raised the bar in terms of gore. À l'intérieur was a bit crap story-wise (and I think it's tragic what Béatrice Dalle did to her face – see Betty Blue to see what a true stunner she was) but the end scene took things to a new level. Have you seen it?
I think you’ll enjoy The Virgin Spring. Ingmar Bergman made a few too many of his films a bit heavy-handed with the “art house” touch for my liking (not that I don’t like a bit of art-house now and then) but considering the film’s 50 years old, I can understand why VS shocked audiences back then. Another of Bergman’s definitely worth checking out for its gut-punch rawness is Cries And Whispers. Very powerful stuff if you’re looking for something different that still remains shocking and deeply unnerving.
Will deffo get back to you after I’ve seen No Morire Sola but it might be a while as I’m trying to work my way through all my unwatched stuff in order of purchase. I’m just about to watch Scorpion’s new release of Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (a bit of classic Freddie Francis).
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Hey
I'm searching around for No Morire Sola on DVD. I found the German release here, but some German DVDs tend not to have English subtitles (I assume it's foreign language?).
http://www.amazon.de/Ill-Never-Alone-Andrea-Duarte/dp/B002PI1KYU/ref=s r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1270937097&sr=1-1
I also understand there's a Japanese release but I can't find it. If you've got it on DVD, please can you point me to the best version?
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Sent you a pm. Let me know you got it OK. Hope your PC is back on its legs again (f@#!~%g viruses).
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Alright fella. I checked the link you sent for Snuff 102 but it's been taken down . If web rumours are to be believed that's a direct result of people complaining (why the f(_)ck are they looking if it offends them? ). After an extensive search, the only place I could find it was a very dodgy looking eBay seller, which I don't fancy, so if you know anywhere I can get my grubby paws on this DVD, pur-leeeze let me know.
What we see as spectacle is in fact a ceremony
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