The Bunny Game

The Bunny Game (warning - trailer contains nudity)

As always, it's the messed up ones that peak my interest, so when the BBFC decided to refuse a certificate for (essentially banning) The Bunny Game, I was on it quicker than you can say 'That Wasckly Wabbit'. What I expected was a 'Human Centipede-esque' abortion of a movie and I wasn't disappointed! After a rather 'in your face' beginning, TBG then centers on a young drug-addled prostitute who slowly makes her way from one John to the next and one hit to the next for the first 30 or so minutes of this movie. She then jumps into the cab of a big rig and before you know it, she finds herself chained, stripped, shaved and continuously humiliated by the grizzled truck driver for the next 50 mins solid! I honestly felt at one point as if I'd had my drink spiked before I started watching it when the acid-trip-like elements went into full effect.

I was actually surprised by a few things in this film - firstly, it's actually rather well filmed, and the B&W works well. The acting is also rather good. Obviously, it goes without saying that this is a fairly grubby, sleazy bastard of a movie, but somehow, it just seems to work. If you live in the UK you'll have a slightly harder time tracking a copy down but it's worth a watch if you like them dark, dank and hard to watch.

Soooooo sorry I have been away for so long folks, what with Xmas and other rubbish things happening, it has all been too manic to post, but my new years resolution is to knuckle down and crack on separating the wheat from the chaff. New postings will begin again very soon ... watch this space!

Thriller: A Cruel Picture

Thriller: A Cruel Picture (aka They Call Her One Eye) is a classic revenge exploitation film, once described as the first film to be banned in Sweden (a big claim indeed!). Thriller tells the story of a mute young woman who is forced into heroin addiction for which she has to work as a prostitute, and her revenge on the men responsible for her humiliation.

Starring the beautiful Christina Lindburg, this film has earned much notoriety over the years. During production real ammo was used and Lindburg was made to inject saline solution into herself for the drug use scenes. An actual corpse was also used in one scene to show the star being stabbed in the eye. The film was cut, cut and cut some more in an attempt to get it out to audiences. An X-rated version was also released (with a body double for the scenes) in an attempt to try and bring the punters in.

This is the sort of film that exploitation fans like myself dream about, blood, guns, beautiful women and a history as messed up as the film itself! A thoroughly enjoyable wild ride of a movie, and for completists out there, I recommend the limited edition DVD, which includes the movie uncut in all its gory details. You can also pick up the Vengeance edition which is more widely available, but doesn't contain as much violence as the LE. Pick up a copy today and see just what you were missing!

More info on this film can be found here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072285/

Young People Fucking

                                                     Video probably NSFW ...

To be honest, I went into this film with a bit of trepidation, expecting something similar to the frankly dreadful 'Shortbus', but what Young People Fucking gave me was a frank, funny and often cringe-making look at a group of different couple types navigating through the difficulties of their sexual relationships. We had the First Date couple, the Exes, the Couple, the Best Friends etc. The film was split into sections including Foreplay, Sex, Interlude, Orgasm etc and whilst some parts were certainly more interesting and entertaining that others (the Roommates section for example), I came away from this film pleasantly surprised.

YPF is certainly no Oscar winning masterpiece, it's very talky in parts, but the character development is good, the characters are likable and you really find yourself routing for particular groups to make the best of their situation.

Definitely worth a look on a cold winters evening when there's little else on, you may come away amazed that you enjoyed this film quite as much as you will!

Sleeping Beauty

This Auzzie film is a twisted tale, in a Kubrikian style, of a Sleeping Beauty who desperately attempts to navigate student life whilst doing everything she can to make some money on the side. Step forward for the opportunity to sleep whilst strangers pick you up, roll you about but never, never sleep with you.

Emily Browning is perfectly suited to the role, an upcoming actress with untarnished beauty who plays innocent as easily as she plays slutty. She seems to have sprung from relative obscurity with Lemony Snicket to Sucker Punch and I can only see bigger and better things from her in years to come.

I recommend this film to anyone wanting something a little less eye-candy and a little more intellectual. If I have one criticism, it is that the film's ending is a little flat and leaves you feeling that something was lacking, but overall, worth a look for anyone out there wanting a break from the gore and psychedelic craziness of their usual viewing!

Apologies to all for the recent lack of posts, I have been ill and haven't had a chance to add anything, but normal service will resume this evening. Please enjoy this trailer to my all time favourite film in the meantime. Thank you! :)

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Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

Possible spoilers below:

I've literally just finished watching Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) and it is one sick little puppy. The first half of the film leaves you wondering what all the fuss was about. If you've seen Centipede 1, then it's pretty much a load of clips from that with a few other slightly weird sequences chucked in to build the plot, but it's very slow going. The second half however is another beast altogether. The official UK release is cut by over 2 mins and I'm pretty certain that they will almost all come from this half of the film.

I don't want to give away any spoilers but there are some pretty gruesome scenes, including teeth smashing, face stapling and a new born fetus trampled into the floor. The director of this film obviously deciding that shock value was the way forward and it doesn't fail to deliver.

In all, this is not a good film, by any measure, but if you want to see more of the same from C1, with extra nastiness thrown in for good measure, you'll be on to a winner to watch this. Let's hope this is the final installment of this series now as it feels like it has run its course. Something tells me it isn't though and we can expect more to come very soon.