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DEATH WISH 2 0/10
Pure , unadulterated, exploitative , disgusting trash! Gratuitous female nudity every ten minutes!
God help me , I do love it so!
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It took ages to wade through the Politically Correct, touchy-feely junk people were reviewing in order to get to this one, but it was worth it!
I forgot to mention this is the uncensored version that caused crew members to gag and the dp to quit!
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DEATH WISH 2 0/10
Pure , unadulterated, exploitative , disgusting trash! Gratuitous female nudity every ten minutes!
God help me , I do love it so!
b
It took ages to wade through the Politically Correct, touchy-feely junk people were reviewing in order to get to this one, but it was worth it!
I forgot to mention this is the uncensored version that caused crew members to gag and the dp to quit!
Did i mention there are three, count 'em, THREE gang rape scenes?
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I gave it a rating of zero stars. I think that expressed my opinion adequately.
Btw the wink was in response toJim Phelps winking comnent
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Dec 16, 2017 - 7:08 AM
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Tall Guy
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I knew I’d forget one:
Spartacus 4/10 or 8/10
If I hadn’t seen the lurid but brilliant Starz series of the same name it would have been a solid 8. However, what was thrilling in 1960 looks and feels pallid now. There was a lot of fun to be had with the senior actors but Kirk Douglas seemed too old to me to be one of history’s most rebellious slaves. The way they pronounced Batiatus (Ustinov was bat-EYE-atuss, where Hannah was batty-ARR-tuss) was more convincing, but not much else. The score incorporated some music that would have been at home in a circus film, or a western, or a WW1 film, or a dance hall from the 40s. It’s either hideously, insanely inappropriate or an audacious masterstroke, and I don’t know which.
And did I miss something, or did Spartacus let all the other slaves be crucified to prolong his own life for a day or two, whereas if he’d given himself up they might have been spared? It was very late when I finished watching it and I might have missed some nuance.
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Dec 16, 2017 - 7:56 AM
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Jim Phelps
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DEATH WISH 2 0/10
Pure , unadulterated, exploitative , disgusting trash! Gratuitous female nudity every ten minutes!
God help me , I do love it so!
b
It took ages to wade through the Politically Correct, touchy-feely junk people were reviewing in order to get to this one, but it was worth it!
The only gang rape scene I'm looking forward to seeing involves Kylo Ren, and he's on the receiving end.
Before the FSM Red Guard moral arbiters of our current-day "Cultural Revolution" impale us all on their righteous bayonets, I must state that I was only commenting on the Oscar-bait crud other posters were moistening their eyes over, and not glorifying the garbage that is Death Wish II (is that the one where the girl goes out the window and lands upon the wrought iron gate spikes?), though it was refreshing to see DWII among all that tender-breasted tripe the Academy go koo-koo over.
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Dec 16, 2017 - 10:40 AM
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Rameau
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I knew I’d forget one:
Spartacus 4/10 or 8/10
If I hadn’t seen the lurid but brilliant Starz series of the same name it would have been a solid 8. However, what was thrilling in 1960 looks and feels pallid now. There was a lot of fun to be had with the senior actors but Kirk Douglas seemed too old to me to be one of history’s most rebellious slaves. The way they pronounced Batiatus (Ustinov was bat-EYE-atuss, where Hannah was batty-ARR-tuss) was more convincing, but not much else. The score incorporated some music that would have been at home in a circus film, or a western, or a WW1 film, or a dance hall from the 40s. It’s either hideously, insanely inappropriate or an audacious masterstroke, and I don’t know which.
And did I miss something, or did Spartacus let all the other slaves be crucified to prolong his own life for a day or two, whereas if he’d given himself up they might have been spared? It was very late when I finished watching it and I might have missed some nuance.
Brave man, first you diss Spartacus & then you diss the soundtrack! (calling witness protection). If you're of a certain age you'll have memories of seeing it (I was taken to the Odeon Westborne Grove, West London, & I can still remember it & still have the souvenir booklet somewhere). I used to think the first half was great & the second half no so, now I think of it in thirds: the first third great, second third good(ish) & the last third a bit ropey, & Tony Curtis' part is a bit of an embarrassment (he thoroughly deserved a good bumming from Crassus), BUT, with the stunning Blu-ray restoration, I can enjoy it as an event film & overlook its faults (also I love ancient world epics & sixties films).
I have all the TV series on Blu-ray (Amazon was selling the whole set really cheap about a year ago), but I haven't seen any of it yet, it's one of a roomful of TV box sets I still have to look at.
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And to be clear I don't find gang rape scenes entertaining in the slightest bit. It's quite disturbing and in most films it's used as titillation.
That said I am going to say something totally politically incorrect. The gang rape scene in Flesh&Blood was really awesome. If you've seen the film you know what I'm talking about. Paul Verhoeven is anything but politically correct!
I have a visceral hatred of any and all artistic censorship. So if I can stick it to the blue noses ( Brit Board of Film Censors , MPAA ratings board, MGM Home video etc ) by cheering the RELEASE of a film that has been suppressed for thirty five years I will.
Bruce
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Dec 16, 2017 - 12:44 PM
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Solium
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I knew I’d forget one:
Spartacus 4/10 or 8/10
If I hadn’t seen the lurid but brilliant Starz series of the same name it would have been a solid 8. However, what was thrilling in 1960 looks and feels pallid now. There was a lot of fun to be had with the senior actors but Kirk Douglas seemed too old to me to be one of history’s most rebellious slaves. The way they pronounced Batiatus (Ustinov was bat-EYE-atuss, where Hannah was batty-ARR-tuss) was more convincing, but not much else. The score incorporated some music that would have been at home in a circus film, or a western, or a WW1 film, or a dance hall from the 40s. It’s either hideously, insanely inappropriate or an audacious masterstroke, and I don’t know which.
And did I miss something, or did Spartacus let all the other slaves be crucified to prolong his own life for a day or two, whereas if he’d given himself up they might have been spared? It was very late when I finished watching it and I might have missed some nuance.
Brave man, first you diss Spartacus & then you diss the soundtrack! (calling witness protection).
I'll go one further, I've found Alex North's music hideous. It's always inappropriate, and sounds like the orchestra are tuning their instruments. It's just noise. I'm also not a Kirk Douglas fan. I don't think he was ever a good actor.
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DEATH WISH 2 0/10
Pure , unadulterated, exploitative , disgusting trash! Gratuitous female nudity every ten minutes!
God help me , I do love it so!
b
It took ages to wade through the Politically Correct, touchy-feely junk people were reviewing in order to get to this one, but it was worth it!
The only gang rape scene I'm looking forward to seeing involves Kylo Ren, and he's on the receiving end.
Before the FSM Red Guard moral arbiters of our current-day "Cultural Revolution" impale us all on their righteous bayonets, I must state that I was only commenting on the Oscar-bait crud other posters were moistening their eyes over, and not glorifying the garbage that is Death Wish II (is that the one where the girl goes out the window and lands upon the wrought iron gate spikes?), though it was refreshing to see DWII among all that tender-breasted tripe the Academy go koo-koo over.
In this version the girl-on- spikes scene is more explicitly bloody.
Just thought you would want to know
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Solium doesn't think Kirk Douglas is good actor! !!?????
Bless you
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DEATH WISH 2 0/10
Pure , unadulterated, exploitative , disgusting trash! Gratuitous female nudity every ten minutes!
God help me , I do love it so!
b
It took ages to wade through the Politically Correct, touchy-feely junk people were reviewing in order to get to this one, but it was worth it!
The only gang rape scene I'm looking forward to seeing involves Kylo Ren, and he's on the receiving end.
Before the FSM Red Guard moral arbiters of our current-day "Cultural Revolution" impale us all on their righteous bayonets, I must state that I was only commenting on the Oscar-bait crud other posters were moistening their eyes over, and not glorifying the garbage that is Death Wish II (is that the one where the girl goes out the window and lands upon the wrought iron gate spikes?), though it was refreshing to see DWII among all that tender-breasted tripe the Academy go koo-koo over.
If you want to talk "tripe" let's start with your post!
Ahhhahhhhhaa!
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Dec 16, 2017 - 6:53 PM
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Jim Phelps
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DEATH WISH 2 0/10
Pure , unadulterated, exploitative , disgusting trash! Gratuitous female nudity every ten minutes!
God help me , I do love it so!
b
It took ages to wade through the Politically Correct, touchy-feely junk people were reviewing in order to get to this one, but it was worth it!
The only gang rape scene I'm looking forward to seeing involves Kylo Ren, and he's on the receiving end.
Before the FSM Red Guard moral arbiters of our current-day "Cultural Revolution" impale us all on their righteous bayonets, I must state that I was only commenting on the Oscar-bait crud other posters were moistening their eyes over, and not glorifying the garbage that is Death Wish II (is that the one where the girl goes out the window and lands upon the wrought iron gate spikes?), though it was refreshing to see DWII among all that tender-breasted tripe the Academy go koo-koo over.
If you want to talk "tripe" let's start with your post!
Ahhhahhhhhaa!
Keep that nonsense up and I'll take back that region-free DVD player I so generously bought you.
Prick.
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Schmuck.
Btw you wouldn't give your own mother a blood transfusion even if you were the only person with matching blood type.
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I think we should not only have a report abuse button, we should have a "Comedy abuse button"
For instance TG - youre a big man, youre in bad shape ...and if you slag off Kubrick's masterpiece that is Spartacus again im gona pop up to Leeds with some of our top boys and go toe to toe with you!
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