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Originally Posted by Staal
ChronoGrl:
I'll be sure to keep my mind open about Autopsy. Now, I hate sounding like a newb, even though I am. But, what is Grindhouse all about?
All I know about it is Death Proof, which I caught at the movies. Wasn't that some kind of tribute to the genre og era?
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"Grindhouse" films are a sub-genre of Exploitation films. The term characterizes low-budget low-brow action/violent/sexual/horror films with lots of sex and lurid risque themes. Wikipedia does a good rundown of the genre here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindhouse
Grindhouse the movie(s) that came out in 2007 (Planet Terror, Death Proof) were Tarentino and Rodriguez's homage to the genre (the over-the-top action, sex, themes - the grittiness, etc.).
What makes me characterize Autopsy as "Grindhouse" is the fact that it has a low-budget feel to it, ridiculous amounts of heightened violence, and definite exploitation themes. Also the absurdity of the plot and reveal make it seem like an homage to Grindhouse cinema.
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Originally Posted by Staal
I'll try to keep a look out for Borderland. It seems exciting. Seems alot like a Hostel/Turistas kind of movie, but I'm hoping for it to be somewhat more intelligent.
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It's definitely more intelligent. It's a tough movie to pitch because all of its descriptions sound as though it's "another spring break flick," but it actually has a lot more going on than that. It captures a whole culture of fear around a cult/drug cartel that has elements of the supernatural/occult to it along with some seriously brutal action scenes. It's gritty, rough, and well-done. It DID take me a while to get into it, but it's worth it once you do.
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Originally Posted by Staal
And with regards to the Visually Challenging thread, I've checked it out a couple of times, but I've either disagreed or thought that these flicks weren't for me. The list starts out with Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange - My favorite film of all time, but sick/gorific? no. Then the list pretty much just offers 198x asian movies. I should probably give these a go, but they just seem so.. odd?
I will obviously get flamed for this, but I like my movies to be post 1990. I've probably just had a bad start with the older movies, but stuff like Cannibal Holocaust wasn't for me.
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I know what you mean - I have that problem myself with that thread. Some of those films do not appeal to me at all (Cannibal Holocaust, Hershel Gordon Lewis films), but I think that there are some genuinely gruesome films in there - You just need to dig through it and then do the research; if reviews/summaries do not appeal to you, then you know it's not for you.