When I got this new boxset of I Spit On Your Grave from Ronin Flix to review I didn't want to be the only voice covering this portion. It's here where I want to switch things up a bit and bring in another perspective. And I'm all for it! It's still shocking, it's still horrifying, but in the aftermath when she burns his clothes you're proud of her - and ready to see what she does next. By the time she gets to Eron Tabor's Johnny and has to listen to him victim-blame that what happened to her was her fault, it's like she's given permission to enjoy her vengeance as much as they enjoyed their crime. At first, with the simple-minded grocery deliveryman, it was simple and quick. She stalks the men that assaulted her and learn their patterns. Shein spends the aftermath of her horrible experience piecing together her novel, writing her experiences, and preparing. Similar to the actions of the parents The Last House on the Left - I want to see these characters punished and I want to enjoy that more than justified violence.Īnd what I love about how Camilla Keaton's Jennifer is how she goes about it. Just knowing it's there is enough motivation for me as a viewer to be ready for Jennifer's revenge. It's one thing to see it in the safety of an audience experiencing the same thing but to sit at home alone on my couch… I had to skip past it. I saw this film for only the second or third time in that screening room in college ahead of the debate and that was enough. And even then, I've only made it through the extensively brutal rape sequences once. I don't think I even need five fingers to count how many times I've seen it. Or they cheat like Clint Eastwood's odd entry in the Dirty Harry franchise Sudden Impact where the woman/vigilante played by Sondra Locke is suddenly no longer the hero and Clint himself gets to "save the day" in the final act complete with his infamous "Go ahead, make my day" quip.įor myself - this is one of the toughest movies for me to watch. While I appreciate and applaud the pro-feminism stance of it, the sad result of this movie is the litany of knock offs of the rape/revenge sub-genre that didn't have the tact or the wherewithal to treat the material with respect. It's because of this fierce debate that this film remains such a controversial icon of the exploitation genre. They each made a variety of thoroughly detailed points to hold their case. What was interesting to watch was the professor that was for it was a woman and the one against it was a man. When I was in school two of my professors debated the merits of the film - one fiercely opposed and one staunchly supporting its position as a true feminist film. It's important to note - no matter how you feel about it - the film was inspired by a real-life instance where writer/director Meir Zarchi helped rescue a rape victim and was horrified by the treatment she received when he took her to the police.Īnd now forty-odd-some years from its initial release, I Spit On Your Grave still sparks some fierce debate. Conversely, the film was praised by a variety of feminist critics for the stance of giving the victim the power to exact their own brand of justice in an era where rape was so often ignored or under-prosecuted. When it was released it was brutally reviewed by iconic critics Siskel and Ebert and dismissed as one of the worst anti-feminism films they'd ever seen. I Spit On Your Grave AKA Day of the Woman is one such movie. Then there are the few films that inspire both reactions from a rather erratic swath of the movie-going audience. Other films are slapped with instant vitriolic condemnations. You can watch the I Spit on Your Grave Deja Vu trailer below, thanks to the Hollywood Streams YouTube channel.Some movies inspire instant praise for their bravado and cunning cinematic enthusiasm to capture an audience's attention. It should also be cool for fans to see the long-awaited return of Camille Keaton and director Meir Zarchi. If the trailer is any indication, the sequel is taking a lot of cues from the original, but with a twist that should leave fans satisfied. We'll just have to sit back and wait for some more news about that.Īt the very least, fans of the 1978 original should be happy to know that I Spit on Your Grave Deja Vu is finally coming out, four years after it was completed. There does not appear to be plans for a wide release at this time, but that could change in the coming weeks. Hopefully some lucky fans will get to see a limited theatrical release. However, the trailer does reveal that it will be available on Blu-ray on April 23rd, which is just right around the corner. As far as when I Spit on Your Grave Deja Vu will be out, it doesn't look like it will be getting a theatrical release.
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