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Yeah, that Ron Jeremy doc isn't that good.
Never heard of Dr. Chopper, I gotta see that!
And as I've said before, Blow Out (a sort-of remake of Blow Up) is one of my all time favorites.
Thriller: A Cruel Picture is this HOT AS HELL chick being forced to have sex with men so she can get 2 doses of heroin a day. There's lots to like -- slow motion violent gunshot deaths, a dark and gritty atmosphere, and it's all entertaining and well-paced... however, at some point in the movie, it's the same scenes over and over: A chick training in hand to hand combat, then driving a car, then shooting things, having sex with dudes, getting a heroin fix, repeat. This goes on for a good 45 minutes or so, with some parts that go back to the actual plot.
It's entertaining and definitely worth seeing but I don't see it being anyone's favorite film. It's better than, like, Kill Bill or something though (and you can see many elements Quentin ripped from it -- in fact, I think Tarantino said THriller was his favorite revenge film). The version I saw had actual sex scenes in it.. .with cocks going into vaginas, and cum coming out. Obviously different cocks and vaginas than the actors/actress but still. Not disturbing or anything, it just kinda was like, "Whoa.. wasn't expecting that!!"
All in all, it's compelling and well-made, but it has a few weak spots and parts that don't go anywhere and it's all a bit too simple to thoroughly enjoy. Still worth seeing for some of the weirdest editing I've ever seen in a film and the slow-motion death scenes. I can't even describe these.. I'll attempt to.. as soon as a gun shot blast happens, you see the impact and blood spurt everywhere in slow motion and then there's an overdubbed "RAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" high-pitched scream (unless it's just the screams slowed down and pitch-shifted up)... and there's this other scene where a dude is running from a gunshot and a vase explodes behind him in slow motion. Crazy.
Mildly reccomended!
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