From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies
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I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
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An aspiring novelist named Jennifer Hills seeks revenge after being gang-raped and left for dead by...
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Zola Jesus recommended Kuroneko (1968) in Movies (curated)
Ms. 45
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Despite its association with the broadly disparaged rape-revenge category, Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45 is...
Mr. Deathmask
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In the heart of London’s legal district, members of a secretive cult are being stalked and killed...
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The Last House on the Left (1972)
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Teenagers Mari (Sandra Cassel) and Phyllis (Lucy Grantham) head to the city for a concert, then...
Straightheads (Closure) (2007)
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There is instant chemistry between Alice (Gillian Anderson), a businesswoman, and Adam (Danny Dyer),...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Revenge (2018) in Movies
Sep 20, 2020
Lead actress Matilda Lutz gives us a badass vengeance seeking protagonist for the ages, while the other three actors (it's a damn small cast) Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombes, and Guillaume Bouchède effectively provide the the absolute bastards we all want to see die so badly.
The locations and wide shots in Revenge look stunning by the way. In between all the nasty bits(which we'll get to), it's just a stunning and vibrant film to look at, with a lot of the horror elements taking place in blazing sunshine.
As for the aforementioned nasty bits - holy shit, this film is violent. By the time the credits roll, everyone and everywhere is just covered in blood. The practical effects used are pretty great, and looks believable, even if the sheer amount of viscera is absurd at times.
It provides us with some grisly set pieces that linger on the brain, in particular, a scene where a character has to un-impale herself from a tree - it's genuinely quite harrowing.
Also, maybe give this a pass if you're squeamish about foot stuff. I don't know about you, but I always found the foot abuse in Die Hard rather uncomfortable, and this makes that look like a children's cartoon at times.
Overall, Revenge is just a smack to the face. A fairly slow build, but high octane when it gets rolling, with good performances, plenty of blood, and enough jarring sound and camera edits to make you uncomfortable. Worth a watch for horror fans, without a doubt.
