tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post9180877929245520861..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: I Spit on Your Grave (2010)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-73837524064268961962012-01-17T13:27:10.954+00:002012-01-17T13:27:10.954+00:00Cheers mate! Yes the shift in the second half is n...Cheers mate! Yes the shift in the second half is not particularly believable within the context of the narrative. As I point out in my review, the humiliation and degredation of the first half, is entirely set up for the purposes of ironic torture sequence punchlines. The castration is a shock moment, but as I mentioned to a previous commenter, for me the worst part in the original is when they Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-37623998046466059652012-01-16T22:31:57.528+00:002012-01-16T22:31:57.528+00:00Great review Shaun! Although this film is easier o...Great review Shaun! Although this film is easier on the eye than the Original it neither improves or revamps the original story. As you alluded to a film of two halves, the film fleets from psychological torture and rape, to a woman re-born with new powers & skills in creative torture. (Maybe she took Jigsaws idiots guide to torture course) That said the acting was palatable throughout & Feore Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-81729981836279149762011-07-10T04:46:20.402+01:002011-07-10T04:46:20.402+01:00Wow. Only 1.5 million. That is very low for a film...Wow. Only 1.5 million. That is very low for a film like this. I guess I should educate myself on a subject before I rant. I was speaking more to the Michael Bay produced Chainsaw remakes and prequels, those sorts of films, reboots, re-reboots, or what-have-yous...<br /><br />I find that dollar amount interesting, too, because it shows that in today's age, it is possible to make a film for Greg Stuart Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-88843261583211509802011-07-09T15:30:07.061+01:002011-07-09T15:30:07.061+01:00@ Mr Xploit - I cannot fault your impeccable logic...@ Mr Xploit - I cannot fault your impeccable logic sir!<br /><br />@ James - I think I’m actually more fed up with films that aren’t remakes but feel like they are. I’m in total agreement about the technical polish of the remake, but its an element which ultimately distances the viewer. The problem is that even very low budget independently produced horror films such as this look great. The Shaun [The Celluloid Highway]http://sonofcelluloid.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-28501985501087939152011-07-09T02:47:06.108+01:002011-07-09T02:47:06.108+01:00Great review. Good comments, too, especially you v...Great review. Good comments, too, especially you venoms5. Haven't seen the new one. Totally missed that they even remade the sucker! I can't think of any remakes (maybe other then The Thing -- which was based on the novel "Who Goes There?" and, yes, Dawn Of The Dead ) that ever packed the punch of the original. I mean, sure they look and sound better, and are acted better, but Greg Stuart Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-52608185648647809522011-07-07T20:40:49.975+01:002011-07-07T20:40:49.975+01:00Awesome write up, Shaun. I did find the two films ...Awesome write up, Shaun. I did find the two films swapping their points of focus of interest. The original had 45 minutes or more dedicated to the rape while the remake spent more time dwelling on the almost Looney Tunes level of torture methods. Also, the revenge in the original was more believable--Keaton used sex as a means to seduce the men. Butler, on the other hand, seems to become a stone venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-78743902338085176302011-07-07T17:06:26.713+01:002011-07-07T17:06:26.713+01:00I never had time for the original, a gory exercise...I never had time for the original, a gory exercise in cinematic pointlessness, your review has convinced me that the remake is much the same. Great work as always shaun!<br /><br />(btw thanks for the exam support, done them all now just waiting for results day!)Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520881675725514554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-7177647860698009532011-07-07T13:24:29.715+01:002011-07-07T13:24:29.715+01:00I have never watched the original because I feel l...I have never watched the original because I feel like I might not like it, it looks to me like it will be the same kind of film that the original Last House on the Left was like, a badly made film that horror fans love to worship for some reason.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-39056699259616948092011-07-07T10:46:41.833+01:002011-07-07T10:46:41.833+01:00Nice write up, Shaun. I agree with you on the prin...Nice write up, Shaun. I agree with you on the principle of remakes - I'm not against them either, just fucking fed up with them! I approached this one with a little trepidation, after all, the original - while cheap, nasty and grimy - still packs a weighty punch and had me running for the shower afterwards. I got a bit wound up in the whole 'why remake a film like that? What are the James Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-54533273592289927352011-07-06T23:19:01.014+01:002011-07-06T23:19:01.014+01:00It always sounded pointless to me. I hated the ori...It always sounded pointless to me. I hated the original so why would I subject myself to more degradation and shit? Good review.Mr. Xploit, Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138382425928608462noreply@blogger.com