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 The Beast (DVD)
Newest Review: ... attitude towards the foibles of the aristocracy and priesthood. Except that, seeing as how this is an exploitation film, ... more  ... Borowczyk does insist on throwing in quite a lot of nudity. The daughter of the house, for instance, is constantly being interrupted while having sex with a muscular black servant. And Lucy has a lengthy (and very explicit) masturbation scene. We even get to see two horses having sex for an awfully long time (nothing left to the imagination there, I can tell you). Lucy?s aunt is suspicious, because Mathurin seems to be an uncommunicative boor, but Lucy is quite enamoured of him. ...more |
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The Beast (DVD): Sexy beast (1461 words)
by hogsflesh - written on 02.08.04 (Very useful, 470 readings)
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This is either one of the most offensive films I?ve ever seen, or one of the funniest. Possibly both, although for me the ludicrous humour outweighs the potential offensiveness. Made in 1975, it was banned in the UK until last year, when the BBFC, for reasons that I can?t even begin to fathom, passed it uncut for video and DVD release. Walerian Borowczyk, the film?s director, started out as a Polish animator in the 50s (I think he was a contemporary of Svankmajer). He moved to the more liberal West, and started making live-action films, the first few of which were reasonably ...
Possibly the best war film I have ever seen! (403 words)
by Pamsy - written on 13.12.00 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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Set in the Afghan war of the 1980s, this film focuses on a cat and mouse chase through the deserts of Afghanistan. A russian tank crew in a T-72 tank bombard a small village in Afghan territory, murdering civilians under the orders of their commander, the tank crew consists of about 6/7 men (I forget now). A small group of ill-equipped mujaheddin guerilla fighters however seek revenge, and they are not prepared to stop to get this tank crew. What makes this film so amazing is that you never know who to support, I've heard that said before about films but this is the first where I have felt attached to both sides. For a considerable amount of time we see ...
