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A brutal
revenge thriller where a woman who suffers rape, torture
and mutilation violently murders those responsible.
Mostly using a magic slow-motion shotgun and a lot of
screaming.
This
astonishingly unpleasant movie has the dubious honour of
being the first film banned in Sweden, even after having
21 minutes of footage cut. But is it still too
horrible to be accepted by modern audiences? Well,
two versions are currently available on DVD. A yellow-covered
version is the standard release, whilst a red version (using
the alternate 'A Cruel Picture' title) is the full,
uncensored cut with all the original violence and
hardcore pornography in place. These days you
actually get to choose how much nastiness you see!
That's progress for you.
Dull Movie
Fact! Apparently this movie partially inspired
Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill - You can certainly see
similarity in the storylines. Daryl Hannah's 'Elle
Driver' character was based on One Eye herself.
Favourite
bit: The ridiculous little piano tune when the
caption appears right at the end. Sounds like it
was stolen from a horror B-movie. |