I Spit On Your Grave (1978)

I've always liked this movie, but when I heard there was a version with Joe Bob Briggs doing the commentary it was a must have. His commentary was worth the price on it's own. Picture quality is good, sound is good. Overall very happy with it.

Incredible, powerful and iconic. So many things happened during the course of this films release that made it into the cult classic film it became. Those who tried to extinguish it's fire, only achieved in making it burn brighter. Camille Keaton was absolutely incredible in her portrayal and brave beyond the scope of what other actresses will tackle to this day. The millennium wide screen transfer really gives the film the polish it has always deserved. Typical special features are included, the real standout being commentary with director/writer Meir Zarchi who has remained mostly silent in regards to this picture for decades. While his accent may be a bit jarring and hard to discern at first, after the initial getting used to period of about ten minutes I found myself quite vindicated in my thoughts that this picture must have been created by someone deeply emotional, thoughtful, and extremely intelligent. How and why "I spit.. excuse me, "Day of the Woman" came to be is even more powerful when explained in Zarchi's own words and through his experiences. This is not to say that he is void of technical know how, or a great sense of humor, he's got that in spades as well! Also included is commentary with cult film dictionary Joe Bob Briggs, which I have yet to listen to- but glad it's there nonetheless! Very happy with this purchase and glad to have it as part of my Revenge Film Collection!

This one, along with Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, is one of the most provocative cinematic experiences I have undergone. Revile it for its crudity and flinch at its relentless violence, but you'd have to admit this film succeeds all the way in provoking some kind of response from its audience. Personally I find I Spit on Your Grave much less exploitative than it could have been. Firstly, take into account that the entire story is filmed from a neutral perspective while privileging the point of view of Jennifer. Secondly, note its subtle but deeply angered treatment at how a good-hearted, friendly woman is destroyed, reborn as a sadistic avenger lacking in heart and painfully unaware of what she's become. The final shot is simple brilliance, a more apt observation on Jennifer's character change and saying much more than a direct, moralizing title card could have (eg. Howard Hawks' Scarface). Finally, this film's most commendable (and perhaps contentious) point is its treatment of the men, the perpetrators of the original crime. Although animalistic in their brutality and at times grotesquely macho, the men's overall portrayal does not relegate them to pure villainy. We see moments of vulnerability, humanity (Stanley's relationship to Johnny is especially fascinating, thanks to Aron Tabor's multilayered performance) and even sympathy. None of which excuses them from their crime, as the film watches their humiliation and destruction with as unflinching an eye as it had Jennifer's suffering at their hands. This is essential viewing for anybody interested in feminism in film, and the rape-revenge genre. (Both The Accused and the lesser-known French drama L'Amour Viole/The Rape of Love borrowed liberally from I Spit on Your Grave's stance on male bonding and gang rape.) People interested in analyzing this film can also refer to Carol Clover's Men, Women and Chain Saws, which contains one of the few fair-minded assessments of this film untainted by the controversy of the film's social context. Once you're prepared for the violence and extreme human behaviour in this film, you'll find much to think about.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY. THIS LATE 1970'S FILM IS ABOUT A WOMAM WHO WAS RAPED AND TORTURED BY A GROUP OF HIPPIES THEN LEFT HER TO DIE. BUT LOOK OUT... SHE COMES BACK WITH A VENGENCE. PERSONLY IN MY OPINION, SHE DID WHAT SHE HAD TO DO. LET'S FACE IT, SHE WAS GANG-RAPED, TORTURED AND THEN LEFT TO DIE. ONE REVIEWER SAID THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE GAS CHAMBER FOR KILLING THOSE MEN. WELL I WILL SAY THIS IN HER DEFENSE. IN SOME WAYS SHE DID THE RIGHT THING. SHE REALLY HAD NO CHOICE. 1 WHAT IF THEY MAY HAVE CAME BACK WEEKS OR MONTHS LATER A TRIED IT AGAIN, 2. WHAT IF THE MEN DID THIS TO SOME OTHER WOMAN. THAT'S WHERE I HAVE LEARNED IN ONE RESPECT... YOU DON'T MESS WITH WOMEN LIKE THAT. IF YOU HURT THEM, IN SOME CASES THEY WILL KILL YOU. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. I SAT AND WATCHED THIS MOVIE, THESE ANIMALS RAPE AND TORURE THIS HELPLESS WOMAN WHO WAS A VICTUM FROM THE MOMENT THIS SICK INCIDENT HAPPENED. SHE DID NOT DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT. AND SPEAKING AS A REAL MAN... WHICH I AM. THE STORIES AGAINST HER AND ABOUT HER ARE PURE SICK AND PURE PUKE. AND AFTER WATCHING THIS MOVIE. SHE SEEMED TO BE A REALLY NICE KIND GENTLE WOMAN WAS PRUTALLY ROBBED FOR NOTHING. TO THESE SICK MEN WHO DID THIS TO THAT WOMAN... IT WAS A PARTY THAT WAS NOT FUN AT ALL. TO THIS INNOCENT WOMAN... IT WAS GREAT JUSTICE. AND IF SHE HADN'T THE MONSTERS WOULD HAVE DONE THIS TO ANOTHER WOMAN. I AM AGAINST VIOLENCTS. BUT UNDER THESE CONTITIONS OF THE BRUTALITY, THIS IS ONE MOVIE THAT GUYS WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT EVER RAPING OR TORURING A WOMAN AGAIN. THERE WAS NO RESPECT FOR THIS WOWMAN WHATS SO EVER. SHE WAS ON HER WAY TO WRITTING HER FIRST BOOK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS GOES OUT TO THE REAL LIFE WOMAN. I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS WRONG AND THSES MEN PAIED THE ULTIMATE PRICE, AND THEY DESERVED WHAT THEY GOT. SURE, THERE IS VIOLENTS IN WOMEN. I HAVE SEEN IT. BUT IN THIS CASE THIS WAS A MEANS FO PROTECTING HERSELF AND OTHER WOMEN. AND POSSIBLY MEN, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND I REALLY DOUBT THAT ONE. SHE WAS THE JUSTICE. THAT'S IT. IT CERTAINLY MADE ME THINK TWICE ABOUT EVER DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WOULD NOT DO THAT KIND OF THING ANYWAY. PLEASE UNDERSTAND... THOSE MEN WOULD HAVE DONE THIS TO SOMEBODY ELSE IF SHE DID NOT KILL THIS MEN. QUITE FRANKLY, SHE WON IN THE END. ALTHOUGH VERY EXTREME... THIS WAS AND IS A WOMAN NO MAN WILL EVER MESS WITH EVER AGAIN.

After watching "Last House on the Left","Zombie",and "The Beyond," it's good to finally see a horror film that's taken seriously and done extrememly well. Wes Cravens LHOTL just seems to hold back a lot on the extreme, not to mention being in dire need of a good script, and the Fulci films seem to have good story ideas and a good effort, but in the end, it's executed a little poorly. I Spit on Your Grave is the cure. To keep it short, the story takes us to a summer house rented out by a quient, very kind and really attractive Jennifer (Camille Keaton). She is kidnapped by a few hillbillies, raped, beaten and left for dead. She then plots revenge and goes on to kill each attacker one by one. This film will upset a lot of people. The scenes where Keaton is raped and beaten are pretty intense, mostly because she acts through them with such brilliance, her screams sound so real you'll almost feel like she really was being raped. What also adds to your sympathy for her is her figure. I think it was a concious effort to try to get a very thin and weak looking women to play the part, b/c let's face it, as pretty as Keaton is, curves she has not. It's surprising her character didn't die during this ordeal. What I also liked in this film and as stated by other reviewers is how her wardrobe changes after she is almost killed. She stops wearing skimpy clothing and opts for a more conservative look. I also love the lack of a soundtrack, which may sound like it'll ruin the film but actually adds to its realism and makes it so much better. Even though the revenge plot is what makes the film and is the film it is not without its share of uncredibility. This is the reason I took off one star. For example, unless her main attacker is a real idiot, why would he trust this woman who he has just raped and almost killed to fall for him and want to get naked in the tub with him?? Also, in real life if a woman was in the same situation and was raped, do you think she'd still stay in that summer house for the remainder of the summer instead of going back home knowing full well her attackers are still somewhere nearby? I know in reality some people would be too ashamed to admit what happened to them which is understandable but what exactly kept Keaton's character in that house? Did she not want her money to go to waste or something? Com'on! Besides these flaws which will have you rolling your eyes at the screen, the film is incredible and although may not scare you with dark murky lighting or monsters and such, it's not that type of horror film. What's frightening about it is how easily the attackers were able to get their hands on this woman. It's scary because it shows you just how vulnerable you really are. I'd definitely recommend this film to any true horror fan, you won't regret it. I love this movie!

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I'm not going to go over the plot. It's pretty much a rape victim's nightmare times 3. High on exploitation with 3 brutal rape scenes and some very gruesome revenge sequences but it all feels so real. These no holds barred scenes make it oh so real which was probably the director's intention. To show the true brutallity of rape. If you find these scenes stimulating you have some real issues. They leave you with a total feeling of disgust. I alway have had an eye for cinematography and camera use and I Spit on Your Grave makes good use of these with a skilled eye by the director. It's really much better in this regard than Last House on the Left. Which looked like it was filmed by high school kids. I thought Camille Keaton had a presence well worth the price. When I purchased this on DVD, I was expecting some cheap movie with one of those lousy 70's soundtracks but what made this film more effective was the haunting silence during the rape scenes so all you hear is the screams of the woman. And again, the camera work is exquisite. Not everyone will have the stomach for the plot, but it is actually a well made movie. Buy the special millenium edition. It has some very good commentaries from a denounced movie critic and the director.

Obviously this film isn't for everybody. If you're interested in seeing it it's because you want to see something controversial that pushes boundaries. Something you won't see in most other films. This movie should satisfy those desires. We all know what it's about so I won't go into that. There are three seperate rape scenes all taking place within about an hour. These scenes are fairly graphic and pretty real. I think her trauma is more mental as the men don't really beat on her until the final rape. In carrying out her revenge she actually allows one of the men to have sex with her before she kills him. That seemed strange to me but it was a good scene. The best scene to me is the scene in the bathtub. Again she gains one of the men's trust and gets in the bathtub with him. Then after making him feel very good she does something very bad! They way the actors played this scene out seemed very real to me. I think the mans reaction is pretty spot on. In some other reviews I've read this movie described as disturbing and being compared to "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Last House on the Left". I didn't think this movie was at all distubing. Maybe it might be for women. It's nothing like "TCM"! That movie is disturbing! And it's way better than "Last House on the Left" Which I didn't like at all. So all in all if this movie appeals to you then I think it is definitely worth checking out.

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A controversial film with some hard hitting scenes however a good film and the ultimate collecters edition is a great edition to a film collection for fans. Meir Zarchi has mad a masterpiece a film people still talk about years after its making and ban in most country's. Probably the best video nasty going I will say though not the faint hearted or people who can not handle the things that go on within this film.

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The original "I spit on your grave movie" - Sadly only available on DVD but it's a must have for any horror-lover.

Great movie