Baise-Moi

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Summary: A European "Natural Born Killers"
Review: In many ways this movie follows the same plot line of Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers," but it does so with out exercising the restraint necessary to earn an "R" rating. Baise Moi (the title alone provocative), targets the legacy of male patriarchy in society with greater wrath than NBK ever held towards the America media. The film portrays a graphic combination of sexuality and violence that will leave any healthy viewer reeling.
I am the first person to review this film and have no doubt that many future reviews will disprove of the senseless violence and rage it depicts. Good or bad, this work makes, with a force unprecedented in domestically produced films, a powerful statement on the brutality that exists in our world and the gap that still separates male and female.

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Summary: BAISE MOI...aka.. ... Me
Review: THE PLOT:MANU (a porn actrice) & NADINE (a prostitute),two inseparable friends,embark on a killing spree. THE ACTING: sometimes amateurish, most of the actors are ok....French actress KAREN BACH (real name: karen lancaume,who is an ex-pornstar.)& Raffaëla Anderson (who is also a porn actress) are both perfect and believable,they also have lots of personality. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY: the film was entirely shot with a Digital camera,the image quality resembles the one used in lars von trier's "dancer in the dark"..."baise moi" almost looks like a documentary. THE DIRECTING: the film was directed by an ex-prostitute called VIRGINIE DESPENTES (who also wrote the novel BAISE MOI) & by CORALIE TRINH THI (a porn actress who also played in Olivier dahan's "DEJA MORT")...the result is not always perfect and is distracting,they obviously lack experience,but there are good ideas,one should look at "baise moi" as an experiment, a hybrid of violent,porn,exploitation,artistic & daring film. THE MUSIC: the film's score was composed by VAROU JAN,(baise moi is also the first film he worked for),and is exellent..(well if you like jazz & alternative of course)...the film is also filled with exellent musics from famous french groups such as VIRAGO & "le Peuple de l'herbe"...techno,dance,jazz,hardrock,experimental,trance music are all at the rendez vous. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? karen lancaume (also used to be known as the porn version of lara croft) , has stop doing porn films (and that's a good thing,she deserves better & has potential)... virginie despentes has another novel of her's (called "les jolies choses",2002 release..) being adapted by director gilles paquet..staring famous stars such as "marion cotillard" (also played in "FURIA") , "patrick bruel"..the novel "les jolies choses" is less extreme than "baise moi" and won the prix de flore in 1998

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Summary: ultimate women's lib film
Review: most people would like or hate this film because of the sex and violence but it has far more sincere issues beyond that which is shockingly portrayed and very well performed (by porn actresses). When you see this film...try to see it in whole before judging it. There were a couple of people who walked out after the first 15 minutes of the film, they failed to see the point...that was the most piercing issue attacked by the creators of the film. It not just another sex-violence-french soft porn flick. Think after you've seen this film, ask yourself what it is trying to tell you whether you are a man or a woman or neither.

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Summary: It doesn't mean " bore me "
Review: three months ago i saw this at the roxie and after the film, i randomly asked a couple of people what they thought of it...one told me he flat out hated it. found it disturbing. a woman told me she thought it was groundbreaking. the two leads in the film nadine and mann ( karen bach and raffaela anderson ) go on a wild crime spree after mann kills her brother when he wants to know who raped her instead of showing his concern for her. subtlety and discretion are thrown out the window and they basically rob and kill anyone in their path. and yes, there is a lot of sex and it's all real. mann and nadie have complete control over their sexuality. in one scene nadine and mann are being raped. mann passively shuts herself down to her attacker rendering herself as as little more than a recepticle, which is what she values her vagina. nadine is amazed by mann's passiveness at such a violent act. there is also one scene that may remind some of deliverance, but i'm not gonna tell you, you'll just have to see it. you will either love this movie or hate it...

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This movie is particularely excellent. The french woman who wrote it demonstrate to the men being state what is the reality of being a woman. Provocation is the word. Karen Lancaume, the frensh porn moviestar is also excellent in the movie. It shows she can act as a real actress.

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Summary: INTENSE
Review: With maximum violence, pornograghicsex, and a dark psychological viewthis comes close to the effect of "Bad Liuetenant". Can't wait for a video release with maybe more footage!

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Summary: Gutsy, groundbreaking filmmaking
Review: This is one powerful movie. If you are sick of films designed to hit the largest demographic and targeted at 14 year olds, you may just be ready for this. It is a film for thinking adults. Period. It will grab you by the throat and not let go. If you can imagine "Thelma and Louise" meets "Natural Born Killers" meets "New Wave Hookers" you'll be in the ballpark. Incidentally, don't think the 5 stars is because I just loved this movie, don't get me wrong. It is TOUGH to watch. I just applaud the filmmakers courage to break every rule of "politically correct" film ever stated. You've never seen a film like "Baise-moi" (Rape Me) Contains GRAPHIC sex and violence. Be prepared and be a mature adult.

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Summary: Violent, but not as horrific as reported
Review: The film's title does not, translated directly, mean "Rape Me", but "... Me", and the two protagonists do plenty of that in between bouts of violence that probably got this film banned in its country of origin (the French are less tolerant of cinematic bloodshed than of sex).This violence includes an upsetting rape scene, shocking rather than educative as to that horrible crime, which might be what motivates one of the victims' teaming with a prostitute (Catherine Bach)to indulge in casual sex and violence, done with a vulgar amorality which works if only because their portrayals, and situations, seem caricaturish. "Baise-moi" is filmed in grainy, uncomplimentary colours, showing a France different from the one seen by tourists and even viewers of French cinema. The film in neither likeable nor dull, and certain scenes remain in the mind afterward.

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Summary: is it art or is it porn ?
Review: the above question was taken from a review of 'rape me' (or the french title 'base moi'). my answer to that question is that it's neither. 'base moi' is low budget exploitation cinema. there are attempts at the start of the film to portray a gender based message but that is quickly abandoned for fairly explicit sex and amoral violence. if you're a fan of films that are more shocking that stylish or innovative i'd definitely recommend this film. if you enjoy alternative cinema go see it but if the most shocking film you've ever seen is 'reservoir dogs' i'd say stick with tomb raider.

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Summary: Tough...
Review: ...a tough movie to watch. Good for those who like to explore the more hidden corners of the human soul. I'd watch the movie again for the first time, if I could.