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Summary: A Classic Film - An Awful, Insulting Print And Transfer
Review: This is one of the great, cult, Fuller films. Notable for its trashy blend of noir fatalism, stereotypical American settings and characters, and subversive anti establishment amoralism.However, save yourself $30.00 and buy a used VHS copy of the film, this Criterion edition is an absolutely AWFUL print, and looks to be no better than the cheapest VHS tape in quality. Criterion continues to push the envelope -- the limit of how much people are willing to pay for what are frequently sub standard prints and transfers of classic films. They have had some wonderful remasters and reissues, and deserve credit for those. But they also won't hesitate to use their name and reputation to hustle poor quality copies.
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Summary: I can't believe this movie...
Review: This movie is so bad that I think I like it! I don't quite understand why everyone thinks it is such a masterpiece. It is, however, *the* movie to watch late at night with your best friends and a big (BIG) bottle of wine.
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Summary: an interesting and unusual film
Review: This review is for the Criterion Collection edition In this film a former prostitute who moves to a small town to try and get on with her life. She takes a job as a nurse in a children's hospital. She makes several friends in the town and later finds herself in trouble. This movie has a very interesting plot and touching end but I don't want to give any spoilers Criterion only added a theatrical trailer for special features making it kind of dull. The accompanying paper still has the standard essay on the film though.
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Summary: The buck, the bed, and the bottle
Review: Two-thirds of the way through THE NAKED KISS a wardful of pediatric orthopedic patients, wearing pirate hats and leaning on crutches, perform a musical number with the formerly bald ex-prostitute who's now engaged to the richest man in Grantville, after telling him that upon her arrival in town she shared her favors and a bottle of Angel Foam with the town's un-uniformed cop, Griff, who'd she met immediately upon debussing....
Sorry. I'm confusing you. At least I didn't mention the Bon-Bon Girls in the town across the river or the room Kelly rented from the woman with the dressmaker's bust commemorating her departed intended George or...
Right. Anyway, after the musical number things really start to get weird. Cross PEYTON PLACE with a bad-acid trip and you get the idea. Probably good campy fun if you're in the mood.
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Summary: A one-two punch from a pro!
Review: Veteran director Samuel Fuller clearly pushed the envelope with this raw, uncomprising look at the life of a prostitute who wants out. Although relegated to B-movie second-run status at the time of it's release, this tightly-woven bundle packs a real wallop. One can see why it was controversial and probably swept under the rug by the distributor - how many movies from the mid-sixties tackled prostitution, abortion, and child molestation, all in the same breath? Fuller expertly draws solid performances from his cast, especially Constance Towers and Anthony Eisley (of "Hawaiian Eye" fame) in the leads. The extras are nice, too - bios of cast and crew, trailer, etc. If you're a fan of hard-boiled film noir, take a chance on this one!
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