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The Beast That Killed Women, a review by Danae Cassandra

The Beast That Killed Women
Year of Release: 1965
Directed By: Barry Mahon
Starring: Miami Beach's Most Lovely Nudists
Genre: Horror, Sexploitation

Overview:
Poor Delores Carlos. Unable to get an even tan, she and hubby Byron Mabe scurry off to a Miami nudist camp at precisely the same moment the camp is invaded by THE BEAST THAT KILLED WOMEN, a goofy-looking gorilla with an appetite for the ladies! Murder and panic quickly spread through the camp: "She said he was big and hairy!" Worse, the hardened police even march right through a game of nude volleyball with a corpse on a stretcher! Finally, after Miss Carlos is chased by the big monkey, a pretty policewoman volunteers to enter the camp as ape bait...

My Thoughts:
I'm not sure I've seen a sillier film than this - even Sting of Death, with its "do the jellyfish" dance.  Also, this may be the worst film I've ever seen that also remains fun and enjoyable.  Admittedly, it's of the so-bad-it's-hilarious type of fun, and it simply begs for some MST3K work.  There's not much plot, there's no acting or production value, even the monster, being simply the director in a dime-store gorilla suit, isn't well done.  Really the entire film is there to watch mostly naked, attractive women walk around outdoors or do things like play volleyball, swim, or square dance.  Mostly naked, because they are never shown full frontal, and - even though this is a nudist camp - most of the men wear shorts the entire time, and a lot of the time everyone is clothed.  So it's just a lot of boobs and butts - but though they're naked, it's treated so casually that there's not really any titillation.  I guess it's actually like a real nudist camp in that respect, except that all of the women are attractive.  Despite there being a monster, and a woman that gets killed, there isn't any horror to this film either.   So, recommended for aficionados of bad films, or anyone who wants to look at attractive girls from the 60's topless.  Otherwise, this is a terrible film and you should skip it.

Bechdel Test: Pass

Overall: 1.5/5

(From Danae's 2013 Horror Marathon on October 17th, 2013)

Love My Life, a review by Tom

Love My Life (2006/Japan) IMDb | Wikipedia Wolfe Video (United States) Director: Koji Kawano Writing: Ebine Yamaji (Original Material By), Hiroko Kanasugi (Screenwriter) Length: 96 min. Video: Widescreen 1.85 Audio: Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Rei Yoshii as Ichiko
Asami Imajuku as Eri
Issei Takahashi as Take-chan
Kami Hiraiwa as Yukako
Takamasa Suga as Akira

Plot:Extras:

• Deleted Scenes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

As I am currently in the mood to watch Asian cinema, I thought this would be right moment to rewatch this movie for this thread. This is a nice little romance movie and it deals a little with the fear of gay people living in the Japanese society. It is not a tragic movie but gives a positive outlook for all people involved.

Rating:

(From Lesbian Movie Marathon on December 29th, 2010)

Fear Itself Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

7. Something with Bite
When a veterinarian is bitten by a large, strange animal brought into his clinic, he begins to see the world and his stale life differently.
Director: Ernest Dickerson (NBC's "Heroes")

Stars:
Wendell Pierce
Paula Jai Parker-Martin
Kailin See
Gillian Barber
Fulvio Cecere

My Thoughts:
This is one of the unaired episodes in the set. This one I enjoyed quite a bit. A werewolf story with a twist. I got a bit of a kick on how vet got bitten by a werewolf. It also had a bit of a dark comedy aspect to it as well as some cool effects. Maybe if they actually aired more episodes like this one the series wouldn't have gotten canceled as early as it did.

My Rating:

(From Fear Itself Marathon on April 7th, 2010)