April 2007 - Rob Zombie
So, I mentioned "
Rob Zombie's Grind House 101" in
this thread (pg 2, post 26).
I'll repeat with more quotes:
"Rent these 5 classics before you see the Tarantino-Rodriguez blockbuster"
So, Zombie's 5:
1.
Ilsa, She Wolfe of the SS (1975) - "It's intensely violent, & Nazis are unpleasant, but the sex element puts it over the top & makes it fun to watch. For
Grindhouse I've directed a fake trailer for
Werewolf Women of the SS." - Which Lenny & I know turned out to be disappointing.
2.
Coffy (1973) - "Some films in the blaxploitation subgenre, lik
Shaft or
Super Fly, were big hits. I prefer the ones with Pam Grier & Sid Haig, and this is by far the best. It's Pam at the top of her game - the Afro didn't get any bigger."
3.
The Last House on the Left (1972) - "It's a rape, murder and revenge story. Wes Craven directed it, but I don't consider it horror - to me, it's just pure grind house."
4.
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - "This is by far the most extreme movie ever made. It's just...sickening. I remember watching it in some gross theater, and I just couldn't believe what I was seeing."
5.
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) - "A lot of grind house is bad - bad movies made by bad filmmakers. But Russ Meyer was very talented. When people see his movies for the first time, they say, 'Holy s***, these are f***ing good.'
Faster, Pussycat! was his crowning achievement, and it's his mildest film. It has no nudity. It's the
Citizen Kane of grind house."