The average
Rape Revenge flick isn't usually our cup of tea. I don't know if that kind of subject matter is just a little bit too "real world" for us to enjoy, or if it's the fact that these kinds of movies almost always involve a dude getting his dick cut off, but we tend not to get much enjoyment out of them at all.
The gore gags are always great though, so I suppose that's one thing...
The remake of
I Spit On your Grave (1978) was one of the biggest surprises of the year for us back in
2010; it was competent, nasty as hell, and
Sarah Butler, aside from being smoking hot, made for one of the most compelling
Final Girls in recent memory. We're not sure why, but we never managed to catch
I Spit On Your Grave 2. When we heard that the heroine from the first movie was returning for this third sequel in the series though, we decided to give it a go, and we're not unhappy that we did.
It's been five years since the events of
I Spit On Your Grave, and
Jennifer Hill is still trying to heal. I mean, torturing redneck rapists takes a toll, you know? At the suggestion of her therapist, she joins a survivors group, with the idea that opening up in front of other people who have endured similar horrific assaults might do her some good.
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| YEAH, SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE NEEDS SOME EXTRA THERAPY. |
While there, she bonds with fellow survivor,
Marla, who is every bit as traumatized as she is, and then some. When they learn about a young girl's abuse at the hands of her stepfather, they decide to pay the guy a visit, and end up nearly killing him. The new partnership of vengeance looks to be off to a strong start... until
Marla turns up dead at the hands of her abusive ex-boyfriend.
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| POOR MARLA, WE BARELY KNEW HER. |
With the killer going free due to a lack of evidence,
Jennifer loses her shit, and turns into the female version of
Charles Bronson, embarking on a course of brutal vengeance which sees her killing off the scummiest of scumbags in some pretty vile ways... which we're totally cool with, because they absolutely have it coming.
Rape Revenge-fueled-insanity ensues.
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| IT'S A TRAP! |
This was a surprisingly better sequel than we thought it would be. It had its issues, but as far as the average
Rape Revenge flick goes, it also did a lot of things right. Along with some pretty nasty gore gags,
Sarah Butler basically carried this movie on her back. She's a hell of an actress that plays tough better than most, and she was all kinds of tough throughout this one. A bit deranged, as well. It was interesting to see how this movie made her both hero and villain at the same time, as this movie could have easily gone the full "men are evil and need to be stopped!" route. That balance was kind of refreshing.
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| SHE DOES NOT GIVE A SINGLE FUCK! |
As for those gore gags... well, gorehounds rejoice, because this movie contains plenty of horrifically brutal violence. The first of
Jennifer's kills is one of the most graphic things we've ever seen, and that's not hyperbole at all. We won't ruin it for you, but Jesus, they seriously went THERE with that scene, and they weren't shy about showing it in graphic detail. The anal pipe-fitting scene was no picnic either.
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| HELL HATH NO FURY... |
As for the negatives, we weren't thrilled about the way that some of the movie's violence was only a part of
Jennifer's imagination. Most of what happened actually happened, but there were times when something crazy would pop off, only to be revealed as a fantasy in
Jennifer's mind. Even though it served a purpose plot-wise, it was kind of distracting.
There was also a lot of male bashing throughout this one, which is completely understandable for the average
Rape Revenge flick, but in this day and age of
SJW causes where entire groups of people are vilified by other groups of people who just want something to rally against, it was a little grating. In all fairness though, the movie ended up being pretty balanced in that aspect, so it's not a huge complaint.
The twist at the end became fairly obvious about halfway through the movie too.
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| SHE CREEPIN' ON A COME UP. |
A fairly well-made flick,
I Spit On Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine ended up being way better than we expected it to be. It's still middle-of-the-road fare to us, but it was definitely good enough to warrant a watch. If you're down with seeing a bad-ass chick doling out justice to evil men who have it coming (and then some), then this is definitely a movie that you'll want to check out.
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I Spit On Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine is available now on
VOD.
Sarah Butler is a sassy little mynx, and a tough one to boot. Also, sexy.
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This movie pissed me off, as a fan of the original. They completely distorted this character, and she has to be the only female that could possibly get raped by every guy she comes upon, I think she needs to move.
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