February Suggestions

[Foxbat]

Please put your film suggestions for February here

[ravenus]

I'd maybe like to discuss the Backwoods Brutality genre typified by often diverse films such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Deliverance, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, I Spit on your Grave and any others that people may suggest.

Points that can be discussed:

What are the defining characteristics of the genre?
Which films are shining examples, which are the crappy duds?
Where do you draw the line between what is acceptable as rivetting entertainment and what is plain off-putting exploitation?

If this is not possible, I'd like to discuss The Fly

[Omega]

Oh dear looks like I'm going to have to start using the old grey matter again. Being in a job that doesn't utilise your brain to its fullest extent you end up loosing some intellectual capacity.

[polymorphikos]

I'm with Ravenus on the hillbilly horror talk. However, if that's not possible I'd like to just zero in on The Hills Have Eyes.

Also, which version of The Fly?

[ravenus]

I've seen only David Cronenberg's film. But I would also be game for a comparison with the previous film.

[Omega]

I remember when I was 13 and was on an exchange trip to france, I watched the re-make of the fly with french dubbing, I couldn't stop laughing.

[sanityassassin]

hillbilly horror I like that one sounds good to me

[Foxbat]

If there are no more suggestions it's Ravenus' Backwoods Brutality theme. I'll open a discussion thread for this at the beginning of feb (right now I've got to go rummage and see what Hillbilly mayhem I might have in my collection)