Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! (1965)

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by Bob Kramer

Yes, I should have said the film itself, rather than the man.

THIS film, maybe. Most of his films are loaded with nudity and leery rape scenes. This one is a bit of an anomaly, it's the only one I'd ever recommend to any of my women friends :P

[WilsonBros]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

This one is a bit of an anomaly, it's the only one I'd ever recommend to any of my women friends :P

Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens offers some pretty strong female characters, but is countered by a few certain pieces. Kitten Natividad's character gets her stupid husband to stop ****ing her in the ***, but the drive to achieve this only afforded her after a bout of statutory **** in the *** by said dumb hubby.

It really isn't easy to express all this through asterisks...

[drat]

Aside from the audio/video quality, I'm also curious as to whether or not this will have any special features.

[bigshot]

There probably won't be special features, but if past releases by RM are any indication, image and sound quality should be good.

[Arkadin]

got a shipping notice for this today.

[Lutz]

The films are feminist in that they pass the Bechdel Test (if this was a good feminist indicator then Jess Franco would be the most prolific feminist director ever) but then they fail in not showing female characters outside the male gaze.

I find the type of female roles in Meyer's films are a lot less problematic than say the Marvel universe.

[chriszilla]

Originally Posted by WilsonBros

Purely on the surface, anyway. The depiction of powerful women was purely his fantasy. Meyer was always very frank about his feelings about women, and a quote from him in a piece by David K Fraiser summed it all up:

"I am chauvinistic. I don't care to have business with women in the film game. There are no Hollywood [big-wigs] that are women. What does a woman know about sexuality anyway? They are the receivers, they're the catchers. You've got to be able to pitch. These are the things I feel. The woman's place is in the bedroom and the kitchen, and that's it as far as I am concerned. Let her be a sex-object. Have fun with her. That's how I feel. By and large, if I'm with friends and they're with their wives, the wives are secondary. I really don't embrace them."

The politics of it all are best left at the door.

Meyer could be a cad, no doubt, but taking one quote from him and trying to sum him up is problematic, at best. His feelings and attitudes about women were far more complex than this quote would suggest. "The woman's place is in the bedroom and the kitchen, and that's it as far as I am concerned" reflects his penchant for exaggerating to make a point (remember he was known for an over-the-top style). I could just as easily dig out quotes from him contradicting this statement in no uncertain terms.

I'm not trying to cast him as a feminist champion, but neither was he the cro-magnon caveman this quote would suggest.

[obscurelabel]

Can anyone confirm the AR? I saw somewhere that it was 1.37:1 but haven't heard for sure.

[WilsonBros]

Originally Posted by chriszilla

Meyer could be a cad, no doubt, but taking one quote from him and trying to sum him up is problematic, at best. His feelings and attitudes about women were far more complex than this quote would suggest. "The woman's place is in the bedroom and the kitchen, and that's it as far as I am concerned" reflects his penchant for exaggerating to make a point (remember he was known for an over-the-top style). I could just as easily dig out quotes from him contradicting this statement in no uncertain terms.

I'm not trying to cast him as a feminist champion, but neither was he the cro-magnon caveman this quote would suggest.

This quote was regarding his wife (Eve) being the producer of the bulk of his work. He really didn't like her being successful over one of his WWII buddies, who was in the same game. He really didn't like the idea of a woman being in a position of power & success in a territory traditionally the domain of men. Sure, he loved the female form, but he admitted that he didn't have it in him to be a caring partner. He was pretty cruel about Lorna Maitland, and it's probably no coincidence that found her "intimidating" to be around, as she was a very together woman and didn't take any crap from people. His comments about the lovely Anoushka Hempel were also pretty off, and this was another very headstrong person.

I have seen this kind of things many times before. In fact, I recently worked for a guy in his late 80s, old-money rich, WWII vet who loved the company of women - lusted after them, in fact - but was exactly as Meyer in attitudes, probably worse: lovely to look at, lots of fun, but their purpose is for cooking, cleaning and entertaining in the bedroom.

People from a certain generation had/have particular views about women.

[bigshot]

Russ Meyer? A chauvinist? Is water wet? Yes, but I still like to drink water occasionally! I think I'll drink something a little harder when I watch my Faster Pussycat blu-ray though!

[kuroshi]

Will this only be available at the RM webshop; don't mind paying $ 40 for the blu-ray if the quality is good, but the cheapest shipping cost of $ 85 for shipments to my country is ridiculous.

[schlock]

Received the Blu-Ray today. Film is presented 1.78:1, very nice quality if not revelatory, healthy grain, didn't notice any compression issues as I skipped through the film. It's definitely a big upgrade over RM's earlier 4:3 DVD of the film.

No extras at all. (The earlier DVD had some trailers and misc. bio, photos, etc.) In fact, there's not even a menu screen. The movie just plays after inserting the disc. Chapter breaks are at every 10 minute mark.

[PowellPressburger]

What is the audio is it PCM 2.0 or ?

[schlock]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

What is the audio is it PCM 2.0 or ?

Dolby Digital 2ch

[jlk5844]

$40+ for lossy audio and good-but-not-great video?

[bgart13]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

$40+ for lossy audio and good-but-not-great video?

I'm surprised they aren't charging $99 for it, honestly.

[Arkadin]

@schlock--Did your copy come in one of the platinum bd cases?

[schlock]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

@schlock--Did your copy come in one of the platinum bd cases?

Sorry, I don't know what a platinum BD case is exactly (although I think you're just joking based on the disc's price). Anyway, this release comes in a standard Blu case (not an eco-case, so at least they didn't cheap out there).

PS - I had the rest of the film play out earlier, and I really can't imagine this film ever looking much better than what's on this release. Shame about no extras, the lossy audio (sounds OK to me, though), and the high price, but considering their DVD's have always retailed for $39.95, this is kind of like a bargain!

[bgart13]

Is it progressive or interlaced? Any info on the transferring (facility, producer, etc.)?

[schlock]

Originally Posted by bgart13

Is it progressive or interlaced? Any info on the transferring (facility, producer, etc.)?

It says 1 MPEG-4 AVC for the video - not sure if that means interlaced or progressive, but I don't think it's interlaced as I didn't notice any combing or jaggies while freeze-framing and stepping. But let me know if that indicates otherwise, or if I should check something else.

There's absolutely no mention of the transfer producer, facility, or anything like that on the packaging, disc, or (lack of) menu.