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Disco Stu · 02-13-2002, 10:56 PM

Last night Sara and I saw this absolutely astounding 1970's Japanese women-in-prison flick called "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41". It was reccommended to me by the author of the book Tokyo Shock. From the title, it appears to be a cheesy WIP flick, but is in fact a searing feminist film about the evils of a patriarchal society, in the guise of something much sleazier. Amazing camerawork, top notch directing, and incredible acting, especially by the lead who puts in a near silent performance on the level of Maria Falconetti in "The Passion of Joan of Arc" or Vincent Price in "The Abominable Dr. Phibes." Not the inept exploitation film it appears to be. Image put out a pretty good disc, considering it's C movie status at the time. It's a nice anamorphic print with some fairly accurate burned in subtitles. As Sara said, it makes "Thelma & Louise" look like a pussy movie.

Others:

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (amazing mixture of live action, claymation, and stop motion)
An Affair of Love (best movie about sex, ever)

02-13-2002, 10:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Disco Stu Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York	Best movies you've never heard of on DVD Last night Sara and I saw this absolutely astounding 1970's Japanese women-in-prison flick called "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41". It was reccommended to me by the author of the book Tokyo Shock. From the title, it appears to be a cheesy WIP flick, but is in fact a searing feminist film about the evils of a patriarchal society, in the guise of something much sleazier. Amazing camerawork, top notch directing, and incredible acting, especially by the lead who puts in a near silent performance on the level of Maria Falconetti in "The Passion of Joan of Arc" or Vincent Price in "The Abominable Dr. Phibes." Not the inept exploitation film it appears to be. Image put out a pretty good disc, considering it's C movie status at the time. It's a nice anamorphic print with some fairly accurate burned in subtitles. As Sara said, it makes "Thelma & Louise" look like a pussy movie. Others: The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (amazing mixture of live action, claymation, and stop motion) An Affair of Love (best movie about sex, ever)