...It has further been stated that if Carnival of Souls had been made in Europe, that it would be considered an art film, while if Eyes Without a Face had been made in the U.S., it would have been categorized as a low-budget horror film. The art film and exploitation film audiences are both considered to have tastes that reject the mainstream Hollywood offerings...
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"Psychotronic Movies", ... defined as "the ones traditionally ignored or ridiculed by mainstream critics at the time of their release: horror, exploitation, action, science fiction, and movies that used to play in drive-ins or inner city grindhouses." (Michael) Weldon coined the term after being inspired by The Psychotronic Man (1975), a low budget science fiction obscurity.
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El Tesoro de la Selva Perdida aka The Treasure of the Amazon (1985 Mexico)
"Treasure of the Amazon" surely is warmly recommended viewing for every
fan of trash, pulp or the glorious exploitation cinema. This is a Mexican
take on the extremely popular jungle adventures of the early 80's, complete
with sleaze, gratuitous violence and a once-famous Hollywood cast. We witness
how three separate groups of Westerners sift out the dangerous Amazon jungle
looking for gold. All three groups encounter wild animals and a savage tribe
of head-hunters but eventually it's the typical human greed that is the biggest
threat. "Treasure…" is action-packed (not one dull moment) and extremely rich
on gore sequences. Highlight of this is a semi-disgusting scene in which a
gold-digger is torn apart by ravenous crabs! Much footage comes straight from
other (more budgeted) films or nature channel documentaries but that only increases
the terrific cult value of this production. The cast performances go from lovely
OTT acting (former miss world Ann Sidney) to completely-not-interested acting
(John Ireland as the priest). Donald Pleasance is utterly cool as the uncanny
Nazi wandering through the jungle to refund the resurrection of his Third Reich.
Stuart Whitman shines for the first time again since "The Mark" as the tough
jungle rat Gringo. (IMDB)
fan of trash, pulp or the glorious exploitation cinema. This is a Mexican
take on the extremely popular jungle adventures of the early 80's, complete
with sleaze, gratuitous violence and a once-famous Hollywood cast. We witness
how three separate groups of Westerners sift out the dangerous Amazon jungle
looking for gold. All three groups encounter wild animals and a savage tribe
of head-hunters but eventually it's the typical human greed that is the biggest
threat. "Treasure…" is action-packed (not one dull moment) and extremely rich
on gore sequences. Highlight of this is a semi-disgusting scene in which a
gold-digger is torn apart by ravenous crabs! Much footage comes straight from
other (more budgeted) films or nature channel documentaries but that only increases
the terrific cult value of this production. The cast performances go from lovely
OTT acting (former miss world Ann Sidney) to completely-not-interested acting
(John Ireland as the priest). Donald Pleasance is utterly cool as the uncanny
Nazi wandering through the jungle to refund the resurrection of his Third Reich.
Stuart Whitman shines for the first time again since "The Mark" as the tough
jungle rat Gringo. (IMDB)
Cut (2000)
A group of film students attempt to finish a horror movie
that stopped production years earlier when the director
was killed. Unaware that every attempt to complete the pic
coincided with the murders of those involved, the students
return to the original location in an isolated part of the
country. When filming begins, so do the killings.
that stopped production years earlier when the director
was killed. Unaware that every attempt to complete the pic
coincided with the murders of those involved, the students
return to the original location in an isolated part of the
country. When filming begins, so do the killings.
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