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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. GOOD GOD! I feel as though I just came careening around a sharp corner in an unmarked white van and went SPLAT against a brick wall. This wasn't good, this was better than good can be. This was pure EVIL, pure sleaze, unadulterated, RAW, gritty, witty, satirical, and terrifying. This felt as though a hurricane rained hell down upon you and turned everything in your normal world upside down. I never include a summary of a book within my review, and I tend not to read too much summary before I dive into a book. I love the element of surprise. I don't want any precautions, unless there is some sort of a trigger alert. This.... needs a trigger alert. If you are faint of heart or have a light stomach, or highly sensitive to graphic images and gore… STOP RIGHT HERE. Don’t go any further. THAT ENDING It took a while to sink in, but once it did, I was like- OH SHIT!! I refuse to say anything else and spoil the fun for anyone. This makes me want to either direct a film, or be the leading actress of a gritty film. Recommended for ALL fans of HORROR films Disappointing. I really wanted to like this book but in the end it just falls flat. The story is intriguing but the writing is...well, not bad, just uninteresting. You'd think USC would teach the "show don't tell" theory in their writing classes. Also, you pretty much see the ending coming a mile away. I stuck with it to see if Williams could come up with some kind of shocking twist but no, the inevitable happened and the book ended with a whimper, not a bang. (Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.) The first novel of a film scholar who has also written a nonfiction book on the same subject, Crimson Orgy is Austin Williams' loving ode to Miami, Florida's exploitation film industry of the 1960s, which he claims is the actual birthplace of the ultra-violent slasher flicks that have become such a mainstream staple by now. As such, then, despite its salacious cover and jacket copy, this is really more of a look at the boring ins and outs of the actual filmmaking process, and especially the struggle among such Kennedy-era filmmakers to push the boundaries of an industry still being defined by the censorious Hays Code; and interested readers would be wise to prepare themselves not for bloody kills by cackling serial killers but instead lots of exposition-heavy scenes about distribution deals, on-the-fly special effects, and the surprisingly heavy influence that New York Jewish intellectuals had on this notoriously raunchy subgenre. Not exactly a bad novel but definitely full of beginner's mistakes (clunky dialogue, two-dimensional characters, a muted sense of conflict, etc), this is of more interest as a clever history book than as a simple beach read, and it should be kept in mind before picking it up yourself. Out of 10: 7.9 Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Grindhouse director Sheldon Meyer is cultivating an obsession. He has just one hellish week to shoot "Crimson Orgy," seventy-six minutes of mayhem destined to become the world's most notorious cult movie... and just maybe the first true "snuff film" ever made. Struggling to cope with a reluctant starlet, a booze-ravaged leading man, a backwoods cop bent on revenge, a mutinous crew, a devastating hurricane, and his own inner demons, Meyer relentlessly pursues a vision of unrivaled box office horror. He gets what he's after, but at a price no one could imagine! No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The book starts by discussing Crimson Orgy, a cult classic film based largely on the cursed production and possible snuff film aspect. The film was never truly released but had a couple different cuts leaked out to the public. Events then time shift to 1965 and focus on Shel Meyer and Gene Hoffman, the founders of Stupendous Pictures, known primarily for making nudie exploitative pictures during the early 60s. Then they see Blood Feast and realize that blood and gore can make them more money. So they start making Crimson Orgy in the small town of Hillsboro Beach, Florida. The cast and crew for their movie is pretty small but the difficulties experienced are many. And as things build to the end, the readers are wondering who will die, how they will die and who is present when it happens.
As I alluded earlier, the plot is a bit slow but it also gives the reader time to know the characters. Each character is developed nicely and fully. I was easily able to create a mental picture of them. Additionally the details of the movie making rang true with the various movie biographies and low budget films that I have watched over the years. These elements helped make the setting real. The story will probably disappoint readers expecting more horror or gore; overall, the gore factor was pretty minimal. I still consider the book a solid read and would recommend it. However, I would also set expectations appropriately. ( )