Old school martial arts movies would definitely be my favorite in the GRINDHOUSE category - which I agree includes a subtle distinction between exploitation, although some such as Sonny Chiba’s the Street Fighter are definitely exploitation, glad you mentioned that one! As far as straight up EXPLOITATION though, Japan’s are my favorite, especially with Meiko Kaji and/or Sonny Chiba. As close seconds, blaxploitation, rape and revenge, and Italian horror I love!! P.S. Master of the Flying Guillotine is one of my favorite films of all time. Would you consider doing a whole review of that? :)
@@mixmastercj100 I wouldn't mind doing a full review of Master of the Flying Guillotine. I reviewed it yyyeeeaaarrrs ago on my old channel and I'd love to revisit it on this channel :)
I really like you taking the time to explain where these sub genres came from. You have a great deal of knowledge and your selections aren’t completely predictable but are ones people new to this type of film might still have heard of
Thank you so much for this video! I've been addicted to your channel for a couple of weeks now and I love horror. You helped clear up all the questions on exploitation movies that I had. Thank you so much!!!! One of your biggest fans!
Thanks for these videos, I've been checking out a lot of movies in the genre that I'd never heard of because of your recommendation, it's been a lot of fun
I love these horror talk videos man. Thank you so much for making these long form discussions. I was wondering if you would do a future horror talk that explores the merits of controversial horror films like cannibal holocaust or salo.
I enjoy alot of the writings of Harlan Ellison. He did alot of post-apocalyptic & bizarre horror short stories. Many of which you can see influenced movies & later works. It's a shame more of his stuff didn't end up becoming directly adapted like with A boy & his dog. I'd say the game Fallout deffo took off that movie. Especially the aesthetic & dark humour.
Great discussion. And I know everyone always feels this way about their favorite movies but I don’t think Madman gets talked about enough amongst fans of the genre
Went on a tad of a binge watching eurocrime movies and honestly I think the best ones I've seen have all been by Enzo castellari, the heroin busters has some wicked action and the "wild bunch"esque ending of big racket is the stuff I love in films
Great video. I've only recently discovered your channel and am enjoying your content. I'm a long time horror fan since renting Texas Chainsaw on VHS in the early 80s. I loved the independent horror period in the late 80s like Shatter Dead and Forever Evil. Looking forward to your future reviews and analysis.
Theres many of these post-apocalyptic films! Here are some that I'm looking for myself: Damnation Alley, The Year of the Cannibals, A Clockwork Orange, Sleeping Dogs, Mad Max, Jubilee, A Boy and His Dog, Sleeper, The Final Programme, The Ultimate Warrior, Zardoz, Crimes of the Future, Americanthon, Planet Earth, ZPG, Quintet, World on a Wire, No Blade of Grass, Idaho Transfer, Futureworld, Westworld, Hu - man, Parts: The Clonus Horror, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Deathsport and Death Race 2000. I'm sure there are probably more but these are the ones that I'm aware of that haven't been covered by this channel yet :).
I got into Tarantino movies a lot recently - I´ve ignored them for a long time for some reason. And watching some of his interviews, there were always the words like "exploitation", or "grindhouse" and I had no idea what it actually means, more so when English isn´t my first language. But I´ve been a kung fu movie fan and collector for over 20 years now. I had no idea 😀
Your knowledge is vast bro !!! You share my love for exploitation movies and cinema I remember the first time watching it and just falling in love yeah a lot of it cheesy and out right ridiculous but I was able to look past that and find a lot of gems and boy did I found gems anytime I have a bad day I come to this channel and just watch your vids and reviews on certain grindhosue movies and it lights my day thank you man !!!!
I really like your Horror Talks too... And I guessed 7 of your ten movies, which either means I've watched to many of your videos, or we have shockingly similar tastes in exploitation fare. Either, or, keep 'em coming stout yeoman, they're always welcome.
Man oh man, these are good choices for intros to grindhouse and exploitation films! Personally I'm a fan of the following (not necessarily in any order): - Junglesploitation - Nature's Revenge - Rape-Revenge - Doomsday - Post-Apocalyptic - Kaiju Eiga - Japan-ploitation (including Ero-Guro, Yakuza, Chanbara, Pinky Violence and Roman Porno) - Italian Horror - Sexploitation - Nunsploitation - Survival Thriller - Pulp Sword-and-Sorcery - Space Horror - Cannibals - Werewolves - Vampires P.S. My best to Sadie!
When you talked about giallo movies I couldn't help but think of Brian De Palma's Body Double. Don't you think that's basically an American giallo movie? BTW: I can recommend the Frightfest Guide to exploitation movies if you're looking for a beautifully illustrated overview of exploitation cinema from the Thirties to the mid Eighties.
I would certainly say that De Palma was heavily influenced by giallo and Hitchcock. I'd argue that Dressed to Kill is more giallo than Body Double (which is more Rear Window). There were several North American slashers in the 70s that you can see giallo roots: Black Christmas, Alice Sweet Alice, and the original Friday the 13th
Slasher, Giallo, and Cannibal-sploitation are my favorites! I TOTALLY get your frustration with people getting the genres or representations of exploitation films. I get the same when people don’t know the difference between or think it’s subjective of what slasher and Giallo films are.
Many exploitation movies were filmed in the Philippines and the holy grail of these, in my opinion, was filmed there also: Raw Force (1982). At least 10 sub genres rolled up into this wild ride and a great cast. Look for Camille Keaton.
Great video, Have you ever gotten into the Japanese pinky violence films from the 70s? My favorite ones are Sex and fury, Girl boss: guerilla, and the Stray cat rock series.
my list in the same order you did. Rikki Oh : the Story of Ricky The Fog Dolemite Demons Hell Comes to Frogtown Arachnophobia The Driver (1978) Razorback The Smuggler Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom The Night Porter
Great video. I love exploitation films, I think this list will help beginners =] I'll get around to some of these films I haven't seen yet. My favorite exploitation film is Thriller: A Cruel Picture.
What is the difference between "exploiting" what the audience wants to see and making a movie that appeals to the audience? If making a movie that is intended to make money by catering to audience interests makes it exploitation, isn't everything except for auteur-made Oscar-bait movies (I'm sorry, "films"), exploitation? Is it an I-know-it-when-I-see-it indefinite line between "mainstream" and exploitation, such as it falls out of the "mainstream" category with the 10th kill or something like that? John Wick - lots of stylistic violence and high body count - exploitation? Silence of the Lambs - fewer bodies, but depicts a suit made of human skin made by a serial killer - exploitation? Eyes Wide Shut - nudity and (we were told) actual sex on screen - exploitation? The Passion of the Christ - torture porn, or passion play similar to what Christians have been doing for centuries? The Lighthouse - mostly a bunch of talking resulting in psychological horror - exploitation? Jojo Rabbit - it has Nazi's, but it is a comedy about a child learning to not buy into the propaganda - exploitation?
So I know you eschewed shocksploitation movies here, but have you ever thought of making a list for those? On an unrelated note, Roger Corman's House of Usher would be a good one to review around Halloween.
I'm curious about your definition of "exploitation". Because arguably every movie exploits something the audience wants to see. Violence: die hard, T2, braveheart. Romance: notebook, lake house, pretty woman. I could go on. So, what makes something exploration?
Sure, every movie exploits emotions and exists in order to make you move, also Antonioni, Fellini and De Sica. In exploitation movies you exploit something that critics considered degrading like violence and s€x. Also exploitation movie were made in series, exploiting the same concept over and over again (like jews, or mad max or alien, those movie spawned hundreds of low budget b movies all over the world due to the success of the originals). Nobody exploited fellini's 8 1/2 or tarkovsky's stalker, on the other hand the concept of a cannibal tribe eating explorers is higly exploitable (the cannibal movie genre). It's subtle, English is not even my first language but I tried my best to give you an answer, cheers pal
You need to watch the Australian film The Man From Hong Kong. Bruce Lee was originally to have appeared as the titular man from Hong Kong, but he died shortly before it could be made. If you know anything about Australian movies from the time, it also starred Roger Ward and Hugh Keayes-Byrne (both Mad Max, 1979), and the only Australian James Bond, George Lazenby. I think it's really worth a watch. Jimmy Wang Yu, (from the Flying Guillotine) was the main guy. And although by all accounts he was a complete arsehole, he plays the lead perfectly.
Can you do a list of foreign language exploitation cinema. I'm looking for French, Spanish , Russian and German language exploitation films. The reason being is because I feel like their more obscure and interesting you don't hear of many exploitation films outside of the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, and the USA. I know of a few like Bloody Friday(Germany), Brigade of Death(France), Grave Robbers(Mexico), and Thriller: A Cruel Picture(Sweden) but I'm hoping to find more.
Hey! Thanks for the great video. I loved most of your picks and have seen most. I’m a big grindhouse/exploitation fan, too and just can’t get enough of these kind of films :D I just was missing (rape) revenge/vigilante, sexploitation and cannibalsploitation in your video. One of my recent favourite grindhouse films is ,,They Call Her One Eye’’. Do you have a letterboxd account? I would like to follow you there :)
First person I've heard talk about nostalgisploitation... weird never heard it explained that way.. would the karate kid be the O.G. of this category? Hahaha
Ok... I have The Streetfighter. I don't have Madman. (Did you know the villain was originally supposed to be Cropsy? Cropsy was a infamous campfire character from the New York and New Jersey area.) I don't have Cofy and Foxy Brown. I don't have Shivers (aka They Came From Within). I did buy the Rabid remake and seen the original on Comet television. I don't own A Boy And His Dog. I do have the First of the Northstar anime movie. I recommend this for those who can't get AVAHD. (By the way, I seen ABAHD.) I don't own Willard. Again, I seen but don't own the remake. I don't own Gone In 60 Seconds. And I never seen the remake either. I recommend The Italian Job. I believe I own the remake of Patrick, but not the original. I haven't seen Live Like A Cop... I also don't have another recommendation either. I own The Bird With The Crystal Plumage. Out of the ten, I only own two. I'll make my way out, cause obviously I have to turn in my fan club card.
I did know about the Madman Cropsy thing. The reason they changed it was because The Burning came out first and their killer was Cropsy. So, they had to change it for Madman.
