This week we signed up for Blockbuster.com to avoid all the trouble of going to the dreaded video store. It also saves us a considerable amount of money, and their are far more videos.
We have used Blockbuster online before, along with Netflix, both at the same time for a small period of time. I love how you can browse through films you liked, get recommendations, and rate the films with just a click of a button. Of course, knowing me, I start clicking on all the films that have one star ratings. My queue is now filled with monster movies, sci-fi thrillers, and grindhouse style movies. I can’t wait!
This movie was the first film we received in the mail. I chose it because it was written by one of my favorite filmmakers; Edward D. Wood Jr. According to Wikipedia, it was also the most financially successful film that had Ed Wood’s input.
This movie is the story of what happens to teenage girls when they get everything they ever wanted. The lead in this movie is Paula Parkins, the daughter of a well to do couple who give her everything but attention. With the lack of attention and structure in her life Paula quickly looks elsewhere for her kicks. She gets some girls together and organizes a girl gang. The girls start robbing and terrorizing innocent victims and establishments. At one point the girls find a couple parked upon Lover’s Lane. They tie up the girl, and bring the boy into the woods and rape him. The girls soon get in connection with another girl, during a steamy makeout party, who wants a local school to be vandalized. Somehow the police get tipped off, and the film quickly becomes a high speed chase and gun battle, ending the girls’ violence spree, with a shocking surprise ending.
With a classic good girls gone bad storyline, this film sort of captures your attention, as you want to see what crazy antics these young girls pull next. With their makeout pajama party, rape, guns, high speed chases, and bullet bras, this is the perfect example of what the life of a bad girl was supposed to be. It is a classic 50’s ‘movie with a moral’ film. Teenagers gone violent due to the parent’s poor parenting. With a lack of money the wardrobe and props were very limited. According to this film vandalizing a school merely means turning desks on their side, and being shot produces no blood whatsoever. Nevertheless, these are the things that I loved about this film. It’s limited budget, under dramatic acting, tight sweaters, and controversial subject are all classic Ed Wood style.
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blaze says:
Hey Cedar! I just posted a ton of artwork on my blog! I would love to have you come check it out!!
March 1st, 2008 at 10:59 pm