I'm intrigued by the description of this Swedish film, which Quentin Tarantino apparently called "the roughest revenge movie ever made!"... but since I'm not particularly an exploitation fan, I wonder if this translates to an actually watchable piece of cinema - e.g. something like the Female Convict Scorpion films?

Since it's a limited edition run, I don't want to end up missing out on something I might enjoy - but if it's just a trashy film whose sole attraction is some sex and violence, I'd also be annoyed if I paid to import the film and then didn't enjoy it...

There's a thread currently in Euro-cult about this, offering some verrry mixed opinions (you either love it or hate it, apparently!)

I haven't seen it myself.

Oops, thanks - I'm out of my familiar waters with this film (I normally don't venture out of Asian Cinema). Having read the various comments and the long review at DVD Times... I still don't know if I want the film :) I suspect I'd be in the "hate it" camp, but suggestions that the film is perhaps more artfully composed than most exploitation films does have me intrigued. The few films I've seen on the Synapse label have been amongst the most boring experiences I've had with a dvd though, which is a factor that leans me towards avoiding this one. A shame I'm no longer in the US, or I could have tried to rent before buying... can't see this particular film getting an uncut UK release!

I generally find much of the fault (and much of the charm) with 70s drive-in type releases is their "lack of art"; meaning often they have a certain edge (I think low-budget directors did more back then, as there was the chance for these things to be screened in real movie theaters, as opposed to direct-to-video stuff, which largely is crud), and perhaps their streamlined crudeness works as a virtue in contrast to the self-indulgence of bigger-budgeted flicks. While I like many Synapse releases (BLUE SUNSHINE & NIGHT TRAIN come to mind) I do often find many of the films getting a lot of praise released by the small labels ultimately worse as reality than they were as legend.

Certainly many of the reviews on the other thread of ONE-EYE seem to be deflated perhaps by their heightened expectations pre-release. I go into GREAT TEXAS DYNAMITE CHASE or BIG BIRD CAGE or SQUIRM or what have you with no or few expectations and am pleasantly surprised by the drive and imagination found within. If I went in hoping for a true masterpiece, often I would be underwhelmed!

So go in expecting sleaze for sleaze's sake, and then be nicely surprised if it turns out to be more!

Simon:

I'm curious to hear which Synapse DVDs have you seen that you felt were "boring"? I certainly don't like everything that Don puts out (or Anchor Bay, or Blue Underground, etc., for that matter), but I wouldn't make a generalization about an entire company's output based on a few titles. A lot of these are love 'em or hate 'em films, but that's par for the course when it comes to a lot of these obscure cult titles.

Vincent

I think the only Synapse titles I've seen are ORGAN and WILD ZERO, which I'm sure aren't enough to make any kind of judgment about the rest of their catalogue. I am not even saying that those 2 are "bad", just not really my cup of tea. The fact that Synapse released THRILLER ACP wouldn't put me off buying it at all if other evidence led me to believe I would enjoy it - but given the other things I've read about the film, and my experience that the niche Synapse typically targets is not one I regularly inhabit, it's a bit of supporting evidence for my conclusion that I won't enjoy this film :)

I think Jim Kenny is right that it didnt live up to the hype, but then again, you almost have to appriciate the 70's drive in era, where you never knew what country the film you are seeing is from, or just what to expect, which heightens the viewing exprience. It's like CANDY SNATCHERS, such major hype on this board, finalyl saw it, and i was rather disappointed, upon second viewing , I appriciated it alot more, so for some , I think a second viewing for THEY CALL HER ONE EYE is required.