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Today's DVD re-releases: Salò, Cannibal Holocaust, Cannibal Terror, and Delicatessen.
Salò and Cannibal Holocaust are two of the most reviled (and celebrated, depending) films in history, both often banned and found in most any controversial-films or extremist-braggadocio list, though Entertainment Weekly puzzlingly left Salò off the Top 25 in favor of at least a couple flashes in the pan...Aladdin? The Da Vinci Code? Time Out's recent list had Salò at #1, the Disturbo 13 list has it at #1, etc..
Cannibal Terror is of significantly less stature, though it keeps Cannibal Holocaust company as its down-the-street neighbor (with Cannibal Man residing between the two) on the official British list of Video Nasties, which means it'll always have completists willing to watch. Delicatessen lives several streets over in an entirely different type of neighborhood, but it too includes the consumption of certain cuts of meat. Salò won't show up on any cannibal keyword searches, but it deals with other sorts of human consumption, both the literal and metaphorical kinds.
On a remakey note, the American remake of South Korean comedy megahit My Sassy Girl arrives on DVD today as well. I was under the impression it was a straight-to-video release, but through the magic of IMDb, I am able to tell you that it made $23,606 on 24 screens during its opening weekend in Thailand.
Today's DVD re-releases: Salò, Cannibal Holocaust, Cannibal Terror, and Delicatessen.
Salò and Cannibal Holocaust are two of the most reviled (and celebrated, depending) films in history, both often banned and found in most any controversial-films or extremist-braggadocio list, though Entertainment Weekly puzzlingly left Salò off the Top 25 in favor of at least a couple flashes in the pan...Aladdin? The Da Vinci Code? Time Out's recent list had Salò at #1, the Disturbo 13 list has it at #1, etc..
Cannibal Terror is of significantly less stature, though it keeps Cannibal Holocaust company as its down-the-street neighbor (with Cannibal Man residing between the two) on the official British list of Video Nasties, which means it'll always have completists willing to watch. Delicatessen lives several streets over in an entirely different type of neighborhood, but it too includes the consumption of certain cuts of meat. Salò won't show up on any cannibal keyword searches, but it deals with other sorts of human consumption, both the literal and metaphorical kinds.On a remakey note, the American remake of South Korean comedy megahit My Sassy Girl arrives on DVD today as well. I was under the impression it was a straight-to-video release, but through the magic of IMDb, I am able to tell you that it made $23,606 on 24 screens during its opening weekend in Thailand.
Labels: cannibal holocaust, cannibal man, delicatessen, my sassy girl, salò
