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NOT QUITE OZPLOITATION: MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED (NSFW)

post #1 of 12
8/16/10 at 8:40pm
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New documentary from director Mark Hartley.

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post #2 of 12
8/16/10 at 8:50pm
Here's what I wrote in a NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD thread:

"So I caught Mark Hartley's follow-up to NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD the other night - it's called MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED, and it looks at the thriving exploitation-movie industry in the Philippines throughout the '60s, '70s and '80s. Some of the movies were done by Filipino filmmakers (like Cirio H. Santiago) but a large percentage of the movie is dedicated to the women-in-prison pictures made by Roger Corman's New World Pictures. It's interesting and fun, and very much a companion piece to NQH - little nuggets of real-world history combined with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, colourful commentary (the very funny John Landis in for Tarantino) and many, many scenes featuring the unclad stars of the movies.

Oh, and Weng Weng, the inch-high private eye of FOR Y'UR HEIGHT ONLY. Once seen, never forgotten."
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post #3 of 12
8/16/10 at 8:53pm
Oh FOR YOUR HEIGHT ONLY. I was so drunk when I saw you.
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post #4 of 12
8/16/10 at 8:58pm
Yeah, I remember you posting about that Tommy. Like I said in the Not Quite Hollywood thread, I hope they got Vic Diaz in this follow up for an interview. He played many a villain in a bunch of Filipino exploitation movies.
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post #5 of 12
8/16/10 at 9:33pm
Weng Weng is a delight. Growing up, I had a lot of Filipino friends and was introduced to a ton of old romantic comedies and exploitation films. Recently, a friend went back to the Philippines and asked what we wanted. Naturally, I asked for anything Weng Weng-related. He brought me back a DVD of The Impossible Kid (the sequel to For Your Height Only). I've yet to watch it, but you bet your ass the next time I have beer and friends in my house... I'll be popping that bad boy in my DVD player.
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post #6 of 12
8/16/10 at 9:34pm
It'll be nice to see Eddie Romero get some recognition.
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post #7 of 12
8/17/10 at 12:50pm
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It'll be nice to see Eddie Romero get some recognition.
Yep, I recognize clips from the Blood Island Trilogy.

And Weng Weng of course.

But WTF was that flying furry vampire dude from?

This doc looks glorious.
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post #8 of 12
8/17/10 at 12:58pm
Oh, Filipino ninja movies! What sweet childhood memories you evoke!
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post #9 of 12
9/14/10 at 5:10pm
Eight whole posts! Y'all should be watching this trailer fifteen times a day!
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post #10 of 12
9/14/10 at 5:12pm
Haha i shared it on facebook and twitter. Forgot to post here.

One of my most anticipated for sure!
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post #11 of 12
9/14/10 at 5:13pm
When's this hitting U.S. screens?
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post #12 of 12
10/21/10 at 12:38am
Saw it tonight. A blast. A lesser work than Not Quite Hollywood, but possibly that's tied to the source material. Aside from the Jack Hill women prison movies, there's not a lot of these I want to watch from beginning to end. Still, great little highlights collection.
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