MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED (2010) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Mark Hartley
An entertaining look at exploitation filmmaking in the Philippines in the '60s, '70s and '80s, when American producers crossed the Pacific to grind out movies with titles like "Vampire Hookers", "Women In Cages" and "Beast of Blood": horror and action pictures notable primarily for their insane violence, transparent cheapness and frequently topless women. It's worth tracking down, if only to help you decide whether or not you'd actually want to watch one of those films. They're not for everybody, that's for sure, but there's an inherent goofiness about them that's kind of fun. Plus topless women. Witnesses include Jack Hill, Joe Dante, Pam Grier, Dick Miller and (inevitably) Roger Corman, but it's the clips that tell you everything you need to know. And did I mention the topless women?
