Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

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Shioka O Hugely laughable great trashy camp classic. I didn't expect much before seeing it, and I realised that it's Russ Meyer's. So imaginative and thrilling actually. Not for everyone but for someone who loves groovy 70's cult. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/25 Full Review Taylor L "You will drink the black sperm of my vengeance!" It will never stop being funny that Gene Siskel gave this film - written by his famed co-critic Roger Ebert, who together would go on to define film criticism for decades - a score of zero out of four stars. Ebert, already a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times took a five-week hiatus from his role to develop the script, but the film still wound up being highly improvised and was shot cheaply, mostly using existing sets. The actors apparently didn't know what tone they were supposed to use for each scene, whether the film was supposed to be either satirical or sarcastically sincere; this would result in a tone that Ebert himself would describe as "curious". Panned on release (where it received an X-rating), Beyond the Valley of the Dolls only gained recognition as a cult film, thanks to the campy style that director Russ Meyer (who by that point had basically made only porn or at best, sexploitation flicks) brought to the material; basic plot elements of original - young women lured to show business - are preserved, but the melodrama and moral preachiness of the original are flipped on their head with some absurdism. Though legally, the film had no relation to Valley of the Dolls, it didn't stop Fox from getting sued. For Ebert of all people - the stuffy, frequently disparaging critic who never found a loose thread he didn't like to pull - to write a movie this zany certainly is something. All the sexual liberation and fun-loving nature of the swinging '60s that the original film cashed in on with a disapproving finger wag is given a pumped up to loving and frantic excess by Meyer, and it's certainly unique. (3/5) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Roger Eden co-wrote this with the king of cheesy sleaze, Russ Meyer. Did he ever review it? What dreck.. The dialog is campy groovy and like nails scraping on a blackboard. That's on Roger. The rest of it is on Russ. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a prefect cult with campy humor. a good written story and even more fun than the 1967 movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls is a great movie! I loved every minute of this 70's exploitation ride! This movie is a great satire and study of the hypocrisy of fame, and the sacrifices and consequences one can find in underbelly of showbiz. The music is fabulous and I wish I had the soundtrack as it really is fantastic. All of the characters are relatable if not a little over the top at times, but you can still see the reality within them as they each go through their individual struggles, and if that's not enough, the climax of this movie is by far one of my new favorites in any movie I have seen thus far, it is absolutely insane! It really is something you have to see to believe. If there are any nitpicks for this movie, it's that at times the plot moves very rapidly with from my viewing appeared to have some of the plot points not get proper closure or clarification. Also I must make a mention this movie is rated NC-17 for a reason, though this may not be Caligula, this movie does contain subject matter and material that really should only be viewed by movie lovers 18 years or older, this includes quite a few scenes of female nudity. All in all though this movie really is a real treat and is a must see for any lover of cinema! I give Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls a 8.5/10! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Definitely amongst the weirder pornos I've ever watched. I'm not sure what the plot was about but no one watches porn for the plot. There were some great looking women in the film and some of the bodies were exceptional. A lot of action but not quite explicit enough so it leaves you a bit frustrated. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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