Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

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Dawn R @Dawn56 Mar 27 Right on the edge of being porn See more Mark S. @sparkysnyder Mar 3 60’s for all the wrong reasons See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Feb 25 There were a lot of beautiful women in this movie. It was almost too much. I wasn't expecting there to be violence, but there was. I didn't really understand what was going on, but I didn't care. It doesn't matter. Just enjoy the whole thing. See more Dave S @RT68722908 Jul 25 Okay…so what am I missing here? I get camp and understand the draw of cult movies, but what is the appeal to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls? On top of its repetitiveness (sing, smoke weed, dance, get naked, drink alcohol, have sex, and then endlessly repeat the cycle), this may be the most poorly edited movie ever made, a masterclass in how not to edit a film. And then there’s the ridiculous dialogue (thanks, Mr. Ebert), the crappy acting, and the total absence of a story. And then there’s the narrator, who pops out of nowhere near the end, who makes a lame attempt to justify what you just watched. Other than the cool wardrobe and sporadically decent camerawork, what is the appeal to this? Seriously. I’m confused. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 25 Ages 18 and older only. See more Jun 17 The late Russ Meyer known for his witty, gritty independent features directs with a large cast of unknowns. Amazingly he actually collaborated with future film critic Robert Ebert having a writing credit. During this period men and women engage in debauchery, drinking, partying, sex, and rock n roll. There’s a lot of free love to go around for everyone involved but there’s probably such a thing as too much as their naive dreams clash with seedy reality of show business. This is total 1970s cinema about a girl band partying non stop and swinging with many people. Trippy, campy, and shows the results of hilarious antics and terror of what free love does. Each decision affects all involved. I won’t lie it was difficult to get a grasp on most of what was going on because the editing is so scattershot. The ending was quite terrifying too. There’s even a horrifying reveal that makes one of the players lose all touch with reality. Full of sex, nudity, bloody violence Meyers says we must all decide what our lives must be, a hand extended to fellow man is a gesture of love, it asks nothing expects nothing but being simply there, if it’s there then there will be gentle steps ahead A true cult flick of its time over 50 years later that’s more than just showing skin but showing how love should be handled by all of us. See more Read all reviews

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