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4.0 out of 5 stars
Kissing In A Very Different Way......, May 1, 2000
This review is from: Kissed [VHS] (VHS Tape)
...In the way of necrophilia, that is. As perverse as it may sound this film is not in any way gratuitous or done purely to shock. It deals with the subject matter in a tasteful, sensitive and intense way and although it by no means justifies necrophilia it does offer us an insight into one of the reasons why it is done and leads us to have some sort of understanding and sympathy for the necrophile presented in this film. The reason why I am not giving it five stars is because I did not really like the style in which it was shot; dark, slow and very very gloomy all throughout. But then how else are you to make a film which deals with such a morbid and tabooed topic?
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for fans of film noir, February 29, 2000
This review is from: Kissed [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is a very beautifully made film about some really wild subject matter, necrophilia. But don't let the strange subject matter keep you away from seeing it. It is tastefully done with a lot of stunning imagery. I loved every second of it, even though necrophilia has always seemed rather disgusting to me.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kissed is a beautiful movie., January 4, 2000
This review is from: Kissed [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I enjoyed this video. It was a very accurate and sensitive portrayal of necrophilia, as well as paraphelias in general. They did a good job in providing a basis by showing her experiences in puberty, and bringing it to a climax in her first serious relationship's end and beginning, in her adulthood. I also like the fact that they made it clear that it didn't revolve around intercourse. This may make it confusing to some viewers who may want to inject their own "in and out" limitations, bringing it down to just a way for the heroine to "get off"...but that just simply wasn't there. When explaining to her boyfriend who asked what she does with the bodies, had it been as simple as sex, or even halfway conventional, as far as mechanics, she would have said so. She was not a repressed person...but it was much more than that, and she was much more than that. Unlike other movies, where the one cast as the "perv" is a one-dimensional monster, or a misunderstood beast, the main character in this film is a whole person. The final conversation between her and her boyfriend will haunt me forever.
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