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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic film marred by lackluster, overpriced DVD, September 5, 2005
This movie is definitely a must see. That being said the transfer of this DVD is no better than my VHS copy. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a very noteworthy cult film and deserves something akin to the Criterion treatment. I saw a restored print on the big screen a few years ago and it was positvely gorgeous, high-contrast, luminous and sharp. The sound quality here is acceptable given the source, but picture quality of this DVD is muddy and faded looking, plus a seemingly improper/misaligned aspect ratio to boot. A 5 star film on a 2 star disc.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely hysterical, November 9, 1999
By A Customer
I saw this movie a few years back at a local art house theatre. It was a midnight movie and I took my friend Lyle. I laughed so much and so loudly that people were constantly turning around and looking at me during the movie. I really need to watch some of Mr. Meyer's other films to see if they are as good as this one. It's true the movie is filled with big-chested women, in bizarre situations, who are really tough and have no problem fighting a man who is bigger then they are. The acting is bad, the dialogue is bad, but it is a "good" bad, you know, so much so that it is GREAT! Pure fun and I plan to get a copy of this one for myself.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Coming At Ya From Six Different Dangerous Directions, October 8, 2004
While there are some who argue that it is a pro-feminist flick with lots of social significance, truth is FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL KILL is a very deliberately made bit of ultra-drive-in trash, a movie that glories in all things low-brow, low-rent, and low-necklined. And it has a cast that makes up for their collective lack of talent with attitude to spare.
The story is as hooty as the cast. Tura Satana, she of the lethal cleavage, leads minions Haji and Lori Williams away from the grind of their jobs at the go-go joint and out into the desert. They race their cars. They wrestle in the water and then in the sand. They dance the watusi. They bump off this guy who shows up wearing plaid shorts. (You might read this as a mercy killing.) Then they set their sights on an old lech and his dum-dum sons, hoping to make away with their money. Faster Pussycat indeed!
The script is deliberately absurd, with an emphasis on memorable one liners that try to out-cliche all known cliches. But the real attraction here are the "pussycats." It isn't often that you see a 2D movie with 3D effects, but that's exactly what happens when Tura, Haji, Lori, and their six talents hit the screen. These are three big-busted, nip-waisted women with evil attitude, and they sneer, snarl, snap, and slither around the screen with all the aplomb of trailer park drag queens gone bad. It's more "tacky cool" than a 1965 plastic jewelry box explosion.
Now, how much you like this sort of thing really depends on how warped your sense of humor is. Cheap though it is, the thing is remarkably well done, and taken in the right way the combination of trailer-park chic, retro-hysteria, and ultra-attitude is a lot of fun... and when the pussycats hit the screen you may think you're about to get a black eye, and I don't mean from their fists! Breakout the popcorn and some protective glasses: Tura and the Pussycats are coming at ya!
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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