Product: Day of the Woman (1978)
Rating: 2.0
Disturbing...NOT Great
The early to late seventies took horror movies to new disgusting highs, one having to outdisgust the last. Don't confuse the "I Spit On Your Grave's" or "Last House on the Lefts" with George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" (his "Night of the Living Dead" sequel) or even, say, "The Exorcist". They told great stories, where the majority of the genre in that era tried to outgross each other, and in that this movie ranks (pun intended) very high. Only a psychotic would find any of this move "awesome". A worthwhile watch maybe. Disturbing definitely. But there is not cinematic splendor on these reels. Merely a rape avenged by brutal murder. Movies like this ignited the chain reaction of slasher flicks that petered out in the early to mid 80s with the likes of "New Years Evil", "My Bloody Valentine" or even "Terror Train" before being resurrected with the Freddy Krueger's of the world. This one drew crowds based merely on its gore. This is not an awesome or great flick, even given the numbness today's society has to violence, relatively speaking. It is worth watching if only to try and experience the mind of the director and what was he thinking. A study in theatrical psychology. I wouldn't recommend watching it at home alone ladies.