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Girlfriends, USA, 1993, user rating = 2.8

Comment #2

"This film was created by a man, and and it shows. The two main characters in this movie, embody virtually every straight male fantasy/fear, that they have about lesbians, and women in general. 

Many if not most hetero men, think that women are dangerous, and that they should be very wary of them. And if a woman is also vulgar, foul-mouthed, sexually insatiable, and bisexual rather than exclusively lesbian, then she's every straight man's wet dream....Best to skip this turkey of a film, and see movies that have realistic, human, and likable lesbian characters instead."

[If I want to see realistic people of any sort I'll just look out my door.  If I want to see someone who looks like Penelope Cruz, I'll probably have to go to the cinema or maybe just find a high-class prostitute.  And could there be anything worse than a woman who wants sex as much as a man? Probably not.  I certainly hope I never meet one.]

Comment #1

"Generally I love lesbian films but this is an exception. The premise sounds like it could be interesting but the execution is hugely disappointing. The acting seems amateurish, there's no real plot, and - worst of all - we get no insight at all into why these women seem to be able to murder men with absolutely no compunction or feeling."

[How much should one feel when during a murder? Good question.]

Potentially the most interesting aspect of such a tale might be the exploration of why two women might be so angry at men that they make a career out of slaughtering them." 

[Not "why", of course, just why would you be sooo angry at men, that you would risk staining your favorite blouse from at-close-range blowback.]

I've always tried to keep an open mind about film makers working outside areas of their own experience but this movie is a really, really good argument for avoiding "lesbian" films made by men.

[Okay guys, please restrain yourselves the next time you want to make a quick buck with a cheap flick about homicide or lesbians or homicidal lesbians.  Perhaps restrict yourself to something you know, such as downloading porn.  I see a fascinating piece of indie cinema right there--a guy in front of a computer for 90 minutes.  And if you have a casting couch, by all means film that as well.  At any rate, let's just be grateful that lesbians, like men, can also be bigoted in an unintentionally hilarious fashion.]

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Pretentious Smut Update

Highbrow Smut Update. Sappho (Ukraine, 2008). An English language,
Ukrainian movie? The backstory of the movie is probably more interesting
than this trite tale of self-exploration that would have been incredibly
daring, say, 1955. Although I would almost recommend it strictly as a
travelogue, the cinematography is beautiful (apparently shot in Crimea,
whereever the hell that is). Sophomoric dialogue sounds like some who just
had Anthropology 101 and decided they needed to have characters who lecture
each other about ancient Greek sexuality. It's the sort of lezz-off biz
Philip Kaufman did years ago, but instead of being ponderous, it's merely
poorly written, acted etc. etc. etc.
BUT
If you like Zalman King you'll no doubt love this movie. Also the lead
actress can't act, has her face frozen in a permanent smirk like someone
who thinks she's still the prom queen, and no matter how profound your
ideas, if you have a nasal high-pitched voice, people will just nod and
hope you stop talking soon. Strictly for people who will watch any movie
with TITS. Otherwise, might want to watch Brisseau's latest if you're just
looking for high-class lezzing-off.


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