This is my first foray in to Bill Zebub territory - I also have a copy of Jesus Christ: SERIAL RAPIST laying around, but I've been told it's not that great and that RAPE IS A CIRCLE is a "better" film - if that's the case, I may never get to JC:SR. RIAC has a somewhat engaging storyline, but the "action" is dull and never really pays-off, and the nudity is waist-up and pretty unarousing. The film itself is not as bad as some ultra-low-budget SOV stuff that I've seen, but i didn't find anything particularly notable about it either...
Two girls are hitch-hiking and are picked up by a third woman. They go back to the driver's house for lunch and drinks, and are unexpectedly drugged. At this point we find that the driver is a complete whackadoo who wants to have her way with the two travelers. A lot of "dirty-talk" ensues, and some off-screen torture - which if shown - would have probably made this the coolest film ever. Eventually the two girls escape and plot revenge against their abductor...
I know people who really dig this film - personally it didn't do anything for me. Some of the dialogue was colorful to the point of laughability, and some of the described torture would have been quite interesting had it been shown - but this is definitely a case where "implied" violence didn't work. The acting is pretty poor - although the female abductor did have moments where she seemed truly whacked-out and was almost believable. The problem that I had with RAPE IS A CIRCLE as a whole, is that it neither really worked as a sleazy sexploit film, as the nudity was very tame - or as a horror film, as the violence was never really shown. I don't really get what the point of the film was, and based on this being supposedly one of the Director's better films - I doubt I'll be in a big hurry to watch any of his other material. I'll give Jesus Christ: SERIAL RAPIST a try eventually, but if that doesn't amp-up either the sex or violence, then that will be my last viewing experience with Mr. Zebub...4/10
Two girls are hitch-hiking and are picked up by a third woman. They go back to the driver's house for lunch and drinks, and are unexpectedly drugged. At this point we find that the driver is a complete whackadoo who wants to have her way with the two travelers. A lot of "dirty-talk" ensues, and some off-screen torture - which if shown - would have probably made this the coolest film ever. Eventually the two girls escape and plot revenge against their abductor...
I know people who really dig this film - personally it didn't do anything for me. Some of the dialogue was colorful to the point of laughability, and some of the described torture would have been quite interesting had it been shown - but this is definitely a case where "implied" violence didn't work. The acting is pretty poor - although the female abductor did have moments where she seemed truly whacked-out and was almost believable. The problem that I had with RAPE IS A CIRCLE as a whole, is that it neither really worked as a sleazy sexploit film, as the nudity was very tame - or as a horror film, as the violence was never really shown. I don't really get what the point of the film was, and based on this being supposedly one of the Director's better films - I doubt I'll be in a big hurry to watch any of his other material. I'll give Jesus Christ: SERIAL RAPIST a try eventually, but if that doesn't amp-up either the sex or violence, then that will be my last viewing experience with Mr. Zebub...4/10