Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill! (1965)Directed By: Russ Meyer
Tagline: Superwomen! Belted, buckled and booted!
Russ Meyer is at it again with more grind house type sleaze. This time around he pays tribute to the beauty, power, intelligence, and violence inside women instead of just sexploiting them. When a person thinks about watching a Russ Meyer film, they usually expect to see TONS of boobs, gratuitous nudity, and silly sexcapades. None of that in here. 'Faster Pussycat' is about three thrill seeking go-go dancers racing their cars in the desert looking for the next big adrenaline rush. While at a gas station, they catch a tip that an old man living in the area has a fortune hidden somewhere on his land. These busty beauties unanimously agree to go to this man's house and rob him of everything he has. Arriving at the home, the girls realise this is going to be harder than they thought. The old man has two sons: One a blubbering muscle headed oaf and they other a cool, calm, and collected intelligent man. Through the use of their god given talents, their quick thinking, and violent nature, the women get what they want, but pay the ultimate price for it. 'Faster' is a great movie. The way Russ Meyer portrays these women is excellent, definitely a refreshing break from all of the dumb bimbo flesh films of the era. The casting was absolutely perfect. Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams are all beautiful actresses and fit these roles amazingly. One complaint I have is the super slow speed chase toward the end of the movie. Everything else in this film is so quick and fast paced and this scene sort of kills the tension and is kind of a bore. Other than that, pretty women, original story, great acting, witty dialogue, silly one liners, and fast paced action(for the most part) make this film one not to be missed. It is a very hard to find film and can be very pricey. If you have the opportunity to rent it, please do. 'Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!' gets an 8.5/10.
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