Monday, January 26, 2009

Teeth

E:
I had heard about this film when it was about to be released, I don't think it ever went wide. It's a strange and interesting little moobie - a cross between something attempting to be a horror film and a dark comedy. It's about a girl raised in the shadows of nuclear reactors coming of age, learning about her body. All of the boys around her are rapists as she learns the hard way (no pun intended), but what she also learns is that she has a genetic mutation. Vagina Dentata - yes, teeth.
The film isn't perfect by any means. Slow in some parts, some leaps of logic in others, some just outright dumb. Some characters too weak, some developed way over the top. But it's an interesting take on empowerment. It has some funny parts and some interesting ideas.
If you thought you might like it, check it out. If you don't think you'll like it, then I won't bother trying to change your mind.

G: (my 2 cents)
Oh, sure they showed the penises (after they were 'bitten' off), but they didn't show the vagina dentata! what's up with that?!?

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