Since I mentioned the 1950 DALTONS' WOMEN elsewhere, I may as well include here the oater's only good scene: a lively saloon catfight between performers Jacqueline Fontaine and June Benbow.
a DIACHRONIC study of the IMAGE of the POWERFUL FEMALE in POPULAR (and maybe other) CULTURES
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Friday, May 24, 2024
DEEPLY THRUSTED
Here's a classic exploitation lobby card for the American release of the HK flick LADY WHIRLWIND, re-titled DEEP THRUST to make some dimwits think it had something to do with DEEP THROAT.
I'm not sure what's sillier: the title itself, the fact that Angela Mao's character is both kicking a guy and punching through a brick wall at the same time, or that she's wearing highly revealing attire, such as actress Mao never seems to have worn during her entire kickass career.
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Friday, May 17, 2024
MORE ZIP IN HIS ZAPS
Here's the hapless protagonist's first intro to new girl Sung-Hae's martial arts mother, in "How Did This Happen."
And he likes it so much, he joins their dojo to get regular punishment. in "Between Strong and Weak."
Thursday, May 16, 2024
ZIPPY ZAPPY
In the mahnwa ZIPPY ZIGGY, Sung-Hae Eum renders two types of fanservice in one.
After which, her mom gets in on the fanservice.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
R.I.P. LORENA VELAZQUEZ
Velazquez passed last April but despite all the good fight-scenes in her wrestling-movies, I only found one decent screen shot of her character Gloria Venus dishing out punishment.