Comments on: The Female Bunch

By: Eef

Eef — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:40:36 +0000

I looked it up on IMDB here and going from the synopsis it seems less like a feminist movie and more like a cautionary tale for women to know there place. Sandy gets in with the female gang but decides this life may not be for her but oh noes it might be too late to get out.

By: pinkpicnic

pinkpicnic — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:28:05 +0000

Whaddaya mean no women of color? I saw a blond AND a brunette.

By: Kelsey Jarboe

Kelsey Jarboe — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:48:57 +0000

Hehe, so hokey. Looks like weird pseudo-feminist camp. I’d watch it, but only to giggle at bad feminist stereotypes.

Also, they’re all extremely hot and made up, for a “diverse” group.

I lol’d.

By: norbizness

norbizness — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:24:56 +0000

Well, the title is from the recently released “The Wild Bunch” by Peckinpah. This is definitely a Russ Meyer (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!)-type film, although the appearance of an aging Lon Chaney, Jr. near the end kind of surprised.

I think Tarantino spoofed this in his portion of the Grindhouse flick. Mainly by unleashing 184 pages of dialog.

By: MsKit2u

MsKit2u — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:56:29 +0000

Seems like a sexytimes film for men, more than a movie about women’s liberation for men.

Of note: setting the standard in those early days of “women’s lib” – no women of colour are in “The Female Bunch”.

By: SnowdropExplodes

SnowdropExplodes — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:34:25 +0000

One thing I noticed – for a film called “The Female Bunch”, in which the leading roles are presumably the females of the eponymous bunch – and yet, the actors’ names considered worthy of mention in the trailer? Two men, listed first, and then one woman!

By: Kacie

Kacie — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:18:43 +0000

Aside from seeming pretty awesome, I worry that it was meant to be some kind of f-ed up male fantasy–wild women who will kick your ass and then have sex with you.

Hmmm.

Not that it CAN’T be empowering. :)