Review of Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973) by Drago? C — 14 May 2014

A stupendously stupid and yet fascinating Swedish Movie, one of hte two sources that Tarantino cited for Kill bill. Also known as 'They call her one eye' and 'Hooker's Revenge' this exploitation oddity has a young mute girl (unable to speak after being raped as a child) kidnapped, hooked on drugs and turned to prostitution by a moustache twirling villain. She proceeds to train in martial arts and other endeavours and go on a rampage.

The movie is definitely terrible but it is a bizarre kind of terrible that you can't stop watching. The pacing is dreadfully slow and, at least in the cut that I watched (the 'limited edition uncut') it is peppered with really out of place 15-20 second clip of hardcore pornography, clearly edited in at some point after the master cut was done. The main actress is stunningly beautiful and manages to convey emotion without speaking a single word or making faces even if at some point the movie seems farcical. There is an acutely disturbing scene at one point (how the girl get her 'one eye' nickname) so if you're squeamish, beware.

Hilarious at parts, horrible at others and a bit dull overall Thriller is not really worth watching unless you really want to track down some of Tarantino's cinematic origins.