The Big Doll House (1971)
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2560 Kbps | 1h 34mn | 2,12 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps + Commentary track | Subtitles: English
Genre: Action, Thriller, Exploitation | Director: Jack Hill
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2560 Kbps | 1h 34mn | 2,12 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps + Commentary track | Subtitles: English
Genre: Action, Thriller, Exploitation | Director: Jack Hill
Worth the admission price in itself in The Big Doll House are the knock-down, drag-out fights between prisoner Pam Grier and sadistic guard Sid Haig. Beyond this guilty pleasure, however, the film is just another "babes behind bars" opus. Treated like excrement, the girls (all of whom appear to have had recent breast implants) plot a daring escape. Director Jack Hill is a specialist in this sort of sleazy fare, so there's very little waste footage during the climactic breakout. Whether the film is worth watching is entirely up to the viewer.
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Audio Commentary with director Jack Hill is a rewarding education on the creation of the feature, with the filmmaker discussing a wide range of topics, from casting to low-budget struggles. Hill keeps to a screen-specific tempo, digging into background information on most scenes, consistently providing a rich understanding of his intent and his restraints. It's a comfortable listen, informative and direct, but there's a sense of joy missing from the talk, with Hill sounding progressively wearier as he recalls the slog of the 1970 shoot.