Fight for Your Life
Starring:Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers, Lela Small, Yvonne Ross, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Ramon Saunders, Queenie Endelson, William Sanderson, Daniel Faraldo, Peter Yoshida, Bonnie Martin, David Cargill (II), Richard A. Rubin, David Dewlow, Nick Hardin, Robert Whelan, Lenny Chance, Peter Charbonneau, Stephen Griffith, Maxine McCrey
Director: Robert A. Endelson
Studio: Blue Underground
Product Type: DVD
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- Excellent non-PC violence filled fest
- Don't swallow the hype here
- He's A Racist And He Loves His Cream Soda
- A good movie - hyped "offensive" content.
- Could You Believe in Heaven...If Heaven Was All You had.
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Fight for Your Life
Starring: Robert Judd , Catherine Peppers , Lela Small , Yvonne Ross , and Reggie Rock Bythewood
Director: Robert A. Endelson
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ASIN: B00018YCTQ
Release Date: 2004-02-24 |
Customer Reviews:
Excellent non-PC violence filled fest.......2006-07-14
This is definitely a great time capsire of how a very non-politically correct film is made in 1977. This would never fly today. Three murderers hold a black family hostage, and all hell ensues, right up until the amazing ending.
Even more amazing is "Manfred Ziechman's" review of this movie right here at Amazon. In his review, he complains about the trailers on the DVD giving away too much of the film (and even warns us not to view them), but in his very own review of the film, the very same review, he gives away the entire movie but the very ending.
What a genius. Here's a better warning: DON'T read his review.
Don't swallow the hype here.......2005-12-15
FFYL is a cheap exploitation film that, as so many others, promises a whole lot and delivers extremely little, unless you're into bad acting and huge plot holes. Is it insulting and politically incorrect? Yeah, but something like Mandingo was far, far more insulting. As far as the "nightmare" of degradation and sexual abuse, did these folks see another film?Again, there are far far more degrading films out there. All told, if it weren't for about 20 uses of certain words and 30 seconds, if that, of nudity, this would be rated a solid PG, and could almost be shown on TV. After having heard about this for years, it was a huge disappointment.
He's A Racist And He Loves His Cream Soda.......2005-10-15
Fight For Your Life a.k.a I Hate Your Guts(a much snappier title) is a trip. It's pure 70s exploitation in the vein of the David Hess classics like Wes Craven's Last House On The Left and Ruggero Deodato's House On The Edge Of The Park. But instead of teenage girls or snooty yuppies, we have a black family instead. Basically we have a trio of convicts who take a black preacher and his family hostage. The promise of "cooperate and no one will get hurt" is thrown right out the window as the leader, Cane, proceeds to call them every racial slur you can think of. Then, he subjects them to humiliating acts that fit into racial stereotypes. And it only gets worse after that. Pretty relentless and brutal actually. Not brutal so much in terms of violence, but because of how awful these s.o.b.s treat this family. Needless to say this film is not endorsed by the NAACP. I'm actually surprised black actors agreed to be in this film and hear these lines, take after take. Sure, it's only a movie, but man! Usually when you have a bigotted character in a film, that's a big part of the overall theme, like in a John Singleton film for example. Here, the bigotry is here for no other reason than to show how rotten this man is. William Sanderson, who you might remember from those old A&W commercials, as well as small comedic parts in films, steps into the David Hess-like role of Cane. His buddies are a latino and an asian man, yet he doesn't seem to have much of a problem with them. Why did I give this film 5 stars? After all, some parts are unintentionally funny, kinda cheesy, the acting isn't always up to snuff(mainly the police), and the low budget definitely shows. I rate this highly because it had an effect on me. Exploitation films almost never have an effect on me outside cheap amusement. Maybe it's coz I have a wife and kid, and seeing the situation this family was in, my rage grew with every passing minute of the film. I don't think I've ever wanted to reach through the tv screen and strangle a film character before this. Sanderson must be a fantastic actor if he could make me hate him so much. I think anyone can guess that the tables eventually turn, and boy does it feel great when they finally do! This film may not play out to be as notorious as it's reputation states, but it was made a long time ago, and we've been desensitized to this kind of stuff over the years. At the time it came out, I'm sure it kicked up a real $!@*storm. Violence? Not too much. At least, nothing that an exploitation fan hasn't seen before. Maybe a little much for the average Michael Bay fan. I'd highly recommend this one. Like I said, it's a trip.
A good movie - hyped "offensive" content........2005-05-08
This movie is not the big racially tensed extremely "politically incorrect" offender it is hyped up to be. The William Sanderson character constantly uses racial slang insults nothing more. Oh, he makes the preacher sing and dance or he'll shoot him. Big deal.
I watched this movie based on its big reviews of being extreme offensize film. It is not. Not even remotely. I am a big fan of Blue Underground but they are clearly guilty of hyping this on false pretenses.
Still while it did not satisfy my extreme film interest, it was surprisingly enjoyable for other reasons.
I particularly enjoyed when the preacher and his family were forced to sing for the William Sanderson character and turned it around on him by enthusiastically singing "Glory Glory Halleuyah" happily.
It is a good film worth seeing but don't expect the shocks it is advertised to deliver. It works on a much more innocent level. It is not something I want to watch over and over but I do have a fondness for the one scene in particular.
Could You Believe in Heaven...If Heaven Was All You had........2004-12-03
This movie is quite the opposite. It is filled with expoitive obsurdity that is in fact hell throughout. Only one part of the movie makes the rational, nonracist smile before it comes to its' inevitable end. It makes one truly remember...
If you are subjected to one thing over and over, until that is all you know...and one small part of the opposite is let in...it feels so good. "Nothing...I hear nothing at all"...would've never been so powerful without the expoitation used in this film.
It made me realize how true it is that we are of a fine balance, and live a balance. Given too much of one thing, an occurance of the opposite places a large emotional response from the needy balance of our nature.
Digital Transfer is Excellent. Blue Underground films are Highly Recommended as they do a supurb job on converting films to DVD from the original negatives. The only qualm with Blue Underground films is that they do not have original dubs with english subtitles on their foriegn films. Unfotunately, we are left with (sometimes horrible) english dubs over the original foreign language dub.
Average customer rating:
- Not everything I expected
- A real hope-builder!
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Dr. Bernie Siegel in Fight For Your Life
Starring: Dr. Bernie Siegal
Director: David Hoffman
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Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
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Hospitals, hospices, and terminally ill patients from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale have added a new weapon in the fight against cancer - this home video program called Fight for Your Life. This multi-part program will help you or someone you love become a survivor. It is hosted by Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of the bestseller Love, Medicine & Miracles. It provides information, inspiration, motivation and education through the review of 4 cancer survivors' stories. The four patients, all of whom were told that they had weeks or months to live, tell how they used the positive attitudes and other Bernie Siegel techniques to survive. And in fact, each of them did survive. Dr. Bernie Siegel, America's most popular alternative medicine doctor provides continuity throughout these testimonials by relating his own experiences with cancer patients. For the newly diagnosed cancer patient, this tape provides useful survival techniques and helps alleviate feelings of powerlessness and despair.
Customer Reviews:
Not everything I expected.......2007-05-13
The genre of this tape is a bit out of date- although the stories are timeless. I expected more advanced digital work for the meditations to try. So I guess I was a bit disappointed overall. The content of Dr. Siegel's was very valuable despite the amateur videography. I probably wouldn't purchase it again.
A real hope-builder!.......2006-11-10
This video presents real people giving their personal cancer stories. These folks are very different in ages and backgrounds, but they all shared a dire diagnosis and have lived to present their experience, strength and hope. Interspersed with this is Bernie giving his own powerful message of hope and he does it with love, humor, and as always with Bernie, MANY stories. The second half about imagery and affirmations I found less helpful, but I've watched the first half a number of times. It always perks me up since I am in the middle of my cancer journey and sometimes the slogging is very uphill.
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Hospitals, hospices, and terminally ill patients from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale have added a new weapon in the fight against cancer - this home video program called Fight for Your Life. Thousand of people have survived every type of cancer. Traditional medicine has never taught doctors to show patients how to combine alternative treatment approaches to their pharmaceutical and surgical treatments. Evidence shows that patients with a fighting spirit are more likely to recover from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses than people who surrender before their time. Fight for Your Life is a multi-part program that can help you or someone you love become a survivor. It is hosted by Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of the bestseller "Love, Medicine & Miracles." Siegel says: "This video shows how to become a survivor and live to tell your story. It is a vital component in a person's efforts to overcome cancer. When you find ways to have that will to live that is inside you, to step forth, you will exceed any doctor's expectations and many of you will get well when you're not supposed to." Reviews: "I think the program is magnificent. Every person in this country who has cancer should have the opportunity to see it. It could make a difference in a person's ability to fight cancer." - Richard Block, Co-Founder, H& R Block Company. Lung cancer survivor. Advisory Panel, National Cancer Institute "Fight for Your Life should be widely used by hospitals, clinics, physicians and patients. An excellent resource for professionals." - Mary Longe, former manager of Community Health Promotion, American Hospital Association "Fight for Your Life is a great aid in cultivating that vital spirit so important to healing. It is remarkable and riveting and inspirational- with stories told by very real, very believable people." - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
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