SHAM040: Viva - Official Announcement!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

I met the director when she came over and we had great hopes for the film when it came out here some years ago. The attention to detail in what they tried to pull off is brilliant and it's a very interesting film - could have been snappier was my thought but does sit in the mind.

Some snappy dressers in that trailer!

[trouserpress]

That's the second title for Shameless formerly released by Cine Excess. I presume that means they'll shortly be announcing Suspiria on blu ray.

[Nordicdusk]

I really like the look of this looks like a real fun film.

[JAMIOUSE]

Viva is watchable, but is it really a Shameless release? I thought they specialised in Euro Cult not kitch? I am underwhelmed by these two releases. I wish them well but I don't think they'll be big sellers.

[sghawken]

Oh Christ! I kinda remember this, not very well, but I remember the hype!

[JAMIOUSE]

I think Shameless really need to re-think what their about as a company, I thought they were supposed to be Euro especially Italian exploitation? Viva is fine, but it ain't Shameless.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

BUT!
If enough copies shift to the Burberry Mac brigade-it may well finance some Itallio laced violenza!

[platostotal]

Originally Posted by The Reaper Man@Cult Labs

BUT!
If enough copies shift to the Burberry Mac brigade-it may well finance some Itallio laced violenza!

That would favor the black raincoat, black leather glove and switchblade owning brigade then, heh heh

[lfulci]

Originally Posted by JAMIOUSE

I think Shameless really need to re-think what their about as a company, I thought they were supposed to be Euro especially Italian exploitation? Viva is fine, but it ain't Shameless.

thar's it. No item for me this time. Who does the directress think she is? A mixture of Doris Wichman and Riss Meyer? This flick ist bad, imo, really bad. Not even the fact that it is supposed to be trash makes it better. There are examples like the film "Pervert" that it is possible to recreate the "Meyer-atmosphere" in 21st century movies. But this one is

Again the question: Why are they doing this? With Amsterdamned they have already left their line and now again. There are hundreds of thousends of real 70ies (s)expolitation films that haven't seen any decent release yet. .

It reminds me a little of the Ricco the Mean Machine, only this film IS from the seventies

Its a real pitty that shameless came to release such flicks, as it appers that I nealy have collected all their releases apart fom the animal-horror stuff and films I already had in other editions. I don't know what happend, but there must be something, as realeasing one DVD during a year isn't that much and poorly little considered to past years when one release came so quck after the other hardly that I had bought the earlier one

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Most of your posts in this section are very negative, criticising almost every Shameless release in one way, shape or form.

Constructive criticism is always welcome, so could you please tone down your criticism and perhaps offer specific (and realistic!) suggestions?