Teeth

Trekker4747 · April 17 2011, 03:05 AM

So I'm poking through Netflix on PS3 when I see an... interesting looking movie and description in the Horror genre:

Teeth:

When virtuous high school student Dawn (Jess Weixler) becomes the victim of a sexual assault, she discovers that she has an unexpected line of defense: a toothed vagina. But coming to terms with the novelty of her anatomical anomaly might be easier said than done. John Hensley, Hale Appleman and Josh Pais co-star in director Mitchell Lichtenstein's provocative feminist horror flick that gives girl power a whole new meaning.

So, naturally, I was interested and plan to give the movie a look.

Anyone here ever seen or heard of this movie?

OsmiumJohnnycake · April 17 2011, 03:17 AM

Yeah, it's a decent little black humor movie. It has horror elements but it certainly isn't a monster movie or anything. I liked it.

Mr Light · April 17 2011, 03:30 AM

I actually watched this movie. It wasn't terrible. It wasn't great either.

O'Dib · April 17 2011, 04:01 AM

Well, if I was supposed to like Sucker Punch based on message alone, this sounds like a heaps better movie.

Trekker4747 · April 17 2011, 04:05 AM

I'm a little more than 30 minutes into the movie. Black Comedy? I dunno. Black Comedies know they're comedies. This movie is just a fucked-up "horror" but it's like on the lowest end of the spectrum.

I'm liking it but mostly on the fucked-up premise.

But does it ever have a feminist message in it!

Brikar99 · April 17 2011, 04:43 AM

I dunno, I thought it was pretty funny... the OBGYN scene seemed obviously intended for laughs. Decent enough flick. I watched it one night with a couple friends when we were bored, and none of us felt like we'd wasted our time. But I don't think it'll be any great classic.

Trekker4747 · April 17 2011, 04:53 AM

Brikar99 wrote:

I dunno, I thought it was pretty funny... the OBGYN scene seemed obviously intended for laughs. Decent enough flick. I watched it one night with a couple friends when we were bored, and none of us felt like we'd wasted our time. But I don't think it'll be any great classic.

Well it was "funny" sure, but my feeling with "black comedies" is that they know they're comedies and play that angle in a "dark" way. This movie, I think it was trying to be "serious" but just didn't quite pull it off. But, yeah, it was fun little waste-of-time movie.

bigdaddy · April 17 2011, 04:54 AM

It made me gay.

True story.

Starbreaker · April 17 2011, 04:58 AM

I love the movie. I mean... vagina dentata can't be taken seriously.

Gaith · April 17 2011, 06:01 AM

Haven't seen it, but I'm intrigued by the promise of biting social satire...

*ducks*

Too Much Fun · April 17 2011, 06:11 AM

I really, really liked this movie. Usually I refuse to see a movie until I've read up on it a lot beforehand, because I'm so afraid of wasting time watching a movie I don't like when there are so many classics I need to see. I made an exception for this one because it was sort of forced on me.

I was with a friend at another friend's house and he asked us to watch it with him, so I decided to give it a shot since I hadn't heard anything bad (or good) about it. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was a very cool and original horror comedy (we don't get many of those these days, at least not that I'm aware of), and I fully expected it to gain a cult following, at which point I could proudly say I knew about it before it was cool.

Four years later, I'm disappointed that it seems to be toiling in relative obscurity. Oddly enough, it is not (as I had suspected) the work of an up-and-coming young director, but rather a 50 year old guy directing his first full-length movie. I wonder if it would be better known if it had been done by an ambitious young filmmaker who could be prolific making flicks year after year since.

Two last things I want to mention - first, how impressed I was by the female lead, who reminded me of a young Drew Barrymore. I really thought she'd go places after I saw this. Second, I loved the ending. It was like a great, darkly humourous punchline that the whole movie had built up to.

Asbo Zaprudder · April 17 2011, 09:14 AM

Starbreaker wrote:

I love the movie. I mean... vagina dentata can't be taken seriously.

Yeah, "Vagina Dentata" was also the least successful album that The Police ever released.

At least this movie sounds like it has a message, which is more than can be said for The Human Caterpillar. I have no desire to watch either of them, 'though. Life's too short.

Mutenroshi · April 17 2011, 10:55 AM

The Human Centipede ...

Trekker4747 · April 17 2011, 11:26 AM

Too Much Fun wrote:

I really, really liked this movie. Usually I refuse to see a movie until I've read up on it a lot beforehand, because I'm so afraid of wasting time watching a movie I don't like when there are so many classics I need to see. I made an exception for this one because it was sort of forced on me.

I was with a friend at another friend's house and he asked us to watch it with him, so I decided to give it a shot since I hadn't heard anything bad (or good) about it. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was a very cool and original horror comedy (we don't get many of those these days, at least not that I'm aware of), and I fully expected it to gain a cult following, at which point I could proudly say I knew about it before it was cool.

Four years later, I'm disappointed that it seems to be toiling in relative obscurity. Oddly enough, it is not (as I had suspected) the work of an up-and-coming young director, but rather a 50 year old guy directing his first full-length movie. I wonder if it would be better known if it had been done by an ambitious young filmmaker who could be prolific making flicks year after year since.

Two last things I want to mention - first, how impressed I was by the female lead, who reminded me of a young Drew Barrymore. I really thought she'd go places after I saw this. Second, I loved the ending. It was like a great, darkly humourous punchline that the whole movie had built up to.

The ending seemed keeping in line with the whole "men are all sex-seeking perverts" thing as every man she encounters in the movie uses or manipulates her in some way just to get into her pants. Even the doctor exploited his position over her. (I find it hard to believe, however, that she made through puberty without ever having a pelvic exam, something I suspect is common for young girls to get at some point when growing up.)

But whatever, it was fun. I liked it when she was sleeping with the guy she actually liked -thinking sleeping with a man she liked would get rid of the teeth or something- only to find out he was bragging about scoring with her and had a bet on it as well she finds this out as she's riding him so she just "bites" him while giving him a cross look. Heh.

Fun movie, won't likely ever watch it again but I liked it. I don't think it's lack of being a cult-classic yet is a sign of anything with some movies it can take time for that to happen. I don't know when it became available on Netflix's OD service but if it was recent that should give the movie a boost in viewership.

Agent Richard07 · April 17 2011, 02:46 PM

We've had a few threads on this movie. I haven't seen it, but I'd like to. Love the poster...

Starbreaker wrote:

I love the movie. I mean... vagina dentata can't be taken seriously.

Apparently it is a real problem, but not in the "vagina monster" way that a lot of horror movies portray it.

April 17 2011, 03:17 AM	#2
OsmiumJohnnycake Fleet Captain	Re: Teeth Yeah, it's a decent little black humor movie. It has horror elements but it certainly isn't a monster movie or anything. I liked it.

April 17 2011, 03:30 AM	#3
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: Teeth I actually watched this movie. It wasn't terrible. It wasn't great either. __________________

April 17 2011, 04:01 AM	#4
O'Dib Commodore Location: Mr. Brody's still	Re: Teeth Well, if I was supposed to like Sucker Punch based on message alone, this sounds like a heaps better movie. __________________ Ee'd plebnista, norkohn forkohn perfectunun

April 17 2011, 04:05 AM	#5
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: Teeth I'm a little more than 30 minutes into the movie. Black Comedy? I dunno. Black Comedies know they're comedies. This movie is just a fucked-up "horror" but it's like on the lowest end of the spectrum. I'm liking it but mostly on the fucked-up premise. But does it ever have a feminist message in it! __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.

April 17 2011, 04:43 AM	#6
Brikar99 Rear Admiral	Re: Teeth I dunno, I thought it was pretty funny... the OBGYN scene seemed obviously intended for laughs. Decent enough flick. I watched it one night with a couple friends when we were bored, and none of us felt like we'd wasted our time. But I don't think it'll be any great classic. __________________ SNW 9: 'Mestral' - 'Ninja Werewolf Assassins!' - Movie/TV reviews: For Reelz

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April 17 2011, 04:54 AM	#8
bigdaddy Vice Admiral Location: Space Massachusetts	Re: Teeth It made me gay. True story. __________________ "Bqhatevwr" - Former Senator Scott Brown

April 17 2011, 04:58 AM	#9
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Teeth I love the movie. I mean... vagina dentata can't be taken seriously.

April 17 2011, 06:01 AM	#10
Gaith Rear Admiral Location: Starfleet Command, The City that Knows How	Re: Teeth Haven't seen it, but I'm intrigued by the promise of biting social satire... ducks

April 17 2011, 06:11 AM	#11
Too Much Fun Commodore	Re: Teeth I really, really liked this movie. Usually I refuse to see a movie until I've read up on it a lot beforehand, because I'm so afraid of wasting time watching a movie I don't like when there are so many classics I need to see. I made an exception for this one because it was sort of forced on me. I was with a friend at another friend's house and he asked us to watch it with him, so I decided to give it a shot since I hadn't heard anything bad (or good) about it. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was a very cool and original horror comedy (we don't get many of those these days, at least not that I'm aware of), and I fully expected it to gain a cult following, at which point I could proudly say I knew about it before it was cool. Four years later, I'm disappointed that it seems to be toiling in relative obscurity. Oddly enough, it is not (as I had suspected) the work of an up-and-coming young director, but rather a 50 year old guy directing his first full-length movie. I wonder if it would be better known if it had been done by an ambitious young filmmaker who could be prolific making flicks year after year since. Two last things I want to mention - first, how impressed I was by the female lead, who reminded me of a young Drew Barrymore. I really thought she'd go places after I saw this. Second, I loved the ending. It was like a great, darkly humourous punchline that the whole movie had built up to. __________________ Movies/Movie People Lists / IMDB Top 250 Tracking

April 17 2011, 10:55 AM	#13
Mutenroshi 亀仙人 - 武天老師 Location: Mutenroshi	Re: Teeth The Human Centipede ... __________________ Let There Be Rock! Jack Beauregard: "You shine like the door of a whorehouse!" *Nobody:* "I like folks to see me."