tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post6029473476035492723..comments2024-03-12T10:48:53.569-07:00Comments on Homages, Ripoffs, and Coincidences: The Case of Pit DernitzJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02707753270598518341noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-13185117247463844142021-07-31T20:50:50.377-07:002021-07-31T20:50:50.377-07:00so whats really those lions ateso whats really those lions atemerchantFXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188534782187071414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-24968854946739008702020-10-31T09:25:46.617-07:002020-10-31T09:25:46.617-07:00How do we know it's fake? The text didn't ...How do we know it's fake? The text didn't provide any evidence? I'm still in doubt. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17151017430849066943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-67251203002251679132020-05-23T12:46:21.122-07:002020-05-23T12:46:21.122-07:00there are people who say it was not fakethere are people who say it was not fakeForcerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253018979192712379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-21174613269268296222019-11-09T04:47:27.388-08:002019-11-09T04:47:27.388-08:00I can sleep better tonight knowing it's fake I...I can sleep better tonight knowing it's fake I know this would of course happen in real life but I don't need to see it. Nature is cruel and animals are never pets, never... Not even the pets that we have now I consider pets, dogs and cats can be vicious too, I prefer to keep my distance Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167393138888641473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-82838638805983515542015-01-31T03:57:25.921-08:002015-01-31T03:57:25.921-08:00Yes...and the man's name seems fake,too...mayb...Yes...and the man's name seems fake,too...maybe the death was planned by the directer,and the photographer...and the man's family did not know...like A saturnic ritual to Rome,...picsera virgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184545270062983903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-20343441893052354562015-01-31T03:55:58.086-08:002015-01-31T03:55:58.086-08:00Is not EVERY death, and every murder, like every l...Is not EVERY death, and every murder, like every life;Part fake and part real...that is...Is not life Not fully true, and not fully false,and not always fulfilling, and not always worthwhile...but not realy,truly,''really bad'' either?picsera virgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184545270062983903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-46219131193545966612015-01-31T03:54:12.846-08:002015-01-31T03:54:12.846-08:00Some fake,some real...Some fake,some real...picsera virgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184545270062983903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-2026143882691710342015-01-31T03:53:38.906-08:002015-01-31T03:53:38.906-08:00HMMMHMMMpicsera virgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184545270062983903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-60507193239720551092014-12-17T20:15:33.557-08:002014-12-17T20:15:33.557-08:00I have no idea what the hell you're trying to ...I have no idea what the hell you're trying to say here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-84968146951788489392014-11-19T13:05:25.966-08:002014-11-19T13:05:25.966-08:00Why is it not known in which safari park that occu...Why is it not known in which safari park that occurred..that convenient stays a mystery. as every safari park where this 'supposed"to have happened would be quick to give a statement to have no knowledge of such a occurence in their particular park; which our heroes obviously can't allow to happen..... PAULLONDENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700138059755606710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-45561314398157819862014-10-11T15:49:46.670-07:002014-10-11T15:49:46.670-07:00I think you will find that it was actually fake.I think you will find that it was actually fake.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917171869176476099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-56999273955905246182014-03-04T07:27:41.443-08:002014-03-04T07:27:41.443-08:00Sorry dude, the death of Pit Dernitz was not fake....Sorry dude, the death of Pit Dernitz was not fake. Many of the scenes were "fakes" but that particular one was among the real ones.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804663144639460828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-65938095444070764752013-01-15T10:41:53.282-08:002013-01-15T10:41:53.282-08:00Because it's a movie.Because it's a movie.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707753270598518341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-75758845060682133182013-01-15T01:51:12.726-08:002013-01-15T01:51:12.726-08:00hay you said you witnessed the death. i am still w...hay you said you witnessed the death. i am still wondering that why no one try to save him with their car??? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511968820599545404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-1067681073101626392012-12-10T12:09:51.514-08:002012-12-10T12:09:51.514-08:00Yeah I agree at pretty much all counts. It doesn&#...Yeah I agree at pretty much all counts. It doesn't have that queasy lecharous quality many of the other Mondo films do. The legitimacy question is an interesting one - I have a natural inclination to distrust any documentary because, as these prove, it's just so EASY to lie. It's easier than telling the truth.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707753270598518341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-37735039782019716572012-12-05T19:52:11.899-08:002012-12-05T19:52:11.899-08:00It's also notable that at the end, when we ret...It's also notable that at the end, when we return to the orangutans from the beginning, the narrator mentions them being peaceful vegetarians. He then calls them an "exemplar of a species".Brad Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657658883452770021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-56215933061403497762012-12-05T18:57:01.969-08:002012-12-05T18:57:01.969-08:00Of course, it is still an exploitation film at it&...Of course, it is still an exploitation film at it's core. So, gratuitous nudity and all that.Brad Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657658883452770021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-65774574044250442492012-12-05T18:54:01.199-08:002012-12-05T18:54:01.199-08:00Watching it, this scene is foreshadowed. When the ...Watching it, this scene is foreshadowed. When the monkey leaves the safety of the bushes to go encounter a leopard, which similarly tears it apart. Interesting. My DVD copy is definitely censored, trimming part of the Pit Dernitz sequence (at least in comparison to the Youtube version).<br /><br />What's interesting is I don't feel necessarily disgusted by this film. It certainly disturbs me and makes me consider vegetarianism, but it doesn't feel quite as exploitative as something like Cannibal Holocaust (which I still feel that social commentary or not, it becomes what it hates). The hunting is real, and it happens all the time. It doesn't feel like these animals were killed just for the sake of some shocking footage for a horror movie. It serves a purpose, and they would have died with the cameras there or not. Of course, when you mix fiction with documentary, it compromises the legitimacy of the entire film (what is real and what isn't, can't always say for sure). But Savage Man Savage Beast is pretty interesting, and actually very well composed.Brad Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657658883452770021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-82755998272004289132012-11-10T13:38:13.806-08:002012-11-10T13:38:13.806-08:00Check back in if ya do.Check back in if ya do.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707753270598518341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-82818918089283764672012-11-09T13:38:56.153-08:002012-11-09T13:38:56.153-08:00Yeah, I think I can live without seeing that. I...Yeah, I think I can live without seeing that. I'll try and watch it sometime this weekend.Brad Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657658883452770021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-45114802408553374182012-11-09T13:11:54.746-08:002012-11-09T13:11:54.746-08:00There's no youtube copy of the whole film, but...There's no youtube copy of the whole film, but the Pit clip is there in full. The Amazon Prime copy and, from what I can find out, the Grindhouse Experience DVD are the Australian VHS cut which loses about 2 minutes. The only thing I know for a fact was cut was a castration near the end which I wasn't really dying to peep anyway.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707753270598518341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-62575583259198531582012-11-08T22:19:40.315-08:002012-11-08T22:19:40.315-08:00I'm not sure whether or not it's censored ...I'm not sure whether or not it's censored on the DVD, and if so, how heavily. What do you know about the youtube copy?Brad Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657658883452770021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-91624097708492233252012-11-08T21:37:20.341-08:002012-11-08T21:37:20.341-08:00I think it's worth the watch, particularly if ...I think it's worth the watch, particularly if you're the kinda guy to buy a Grindhouse box set. It's a tough watch, but a surprisingly smart film that's incredibly well put together.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707753270598518341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279306243558348368.post-10532283819605934272012-11-08T21:21:47.342-08:002012-11-08T21:21:47.342-08:00This post reminded me of something I've comple...This post reminded me of something I've completely forgotten: I actually own Savage Man Savage Beast. It came in one of those "Grindhouse Experience" box sets but I never got around to watching it (It was paired with another cannibal film, the much campier "Raw Force", wherein at one point an Asian version of Hitler pops up from behind a tombstone holding a rocket launcher)<br /><br />I'm kind of curious to pull it out now and give it a watch, although it will undoubtedly be poor quality, most likely transferred from an already deteriorating VHS.Brad Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657658883452770021noreply@blogger.com