I watched this movie after seeing it sited on a list by The Rolling Stone as one of the most contrversial and gruesome movies made. there must not be that many gruesome horror movies out there because this movie was extremely boring with run time being wasted on shots that lingere on to long as if they had tension. the rape scenes werent convincing at all and the kills in this movie weren't satisfying nor disturbing and poorly done. the acting is sub par aswell. i became interested in disturbing horror movies after extremely enjoying cannibal holocaust, and after seeing this and other movies like this i now realize that most movies in this genre are awful and holocaust is an exception.

This is a difficult film because it is so unremittingly brutal and not just regarding the actions of the men here but also in the woman's revenge in the third act. She is engaged in a power struggle, complete with teasing and coaxing as was the case with the guys. 'Day of the Woman' is a much better title for the film and would at least help a little in those early scenes being assured there was to be some pay back. In the end, the main problem here is some of the acting is somewhat lacking, although Camille Keaton is great in a very difficult duel role as victim and avenger. I thought the use of the mentally challenged , 'village idiot' as I've seen him described, is far too overdone and undermines the film as a whole. It may have softened some scenes by distracting attention from the main horror but I don't think that as a good thing. I wouldn't recommend the film to anyone but wouldn't dissuade anyone either. Its obvious what you are in for and is surprisingly well made. The forest and river scenes glisten and glow like they certainly never did on my first video but then that did also soften the awfulness of some of these proceedings.

A rarity, and not in any way, shape or form do I mean that in a good way. It is a rare thing, this movie, in that it has no merit; no redeeming aspects whatsoever, in that it has no merit; no redeeming aspects whatsoever. It is vile, and is second only, in terms of vileness, to the movie 'A Serbian Film', and that is saying something.Another aspect of this terrible movie to which I take exception, is the title 'Day of the Woman'. It's not the title I first knew the movie by, but that's not the issue. The issue is 'Day of the Woman', Was obviously a title given to the movie in a ham-fisted attempt to make something that is quite plainly nasty, misogynist rubbish, seem like a feminist work. It's quite sickening, really.

After having read about the film years ago,I have been interested in taking a look at the title,but have stayed away due to how heavily cut all UK editions of the movie have been.Catching me by surprise,a family friend revealed that he had tracked down the complete uncut version of the film,which led to me getting ready to see I Spit on your Grave for the first time.The plot:Wanting to relax whilst writing her first novel, Jennifer Hills rents out a cottage in the countryside.Catching the attention of gas station manager Johnny and his two pals Stanley and Andy,Hills befriends grocery worker Matthew.Unknown to Hills,Matthew is a friend of Johnny,Andy & Stanley.Meeting up with the gang,Matthew lies to them and says that he saw Hills naked.Spying on Hills,the gang spot her relaxing in a canoe. Latching onto the canoe with their speedboat,the gang tow Hills back to shore.Reaching land,the group beat Hills into the ground by hitting her and each of them brutally raping Hills. Believing Hills to be dead,the gang get back in their boat and leave Hills corpse behind.Unknown to the gang,Hills has actually survived their ruthless attack.With the group having destroyed her innocence,Hills decides to get her revenge.View on the film:For the opening 30 minutes,editor/writer/director Meir Zarchi & cinematographer Nouri Haviv (whose cottage was used for Hills location) give the title a relaxed,Country music atmosphere,with stilted wide shots matching the relaxed,care-free nature of Hills.For the harrowing 25 minute rape sequence, Zarchi takes a delicate approach to make sure that every shot in the sequence does not feature any hint of an exploitative nature.Focusing on the torture that Hills is experiencing, Meir Zarchi keeps the rape sequence entirely at Hills point of view.Zarchi expertly uses extreme close-ups and the lack of any music soundtrack to create a horrific atmosphere,as Zarchi's tight shots reveal each of the gang to be disgusting monsters.Pulling Hills (played by an incredibly brave Camille Keaton)out of the decaying pit,Zarchi gives Hills revenge attacks an unexpected elegance,as Zarchi displays a real precession in the editing of the style,thanks to offering brief glimpses of the attacks that Hills kills the rapists with,which allow the viewer to make their own full image of each act of revenge,as Jennifer Hills spits on their graves.