Episode 60: Final Vengeance
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   For four seasons we've talked about the various different types of revenge in movies ranging from prostitutes getting payback to vengeful spirits returning from the dead to kick some serious ass. Yet in all that time we never really talked about why. Why do we love the thought of getting revenge so much? What is it about tales of retribution that gets movie going butts into theater seats time and time again? Today in the series finale of Slums of Film History we’re going to find out why. So join us one last time as we take our Final Vengeance!     LINKS TO SOME OF THE MOVIES WE DISCUSSDeath Wish  ($3.99 on Amazon Video) I Spit on Your Grave (free on Putlocker) Thriller (a Cruel Picture) (free but its a porn site) The Princess Bride ($3.99 on Amazon Video) The Crow  ($3.99 on Amazon Video) In The Bedroom ($2.99 on Amazon Video) Kill Bill Vol 1  ($2.99 on Amazon Video) Blue Ruin ($3.99 on Amazon Video)
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