The Wonderful World of Exploitation VCDs
We're taking a short break from our review of the Emanuelle series to present three VCD covers of European exploitation films, one of which happens to be an ersatz Emanuelle film, EMANUELLE, QUEEN OF SADOZ [sic]. Another VCD film, CALIGULA, THE UNTOLD STORY, also stars Emanuelle actress Laura Gemser.
For those who don't know, the VCD format held rule over much of the third world before the advent of DVDs. Cheaply produced and playable on any computer with a simple CD drive, VCDs were budget priced, and therefore affordable to the masses.
I'm not sure if VCDs are a particularly viable viewing currency nowadays in the poorer areas of the world, but they still seem to be produced, so there must be some use for them, despite the far reaching advancement of the DVD format. It's always fun to come across a VCD that one doesn't expect to see and realize that in some far away place in the world, someone is watching a Euro exploitation film while eating their rice. How we are brought together in such appreciations and delights!
Anyway, here on three VCDs I came across in a visit to Chinatown:
The origin of all three are Chinese under the "Theatre Pictures" banner. Category III, of course.
