Final Verdict
While neither movie is at the top of my favorite films list, the 1978 version at least attempted to be more than just a slice of torture porn but sadly that aspiration buckled under the weight of some seriously bad acting and some truly mind-boggling directing choices. The 2010 movie may not be attempting to break any new ground or get audiences to face any inherent societal sexism and misogyny but it does convey the brutality of the rape very convincingly and makes the revenge scenes satisfying for audiences who really do need to see these awful guys pay dearly.
Ratings
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE ’78: C- / I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE ’10: C
Winner: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2010!
Crustula 
That’s what I thought. Last month I forced myself to watch the 2010 version just to be able to say “I have seen it, and I don’t like it”, I don’t really do rape-revenge movies if the rape is dragged to the most extend, which is why I have never finished The Last House on The Left (Let me know if I have missed anything). I have fast forwarded through I Spit On Your Grave, and honestly the rape scene was so long I was numb by the time the revenge moment kicked in. Not sure what people see in those movies. Many people said that the fact that the rape is so long and detailed raises the viewers anger and rage, and therefore makes the revenge moment more enjoyable, but I honestly don’t get it.
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I was trying to decide which rape was more overlong and gratuitous between the original and the remake but before I came to the decision I watched I SPIT N YOUR GRAVE 2 and the extended rape scenes were so ridiculously drawn out that they made the 1976 and 2010 movies looks restrained by comparison.
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Wow, really? And yet, the second part got rated R, while the remake from 2010 was NC-17. Congratulation MPAA, you did it again, LoL. But they were also talking about a revenge that has never been there before? Is the revenge really that extreme in part 2? I heard there is poop involved.
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Yes there was poo and deep open wounds involved. it was quite gross…not fun at all but pretty gross.
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Dang, I am concerned about how graphic these rape-revenge-torture-porn movies are going to be in the future.
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Hopefully the trend doesn’t take off any more than it already has with these straight to VOD/DVD films.
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Hopefully!
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