Synopsis: A mute New York City seamstress is raped twice before going on a murder spree targeting any men that approach her.

Why top 100?: Abel Ferrara's film is a firm kick in the balls - a tough, uncompromising, thoroughly painful film to experience. It has been reported by numerous critics that Ms. 45 actually quieted down the raucous, perverted 42nd street grindhouse theater crowds with its unglamorous depiction's of rape, violence and revenge. Zoe Tamerlis as the raging mute gives one of the finest performances in low budget filmmaking before basically disappearing from the cinema.

Moment you won't soon forget: Tamerlis dressed as the sexiest nun on earth attending a costume party. Decked out in boots, a pistol in her corset and much lipstick she is stunning. Of course the pain and misery that led up to this event takes away any enjoyment of this sight. Her indiscriminately blowing away the males at the party doesn't help much either.

69) Shogun Assassin (Lone Wolf and Cub series) (1980, Dir. Kenji Misumi)

Synopsis: Accused of treason the Shogun's official executioner, Ogami Itto, must live life on the run with his toddler son while being hunted by thousands of ninja's and samurai's.

Why top 100?: While Shogun Assassin, edited and dubbed by Roger Corman and company, doesn't do justice to the original Lone Wolf and Cub series of films - it did introduce many to the most exciting and brutal action series in cinema. Shogun Assassin edits the first few "Lone Wolf" movies into one sort of greatest hits package of carnage. Watch in amazement as Itto slices and dices the shit out of anyone foolish enough to mess with him and his son. Watch the slaughter of The Masters of Death and witness Tarantino's "borrowing" of one of the great death speeches in samurai film (To be found at the conclusion of Kill Bill Vol. 1). One of the few films ever made featuring a small child that is actually likable! Itto's son is as cute as a button and shockingly ruthless.

Moment you won't soon forget: Itto and son dispatching of various undercover ninja woman along a dirt path. Sweet looking wash woman and vegetable merchants swiftly attack before being butchered by an almost bored Itto and son.

68) They Live (1988, Dir. John Carpenter)

Synopsis: In a near future society deeply divided by class, an out of work laborer stumbles upon special sunglasses that allow him to see that aliens have taken over the earth with the use of subliminal messages.

Why top 100?: Carpenter's fast and furious sci-fi flick became even more relevant this decade when Team Bush admitted using subliminal messages in its commercials about Al Gore. The films premise, we are being hypnotized by television and ads, is brilliantly realized in the first half hour of the film before deteriorating into a silly series of one liners and shoot outs. Despite the use of Roddy Piper and some really lame dialogue - They Live remains a fan favorite. When the sunglasses are donned for the first time it's brilliant, spine tingling entertainment. There are so many brilliant ideas both revealed and hinted on that They Live is one of the few genre films I wouldn't mind being remade - it can be taken so much further.

Moment you won't soon forget: Piper donning the glasses walking around the city for the first time. Hideous aliens walk about as billboards reveal such blunt messages as "Obey," "Watch Television," "No Imaginations" and my favorite "Marry and Reproduce."

67) Trash (Andy Warhol's Trash) (1970, Dir. Paul Morrissey)

Synopsis: An impotent junky and his sex obsessed girlfriend live in squalor in the Lower East Side, New York City.

Why top 100?: Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol use two of their "stars" to great effect in this groundbreaking exploitation/art flick. The pimply Joe Dallesandro shooting up, nodding off and collapsing about naked has a somehow riveting screen presence while the female impersonator Holly Woodlawn gives one of the funniest, most grating performances in cult film history. Trash consists of a number of scenes depicting absolute squalor and decadence - the rich are just as insane as the poor and everybody gets off on abusing one another. The best of the Warhol/Morrissey productions.

Moment you won't soon forget: The classic scene where Holly Woodlawn is being visited by a welfare agent. With a pillow under her shirt she pretends to be pregnant and almost gets away with it before the agent becomes smitten with a pair of her shoes that she refuses to part with.

66) The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1977, Dir. Michael Pressman)

Synopsis: Two sexy young woman rob banks with sticks of dynamite.

Why top 100?: One of the handful of films starring the radiant 1970 Playmate of the Year Claudia Jennings (She would tragically die two years after "Dynamite" in a car crash). The Great Texas Dynamite Chase is a typical 70's exploitation/sexploitation flick with car chases, shoot outs, disrobing, etc. - yet it remains a cult classic due to the incredibly sexy combination of Jennings and Jocelyn Jones - perhaps the most stunning exploitation duo in history. Running around in tight T-shirts and blouses knotted at the waist you can't keep your eyes of 'em.

Moment you won't soon forget: When Jennings character Candy Morgan undresses for Jake - you just might pass out.

65) Danger Diabolik (1967, Dir. Mario Bava)

Synopsis: A greedy, flashy criminal named Diabolik utilizes his cool gadgets, super fast vehicles and underground layer to amass wealth for himself and his sexy mod girlfriend.

Why top 100?: Bava's colorful, flashy flick is one of the first and best comic book films. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Bava actually had a few bucks to spend on what turns out to be a deliriously saturated film filled with bizarre costumes, sets and gadgets. Our hero Diabolik, as played by John Phillip Law, is a straight up no good bastard as is his sexy girlfriend - the greedy bitch Eva (Marisa Mell). Diabolik running around in those disturbing rubber suits with face mask is a sight to behold as are Eva's stylish 60's duds. Ennio Morricone delivers another of his classic soundtracks. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that Danger Diabolik was being ridiculed on Mystery Science Theater! It's Danger Diabolik bitch! This movie is a classic of strangeness!

Moment you won't soon forget: Diabolik's brutal fate where he is sealed in gold, laughing through his glimmering prison.

64) Breathless (1959, Dir. Jean-Luc Godard)

Synopsis: A Parisian petty hood and his American girlfriend living life until an ultimate deception.

Why top 100?: Godard's homage to the cheap American crime films he loved becomes one of the most influential and often imitated films of the last 40 plus years. The shocking edits (including one of the Classical film styles biggest no no's - the jump cut) and the use of hand held cameras and natural lighting gives the film an incredibly spontaneous feel. The French New Wave would inspire Tarantino and his partners and imitators to such an extent that many of their scenes are borderline plagiarism. The cool Bogart imitating Jean-Paul Belmondo and his cropped haired girlfriend Jean Seberg are one of the cinemas coolest couples.

Moment you won't soon forget: The deceptively cute and innocent Jean Seberg brutally selling out our man Belmondo without giving two shits. Bitch!

63) Phantasm (1979, Dir. Don Coscarelli)

Synopsis: A teenage boy left parentless and living with his older brother discovers that some really crazy shit is going down at the local mausoleum.

Why top 100?: One of the most imaginative and off the wall genre films ever made, Phantasm is a blast from beginning to end. There is only one Phantasm - there is simply nothing else like this gem. The story has many suitable interpretations (fantasies of a boy dealing with death, just a bad dream, fear of growing up, etc.) but one thing is for certain, Phantasm has created two of the great genre icons: The Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) and the floating silver balls. The first appearance of the ball and its eventual slamming into the hillbilly's head is about as good as it gets. You never know what the hell is going to happen next because there seems to be no rules in the Phantasm universe - this coupled with great performances from its likable, amateur cast make Phantasm a classic.

Moment you won't soon forget: The silver ball spewing out the blood of its victim who pisses himself while being ravaged.

62) Make Them Die Slowly (Cannibal Ferox) (1981, Dir. Umberto Lenzi)

Synopsis: A group of students out to prove "The Myth of the Cannibal" find their cannibals as well as a coke snorting, sweaty lunatic named Mike!

Why top 100?: A film that actually brags about being the most banned and sadistic movie ever made is actually just as funny as it is repulsive. Legendary Italian actor John Morghen (Giovanni Lombardo Radice) gives one of the most deliriously insane performances in history. I challenge you not to laugh at his obscenity laced dialogue and sweaty profile. All the hallmarks of an Italian cannibal film are present - animals are slaughtered - dudes get their penises whacked off and eaten - the cannibals get fucked with by the white man before delivering cannibal style justice - etc. What makes Make Them Die Slowly a classic is Lenzi's dialogue, the man is a poet.

Moment you won't soon forget: Where to begin? The taking apart of Mike including the head lopping brain eating finale, the deaths of numerous animals which may cause you to end the evening early, the gal being hung up by hooks through the breasts. The hilarious criminals looking for Mike in New York City are perhaps the funniest duo I have ever seen in an exploitation flick. Savor their dialogue, shitface!

61) Beauty and the Beast (1946, Dir. Jean Cocteau)

Synopsis: It's Beauty and the Beast - the beast is a tender hearted prince trapped in a horrific form, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Why top 100?: The sheer beauty of the crystal sharp black and white photography and the oddness of the surrealistic set makes Cocteau's "Beast" one of the most fantastic films ever made. The cinematography of Alekan and the set designs and make up by Berard remain amongst the best in fantasy film. The sheer magnificence of the images and the straightforwardness of Cocteau's storytelling overcome the annoying movie idol Jean Marais' performance and what feels like a downer of an ending. When the magnificent looking beast transforms into the girlie Prince, the actress Garbo uttered in disgust, "Give me back my beast." Incredibly the director was going through a devastating serious of skin diseases causing his face to appear so grotesque he felt like the Beast himself.

Moment you won't soon forget: The first visit into the interior of the Beasts castle where statues move and human arms, framed to walls, hold torches to light the way.

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