8:15 PM, 19th November, 1999
The title of this film is really a review unto itself. To elaborate (need I?), this film is called Orgazmo. It looks like the kind of film that would be called Orgazmo, it contains the kind of content that a film called Orgazmo might be expected to contain and will no doubt entertain those who are delighted by the prospect of going to see a film called Orgazmo. Nonetheless, I shall spell it out for those of you who are not clear on the concept of Orgazmo-ness (which is fine, but we should fix it up right now).
This fun family romp is brought to you by the minds behind 'South Park' (Stone and Parker). The story is of John, a mild mannered Mormon who accepts a badly needed job in a porn movie playing Orgazmo, a porno super hero of sorts. Not surprisingly, the laughs are crude and uninhibited. No doubt, however, those willing to come along to a film called Orgazmo will not be too shocked and may even get a laugh or two out of this amusing parody of porn and camp films.
I wouldn't know about this of course, but apparently there are quite a few cameos from famous porn stars. So those of you who do not want to reveal to a cinema full of people that you enjoy the odd blue movie, try to suppress your squeals of delight as your favorite porn stars parade their goods, so to speak.
Just a final word of warning. This film was awarded the prestigious NC-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, an honour only bestowed on the most offensive and disturbing 0.4% of all films released in America. I am sure many will take this as a good thing.
Jamie Swann
8:30 PM, 19th November, 1999
Superwomen! Belted, buckled and booted!
Three go-go dancers race their cars across the desert. They come across a couple and, lacking anything better to do, kill the man and abduct the woman. Later, at a gas station they learn that an old man and his son have a hoard of cash hidden on their property. The girls set off in search of the cash and things pretty much degenerate into general mayhem from here on.
Russ Meyer's famous directorial style is unique. Fast pace, wild visuals and truly outrageous characters and situations. His only real rival these days is Pedro Almodovar and even then there's only a vague resemblance.
What is most often associated with Meyer's films is, of course, enormous breasts. If that's what you're after then you will be amply provided for. But many critics are reassessing Meyer's work as something more than exploitation. To quote Roger Ebert-'What attracts audiences is not sex and not really violence, either, but a Pop Art fantasy image of powerful women, filmed with high energy and exaggerated in a way that seems bizarre and unnatural, until you realise that Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Van Damme and Seagal play more or less the same characters. Without the bras of course.'
Go-Go for a wild ride with the Action Girls!
Ian Little