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Less horrific - and erotic - than Last of the Summer Wine.


Both as erotica and a horror/action movie, this is trumped by the British Sunday evening sitcom 'Last of the Summer Wine'. Its shot on analogue video, which maybe shouldn't be that much of a barrier - but it adds to the frown that will form acroos your face as you watch. The script is devoid of originality, there is woeful acting from all but two of the leads. If you remember that car ad done in the style of a Spy movie where the guy drawls "Prague!" down the phone -that guy's in this.
I bought it on VHS because the lead actress looks like a Home Economics teacher I fancied at school. This "film" destroyed my adolescent fanatasies in one fell swoop, the lead actress acting like a flirtatious hotel receptionist who lives on bottles of pro-plus.
This made its money in the far east - even being bought and distributed by Manga. It is the work of a seriously misguided Nathan Barley who probably only wanted to ask the lead actress out for a drink.
This makes Blade 2 look like 'The Godfather: Part 2'

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Listening to the director discuss the film he certainly did appear to be a Nathan Barley sort.

Rubber catsuits in films very rarely look erotic and this was no exception.

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I like Jake West's films, but he can't write for toffee.

That said though, he does the job and he's a good editor. Just short on good ideas sadly.

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