I bought this for the, ahem, obvious reason. The DVD box cover features the original art shown here, and I'm not gonna argue with "the other PRETTY WOMAN", but I didn't expect much from the movie. Thought it might be total half-hearted trashy storyline focusing on a few nude shots. Quite a surprise to find it actually more than watchable. Which it not to say it deserves a standing ovation, there is this string of ridiculous characters that become way, way, way, ludicrously over the top, and this seriously undermines the hectic finale scene, the climactic showdown between a teenage prostitute with a .357 Magnum and the creepiest serial killer (when you see him lifting up those weights, he looked like one of those killer fish of the deep sea), a scene that really gave weight to the movie... but seriously undermined by the drivel surrounding it. Just too unreal because of all those junky characters littering the build-up.
Another movie that makes for a very interesting train wreck. Donna Wilkes did not inspire much enthusiasm at first sight, but she grows and grows on ya, really she does. The movie won me over in many ways, despite its obvious host of flaws.
The confrontation scene in the street had all the elements of a classic. What a pity about the overdoing with the ol' crossdresser and the ol' cowboy and the Hara Krishna bit. Bit less sugar on the Coco Pops in the morning, and maybe the scriptwriter wouldn't have perpetrated all those ridiculous scenes
But it is definitely worth seeing. As long as you understand it is flawed.
Another movie that makes for a very interesting train wreck. Donna Wilkes did not inspire much enthusiasm at first sight, but she grows and grows on ya, really she does. The movie won me over in many ways, despite its obvious host of flaws.
The confrontation scene in the street had all the elements of a classic. What a pity about the overdoing with the ol' crossdresser and the ol' cowboy and the Hara Krishna bit. Bit less sugar on the Coco Pops in the morning, and maybe the scriptwriter wouldn't have perpetrated all those ridiculous scenes
But it is definitely worth seeing. As long as you understand it is flawed.