Emmanuelle in Rio (2003 TV Movie) User Reviews

if you try really hard to make something truly ghastly, you can!--here's proof

[soulturtle · 2/10 · 28 October 2005]

I really just wanted to find out who played Emmanuelle--because let's face it, she's one pulchritudinous lass. My curiosity was further fueled by the fact that she is one of the most astonishingly awful actresses of this or any other epoch. But it was my misfortune to tune in mid-phony sensitive voice-over from Ms. E about how her lubriciousness was somehow distinct from that of her protégé. The protégé was a slut, as opposed to Emmanuelle, who merely did not want to be "possessed," a term perhaps best suited to whoever wrote the screenplay. Maybe if I had watched the movie from the beginning I would have gotten a better handle on E's sexual mores. Having happened upon the sybaritic goings-on in media res, I can only surmise that lesbian sex is elevated beyond the merely carnal by dint of its occurrence alone, whereas if your putative boyfriend is even considering shagging your protégé, it's just garden-variety lust. I know I can't be the first one to notice this, but I'm not entirely unjustifiably proud of the discovery that "lust" and "slut" are anagrams of each other. I will say that the guy who played E's man at least made an effort. In any case, if I didn't know better, I'd say that the sex scenes provided the impetus for the making of this film. It was cheering to see, for this nature lover anyway, that no silicon was involved in this cinematic venture. I rated it a 2 and not lower because you get to hear Brazilian pop music, see both Sugarloaf and that massive statue of Jesus, and you get to watch Emmanuelle pout as badly as she does anything else on screen. Her smile was convincing, I'll give her that. I don't think there is really a spoiler in this review, as the screenplay isn't really burdened by anything as prosaic as a plot, but I didn't want to take any chances.

Alright

[LuxuriousFella_99 · 4/10 · 8 March 2005]

The only thing interesting about this movie is the skin flicks. The sex scenes aren't that exciting. It's very obvious that they are faking it. Especially a couch scene, where the woman hops on the man's lap, for some cowgirl riding. He has no erection, just a flat lap. But the man does have a delicious rear end to like at. Big and ROUND. The parade scenes were beautiful. How very liberating to have a nude parade on Brazil. There is a lot of good butt shots of the men and woman. That Brazilian male model wasn't bad either. This movie is like opening up a magazine. Mostly nude modeling... If that's what you're into then this would be a good pick.

Forget "City of God" - This is the REAL story of Rio

[Dr. Gore · 25 September 2004]

*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*

I saw this on cable the other day. (Singing): E-mman-u-elle...Queen of the galaxy. Oops. Wrong Emmanuelle. I wanted Krista Allen but instead I got, hmmmmmm, I'm not sure who I got. I don't know what her name was but the girl playing Emmanuelle may very well be the worst actress of all time. That's a bold statement. You really have to stink up the screen to win that distinction. This Emmanuelle delivers the stink.

So Emmanuelle is a photographer hanging out in Rio. She takes pictures, she gets laid, you know the drill. In between terrible sex scenes, we get a lot of shots of Rio de Janeiro. "City of God" strived for the stark realism of life in the Rio slums but I think this film really captured the bleak despair of living in Rio while making an impotent sex film. At any rate, the Rio scenes were more interesting than the sex. Where is Krista Allen when I need her? This movie almost blasted me into a coma. Beam up to Krista's love ship and leave Rio in the dust.

Worst movie of all time

[cgentry · 1/10 · 9 October 2004]

This movie was so bad I couldn't take my eyes off it. Sadly, there weren't even any good sex scenes to make up for the awful acting, pathetic film production and horrible dubbing. The only redeeming thing to watch was Rio.

I'm supposed to write 10 lines on this...but where do I begin. The actress who plays Emmanuelle is easily one of the worst actresses I've ever seen. I don't think there was a script...I think that the actors were supposed to improvise but the result were long scenes that go nowhere. Lots of scenes of naked women dancing around, and even some girl-on-girl action with Emmanuelle's horrible voice-over droning on and on about how the participants are "taking their love to a new level of fulfillment."

How low has this franchise fallen?

[josem1999 · 15 June 2004]

Back in the 1970's the "Emmanuelle" movies were the classiest soft core porn movies around. They starred Sylvia Kristel and were pretty sexy, especially parts 2 and 3. During that time the really low budget Emmanuelle movies were the ones that spelled "Emanuelle"...with one M. Some of them starring Laura Gemser were kind of sexy, others not so. So it comes as a surprise to see this awful, shot on video atrocity, It's completely shoddy, the women are just OK. The Brazilian actress playing Emmanuelle is pretty plain, for Latin standards. Sylvia Kristel was special and seductive and none of the women are even remotely special. This is a boring, awful movie that should be avoided at all costs.

Watch this movie!!!!

[frales · 27 May 2004]

This is with out a doubt one of the funniest soft porn movies I've ever seen. I could not believe my eyes when I saw this on cinemax. It's as if every who took part in the filming of this was on some bizarre medication. There could not have been a script, but someone was credited with writing this. I couldn't have imagined that more than three people being apart of this production, but there is a crew of more than fifty people. Not one of these people looked around and said, hey...uh...I don't think this is going too good. If I was teaching a sixth grade class and the assignment was to make an hour and a half long movie, I'd give them a B. If you want to teach a class on how to look un natural, watch and study this. Just watch this movie

Skip it

[movieman_kev · 5 April 2004]

Let me get this out in the open right now, Sylvia Kristal IS Emmanuelle. Case Closed. This Ludmilla Ferraz girl doesn't even come close. The funny thing is if this was a good soft-core movie, I'd have overlooked that, ok well maybe not overlooked, but I would have dealt with it. But it's NOT a good soft-core, it's a below sub-par crap fest. The chemistry between any of the actors is atrocious, the 5 sex scenes are unappealing and it's endlessly padded with scenes from parades which would've been better of in a travelog of Rio. If you can't make even a semi-competent Emmanuelle movie don't even bother shooting one at all. Skip this movie and skip the director's equally unwatchable other films.

My Grade: F