Emmanuelle (1974)

Watched in 2020 (284 movies items)

" 18.4. Kolmannen festivaalipäivän päätteeksi oli aika paikata etukäteen ohjelmiston suurin aukko sivistyksessäni. Vaikka Emmanuellen ohjaajan nimi viittaa pelkkiin käsihommiin, on elokuva pitkälti pehmoaktista toiseen siirtymistä todella ohuen juonentyngän saattelemana. Akteissa naiset kähmivät toistensa rintoja väkinäinen hymy naamallaan ähisten. 95 minuuttia tällaisen parissa tuntuu hyvin paljon kestoaan pidemmältä, vaikka elokuvan tapahtumapaikkana nähtävää Thaimaan ek"

Movies watched in 2016 (267 movies items)

" 6/10 "

A classic

“Since it is a massive classic in France, I was quite eager to check it out. Indeed, in France, when I was a teenager, all the boys had heard about this movie and we all pretty much fantasized about the damned thing. Indeed, back in those days, there was no easy access to free porn on the internet (in fact, there was no internet at all) so, instead, we would watch late at night such erotic features. This movie is the most famous one in this genre, it was even a box-office hit, so I thought it should be at least a decent watch. Well, to be honest, I thought it was rather disappointing and even rather boring. I mean, it might have been groundbreaking when it was released but, 40 years later, it feels really tame and outdated. Eventually, they would make a lot of sequels and spin-offs but they” read more