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Movie Reviews of Sadomania
Movie Review: One of the many "Women in Prison" projects to hit the soft porn cinema genre
Summary: 3 Stars
They all sound pretty interesting (if you like women in prison movies) but for the most part, they are all very obviously softcore porn and that of a very low budget production. But, for this film "Sadomania" I will say that the picture quality is very, very, good, but the English dubbing is kinda bad. And you get no option to hear it in its original language (I think either Italian or Spanish), so you'll have to accept the poor English dubbing.
If you like films where all the women (the prison guards as well as the prisoners) are gorgeous, topless, and sweaty than this film is for you. I wasn't too crazy about the gay scene or the girl being raped by a dog, but the other sexual scenes were quite decent, especially because the film transfer looks really good.
I've watched several "women in prison" films this past year, but I'll have to say that Sadomania is the second best one I've seen (of the low budget, soft porn genre), but my favorite "women in prison" film is still Pam Grier's early seventies film "Black Mama, White Mama."
But with Sadomania, you get lots of gorgeous sweaty hot blondes. However, the Warden was a black female (transsexual), but was still quite beautiful. I heard she died. Oh well.
Movie Review: From Blue Underground's website....
Summary: 3 Stars
"We Goofed on SADOMANIA! Several "day-for-night" scenes were inadvertently transferred for day instead of night or dusk. So, we re-graded the video, re-encoded the DVD master and replicated new SADOMANIA Version 2 DVDs. The SADOMANIA DVD you own is not defective. We just decided to upgrade the DVD for the purists among you. Do not return your SADOMANIA DVD to retailers. SADOMANIA Version 2 is only available directly from Blue Underground."If you are a US or Canadian resident and wish a SADOMANIA Version 2 replacement, please mail your SADOMANIA DVD along with your name and address to:
SADOMANIA UPGRADE
11271 Ventura Boulevard #500
Studio City, CA 91604
Movie Review: Heavy on the Mania, Short on Sadism
Summary: 2 Stars
This film caught my interest when I watched the trailer on Blue Underground's Web site. But, alas, as so often happens, the trailer was better than the movie. "Sadomania" is overly long for what it is and much of it tends to drag. There are several eye-rolling moments to nudge you out of your stupor, however: A woman getting attacked by an obviously plastic alligator; prison uniforms of Daisy Dukes and boots--and nothing else; a governor's bushy fake mustache; toy guns, one of which even drips water when fired; and director Jess Franco in a small role as a swishy gay pimp. There are attempts to augment the movie's lack of sadism by offering plenty of sleaze, like the governor's wife (imagine a young Terri Garr in "The Ivana Trump Story") having sex with the prisoners to arouse her husband, then promptly selling them into white slavery (and after she tearfully told her husband she wants to have his baby!). But between the laughable dialog (the guards actually say, "Halt! Who goes there?") and sloppy production values, such trashy plot twists just add to "Sadomania"'s silliness.The prison's warden is played by transexual actress Ajita Wilson, who, aside from its laughable campy moments, may be the only other reason to see "Sadomania". Wilson's an exotic beauty and definitely dominates the scenes she's in, but Ilsa she's not. In an interview included on this DVD Franco says Wilson wasn't comfortable with her character's brutality and you can tell. Given her career in hard- and soft-core porn, it's not surprising she seems more at home in her sexier moments, like seducing a prisoner's skinny husband.
Franco can't be entirely dismissed as a talentless hack, yet he makes so many decisions that make him appear so. Fans of his other movies may wonder what--and if--he was thinking with "Sadomania." The DVD's extras--an interview with Franco, Spanish and English trailers, a bio of the late Ajita Wilson--almost make it worth three stars. Too bad "Sadomania"'s three-star extras can't make up for the two-star movie.
Movie Review: Fast forward review
Summary: 2 Stars
OK, briefly, women's prison movie, two guys show up, they help the girls escape, kill warden, the end. Franco, so that means a lot of silly camera effects, but no red and green lights this time. I think that about covers it.The most interesting thing about this particular version is that everyone is topless, all the prisoners, most of the guards and even the (female) warden, all the time. Aside from lingerie, they don't even appear to own tops! There's a lot of R sex and nudity, and that's about it, practically no torture or whipping (which, considering Franco's lack of skill in filming such scenes is probably a blessing). There's also a lot that makes no sense, like, what exactly is the topless chain gang trying to accomplish hacking at the soil most of the way through the picture? And why, after all their breasts get dirty from working all day, is there no shower scene? There should be ten shower scenes in this thing, it looked pretty hot and sweaty to me, wherever it was filmed. Of course, the main purpose of shower scenes is to display some nudity, and there's no need for an excuse here, this looks like a nudie parody of a women's prison film.
Well, never mind, picking at a Franco film is a pretty empty exercise, but there's really not much here for fans of sex sleaze, despite the screaming DVD box descriptions, as usual. There's one minor pinning the medal on the prisoner (no shirt and no medal), but it pales next to the "Wicked Warden" pin scene. But all those swinging and bouncing boobs . . . we'll have to give it two stars for the NTRL factor alone (nudity to total running length), which is about 98%, a record.
Movie Review: Put me to sleep nine times
Summary: 2 Stars
This movie comes with a lot of hype but very little substance. We start with a newlywed couple who drive onto private property. The man is let go, but the woman is thrown in a women's prison. A prison where guards and prisoners all go topless. A tyrannical and sadistic warden watches over all.But the warden and the prison seem to be around solely for the benefit of the Governor and his wife as they take advantage of the availability of the female captives.
Throw in a little slavery, prostitution, and the return of the new husband bent on rescuing his bride and you pretty much have the whole film.
Nudity, depraved sex, and violence are in almost every single scene. But there is little or no feeling of connection in the movie. The warden's wife is trying to have his baby but some of the methods are suspect. The warden becomes a simpering ditz in the end. Too many of the characters look alike and cause confusion.
This is a good movie if you want to look at topless women, but if you want story or any real drama, this is one to avoid.