Wild Orchid
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Movie Reviews of Wild Orchid
Movie Review: An erotic masterpiece
Summary: 4 Stars
Zalman King succeeds at what he does in this film, giving audiences a kinky thrill through masterful building of erotic suspense, exotic locales and beautiful people. We watch things unfold through the perspective of beautiful Carre Otis' character, a rising star in a multinational company who is whisked off to sizzling Rio on her first major assignment.She meets mysterious, brooding Mickey Rourke, who though unfortunately typecast, does a good job at it. Rourke's character teases the sexually naive Otis in often cruel ways, exposing her to sensuality while not delivering himself. Rourke finally wises up to what he has in Otis though, in an erotic climax.
Jacqueline Bisset is wonderful as Otis' boss, who also has a fixation with Rourke and manipulates Otis for vicarious thrill-seeking. A pity her character didn't indulge herself. I can always stand to see more of Jackie.
Movie Review: Lose yourself to find yourself
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm actually a fan of WO's storyline that many swear doesn't exist, but this is probably because the sex and nude scenes pretty much efface it. Carre Otis plays an introverted and bookish yet latently sultry young lawyer named Emily, who lands a job with a firm that whisks her off to Rio de Janiero posthaste to finalize the negotiations of the purchase and renovation of a dilapidated motel. She seems to have led a very cloistered life, which makes her encounters in Rio's sultry atmosphere with the enigmatic millionaire Wheeler (Mickey Rourke) all the more intriguing. Gradually he breaks down her inhibitions as she succeeds in reaching him emotionally. Compared to some of today's movies, this one can hold its own.Movie Review: Great
Summary: 4 Stars
I watched the DVD last weekend and found the movie great. I don't know why this film received such bad reviews. It was a different kind of film but I thought that Mickey Rourke did a great job and Carre Otis was wonderful. I also liked the idea of Jacqueline Bisset being in the movie, but she did not have a large part. Mickey's character is affraid to commit to anyone because he believes that they will just leave him in the end. He later on goes and confesses to Carre's character about his child hood.
Like Justin from Australia said in his comment.....Mickey and Carre really do heat up the screen.
Movie Review: Well, now.
Summary: 4 Stars
This one isn't quite mainstream, to say the least. Soft-porn probably would describe it well, but still, I enjoyed it lots, esp the scene in the weird half-abandoned building with the couple making love under a trickling stream of water.Mickey Rourke, fresh from 9 ½ Weeks, again plays a brooding screwed-up millionaire. Lots of kinky sex and titillating background action and dialogue make it fun to watch with someone special. Good sound track, too.
Movie Review: Wild Orchid - both versions
Summary: 3 Stars
WILD ORCHID was released in 1990 surrounded by controversy that the sex scenes between Carre Otis and Mickey Rourke were not faked. They were a couple at the time, and it is possible that there is some truth to the rumor, but in the end does it matter? It's a typical Zalman King affair -- rather thin plot revolving around some business intrigue and mostly a sexual awakening of a girl from the country traveling to Rio. The setting provides incredible material for the brilliant cinematography, and the music is sexy and moody. A very fun role for Jacqueline Bisset, but unfortunately too little for anyone else to do other than pose and preen ... and ... well... do love scenes. Zalman King movies are soft and sensuous, and revolve around mood and sex scenes. Don't expect anything more than well-photgraphed love scenes, and you will be fine.
To all you DVD geeks out there (like me) -- edge enhancemnet is at an all-time high here. Colors are good, and its nice to see this movie in widescreen format. You get both the R-rated version and the unrated versions, but this is done on sides of the disc and not by branching. You get a 2 channel stereo mix that is not very good, but probably the original soundtrack without any remastering (pity because this one needs the extra ooomph in the sound department). Grain and print flaws are obvious, the film shows its age in the transfer. But at the low retail price fans of the movie will like it, but certainly not a demo disc by any means.