Wild Orchid
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Movie Reviews of Wild Orchid
Movie Review: surprisingly un-romantic
Summary: 2 Stars
We got this DVD in hopes to see a "romantic movie" with some sensuality and good love story in it. The premise looked great -- Brazil for location, Ortis for a lead female, you name it. Here's what effectively "killed" all the expectations:1. Next to Ortis' peachy complexion and model figure, a tiny orange, old Rourke was just plain ridiculous.
2. The "masks" scenes. There was just too much of that, and of orgy-like dances with ungainly participants. Eeek.
3. Silly dialogue. To believe that a Midwest woman would just "come up" with the weirdest story about two people she never met was a big stretch. The "business" part of the plot was not thought out at all.
4. The sex scene. Yes, it was just wrong, real or not. Again, maybe it has to do with Rourke's pronounced ugliness. There was no romance or sensuality in it, no sparkle. A scene with a couple in an abandoned building had much more fire and excitement.
The main idea, strange as it might be, is not so bad. A man disillusioned to the point of experiencing life's pleasures through other people's eyes could have been an interesting character. Hence the 2-star rating instead of 1-star.
Movie Review: Wild Orchid Needs To Be Sprayed With Rourke-Be-Gone (More Otis less Rourke)
Summary: 2 Stars
Strange film. It starts out with a plot then suddenly there's no plot. Rourke's ego is the size of Texas in this film and it does not help, in fact it hurts the film. Far to much posing and showing the haircut (this doesn't help either). All the Zalman King pictures I've seen take this same "road". They seem to start with a plot and then the plot quietly slips away amid steamy sex scenes and sexy music. It's almost as if the director puts in these scenes and hopes that one doesn't notice that the film plot slips away. Carre Otis is breathtakingly beautiful and in fact close-ups of her lovely face and the shots of Brazil are what I enjoy the most about the movie. If I could I would order a copy with 90% of Rourke's scenes taken OUT and replace them with scenes of Carre Otis and Jacqueline Bisset (memories of those great scenes of her in "The Deep"). I guess you could say that I'm "Carre"ED away.Movie Review: A Major Dud from Zalman King; Another Patische in the Line of 9 1/2 Weeks.
Summary: 1 Stars
Viewed: 7/07
Rate: 2
7/07: Having already built up my high expectations from 9 ½ Weeks, I became highly disappointed with Wild Orchid and even much more so with Mickey Rourke. It's not his fault that the film failed, but it was rather the director's ineptitude that led to the demise of the picture. Zalman King should never work on movies ever again if he can't discern style from crap or smarten up that all sex and nothing else do not make a good film. Everything in Wild Orchid was based on zero amount of energy. The lead actresses in the picture, Carré Otis was lifeless, and Jacqueline Bisset was totally unbearable. Neither could act so well nor expose any sexual energy required for this film. On the other hand, Mickey Rourke showed some flashes of brilliance, but his talent was wasted in Wild Orchid. Sometimes he could do it natural as he can, and other times, he looked very corny. I wish somebody would have told the director, in forms of suggestion, such as "No...better this way" or "He looks like a clown." Honestly, if the two female actresses were replaced with more polished ones with lots of sexual energy and the pointless view of parades, naked women, and lots of colors was reduced significantly, Wild Orchid would have been a sensational picture. But that's not the case. King just managed to ruin everything so easily because from start to end, it was a Wild Bore. It had no meaning, no artistry, and no feeling. Worst of all, lacking sensual energy between Mickey Rourke and Carré Otis, I had a hell of a time trying to believe in them. Quite frankly, I couldn't. I didn't see anything in her or him or within anybody. Mickey Rourke is such a phenomenal actor, and I don't have a reason to doubt his ability. The failure of the film is largely attributed to Zalman King and the casting of the two female actresses. I don't know why Jacqueline Bisset was included since she doesn't possess the looks for James Wheeler to be interested in. Nor I could believe that he would be infatuated with Emily. I could have been easily mistaken to think Wild Orchid of soft porn kind, and it was basically the soft porn kind. When this happens, the movie ceases to make sense and directs its senses to sex only with a lot of empty passion and emotion. If and only if Wild Orchid was of 9 ½ Weeks substance, then everything that had transpired would have been justified. Another thing I don't understand is why Mickey had to relive the same character that he played in 9 ½ Weeks. Was it necessary for further explanation to provide closure in John? The setting is correct for usage, but everything else didn't really blend in except for Rourke. He had the perfect tan, body, and hair for Rio de Janeiro. I can almost see Kim Basinger pushing Carré Otis off and telling her off, "Let me show you how it is done, you stupid twit nerd." Yeah, the writing was pitifully bad. I think very often I've been paying attention to Mickey's facial features and trying to figure out if he had heavy plastic surgery on his cheeks and elsewhere. I strongly believe that Stanley Kubrick saw Wild Orchid and learned from it in terms of what mistakes were made in the movie before he went on to direct far away a masterpiece Eyes Wide Shut. Another comparison is needed with Wild Orchid, and that is Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Zalman King thought that sex was needed to make Wild Orchid a film of interest, but he was dead wrong. It is about characterization and the aura of mysteriousness...stripping off layer by layer of the two very important characters, before climaxing to the highest point of innocence and finally to the end of sweetness. Wild Orchid had none of that. It was just raw sex, banging, and nakedness. I mean, what's the point? It's everywhere. So what? At least give a meaning of it. Sadly, the sexual content in Wild Orchid was frankly tedious. As a false sequel, Wild Orchid was in absence of sexual energy; as an arty film, Wild Orchid was a joke; and as a soft porno, Wild Orchid doesn't work on many levels.
Movie Review: The dead orchid
Summary: 1 Stars
"Wild Orchid" is an erotic movie starring Mickey Rourke and some other people. Essentially, it's a pornographic movie, another attempt to mainstream porn. Above all, it's a *failed* attempt to mainstream porn. The movie is really bad, and can almost be considered an unintentional parody of pornography. My favourite scene is when Young Woman enters car, and finds Older Woman having sex with Man. She is distressed and asks Rourke to stop them. Rourke responds, in a voice that's supposed to be erotic and passionate: "I WANT TO, BABY. BUT I CAN'T. I JUST CAN'T".
HA HA HA HA HA.
Mickey is a really bad First Lover.
Later, the prudish Young Woman and Mickey (who both have sexual inhibitions of some kind) finally "do it". The trailer looked promising, but alas, you don't see much...
Just as well. I mean, we can't mainstream porn, now can we?
PS. I like orchids. The plants, I mean.
Movie Review: Looking for "light" skin flick?
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this as a gift from memory or maybe from "remote" memory, hee hee. The movie and the story line makes "no" sense...really. But if you like Mickey...think he's "sexy"...than you'd probably like it. I found the second viewing asking myself what did you see in this? Actually felt embarrassed after buying. Was sorry I did so.