Gwendoline

If you're in the market for the DVD, see below: some confusion amongst reviewers in regards to correct region code(s) I hope I can clear up. (Correct ASIN numbers provided below.) All region bluray release from Severin 11/19! I pre-ordered bluray from Severin as soon as release was announced. Man, so glad I'm on the Severin mailing list! The bluray: Wow! The 4k scan is amazing! Eye-popping eye candy! It's like seeing the film for first time. Many extras ported from the Severin DVD - plus more! Additional commentaries and featurettes. Glad to see that Tawny Kitaen is on board for this edition! She participates in promos and there's a brand new (bluray only) second commentary track with her and costar Brett Huff. Excellent! Tawny Kitaen and the director of the original Emmanuelle(74) and the Story of O brings a (relatively) high budget fetish-fest. Exotic locales, exotic women. Great production design and wardrobe(when the cast is clothed). Based on John Willie's iconic fetishy comic serial. In fact, one of the extras is a vintage(audio) interview between Alfred Kinsey and John Willie - back in the day a fellas "bent" needed to be tagged and studied, I guess. (Of course, Kinsey was an odd duck himself...) Well plotted, and often compared to a campy/fetishistic take-off of Indiana Jones. (Through it has much more in common with 1980s Flash Gordon). Lots of iconic fetish scenarios, lovingly photographed -Indeed, the director is a former fashion photographer. Despite the material, it is lighthearted and suitable for most adult sensibilities. Only a prude would consider this "dirty." It's a fun romp for all - no shortage of male skin, ladies. Also, despite the heavy S&M iconography, the "sadism" is presented as kinky fun. Extras also include: director commentary, subtitles, widescreen and photo gallery from a frog skin mag; as well as the aforementioned Alfred Kinsey/John Willie interview. Also new to this bluray is a feature on the (exquisite) production/ costume design. A must own! DVD info: region one (or A) are as follows: ASIN# B01M7X2U0G or B01I06H026, so double check! (I inadvertently bought a Euro, region B. on the first go-around.)

Up front, this is a love-it-or-hate-it movie. If you know anything about the origins of this, from the weird bondage of John Wylie to the hypersexual comic culture of Europe in the 1970s and 80s, then this sort-of makes sense. If you don't, good luck. A rip-roaring Indiana Jones-style movie with a much higher sexual content, not for the kiddies. Really at least two or three plots jammed together like a Saturday morning serial. Except this leads to one of the most bizarre ending ever. A bondage paradise, complete with pony girls. More kink than you can shake a stick at. The last half hour is pure delirium, with all-girl chariot races. That includes the horses. It's all too corny to take serious, the most winning factor. Too glossy and high production, with excellent direction from softcore maestro Just Jaeckin, beautiful girls and crazy situations. If your tastes lean towards one-of-a-kind exploitation, this is a must. Never before nor after has anything this so... mainstream bondage been attempted before. The acting by Brett Huff and Zabou is pretty good. Lead Tawny Kitaen is slightly dazed and wooden, but it suits her 'innocent' persona. Definitely not for everyone, this one is opulent, camp and very well made. Only in Europe 1985 would something this oddball ever emerge.

I have heard of this movie throughout the years and decided to blind buy it when it was on sale. I got the Special Edition which comes with a cool slipcover and a handful of small lobby cards. Now...the restoration was done very well and it comes with some good interviews and extras. But, I found the film to be very boring. Yes, you have nudity but it is far from erotic. It's like that episode of Seinfeld where he had that girlfriend that walked around naked in his apartment but it wasn't as thrilling that you would think it would be. You would think that the director of Emmanuelle would do better in that department. But, for fans of the movie you will not be disappointed. Grab a copy of this on Blu-ray!

I thought this movie was actually pretty good. It's not trying to be too serious, it's kind of a spoof on adventure movies and it's got some very good looking ladies in there. The nudity is not tacky at all, it's a bit of a 'good guys bad guys' adventure storie that really doesn't take itself too serious. It kept my attention, it was funny. The acting is really not bad at all, sometimes transitions in landscape are somewhat off but all in all this is an entertaining flick.

I hadn't seen Tawny Kitaen in years, and did not read the reviews; The cover looks neat(unrated director's cut), doesn't it? So here is a good review of this movie: I liked the 3 actors, and the best scene is at 50min mark, where the male is using a straw. The movie is silly but fun--It is well-done, but I do NOT like fetish or any bondage. So I ff it til the end, just to see how it ended. If they had not had ANY bondage it would have been an ok movie....Also I like to see what the writing is about, and I never could get "cc" for hearing impaired feature. Also the "extras" are a joke. So I rate it fair, because the 3 actors are good, but the movie is too long, due to the fetish garbage, etc.

I had heard of this movie some years ago, and on and off had looked for a copy on VHS but never finding one I promptly forgot about it. Then very recently a good film buff friend from New Zealand recommended the DVD to me and I was able to get to see 'Gwendoline' in its full uncut glory... This movie musn't be taken seriously, thats the point I don't think some people get when they watch it! It was never made as a 'serious' film, but simply as an enjoyable comic book. (it is based on a popular French comic strip 'The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline') The story resembles something akin to Raiders of the Lost Ark or Romancing the Stone, but with more nudity and some strange scenes of S&M when our heroes enter the fabled land of Yik-Yak. Even so despite the directors other movies (Emmanuel and The Story of 'O') its sexual aspects are not really that gratuitous. This movie is very silly, sexy and funny, for both the right and wrong reasons... Look out for the man eating Crocodile folks! The cast are well suited to acting in this sort of movie. Tawny Kitain, in her first role, looks great and tries her best to get into the part of Gwendoline. Brent Huff (Who?) is the macho lead, a reluctant hero come Han Solo wannabe whose more brawn than brains... indeed Huff's lack of acting skill is perhaps a bonus for this role... But tops for me was French actress and model Zabou as Gwendoline's trusty maid/sidekick Beth, who on the one hand is a real zany and kookie sort of girl. but then on the other can be uber-sexy and worldly wise... Wait until you see her wearing a palace guard's g-string unifom :-) The other cast members encountered in Yik-Yak are great fun, especially the OTT Queen and the sets are also pretty good in my opinion. Production values are quite high and apart from the obvious studio setting for the Hong Kong dock the jungles and deserts were actual locations in Morroco and Thailand which adds a nice exotic touch. Gwendoline is a popular movie and if viewed in the right frame of mind its very enjoyable. Give it a go, you won't regret it and you'll find yourself a real guilty pleasure...

Film con trama avventura di due belle donne sex e un uomo che si presta come guida con compenso una sfilza di belle ragazze una pecca il dvd come lo si utilizza se in Italiano non è escludibile il tottotitolo che non funziona la disabilitazione

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I liked the over all story line, the special effects and comedy scenes were very good, considering this was a low budget movie, the acting was not bad at all, the nude scenes were artfully put in, my first impressions were not bad.- no errors found.-