Hotel Exotica

I got a rated version from the local Lackluster video rental shoppe...this movie was obviously chopped up with the start of things getting steamy...and then...abrupt music change and there they are, laying side by side basking in the glow of their heated moment. What the movie was about...husband lawyer is way too busy to pay attention to Landon Hall the wife....so wife and sister decide to run away for the weekend...the weekend was originally planned for lawyer husband and attention deficient wife. They arrive at Hotel Exotica and the sparks start to fly as wife watches a couple grope and climb all over each other. Suddenly, back at the Lawyer Shoppe....the husband gets a break in his case load and heads up to Hotel Exotica to meet with attention deficient wife. They meet and after dinner go to bed where...he just goes to sleep. Meanwhile, the very horny sister Ahmo Hight, dreams about a tryst with the palm reader, Taylor St Claire, in the kitchen....only I never saw it...it just starts...and abrupt music change in mid note and she is waking up from the dream with a very big smile on her face. There was a lot of this...like, in scenes where they are in bed, and writhing around, lots of kissing, lots of fondling..but under the covers....WHY? When after the love making, they are laying bare chested in bed....? Was this movie shot with alternate versions in mind and then they got confused as to which version they were putting together? It could have been a great movie for the genre....lots of great looking ladies in little or no clothes....Landon Hall, a beautiful actress who can act well and naturally. Ahmo Hight, the sister, acts well and is built, with a healthy dose of silicone, for serious pleasure. Taylore St Claire is drop dead gorgeous...what scenes I saw her in... If you can get the unrated version, or at least a better edited version, this would be a great show to watch...in my opinion!

Two sisters, go away for the weekend. One is upset at her non-attentive husband; the other has just caught her artist boyfriend cheating on her. Both need time to find themselves and boy do they. The Bed and Breakfast they go to is magical. All the couples staying there seem to get lost in lust. The most memorable scene is a very sexy dream that one of the sisters have about a kitchen sex-capade with her sister. Wow. In the genera of sexy movies, at least this one has a story.

Those of you familiar with Surrender Cinema Films are well aware of what type of film this is. Softcore at its best, well maybe close to it. I have rented the uncut or "director's cut" version of this film and it was not bad. It actually was rather entertaining. When I finally saw this on DVD at a store with the label "directors's cut", I immediately purchased it. I was horrified to find out that this was not the same hot film that I saw but rather a watered down R rated version! If you plan on getting this film, be very careful. The distributor, Shadow, is doing a good job of false advertising. I certainly fell for it. Again don't buy this, even though it says "director's cut"!

This is one of those movies that really should have been better. First, take it for what it is worth - a jiggle film. Given that, the scenes are pretty risque: bottomless front shots of women and all that (that is, if you see the unrated version, I guess). The two female leads, Landon Hall and Ahmo Height, are both well suited to this type of movie. Height, a glamour model in her second movie, is particularly energetic in her roles. She reminds me of Lisa Boyle (Cassandra Leigh) from several years ago. Hall is clearly less concerned about emoting a performance, but then again, she's been around for a while. The men are, as usual, cookie cutter and unmentionable.

What I think is too bad is that the movie set itself up for interesting scenes, but then pulls back to the basic mid-range bed shots for the lovemaking. Why bother? Height's romp in the inn's kitchen is a good example. Rather than going whole hog 9 1/2 weeks-style with the props at their displosal, Height and her female friend (Taylor St. Clair) bump and grind on the counter. Again, watching Height is an experience (all 3 of her sex scenes have a definite attraction to them), but couldn't they have done something more?

Many watchers of this film will see other wasted opportunities. Given the physical talents of the cast, it just seems to be a waste to go to all this trouble, then not do something more interesting with them than what turns up.

Overall your basic run of the mill softcore video. Having seen both the unrated and rated versions, I can say that without a doubt there is no point to even thinking about the rated version. As for the movie itself, was a little surprised to see more lower body detail then I expected. Only a few scenes were disappointing, mostly due to wasted potential, especially the kitchen scene, but make up for it in energy. My only complaint is that we don't get to see nearly enough of Landon Hall. As for the plot ... you don't really watch these films for the plot, do you?