Alien Abduction: Intimate Secrets

A weird kind-of science fiction film that really doesn't reach any great heights. We have a group of (very good looking) women meet at a spa somewhere and have long conversations about their fantasies. Each has a weird dream sequence detailing those fantasies, some of which are pretty strange. It eventuates that they have been abducted by an alien who needs to understand how the human race mates, and is using them as an experiment. Or something like that. One of the characters ends up getting it on with the alien running the experiment. The sketchy plot doesn't really get in the way of the nudity, of which there is plenty. Acting is below-par. Not sure how I came across this movie, let alone watched it. Not even the (frequent) sex scenes are all that interesting.

First off let me just state that I am a video store clerk. So I have seen my share of movies, good, bad, and horrendous. This movie falls under the last category. I first picked up this movie purely because of the cover. It was sitting in the Sci-Fi section, and I wanted to see if it belonged in the mature, well it doesn't belong in either. It's not a sci-fi flick, and it's too scatterbrained even for soft-core. How bad is it? It is so bad that my friend and I, couldn't decide how to even begin to catogorize this film Thus forth I have created a new category, "What the hell?" {A side note, the composer for this movie is Danny Elfman. Another reason for this movie to be in this category.} Now on with the plot, a group of women swap sex stories in a sauna. That's pretty much it, with who , I can't tell you without giving away the twist, which sufice is to say the only twist in this movie is with a slice of lemon. This movie is great if you like random nudity, and alien abductions, oh crap gave away the twist. Oh well at least you have the lemon.

As I watched this (actually half watched, half fast forwarded), I couldn't help but think it had to be written by a woman. Five attractive females, in various stages of undress, sitting in a (Romanian) sauna discussing sexual fantasies. Sounds like a winner but never got off the ground.

Women discussing there experiences being ravaged by aliens could have been extremely hot, but its all too "chicky". Too much time spent talking about their "feelings", and so-called "erotic" scenes that play too soft - a lot of cutting away on the good parts, nothing explicit, no pink, not even much "boobage" (disappointing, as the actresses are well-endowed and not the standard plastic b-movie chicks), not enough skin, not enough heat (save one half-a** solo scene, they never get it on in the sauna!), too much talking and nothing went anywhere. Imagine scenes with them being examined, nude, on stainless steel tables, or forced to breed, or being fondled and probed. Alas, we got none of that, just some cheesy Harlequine romance-type female blathering.

The movie could/should have been half as long. Any coincidence most of these actresses, despite looking good, never made another movie? Check it out only if you get it dirt cheap.

26 March 2010. Usually soft porn movies are low-budget with poor acting and a script that seems to be just shreds of limp dialogue used to justify the loosely put together salacious scenes of sex. FORBIDDEN ZONE however avoids this typically boring and ludicrous trap by having a decent, if not uniquely sci fi storyline, that is convincing and usually consistent presentation that stays together until the end. There are a few moments were it seems that the storyline is just made as an excuse to show off the sex, yet even the sex scenes seem to be more artistic, slow, and rhythmic in a feminine style rather than the harsh, impersonal titillating male style. There are a multitude decent relational scenes where its not just about dry dialogue but sometimes even personally dagger-like or emotionally revealing conversations usually reserved for more feature length dramatic movies. For some audience members expecting hard core sex, this movie may be boring and dull, but for those expecting more of an artistic sensual movie, FORBIDDEN ZONE maintains its integrity and underplayed layered quality.

This film was better than I was expecting. It is an intriguing mixture of softcore erotica and alien abduction story. The cinematography by Adolfo Bartoli is simply wonderful. The actings are decent enough and the alien character has a sinister look.

One thing I never understood is why girls never really kiss each other in lesbian scenes. I never saw a kiss between two women have the same intensity as the kisses between men and women in those softcore productions. Is it really that hard for a woman to simulate a lesbian kiss? Or does the audience appreciate the fake kisses? Not me, for sure.

Apparently, Charles Band was an uncredited executive producer in this movie, that being the main reason I watched it.