SexWorld

I like the idea of sometime in the late 1970s a bus was going round San Francisco with a banner for SexWorld on the side.

Inspired by the television series Fantasy Island crossed with the Michael Crichton film, Westworld. Guests hop on the bus to take them to a hi tech palace where all kinds of sexual fantasies can be fulfilled.

Anthony Spinelli creates scenarios with his scientists so guests leave the resort in a better frame of mind and maybe learn something about themselves.

When her long term girlfriend walks out on her, Annette Haven decides she wants to have sex with a young Latino man.

Sharon Thorpe is a lonely spinster who cannot find satisfaction with phone sex or dirty movies. She wants to be noticed and have someone be kind to her, SexWorld programmers find that what she wants is Johnnie Keyes straight out of Behind the Green Door.

There is a comic story of a racist John Leslie finds it is more fun to have sex with a black woman, Desiree West.

The film is regarded as a classic of the Golden Age of Porn with numerous famous performers from that period but I did not find it the best example of late 1970s porn. At least there is a cheesy theme song, an attempt at a story and the acting is pretty good.

A prime example of what a truly good adult film can be like. The producers obviously put a lot of care (and, for a porno film, quite a bit of money) into this, and it shows. Shot on film, it doesn't have the cheap, rushed look that many adult films of the period (not to mention the dirt-cheap shot-on-video junk of today) had. There are some actual "performances" other than the sexual kind (although those are quite good, too), and for once you actually find yourself getting involved in the story--an astonishing feat for an adult film. A major plus is that it doesn't have the degrading, nasty attitude towards women that is unfortunately so prevalent in most of today's adult movies, which is a refreshing change. The centerpiece of the film, however--to me, at least--is the spectacular Desiree West, one of the few black actresses appearing in adult films at the time and far and away the best. She is, to put it mildly, smokin' hot, and just her scenes alone are worth the price of the rental. If you're an adult film buff, don't miss it. If you're not especially enamored of adult films, check this one out anyway. It'll surprise you.

SexWorld (1978)

*** (out of 4)

As the title suggests, this here is a porn take-off on WESTWORLD where people travel by bus to a secret location where all of their sexual desires can come true. We meet a number of couples and characters who want to express themselves sexually and SexWorld allows that to happen.

Anthony Spinelli's SEXWORLD is considered by many people to be the greatest adult movie ever made. I personally wouldn't go that far but there's no question that it's one of the best the genre has to offer and there's enough going on here that even people who aren't fans of the genre could enjoy it. I was really surprised to see how well-made this movie was as it features a great cast, some wonderful set design and there's no doubt that Spinelli has everything under control.

The film basically introduces us to a variety of people, we learn about what their desires are and then we see them acted out. What's so surprising is the fact that all of the characters are people you wouldn't mind knowing and this here adds another layer to things. It's good that we can enjoy the people that we are watching and we're also given some pretty funny scenarios including one honky who doesn't want a black woman but Desiree West wins him over. We also have Amber Hunt, Annette Haven, Kay Parker and Abigail Clayton among others.

Again, this is a very good film but at the same time I don't think it's nearly as good as some others that the genre has to offer. On a technical level it's certainly right up there with the very best and it's an all around entertaining picture.

The plot of Michael Crichton's Westworld was ripe for having a porno spoof made out of it; I'm just surprised it took them five years to get around to it. SexWorld is the result, and while the film plays up to it's central idea well; I do have to say that the whole thing hasn't worked out as well as it could have done considering the vast scope for ingenuity regarding the sex scenes. The premise of the film works from the idea of a group of people going to 'SexWorld' - a place where they are allowed to live out any sexual fantasy they desire - no matter how strange. We focus on a bus full of people (single and couples) that go to SexWorld hoping for a good time. After the film has established a few back stories via flashback, the group enter SexWorld where they are asked to fill out a form, before a few men in white coats press some buttons and end up making their fantasies come true by pairing them off with the perfect sexual partner. We then cycle through various customers' sessions...

My main gripe with this is that none of the customers really ask for anything strange. There are a million different fetishes out there, but this film doesn't go any further than girl on girl; which is great don't get me wrong, but I could pretty much pick up any XXX film and see some women getting it on together. Another criticism of the film is that the story doesn't really go anywhere; we watch their fantasies and that's about it - would a little malfunction a la Westworld really have been too much to ask for as an ending? Obviously the main draw of this film is the sex scenes; and they are plentiful. The film doesn't dwell on just one or two much either; and we do get to see several. Some of the fantasies are really well done; a scene with a racist white man and a black woman is one of the best. The film is obviously meant to be something of a psychological study and, to give credit where credit is due, it is certainly a lot deeper than most other adult films; although it wont win any awards for depth. Overall, this is a worthwhile flick and porn fans will likely want to track it down, if only to see how the Westworld plot line turns out.

Here's one of those imaginative adult films that doesn't come over too badly. Unfulfilled couples, who find things are lacking in the relationship, or sex department, hop on a bus and take that tour to a place called Sex World, where partners are teamed up with other people, who can may'be help them fulfill their desires. Only we don't really know the success rate with sex world, when they hop back on that bus. This place is monitored, by hidden cameras, would you believe-shows imagination. A few big adult stars we're not surprised to see, pop up. John Leslie, who only likes his broads white, probably provides the best scene, where he finally make it with a black chick, is cute, and John in not disappointed. Afterall, "The darker the meat, the sweeter the juice". Whet your appetite? Another scene involving a lone woman, getting off on a phone call, only to be shot down at the end of it, is one of many flashback scenes, as to illustrate the couple's problems, and why they go to Sex World. On the whole SW is not a badly made flick, and rises above the norm of many other adult films cause of it's story. It's also a lot of fun.