Lucky Bastard

I think the acting in this film far surpasses the lame idea of phone camera type of nonsense. The storyline is worth it. Give this to a proper director and this would be a big hit. No need for the nudity because we all know what porn stars do. This is a film about one man feeling so embarrassed after being given an opportunity that he thought would be the time of his life. It's actually a great lesson for the stupid men out there that think good looking women will change their life!! I love the concept.

I'd look forward to a remake of this done correctly but I'd want the actor and actress playing the main parts to be involved.

Also, Aston Villa are the greatest football team in the world. The Villa Boys From Aston, We travel near and far, you can hear us singing from the stands of villa park.

Alley alley alley, alley alley alley.

Good women change a man's life. Not porn stars.👊

Lucky Bastard is a "found footage" thriller about a porn website run by Mike (Don McManus) that invites fans to have sex with porn stars. Dave (Jay Paulson) is an eager young fan given a chance to have sex with the fabulous Ashley Saint (Betsy Rue). But everyone gets more than they bargained for in the seemingly mild-mannered Dave... with gruesome results.

I am not a fan of the found footage subgenre in horror (if this can be called horror). Since its modern birth with "Blair Witch Project", few of those entries in this category have been better than average. This, I must say, might be the exception. Not only were the cameras not overly irritating, but it actually made sense for the plot of the film to have so many filming at once.

The film starts with a rather graphic sex scene by non-porn standards (perhaps not surprising for a film of this subject matter) involving actress Catherine Annette. Now, this scene notwithstanding, Annette is an actress to watch -- she has excellent screen presence and steals scenes, even eclipsing star Betsy Rue (with all due respect to Rue, who more than holds her own). The nudity is a bit extreme, earning the film an NC-17. But, again, this is about porn so that may be expected.

Don McManus is awesome, very funny and I love the beard. He is a veteran actor, though perhaps not well known. He is not going to become much more well known from this film, but he should -- he has a great personality, a great look about him, and he is the one character in this movie I really found myself identifying with (whatever that might say about me).

In the background is producer Jim Wynorski, whose involvement is not entirely clear to me. I can frankly say this is the best thing with Wynorski's name on it that I have seen in over a decade, probably longer. Also worth notice is editor Tony Randel, a "Hellraiser" veteran. People rarely notice editors, but Randel is worth every penny.

Although the plot of this film is rather simple, it was brilliantly scripted. Every camera is accounted for, scenes are made to flesh out characters without dragging on too much. Everyone came to the set ready to act, and this was expertly executed. Well worth a watch.

Not hard-core, not soft core porn. I could not believe I cared about the characters in the movie. The fans of Scream understand that virgins are the only ones to survive horror movies. I would not classify as a horror movie. There are plenty of murders, nothing blood curdling or head turning. I did find myself getting caught up in the storyline of the lead actress, Betsy Rue. I felt empathy for her. Getting back to Scream, there are no virgins, except possibly the antagonist. It is interesting how he is dealt with in the final scene. The movie held my interest. I was caught up in the producer/director task to complete the porno and the obstacles he overcame. Think Blair Witch Project of the adult industry. Can you tolerate nudity and lazy sexual content? Give it a watch.

"Lucky B word (imdb warned me that I had used an offensive word!) is a found-footage style horror/thriller/soft adult movie about a website with the same name that has a competition in which the winner gets to have sex - on film - with an adult movie star. The lucky guy in question is Dave (Jay Paulson), a seemingly quiet and shy fella who is a touch odd. The delightful Betsy Rue plays Ashley, his prize. I remember seeing her very naked in a bit part in the "My Bloody Valentine" remake but thankfully she plays one of the leads here. She does spend a lot of time nude, which is very nice, though she does also demonstrate her acting skills which are pretty good. In fact I found most of the acting to be OK. I watched the trailer first and was not impressed, thankfully the movie itself proved to be not too bad. Found footage had been done to death but this at least makes a change to the countless ghost and zombie ones. A lot of the footage was filmed from static CCTV cameras as opposed to somebody doing shaky cam with a handheld one, thankfully. I was quite glad to see the end credits as my interest had started to wane and I certainly wouldn't watch it again but like I said it wasn't the piece of crap that I was expecting.

'Lucky B@stard' is a decent enough concept for a 'slasher' film: a found-footage thriller set in the adult film industry. It could have at least been watchable, but it just doesn't have the script or execution to live up to the promise. The story revolves around a p0rn website's gimmick of allowing one "lucky" fan to perform on-camera with an adult star. Things naturally take a turn for the worse when their chosen participant reveals a disturbing side of his personality.

Sadly, the audience will probably see every plot beat coming a mile off and - worse still - it has a majorly slow build-up. Despite the 94-minute runtime, it takes over an hour for the narrative to truly get going and anything vaguely exciting to happen. By then, it's likely many viewers will have lost patience. Part of the problem is the pacing. Much of the first act is spent on mundane set-up, introducing the characters and the mechanics of the titular website.

When the thriller elements finally kick in, they feel rushed and lack either the impact or gore that they might have had with better development. From early on, it's easy to guess where the story is headed. This might not have been so bad if the characters were more entertaining, but most of the cast are reduced to stereotypes and the script doesn't provide much depth to elevate them beyond their roles as victims or the killer.

Ultimately, 'Lucky Bastard' is a decent enough idea that doesn't quite work, due to its length (maybe it should have been some sort of half hour short?). While the premise might draw you in, the sluggish first hour and predictable plot twists make it a tough sell. If you're a fan of the found-footage genre or curious about its unique setting, it might be worth a look. Just don't expect to be blown away and, for a film set in this industry, you won't be getting too much in the way of what the p0rn genre is most famous for - if that's what you're looking at, you can probably find more on an average internet search.