Jogos Proibidos

A detective on disability pension is hired to investigate the death of a philanthropist whose heart attack may not have been entirely natural. His widow and former mistress seem eager to co-operate, even a little too eager, and the P.I. is slowly drawn into a web of sex and deceit, familiar territory for this sort of exercise. The difference here is that the mystery plot-line actually works fairly well and follows its own narrative logic to a reasonable conclusion.

The movie also has a pretty posh look, and typically for the genre, tons of eye candy in the form of models in bikinis lounging around the agency pool. Yow! Unfortunately, the acting, scripting and pacing are about par for this type of movie - i.e. terrible - and long stretches of it can be a chore to sit through. The end came as something of a relief, not a positive comment on a movie only 85 minutes long.

Fans of Son of the Beach should note that Forbidden Games features Amy Weber's only nude screen appearance to date, and that alone may give one the impulse to rent it. Try to suppress the urge.

It's pretty evident what sort of film this is, from just the first 5 minutes. Little more than a vehicle for lots of sex and flesh, the ball gets rolling pretty quickly.

The only reason I bought (yes, bought) this film in the first place was because of Amy Weber. Amy is one of the more notable models (IMHO), and well worth the price of admission.

Oh, you want plot? Not much there, I'm afraid.

Jeff Griggs is the "Psychic Detective" (and not a very good one). While attempting to solve a murder mystery, beautiful women keep throwing themselves at his feet, for some unknown reason. He's quite amusing, with a style of speech that reminds me of a constipated Clint Eastwood.

I dare not reveal the ending, except to say that it is quite (unintentionally) funny.

Can't wait for Kolobos! :)

Forbidden Games? It is this film that should have been forbidden. Generally, I like erotic films but this one does not rank highly in my opinion. The film starts off with a supposedly erotic scene which is meant to be the initial crime but then gets steadily worse. Jeff Griggs plays the private Investigator with psychic powers but he is not quite psychic enough to know instantly who did it - which is a pity because it would have saved me the ninety minutes watching this.

There are a good number of beautiful women in this but they generally sit or lounge around a swimming pool. In a film such as this of course, there are the obligatory sex scenes but there is more to it than just showing acres of female flesh, welcomed though it is. As for the ending, that was less than an anti-climax and him being a psychic cop, he should really have seen it coming. The film could have been better than it is and the people who shoot erotic scenes should really learn how to do it.

Forbidden Games is the worst movie I have ever seen. I wasted $34.95 CDN on it!! There is no plot, the movie is basically soft-core porn. The acting is done by what looks to be women from adult magazines. This is a totally tasteless, obscene movie, and I advise everyone to stay away from it!!