Olympus: Rifugio degli dei

Olympus (1997)

* (out of 4)

The Greek god is given his own porno thanks to cult filmmaker Joe D'Amato. The story here takes place in the present time as a couple stumble onto a statue of Venus and soon all sex breaks loose. D'Amato clearly wasn't overly excited about this movie as it features some rather boring sex scenes and an even dumber story thrown in. The movie features some good cinematography but that's pretty much it. Fans of porn might enjoy it more than others.

Director Joe D'Amato will always be remembered for his horror films like BEYOND THE DARKNESS and ANTROPOPHAGUS as well as his long running Emanuelle series with Laura Gamser. After the Italian horror market dried up, D'Amato had a comeback with the softcore ELEVEN DAYS ELEVEN NIGHTS, which eventually led to the director doing porn titles. The director had previously mixed sex and horror in such titles as PORNO HOLOCAUST and EROTIC NIGHS OF THE LIVING DEAD but those films were a long way off from his later day porn.