Olga series
Olga's House of Shame (1964) 1/2 (out of 4)
If you're looking for a plot then you're going to be looking for a while but we've basically got Olga (Audrey Campbell) escaping and then starting up her prostitution racket again.
This is the third film in the series and I must say that it's not a very a good series. Yes, I know some fans enjoy these pictures but to me they're on the same level as something like THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS. What does that film and OLGA'S HOUSE OF SHAME have in common? For the majority of the running time they were shot silent and there is some really awful voice-over dialogue that keeps us informed as to what is happening.
This has always been a cheap way for low-budget filmmakers to save money but it just doesn't work and I think it looks especially ridiculous in something like this. There are all sorts of problems with this movie including the fact that nothing shocking happens until around the forty-five minute mark. At this point we finally get a bit of torture and this continues throughout the rest of the movie but by the time it starts the viewer is already dead from boredom.
These type of "roughies" were popular at one time and it seems they gained a bit more popularity once Something Weird Video started to release them. I love sleaze as much as anyone but this film here is just pure boredom to sit through.
If you're looking for a plot then you're going to be looking for a while but we've basically got Olga (Audrey Campbell) escaping and then starting up her prostitution racket again.
This is the third film in the series and I must say that it's not a very a good series. Yes, I know some fans enjoy these pictures but to me they're on the same level as something like THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS. What does that film and OLGA'S HOUSE OF SHAME have in common? For the majority of the running time they were shot silent and there is some really awful voice-over dialogue that keeps us informed as to what is happening.
This has always been a cheap way for low-budget filmmakers to save money but it just doesn't work and I think it looks especially ridiculous in something like this. There are all sorts of problems with this movie including the fact that nothing shocking happens until around the forty-five minute mark. At this point we finally get a bit of torture and this continues throughout the rest of the movie but by the time it starts the viewer is already dead from boredom.
These type of "roughies" were popular at one time and it seems they gained a bit more popularity once Something Weird Video started to release them. I love sleaze as much as anyone but this film here is just pure boredom to sit through.
- Michael_Elliott
- Feb 28, 2008