Gwendoline

This movie is based on a comic strip I've never seen. The plot isn't much to talk about. It sure isn't as much fun as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" or the other Indiana Jones films. And while there is some nudity and bondage (including Tawny) for the most part there really isn't much to the film. Adventure-seekers may want to look elsewhere. Bondage types might enjoy the dungeon scenes (which look more like a European art house than a Gothic-style dungeon) but they're played for erotic-art rather than bawdy sex, and it's always fun seeing Tawny wearing almost nothing for most of the film. Costumes are better than the rest of the film, except for a) the scene where Tawny and Willard find the wreckage of some crates and have a spat, b) the scene where Tawny tries to rescue her friend who has been captured and thrown in the dungeon where a single thread held in her teeth is keeping a bow from skewering her with an arrow, and c) the scene where a female prisoner has been placed, topless, on a wheel and is slowly revolving around and around. Clips from the movie will probably turn up in bondage newsgroups because of this.

The plot is pedestrian (Think "Wizard of Oz" meets "Story of O"), the acting no better than High School and the dubbing flat, but the visuals on this are very artistic. Not only the large amount of female nudity, but the sets and some of the camera angles, especially where Gwendolyn and Beth are being held back-to-back in the dungeon. There were more than a few scenes I wish would have been given more screen time. None of it is great cinema, but the artwork makes for great entertainment. The copy I saw seemed to have been hacked more than edited, perhaps to bring it in line with an "R" rating. I saw it on HBO shortly after it came out, and eagerly awaited a chance to purchase the video. I managed to get an ex-rental copy.

Well not just her, but her two friends. Although you may argue how much of a friendship she has with the other two members of her ... "crew". Well one of them is her love interest - and let me tell you something: he treats her like ... well not how one should treat another individual. But because of his looks and I reckon the charme his character has, she still can't help herself falling in love with him.

Now you may have already deducted, that this may very well be able to offend your sensibilities. And it does not really care - nudity and cliches go hand in hand. Add some interesting action scenes and some costumes that are way out there (or down there) ... that it is able to either be one of the funnest rides you have or one of the worst. Again depending on your sensiblities and I am not telling you how to feel or what is right or wrong here.

An oddity that is quite entertaining for those able to suspend their disbelief.

This movie is one of the great old "B" movies from the 80s. The acting is totally amateur, but perfect for the campy theme. It has everything needed for an adventure movie of this type; jungle localles, dirty boat captain, gambling, savages, and the always welcome nude scenes (wow, but Beth really made the movie!!)

Rent it, buy it, borrow it, STEAL it!! It's worth the time!!!

Movie excess at its best. Ever imagined chariot races that were pulled by nude women? Well you can see it here. Directed by the same twisted mind that created Emmanuelle and The Story of O, he now makes a movie which is pure camp. From my opinion it was the perfect sendup of Raiders of the Lost Ark - only this time Indiana is woman and all the villans are large breasted women that romp around naked.