Jimbo52

Not wishing to repeat what everyone else has noted, I will only say this:

Nearly everybody says they loved Curly best... but I will put BRIDELESS GROOM up against ANY of other the Stooges shorts.

I think it's the most hilarious from start to finish, as well as being the most re-watchable.

The off-key singing student... Christine McIntire's "Cousin Basil" routine, and of course Emil Sitka's J.P. are highlights, but only around the Stooges' impeccable timing and the great writing too!

Nuff said.

So what if some say this was "Awful"! The supporting cast under Miss Kristal is actually very good. Both the French and the Germans are believable. (What is it with lesbian German "fraulein doktors"?) :-) While the WWI battle scenes were rather poor for their lack of hundreds of extras, the details of what WAS shown is very commendable! Miss Kristal's best scene is where she stands at the edge of a trench and her coat drops to reveal for the first time her nurse's uniform (her costume for her spy duties). It doesn't sound dramatic, but the shot IS! The rest of the movie is just GORGEOUS with the European locations, set decoration and authentic props (including a steam locomotive!). It is a beautifully shot movie! You think you are back in 1916! If you enjoyed the location photography in THE BLUE MAX, you will also like MATA HARI! It may not be CITIZEN KANE but very watchable... many times, even!

An odd one... even for a porno.

It seems to be put together with several shootings on the same sets with different casts, made over time. (The sets are quite good for a cheapo porno, BTW.) Story concerns 3 Allied agents (1 bearded male, 2 females in fatigues) who parachute into North Africa and land in the middle of a desert Nazi installation and are taken prisoner for some S&M and hardcore sex fun and games.

SEE Angelique Pettyjohn hamming it up as a sadistic Nazi bitch. She plays only with the girls, implying she is a lesbian, which makes her pay-back rape by the guy while jackknifed over a table that much more exciting!

SEE the older guy who played the Nazi kommandant in LOVE CAMP 7 reprise his role.

HEAR the befuddled actress mispronounce "Algiers" repeatedly!

SEE the exciting (?) outdoor scenes (shot in the California desert?) as the filmmakers set off dynamite to simulate bombs.

SEE the other Nazi bitch... a barfy crone in jackboots who reminded this viewer of former Senator Phil Gram. (gag!)

It's supposed to be an action-adventure, but it is unintentionally hilarious in many places! Get out some beer and enjoy yourself!