With the opening narration, the movie sets up Howard Vernon's socially inept, out-of-work sadist as an extraordinarily interesting character right from the start. I was looking forward to learning more about him, and what makes him tick. Unfortunately, the movie quickly abandons his character development in favor of naked women in various states of humiliation/torture.
The ending is disappointing as well. After pulling off a daring escape, the women die in the most inglorious manner imaginable.
Don't get me wrong: the torture/humiliation in this movie is just great. My only beef is that Dr. Milton's sadism would've been much more interesting if the film had given him greater psychological depth. I found myself wondering about how he spent his years of unemployment in Europe before this South American assignment, with nothing more than his suitcase of torture devices to keep him busy.
The ending is disappointing as well. After pulling off a daring escape, the women die in the most inglorious manner imaginable.
Don't get me wrong: the torture/humiliation in this movie is just great. My only beef is that Dr. Milton's sadism would've been much more interesting if the film had given him greater psychological depth. I found myself wondering about how he spent his years of unemployment in Europe before this South American assignment, with nothing more than his suitcase of torture devices to keep him busy.