I remember seeing the Emmanuelle video tapes on store shelf back in the 90s when I was a teenager (perhaps very cautiously peeking at the back cover. ) So they have this cult movie reputation, but until now I had never seen an Emmanuelle film.
Part 2 was recently on tv and I watched it. Well, I must admit I wasn't entirely paying attention because it felt more interesting to do other things at the same time. Hey, don't get me wrong: with other things I mean reading the news or something like that. I also listened to some rock music. In some moments the film's best scenes did indeed make a cool rock video.
So, the movie was mostly just very mediocre drama and romance, but every now and then there was an erotic scene that got my attention. But overall the movie felt very boring. The plot and the characters just weren't interesting.
I also wondered to whom is this movie intended for? The main character seemed a little bit like a women's empowerment figure, showing that also women can be sexually active and bold. But the way it was performed was quite cheesy. She just stumbles upon a guy and says: let's have sex. That kind of style seemed more like men's daydream. The whole thing felt too much aimless and mishmash. Well, maybe in the 70s this was wild stuff but nowadays it doesn't compare well to whatever you wanna compare it to.
I read some other review that said this second part is supposedly weaker than some other ones in the series, so maybe (just maybe) I'll see the first part if happen to come across. But if you're a newcomer to Emmanuelle, all I can say is that at least this second movie probably isn't going to turn your world upside down.
Part 2 was recently on tv and I watched it. Well, I must admit I wasn't entirely paying attention because it felt more interesting to do other things at the same time. Hey, don't get me wrong: with other things I mean reading the news or something like that. I also listened to some rock music. In some moments the film's best scenes did indeed make a cool rock video.
So, the movie was mostly just very mediocre drama and romance, but every now and then there was an erotic scene that got my attention. But overall the movie felt very boring. The plot and the characters just weren't interesting.
I also wondered to whom is this movie intended for? The main character seemed a little bit like a women's empowerment figure, showing that also women can be sexually active and bold. But the way it was performed was quite cheesy. She just stumbles upon a guy and says: let's have sex. That kind of style seemed more like men's daydream. The whole thing felt too much aimless and mishmash. Well, maybe in the 70s this was wild stuff but nowadays it doesn't compare well to whatever you wanna compare it to.
I read some other review that said this second part is supposedly weaker than some other ones in the series, so maybe (just maybe) I'll see the first part if happen to come across. But if you're a newcomer to Emmanuelle, all I can say is that at least this second movie probably isn't going to turn your world upside down.