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Out of ControlOut of Control (1998) is a thriller starring Sean Young. She plays a mobster's girl in Pittsburgh, and runs off with his car and a whole lot of cash. She finds a small town, starts an affair with a diner owner, and seems to be hiding from the enforcers who are out to get her. Predictably, she is found, and someone tries to grab her and the money, but the diner owner makes short work of him. Of course, this is not the last of the visitors, and, before this one is over, there will also be some surprise plot twists. I did not predict the ending. As Sean Young's only fan, I wanted to like this, and found it watchable. IMDb readers say 5.3 and based on only 57 votes. The small number of votes is not surprising, as it is only available in a rare region 3 NTSC version! It is in English, and the transfer quality is good, so it's a way to get a rare DVD if you're a fan. Order information can be obtained by clicking on the picture below.
The Sexual Story of O
The Sexual Story of O (1984) is a Jess Franco Spanish film titled to take advantage of the popularity of the Story of O. It is a story of sado-masochism by the very wealthy. A couple seduces the young Alicia Principle, then delivers her to a perverted royal couple on an island, where she is ravaged, drugged and beaten, then murdered. Franco thinks of it as a love story. The male half of the couple who seduces her falls in love with her, blows away his wife and the twisted royalty, then carries her dead body into the sea. Jess was proud of that ending, saying that it symbolized that the two people had to go to another plane to find happiness. Jess does a little of his psychedelic photography during the torture scene at the end of the film, but otherwise spends the film shooting naked women in good light alone and fondling other women and/or a man. The Widescreen transfer is excellent. The DVD audio is in Spanish with optional English subtitles, but the dialogue is pretty much unnecessary, so the language is not improtant. Softcore fans will find it good but unexceptional, but Franco fans will want this. That makes the grade either C (as a competent softcore sex film with unfamiliar actresses), or C+ (as a Jess Franco treasure.) IMDb readers say 4.1 based on only 12 votes.
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