Eugenie - The Story of Her Journey Into Perversion [DVD] DVD – Color

This is a classic slice of exploitation with an added bonus: legendary character Actor Christoper Lee didn't know he was in it! You see, he didn't realize it was a software S&M film based on the writing of the Marquis de Sade...which is discussed in the bonus material...arguably this is Jess Franco's finest film! Here is a look at the movie:[...]

The pacing of this movie is a little slow, but entertaining.

The problem I have with Franco films is this: they're full of beautiful naked women that really don't do much but lounge around. An erotic film should have something remotely akin to a sexual encounter. Even in 1969 they could do that, especially in Europe. Well, there is some minor lesbianism in a scene or 2, but....I'm not going to get into plot details because few people in this film's crowd are interested in sitting through this to critique the plot. If it's truly based on a De Sade work then great, but from my experience a De Sade tale honestly transferred to film would in reality be nothing less than XXX rated (and in some cases a snuff film). So clearly there are elements missing from this flick in the translation from book to movie, as it's not pornographic. Just a PSA to De Sade literary fans.Franco--with his total of 3 movies bearing the "Eugenie" title--gives De Sade a bad name, believe it or not. The books are much better, and not as tame as Franco makes them out to be.However, compared to his contemporary Jean Rollin (who was comfortable making the occasional porn film, as it happens), Franco certainly had decent budgets to work with and clearly used them well. He gets sexy actresses, and nice movie sets which fit the story. His direction isn't pedestrian, but he must have skipped school on the day that really important filming techniques were discussed, such as keeping the audience engrossed with the characters. So he decided to make up for that by parading nude women around, and I will definitely not complain! It's always a plus when a film has nudity with a purpose, and I think Jess Franco typically manages to provide that purpose."Justine" is probably the highlight of his career, but this particular Eugenie film, overall, is actually pretty entertaining. Not something you'd want to watch again and again, but one that you'll find yourself wanting to pull out of the shelf on occasion.

Exploitation in a combo (bluray and dvd) for a low cost. could not go wrong on this.

Grainy and not well made

Barely a few minutes into the film, it's apparent that someone fell asleep at the switch. The picture frequently softens out of focus, suggesting that whatever print of the film was used as a source had suffered a degree of deterioration. I didn't notice any alteration in sound quality, but the constant change from a crsytal clear picture to a softened blur and back again was distracting and distressing. I expect better from a BluRay.

Excellent! Fast delivery! Thank you!

Blu-ray arrived quickly and in great condition. X-rated film from 1969 is dated. This would NOT be more than a R now days. Blue Underground offering, crisp transfer, Widescreen, 86+ minutes, English, Spanish and French subtitles, all-region, several extras. Ok movie, probably for Christopher Lee fans, hard to follow plot(?), easy to look at ladies, terrible music. Worth a watch...one, maybe two.