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2006 - 76m.

Seduction Cinema was struck with a huge blow when Misty Mundae decided to move on to more legitimate fare. The reason her departure was such a big deal is because she had become the face of Seduction Cinema and she brought with her a distinct look and attitude to her numerous appearances in the movies. Although Darian Caine is also quite distinctive with her long black hair and many tattoos, it just doesn't seem like a Seduction Cinema movie when you know Misty isn't going to show up.

If you are familiar with Seduction's spoofs, you will know that the formula is to take the plot of a popular movie or TV show and use it as a skeleton to hang a number of sex scenes on, This time around, John Fedele stars as Seymoure Ass, a movie director who transports his crew and his latest discovery Fannie Sparrow (Sabrina Faire) to a place called Bone Island to make a picture. Once there, they meet a diaper-clad ape named Kinky Kong. After a number of lesbian scenes featuring Faire, Caine, A.J. Khan, Molly Heartbreaker, and Alexia Moore, the gang decide to take Kong back to America with them so that Ass can exploit him on Broadway. On the opening night of the big debut, Kong escapes, takes a subway train up his ass, rubs himself on a building and ejaculates while watching more lesbians, and finally has sex with the Statue of Liberty. We get the usual low-budget, yet oddly charming, computer effects courtesy of b-movie director Brett Piper and more fart jokes than I am used to.

To say that this is lacking the quality of the other Seduction titles seems like a bit of a diss but this is precisely the case. Without veterans Fedele and Caine, this would have been a total bore. I get the impression that A.J. Khan is a nice person in real life but man, she is a bad actress. Fedele is by far the most entertaining part of the film with his New York accent and hyperactive personality but I could have done without the overabundant flatulence problem and the numerous jokes involving the gay first mate. Caine is good with the little dialogue that she has but she is sadly underused. Star Sabrina Faire is a recent discovery by Seduction but she looked bored and uncomfortable through most of the film especially during the many sex scenes. The other cast members didn't really stand out in one way or another aside from the tattoos that adorn Molly Heartbreaker's breasts and back.

I am admittedly getting tired of this type of b-movie. They just all seem to be the same these days and the sex scenes have become repetitive. I have complained in other reviews about lesbian scenes being a little too graphic in recent years and I found they were noticeably toned down in this film (yes, I watched the unrated cut). This is odd as it seems as though this is all the movie has going for it, I do not really understand this tactic. All this is going to do is piss off the target market that has been established. These fans don't want to see Kong sodomizing a cross-eyed dinosaur or an uncomfortable looking starlet looking like she was coerced into making the film. They want hot softcore sex scenes and with some goofy humour thrown in. I think the company desperately needs a couple of new girls that can take what Mundae and Caine established and move the company forward rather than it teetering on the brink of destruction that it may be heading towards if some changes aren't made pretty soon. I don't think Sabrina Faire is the one to take them there. (Josh Pasnak, 11/4/07)

Directed By: John Bacchus.
Written By: John Bacchus.

Starring: John Fedele, Sabrina Faire, Darian Caine, A.J. Khan.


DVD INFORMATION
Seduction - September 5, 2006

Picture Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen.

Picture Quality: Nothing to complain about. This movie was shot-on-video and looks fine.

Extras: Like a number of Seduction Cinema titles lately, this movie has been released as a 73-minute R-rated cut and you have the option to mail in to get the unrated cut. I have reviewed the unrated cut. Apparently this new marketing ploy of two versions is due to the fact that we are living in more conservative times and that a number of retailers will not carry the more explicit versions. The main difference between the two is that the sex scenes on the unrated cut are replaced on the R-rated version by girls dancing around in their underwear.

The extras on the unrated "hot cut" disc include a commentary from producer Michael Raso and star John Fedele. This was a little dry and I did not enjoy it nearly as much as Raso's commentary on the R-rated disc. This could have been a lot better if Fedele let loose a bit as he was very restrained and almost seemed nervous. Other extras include a 7-minute deleted sex scene featuring Jackie Stevens, and a selection of trailers.

The R-rated disc contains the aforementioned commentary by Raso that is moderated by Henrique Couto who runs a podcast called "Freak Forum". I found Couto's enthusiasm made the commentary more enjoyable and Raso opened up a bit about how he got into the business. I did find his claims to be uninterested in sexploitation movies to be somewhat silly and unbelievable though. In addition to the commentary, we get a three-minute behind the scenes segment that didn't have much to offer, and a selection of trailers.