Dark Chambers
2000, VCA Pictures

Reviewed By: P.T.
On: 07/05/00
Produced by: Jane Hamilton & Chanze
Directed by: Veronica Hart
Starring: Marilyn Chambers, Erica Boyer, Asia Carrera, Lauren Montgomery, Bianca Jordan, Herschel Savage, Tyce Bune, Joey Ray, L.T. Turner
Directing: 3
Production: 3
Storyline: 1
Music: 2
Editing: 1
Costumes: 4
Dialogue: 3


 

The Sex Index ©
Erica Boyer with Asia Carrera X   X             X  
Marilyn Chambers with Herschel Savage       X            
Marilyn Chambers with Tyce Bune, Joey Ray and Herschel Savage X   X X   X        
Marilyn Chambers with L.T. Turner       X       X    
Asia Carrera with Bianca Jordan and Joey Ray       X         X  
Marilyn Chambers with Erica Boyer X X X           X  
Lauren Montgomery with Tyce Bune X X   X X          
Marilyn Chambers with Erica Boyer, Asia Carrera, Lauren Montgomery, Bianca Jordan, Herschel Savage, Tyce Bune, and Joey Ray       X         X  


 

Review:
I'd try to explain the plot, but you won't understand until you see the last 5 minutes of the movie and I'm not giving away the end. What you get are eight scenes that don't appear to have any relation to each other, along with a vague but confusing storyline that leaves you wondering what you missed. Either Richard Dewitt was having a bad day when he wrote this or Veronica Hart didn't understand what he was writing. Whichever it was, the result is confusing.

This is another example of trying to do two things at once and not really pulling off either one. There are two versions of this flick, an x-rated version and a cable(motel) version. If you're going to make a cable movie, you have to have a stronger plot to keep your audience interested. For an x-rated version you can skimp on the plot, but you have to have good sex scenes. Here you get neither. The writing is amateurish and the sex is watered down and choreographed. Every movie of this nature that I've ever seen has been the same. The sex can't be good because of the method used to create the scenes. Hardcore shots are cut into the film to achieve an x-rating and nothing matches up. The sound is off, the continuity is off and you're left with a herky, not jerky film.

While Marilyn Chambers is a legend in the adult film business, I wasn't impressed with her performance here. That may have been because of the type of film they were making. Her facial reaction close ups were merely playing for the camera and I was left wondering if they were actually shot during the action or later and then edited in. Hart did a good job of camera work to hide Marilyn's thickening middle, but you could still tell. Don't get me wrong, I still think Marilyn is a very sexy woman, but she's not the same girl who made Behind the Green Door over 25 years ago.

Asia Carrera, Lauren Montgomery and Bianca Jordan made this film worth watching for the avid porn flick aficionado. With good acting, hot bods and enthusiastic sex, this trio overcame the looping, over-editing and audio flaws to turn in hot sex scenes. Erica Boyer was a pleasant surprise, she looks as sexy and nasty as ever and still has a mean streak in her. Tyce, Herschel, Joey and L.T. also turned in some top quality stud work and acting performances.

I've already talked about the editing, but I also found the audio over dubbing very distracting. There was one point where Asia and Bianca were carrying on a conversation and their lips never moved. The music was monotonous, but at least it was low enough to where you could barely hear it.

As a hardcore fuck-flick fan, I was very disappointed and irritated with this video, but like I said, you can't do two things at the same time. If the studio makes more money on motel movies, make 'em. If they make more money on strokers, make those. Don't try to do them both at the same time. If I had paid for this movie, I would have felt like I'd been had.

PT says 3, only because of Asia and even then, just barely. 


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