Erotic Diary of a Lumberjack (1974), which, as is only to be expected of a movie with that title, has practically nothing to do with lumberjacks,
In the Sign of the Virgin (1973), which has nothing whatsoever to do with virgins,
The Living Ghost (1942), which, come to think of it, has nothing to do with ghosts– am I on a roll here, or what?
RoboCop 2 (1990), which breaks the streak by being about not only RoboCop, but another cyborg actually called RoboCop 2 as well,
The Sinful Dwarf (1974), which is exactly what it says on the package,
and…
Truck Stop (1978), which is an extremely revisionist adaptation of the Odyssey. No, really.
#1 by Blake Matthews on June 14, 2009 - 5:44 pm
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I watched the first Robocop as a little kid and loved it. I took me a while before I saw Robocop 2 on network TV, so it was a bit watered down. I do have vivid memories of my friend imitating the foul-mouthed kid all throughout the third grade.
#2 by lyzard on June 14, 2009 - 7:12 pm
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James Dunn won an Oscar three years after this (BSA for A Tree Grows In Brooklyn). Which is not to say that the reviewer of Erotic Diary Of A Lumberjack and The Sinful Dwarf would have heard of him. 🙂
#3 by lyzard on June 14, 2009 - 9:56 pm
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Oooooooookayyyyy…so the overriding message of this update is that European erotica tends to disguise itself as science fiction?
I think I like it.
#4 by Thomas on June 15, 2009 - 12:41 am
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I don’t know if Russian’s the sexiest language, but it’s certainly the most adorable.
#5 by The Beerman on June 16, 2009 - 1:34 pm
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Must. See! The Sinful Dwarf.
#6 by KeithA on June 16, 2009 - 5:03 pm
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Back in college, i had a scratchy old vhs dupe of The Sinful Dwarf. I remember a bunch of people getting together to watch it, and at least one guy didn’t make it past the abrupt cut from evil Torben close-up to credits played out over goofy yet creepy wind-up toys. He went outside, smoked a joint, and says his soul is better for it.
Russian can only be the sexiest language if Barry White songs sound good in it. Having heard Russian covers of Barry White songs, I can assure you they do not.
#7 by El Santo on June 17, 2009 - 7:09 am
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“Russian can only be the sexiest language if Barry White songs sound good in it. Having heard Russian covers of Barry White songs, I can assure you they do not.”
You make the mistake of assuming that I would find a Barry White song anything less than instantaneously boner-killing in the first place.
#8 by Thomas on June 17, 2009 - 8:16 pm
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Oh you poor, poor man…
What is the go-to El Santo Aural Aphrodisiac?
#9 by El Santo on June 17, 2009 - 9:33 pm
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“What is the go-to El Santo Aural Aphrodisiac?”
My brain doesn’t normally make a connection between music and sex at all, honestly. (This may say something about why I play in thrash band rather than a hair-metal band or a junkie-rock band, although I’m not exactly sure what.)