I decided to watch this film after having watched Wendy Delorme and Judy Minx in "The Final Girl" because I really enjoyed that film a lot. Obviously, this is totally different; it's a road film that flows from one segment to the next, seemingly without any particular rhyme or reason. Sometimes that's a real plus; in this instance, it's more of a mixed bag. A lot of serious issues are touched upon, but like the sex scenes, they're really touched upon too little to make any lasting impression. It's as if this film can't quite figure out what it wants to be. Some scenes have real hard core edges, while others are just watered down way too much, giving the film a very uneven and amateurish feel.
Also, there's a difference between something being funny, and people engaging in sophomoric, silly/giggling self-consciousness. To my taste, this film engages in too much of the latter and not enough of the former.
The five things that stood out the most for me were:
1. One of the performers stated that she'd like to have a child, and in preparation for that event she realized she needs to severely limit her own negative self talk.
2. Judy Minx talks about porn, and how if one doesn't like the porn that's available, rather than take a no porn approach, one should consider making porn that suits one's needs better.
3. The movie makes a statement that it's important for men and women to view a cervix, because it's something that most people never see. (Anyone who watches this film can no longer make that statement.)
4. The movie points out that pussies have almost universally either been put up on a pedestal or cast down into hell, and it's important to normalize them and view them from a more neutral, middle ground.
5. The movie imparts the sage advice that it's important to be as nonjudgmental as possible.
All in all, this is certainly an interesting endeavor, but as one other reviewer pointed out, the material really could have been handled better if the editing had been more adept. This was admittedly a challenging project, and it is worth seeing IMO. If nothing else, it really made me wonder what these women are like in person. The closest thing to this that I've seen is "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", although that had more of a story line and had better character development, whereas this is more of a pure road film in which, unfortunately, you really don't get to know the women all that well.
Also, there's a difference between something being funny, and people engaging in sophomoric, silly/giggling self-consciousness. To my taste, this film engages in too much of the latter and not enough of the former.
The five things that stood out the most for me were:
1. One of the performers stated that she'd like to have a child, and in preparation for that event she realized she needs to severely limit her own negative self talk.
2. Judy Minx talks about porn, and how if one doesn't like the porn that's available, rather than take a no porn approach, one should consider making porn that suits one's needs better.
3. The movie makes a statement that it's important for men and women to view a cervix, because it's something that most people never see. (Anyone who watches this film can no longer make that statement.)
4. The movie points out that pussies have almost universally either been put up on a pedestal or cast down into hell, and it's important to normalize them and view them from a more neutral, middle ground.
5. The movie imparts the sage advice that it's important to be as nonjudgmental as possible.
All in all, this is certainly an interesting endeavor, but as one other reviewer pointed out, the material really could have been handled better if the editing had been more adept. This was admittedly a challenging project, and it is worth seeing IMO. If nothing else, it really made me wonder what these women are like in person. The closest thing to this that I've seen is "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", although that had more of a story line and had better character development, whereas this is more of a pure road film in which, unfortunately, you really don't get to know the women all that well.