Discosex (1978)
** (out of 4)
Being a die-hard fan of various Euro Horror directors, I've had to sit through some rather bad films from a wide range of genres. What I loved most about these guys is that they were able to work through a wide range of genres. Rollin might be best known for THE SHIVER OF A VAMPIRE or THE LIVING DEAD GIRL but like Jess Franco and Joe D'Amato, he too worked in the porn market. This film here has a disco band showing up at a studio to make a new album but they're mobbed by some female groupies. Needless to say, a big orgy eventually breaks out. This is the first flat out porn I've seen from Rollin and I can say, from at least this film, he was better in the genre than at least D'Amato. Whereas D'Amato hated the genre, it appears Rollin was very interested in it or at least being a very good sport and giving it all of his attention. Those who know the director's trademark style will see it on display here as on a technical level this film looks pretty good. The film runs just under 75-minutes and Rollin keeps the film moving at a fast pace as we see one sex scene after another and after a while I forgot who was doing this or that. The movie starts off with about a ten-minute dialogue sequence but it was in Italian so I'm not sure what was going on as the boot I had featured no subtitles. I think porn fans will be a lot more interested in this than your casual Rollin fan.
