An
alien the size of a marble lands on Earth and turns itself into a beautiful
naked blonde (Monika Ringwald). After wandering
about nude for a bit, she gets some clothes at a spa and takes a stroll around
London gathering information for her superiors whom she complicates with
telepathically. (Who needs a boom mic
when you can just dub in whole conversations in post-production?) She also winds up in a sex shop and gets a job
as a photographer’s model. Eventually, our “Sexplorer” gets an up close and
personal lesson on what human sexuality is all about, much to the horror of her
superiors.
Apparently,
this is Quentin Tarantino’s “favorite British film”. If you squint hard enough, you can almost see
what Tarantino likes about it. While it’s far from the “best British movie”
ever made, it’s definitely one of the best British sex comedies I’ve seen. I’ve sat through many of these things in my
day and when it comes to exploitation subgenres, they are near the bottom of
the barrel. Typically, they are devoid
of laughs and aren’t sexy in the least.
This one has its fair share of humorous moments, and even manages to be sort
of fun in some spots. It’s not exactly a
classic or anything, but it’s intermittently amusing enough that fans of ‘70s
sci-fi softcore should enjoy it.
It’s
not always successful. It’s uneven and
episodic to a fault. The wedding
reception scene isn’t funny and goes on far too long, and many sequences are pointless
(like when the Sexplorer bangs a guy in a room full of balloons) or just plain dumb
(like when she accidentally turns green). Still, it’s just corny and likeable
to keep you watching. The theme song is
great too.
I
guess the best thing you could say about Sexplorer is how inspirational it was.
It’s easy to imagine the makers or Lifeforce
and Species seeing this on TV late one night and blatantly copying the scenes
of a hot naked alien chick absentmindedly sightseeing for their own screenplays.
If it wasn’t for this flick, those
classics would’ve never been made. That fact
alone kind of justifies Tarantino’s claims.
AKA: The Girl from Starship Venus. AKA:
The Discoveries of a Virgin Beauty.
AKA: Diary of a Space Virgin.
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