“E-‘MAY’-NUELLE”
FORMAT: BLU-RAY
If you come down with an overly powerful feeling of déjà vu while watching Emanuelle’s Perverse Outburst, don’t worry, it’s not you. Ever the thrifty economical hackmeister, director Joe D’Amato took a bunch of scenes from previous Black Emanuelle movies starring Laura Gemser, re-edited the footage, redubbed the dialogue, and turned it into a “new movie”. Most of the footage comes from Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade, Black Cobra, and Porno Esotic Love. Honestly, you’re better off watching any of those other flicks in their entirety instead of sitting through this cobbled-together mess.
At least D’Amato was smart enough to toss in some hardcore footage so we wouldn’t get too bored. Sometimes though, the quality of the film stock drops depending on what movie Joe is culling from. It all makes for a very slapdash affair.
The plot, such as it is, is basically a rehashing of Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade as Emanuelle goes on assignment to infiltrate a shady organization ran by Gabriele Tinti. Since Tinti was in so many Emanuelle movies alongside his wife, Gemser, that means he can show up in scenes from several different films and still be passed off as the same “character”. Later, she gets tangled up with some double agents who are trying to get their hands on some microfilm. Not that the plot matters in a paste-up job like this, but it’s frustrating to watch a movie in which nothing really happens and the whole thing just sort of ends… even if it does feature scads of nudity. Oh, and the new soundtrack is ill-fitting and sometimes borderline racist (I’m thinking specifically of the Hong Kong scenes).
One thing is for certain: Emanuelle’s Perverse Outburst is a great title. If only the film could live up to it. I have a feeling D’Amato came up with the title, realized he couldn’t get Gemser to make another movie with him, and then just reassembled old footage and sold it under the admittedly awesome title. If you’re unfamiliar with the series, this might be an OK primer, even if it often feels like it was edited with a chainsaw and tree sap. Die-hard fans of the series might watch it just as an excuse to see Gemser naked again. Still, even as repackaged clip shows go, it comes up short.
And despite the title, Emanuelle never does have a perverse outburst, so I have to subtract a Half-Star off for that.
AKA: Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle. AKA: Manuela.
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