LET’S GET PHYSICAL: EMMANUELLE: A WORLD OF DESIRE (1994) ***

FORMAT:  VHS

Krista Allen returns as Emmanuelle in the second installment in the Emmanuelle in Space series.  In the first of three stories, Emmanuelle takes a shy alien named Theo (Timothy Di Pri) to visit a Hefner-esque media mogul.  They stay at his half-assed Playboy Mansion where he gets it on with a sexy Asian maid.  After losing his alien cherry, Theo falls for a shy stable girl and together they take a literal roll in the hay.  

The attempts at comedy fall flat (like the alien’s first clumsy pass at lovemaking), but this segment is still a lot of fun.  It’s yet another solid vehicle for the talents of Allen.  She’s incredibly sexy in this segment and appears at several scintillating sex scenes, my favorite being her steamy self-love session on a leather sofa.  

In the next story, Emmanuelle goes to Tibet to find a monk to help the aliens understand tantric sex.  This time, it’s a female crewmember who gets a chance to experience earthbound erotic pleasure.  Unlike her male counterparts, she’s a quick study and more than eager to get down with some Tibetan studs.

I’m not sure if they were trying to bridge this segment to the previous Emmanuelle series from ’93 by including Tibetan monks, but it’s a nice touch, nevertheless.  It also picks up on the carefree spirt that made the ‘70s Emmanuelle series so much fun.  Once again, Allen gets all the best scenes, including a lesbian tryst and a three-way.

In the final tale, Theo flees the spaceship and returns to Earth to be with his true love.  Emmanuelle follows him in hot pursuit.  Along the way, Emmanuelle gets sidetracked when she gets involved with some gypsies and falls for their ringleader.  

This is the weakest story, but it still has its moments.  The biggest problem is the scene where Emmanuelle receives a sensual sponge bath from two gypsy women.  This is a great set-up for a sexy sequence, but somehow Allen manages to keep her clothes on the whole time, which is disappointing.  Luckily, whenever she is front and center getting naked (which is often), things get quite hot.

Despite some missteps here and there, this is still one of the better entries in the Emmanuelle in Space saga.  There is a nice variety in the way of the couplings and the supporting cast has a heavy concentration of ethnic (mostly Asian) beauties.  The alien stuff isn’t as forced as in some of the sequels either.  Plus, there’s a lot more sex than in the first installment, which certainly helps carry it over the lulls.

AKA:  Emmanuelle in Space 2:  A World of Desire.