Yes, folks, this is a sequel to Mandingo. Ken Norton portrays his own son.
Ironic in the extreme.
Now, assuming that we all know this was never intended to be a mainstream motion picture -- come on, just look at the cast -- and can put aside any such expectations . . .
This really is a decent movie. Maybe I saw one that was edited to pieces, as Caligula was before it saw an American audience. There is what appears to be gratuitous nudity, but it's largely a party at a whorehouse. There'sd either going to be nudity or a scene that isn't credible. No sex going on, just topless women -- for the most part, a few bare behinds -- and most of these look like the caucasian version of the old National Geographics. Ick.
Anyone who thinks this movie is homophobic is ignoring the relationship between the madame and her female slave. John Collicos is disgusting but not because he's gay. He's just appropriately disgusting.
Ken Norton . . . this man made Mandingo and Drum after he broke Muhammed Ali's jaw but before he became a competent heavyweight. He was never more than competent but he was no worse in this role than anyone else was in theirs.
Pam Grier is the only woman with a recognizable name and she was only in one real movie. I hated Jackie Brown but I seem to be the only one.
Warren Oates, like John Collicos, played his part as if he was doing it for a living. It's hard to tell how realistic a sympathetic slaver is or how sympathetic a realistic slave owner is. At least his accent is genuine.
As for the content, it looks the way it should look. It's rarely pretty, even the parts where the audience may have been expecting it to be. The prostitutes are anatomically correct but not attractive.
I'd like to see Mandingo for the rest of the story.
Ironic in the extreme.
Now, assuming that we all know this was never intended to be a mainstream motion picture -- come on, just look at the cast -- and can put aside any such expectations . . .
This really is a decent movie. Maybe I saw one that was edited to pieces, as Caligula was before it saw an American audience. There is what appears to be gratuitous nudity, but it's largely a party at a whorehouse. There'sd either going to be nudity or a scene that isn't credible. No sex going on, just topless women -- for the most part, a few bare behinds -- and most of these look like the caucasian version of the old National Geographics. Ick.
Anyone who thinks this movie is homophobic is ignoring the relationship between the madame and her female slave. John Collicos is disgusting but not because he's gay. He's just appropriately disgusting.
Ken Norton . . . this man made Mandingo and Drum after he broke Muhammed Ali's jaw but before he became a competent heavyweight. He was never more than competent but he was no worse in this role than anyone else was in theirs.
Pam Grier is the only woman with a recognizable name and she was only in one real movie. I hated Jackie Brown but I seem to be the only one.
Warren Oates, like John Collicos, played his part as if he was doing it for a living. It's hard to tell how realistic a sympathetic slaver is or how sympathetic a realistic slave owner is. At least his accent is genuine.
As for the content, it looks the way it should look. It's rarely pretty, even the parts where the audience may have been expecting it to be. The prostitutes are anatomically correct but not attractive.
I'd like to see Mandingo for the rest of the story.