Models Movie Reviews

Basicaly, an hour of girl after girl (sometimes in pairs) posing and taking their clothes off. It's kind of like a playboy centerfolds video without the fancy production and with a little more close-ups and explicit shots. Most of the models are quite beautiful, and they know how to move (apparently they did all the casting in strip clubs). If you're looking for a high quiality film to blow you away, this simply not it, it can get monotonous some times. Directing, production and editting are a bit amateurish. Bottom line... Sexy, but not hot enough.

I bought this DVD because I heard so much about Ed Wood and his classics such as "Plan 9 From Outer Space" but was disappointed.

The plot, if you can call it that, involves the slightly scary character played by Ed Wood, himself, inviting models to his house where they all end up gettin' naked. Might sound good to some but this has to be seen to be believed (and that's not a recommendation!).

Summary: Hire it but don't buy it.

We must be clear that "Pretty Models All in a Row," also known as "The Love Feast" and "The Photographer," was not directed by Ed Wood, Jr.; he only did the screenplay and played the lead. Still, that is more than enough to qualify this softcore pornography as an Ed Wood, Jr. film. Ed plays Mr. Murphy, a photographer who hires girls for bogus modeling gigs and then tries to seduce them. However, a trio of domineering women figure out his plan and decide to take their revenge by forcing Mr. Murphy to dress in women's clothing and then submit to their own whims. Since Ed Wood, Jr.'s transvestite tendencies have been covered in "Glen or Glenda," "Ed Wood" and plenty of other places, we all know why Ed wrote and starred in this film. The question is who else he thought would want to see it. Joseph F. Robertson gets directing credit for this 1969 film. Robertson directed one more film under that name but the rests on his resume were credited to Adele Robbins. To be fair, I will bump "Pretty Models All in a Row" up one star since the DVD does include the complete documentary "Look Back in Angora," which would deserve at least three stars all by itself. We have enjoyed the infamous "Plan 9 From Outer Space" for years, and now the rest of the Ed Wood, Jr. oeuvre are become readily available for public consumption as well.

Pretty Models All In A Row is the DVD release of the exploitation classic The Love Feast by Ed D Wood Jr. Rhino has done an admirable job presenting this film (extra features include a documentary about Wood and an incredibly fast scrolling but thorough filmography) but this film is something best left for true Wood fans only. Those not familiar with his films can expect things like bizarre stream of conscienceness dialogue, bad acting, terrible continuity, and very graphic full nudity (this is NOT a hardcore porno...). Well if you read this far I'm sure you want to see it now, so I'll explain the deep and thought provoking story line. A horny old man (Wood) calls up various modeling agencies posing as a photographer so he can lure young women to his house and get them in bed, however his plans backfire when some past victims show up seeking revenge. I strongly reccomend this film to fans(and freaks), but outsiders beware!

This was one of those late night softcore "Rated R" movies they used to show on Cinemax and in edited format on USA network back in the mid-1990's. The movie has no real redeeming value besides the fact that it's so cheesy as many of the films back then were. Gorgeous women, bikinis, and bald Hare Krishna dudes abound! Okay, I wouldn't argue with you if you thought this was one of the worst movies ever made...but I like it for some insane reason.

As for the DVD itself, it's very disappointing. The picture and sound are both okay, but nothing worth cheering about. The really disappointing part is that the DVD does not even have a Menu or Scene Selection! You pop the DVD in and it simply plays the movie. If you get through the end credits the DVD loops back and plays the movie again. I tried it in three different DVD players to see if if had a menu, but there's simply none to be found. This is weird since all Artisan DVD's I've ever viewed in the past at least had a Menu with scene selections. There is also no inner chapter insert included in the case as mostly all Artisan DVD's have also done in the past. It advertized on the package that the DVD has a "Interactive Menus" and "Scene Index" which is very misleading. The DVD does have "Chapter Stops" during the movie, but you have to hit your "forward/backward" buttons on your DVD player to get to different scenes.