Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

VividSimon Simply Perfect

Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Leofwine_draca EMANUELLE IN America is a notorious entry in Joe D'Amato's long-running 'Black Emanuelle' series, starring Laura Gemser. This one infuses the usual '70s-era softcore fumblings with some real nastiness and grit, making it an exercise in bad taste. But then you'd expect little different from the director who brought us ANTHROPOPHAGUS THE BEAST.The story goes that Emanuelle is now working as a reporter, taking on undercover assignments around the world. What this is an excuse for is a series of lengthy, pointless, and not particularly erotic sex and nude scenes, nearly all of them involving Gemser. The '70s-era fashions and the snazzy music make them amusing, but I'm not a big fan of sexploitation films so your mileage might vary.Where the film becomes notorious is in its uncut form. As well as featuring hardcore inserts, Gemser witnesses bestiality and a snuff film seemingly inspired by the ILSA franchise. As I watched the BBFC approved version of the film, most of that stuff was expunged, although I can't say I'm particularly bothered by that. EMANUELLE IN America is still a cheesy, below-par slice of Italian sexploitation, extra footage or otherwise.

Maciste_Brother "Emanuelle in America" has the reputation of being one of the sleaziest, most vile films ever made. Well, having watched it a couple of times I have to say that its reputation is a tad overblown. Yes, the average movie-going public would probably be offended by many parts of EIA but when you think about those objectionable scenes, they're not that freaky. There is much worse on the internet right now than what is seen, briefly, in EIA. EIA was made during the greatest period of exploitation films, a period, which alas, will never be recreated again. The mores of the 1970s made it possible for films to explore the sleaziest, darkest part of the human psyche. Remember, these films were released theatrically. There's almost no chance today for a film like EIA to be released on the big screen, no matter how many sleazy or super violent films have been made recently, like, hmm, "Passion of the Christ"? Arf! Anyway, there's something backwards and ahead of its time about "Emanuelle in America". It's painfully backwards in the attempts the producers tried to shock jaded 42nd ave viewers with bestiality and such but forward thinking in the way sex is shown so carefree and dare I say fun? It's like the realization of a silly Penthouse forum story made come to life...seriously, the film is sexy in only the way 1970s can be. The beginning is great. Seeing Laura walking around New York, which the groovy theme song, makes EIA look like an adult version of the MARY TYLER MOORE show intro: Laura is a free woman (who's almost always in control), a career woman and is sexually active. The only thing missing in the intro is Laura tossing a hat in the air.The biggest problem with "Emanuelle in America" is the script. Films like this are not known to have solid scripts but the producers actually tried to create a semblance of an interesting story, amidst the sleaze and lurid goings on, but then completely forgot a satisfactory ending for this. I love the fact that film suddenly veered into snuff-like territory at the very end but it became sorta pointless without a proper conclusion to that last minute plot line.All in all, I think "Emanuelle in America" is a masterpiece of 1970s exploitation. It has almost every exploitation element in it (the only thing missing, like most of exploitation films, is male homosexuality). Laura Gemser is hot. The music is amazing and the cinematography is actually pretty good. I only give it 8 because of the missing ending and because of some boring, drawn-out spots.If want to see a film that captures the warped side of the 1970s in all its Euro-cult glory, make sure to watch "Emanuelle in America".

The_Void Ah, Italy. Back in the seventies; if a certain type of film was successful, those crazy Italians would make their own version of it. The French Emmanuelle series must have been pretty popular, as it didn't take them long to knock a 'm' out of the title and create their own version. This is my first Emanuelle film (Italian or otherwise), and I'm not in a rush to see any more. If I had to describe this film in one word, I would use the word 'hollow'. There is absolutely no substance, and no point, to Emanuelle in America; not even a backhanded comment on 'sex in the media' or something, and all the film really is, is a series of sex scenes dumped in between sections of irrelevance, which appear to be some attempt at forming a plot. Laura Gemser takes the lead role, as a woman who isn't too fussy when it comes to having sex. Tall, short; fat, thin; man, woman; smoker, non-smoker - ten fingers or twelve - you'd have a chance with this woman. The first scene sets the right tone for the rest of the movie nicely; we see a man about to kill Emanuelle in her own car. This sequence is silly, badly scripted, completely irrelevant and nothing comes of it - just like the rest of the movie.The film plays to its strengths, however; and the fact that Laura Gemser stars in pretty much every scene shows this. I don't profess to be big fan myself, but I understand she has quite a cult following; which has no doubt won this flick most of its fans. As you'd expect, sex sequences are in abundance; which is sure to please most viewers as that'll be what most people are tuning in for. I, however, can't say I'm a massive fan of porn films. The sex here is never overly erotic anyway, and it's really easy to get bored as the plot is so non-existent. Joe D'Amato's name is synonymous with sleaze, and this film shows that nicely. Considering the type of film this is (and the country it was made in), the production values here are surprisingly good! The film is well photographed, while the locations are generally fairly lavish and colourful. The music fits nicely, and the way in which certain sex scenes take place - such as the one in front of an orchestra - show some imagination on the director's part. I can't say I enjoyed this film too much; it has its moments, but one hundred minutes is too long for this sort of thing, and I reckon that unless you're a fan of films where people walk round talking nonsense while they're not screwing each other; this one is best forgotten.

Boggman You have to be in the right frame of mind to sit and watch "Emmanualle in America". If you are...it can be a blast. In this film, Emmanuelle's sexual misadventures continue-and she winds up going undercover and getting herself in the middle of a underground conspiracy smuggling snuff films into the United States. There not much of plot or acting here--just mostly soft core sexual scenarios with a few hardcore scenes as well. Beastiality..... check! 3 somes........ check! Lesbianism...... check! Orgies.......... check! There's a little bit of everything here. Most of it is soft-core but there are a few sequences that are definitely X-rated.The snuff film footage is quite realistic and disturbing--but intriguing nonetheless.All in all, this movie is all about sexual "visuals". Forget about storyline or any kind of acting ability.Times sure have changed--but "Emmanuelle in America" remains a titillating piece of erotica. Worth watching for the endless nudity or if your looking to try and "shock" yourself. This reviewer spent most of the film laughing his a** off! The title of this review refers to the horse "Pedro", which was my vote for the funniest part of this trashy little movie. ;-)