From alt.sex.movies Mon Apr 24 11:22:26 1995 Path: nic.cc.ruu.nl!news.nic.surfnet.nl!sun4nl!mcsun!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!menudo.uh.edu!usenet From: [email protected] (MILLER, JIMMY A.) Newsgroups: alt.sex.movies Subject: REVIEW: "COVEN" Date: 15 Sep 1993 14:44:09 GMT Organization: University of Houston Administrative Computing Lines: 81 Distribution: world Message-ID: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> NNTP-Posting-Host: uhad6.admin.uh.edu X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24 In-Reply-To: [email protected]'s message of 15 Sep 1993 13:06:59 GMT Status: RO TITLE: "Coven" DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas STARRING: Janine Lindelmuller, Christi Lynn, Brittany O'Connel, Sean Micheals(?), and a lot of other people COMPANY: Vivid (shot on film) I have really been holding off on reviewing this movie. But with Janine in it, I know a lot of people will be looking to see it. I myself was rather eagerly waiting for it ever since I first saw some of the ads from AVN. As a result, I've forgotten some of the names of the performers and and other little details like that. Bear with me. What a let-down. After surprisingly good recent efforts (most notably Blonde Justice I and II), ol' PT really manages to make a mess of this movie. And that's really disappointing because there's quite a lot of potential here. Witches, pagan rituals, Christy, and of course, Janine. First, my gripes. It's a two-parter. The plot is...well, murky. It seems to be about Christi being some sort of witch-in-waiting, and Janine is going to show her how to be one and lead the coven. I guess. There are numerous voice-overs which I suppose are there to add "atmosphere", but mostly distract. Funky cuts in the sex scenes. And, the crowning bitch of all: The sex is not all that hot. In fact, its often boring. If you're gonna bother with making a porno, then this last element is crucial. Otherwise, why bother? As for good stuff, well, there's Janine, looking hot. And Christi, also looking very nice (bottle blonde with small, real breasts -- here, at least). Most of the acting was not bad...when they had a chance to act, that is. Nice sets and decent costumes. Good technical skills, lighting, sound, etc. Talk about damning with faint praise... I know I have some of these out of order. Please post corrections. Scene 1: Sean and Christy. Standard couple sex, keeps being interrupted by Christy's "visions" of Sean and Brittany having sex, plus shots of the coven. Otherwise pretty good. Scene 2: Sean and Brittany have sex on a car. Ordinary. Scene 3: 3 guys and 1 woman have sex as part of a coven ritual. One guy is Max Steiner/Hardcore, but its hard to tell with all the furs and what-not. Sex by firelight, ho-hum. Scene 4: More coven rituals in a cabin/house. Janine, Brittany, a blond woman and a another man (Billy Dee? Can't remember). So-so. Janine only does it with the girls. Scene 5: Christi masturbating on a rooftop, and Janine doing much the same in the great outdoors. Very pretty, almost hot, with some annoying voice-overs. Scene 6: Christi and Janine on the rooftop. This scene could have been SO HOT, if done right. These two really beautiful women, bathed in sunlight, etc. etc. What we get is only luke-warm. ARRGGHH! Paul, you suck. :-) As you can see just from this, what could have been a really hot, neat movie with atmosphere and plot has been ruined by over-direction (IMO) and lack of heat. The previews to the second part *looked* very nice, with Christi joining the coven and all, but will we be stuck with more of the same? I fear it is so, but I'll blow the $3 on a rental anyway, just in case Paul manages to somehow create a hot scene with Janine and Christi. For technical merit, I give it 4 1/2 stars (out of 5). It really looks nice. For sexual heat, I can only give it a warm. For more better movies, Jammer Jim Miller -- Texas A&M University '89 & '91 | You don't have to be a Marine to be Semper Fi. "Beauty...survives." | I blow my own horn because I know the tune.