5.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Professor Jurgen Notafreud explores the 10 most common female sexual fantasies.
Starring: John Holmes (I), Uschi Digard, Candy Samples, Rene Bond, Serena (I)Erotic | 100% |
Foreign | 71% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
While Richard Franklin went on to achieve some career success with hits such as “Patrick,” “Road Games,” and “Psycho II,” he started small, exploring a world of softcore entertainment in 1976’s “Fantasm.” A playful take on the rise of adult cinema in the 1970s, “Fantasm” isn’t meant to be heavy, with Franklin (credited here as “Richard Bruce”) and writer Ross Dimsey trying to explore the world of female fantasies without reaching the depths of perversion, offering vignettes that detail possible sexual adventures and necessary distractions.
The AVC encoded image (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation is sourced from a 2K scan of the 16mm original negatives and "other vault elements." Wear and tear is present during the viewing experience, as speckling, mild scratches, a few hairs, and rough reel changes are detected, along with some jumpy frames. However, nothing is distracting, and clarity is good for this low-budget endeavor, with detail reaching as far as the original cinematography permits, surveying exposed bodies and sparsely decorated sets and locations. Skin surfaces are appreciable, along with period clothing. Color has some brief patches of fluctuation, but hues are appealing, with natural skintones throughout. Outfits offer brighter primaries, along with interior lighting. Delineation is satisfactory. Grain is heavy and film-like.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA track provides a simple understanding of dialogue exchanges, spending most time with Professor Jungenot A. Freud and his cartoonish German accent. Scoring dominates the listening event, with light jazz present, including pronounced xylophone playing, and some sharper synth is worked into the picture.
"Fantasm" is slight but entertaining for the most part. Franklin meets expectations with the endeavor, delivering a relatively peaceful ride of sexual gamesmanship and wish fulfillment starring a variety of adult film actors from the 1970s, as most of the Australian production was shot in Los Angeles. It's not especially amusing, but Franklin maintains pace, offering odd encounters and sexual cravings for mature audiences, keeping things manageable even when the effort enters a few troubling scenarios.
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